Podcasts about second manassas

For more Info: WWW.ChicagoCWRT.Org  The Union XII Corps was formed in June 1862. The corps, which joined the Army of the Potomac only a week before Antietam was small, numbering just over 7,600 men. Easily overlooked, Army of the Potomac leadership and historians since have largely glossed over this corps' contribution at Antietam. Nevertheless, this small corps ended Confederate attacks into the Miller Cornfield and East Woods, successfully defended the Dunker Church Plateau from Confederate assaults, and captured the West Woods, which had been the goal on the Federal right all morning. Chris Bryan will provide a brief overview of the period from the Battle of Cedar Mountain until the corps' entry into Maryland, including its condition resulting from this period. The talk will then examine the XII Corps' participation in the Maryland Campaign and its fighting at Antietam, including some new findings discovered through recent archival research.  M. Chris Bryan's Cedar Mountain to Antietam: A Civil War Campaign History of the Union XII Corps, July –September 1862 begins with the formation of this often-luckless command as the II Corps in Maj. Gen. John Pope's Army of Virginia on June 26, 1862. Bryan explains in meticulous detail how the corps endured a bloody and demoralizing loss after coming within a whisker of defeating Maj. Gen. “Stonewall” Jackson at Cedar Mountain on August 9; suffered through the hardships of Pope's campaign before and after the Battle of Second Manassas; and triumphed after entering Maryland and joining the reorganized Army of the Potomac. The men of this small corps earned a solid reputation in the Army of the Potomac at Antietam that would only grow during the battles of 1863.  Chris Bryan is a native of Greencastle, Pennsylvania. He earned a B.S. in History from the United States Naval Academy, an M.A. in Liberal Arts from St. John's College, Annapolis, and a Masters in Historic Preservation from the University of Maryland, College Park, with a focus on architectural investigations of Chesapeake region antebellum domestic and agricultural outbuildings. The former Naval Aviator works as a project manager in Southern Maryland. Cedar Mountain to Antietam is his first book. 

Join co-authors Dan Welch and Kevin Pawlak as they discuss their new title in the Emerging Civil War Series, "Never Such a Campaign: The Battle of Second Manassas." This episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast is brought to you by Civil War Trails, the world's largest open-air museum, offering more than 1,500 sites across six states. Request a brochure at civilwartrails.org to start planning your trip today.

In this episode, we discuss Jackson's time at the WestPoint military academy. Then we resume where we left off after the valley campaign with Jackson joining Lee's forces to defend the confederate capital in the Seven Days Battles. After this, we find Jackson again being sent off to destroy Nathaniel Banks's federals at the Battle of Cedar Mountain, just before Second Manassas (aka Second Bull Run). 

Wayne Motts, Gettysburg Foundation Join historian, author, and battlefield guide Wayne Motts as he explores the true and unique story of Benjamin F. Carter of the 4th Texas Infantry and Captain Mark Kerns of Battery G, 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery and how these two men, fighting on opposite sides during the war, are connected through kind acts. From the battlefields of Virginia to the fighting on July 2, 1863 at Gettysburg, Wayne will present some new information about this moving story.     Support the Show by:  Becoming a Patron- https://www.patreon.com/addressinggettysburg  Grabbing some merch- https://www.addressinggettysburg.com/shop  Getting a book- https://www.addressinggettysburg.com/books  Joining our book club. Email addressinggettysburgbookclub@gmail.com     Supporting Our Sponsors:     Mike Scott Voice- https://www.mikescottvoice.com  Seminary Ridge Museum- https://www.seminaryridgemuseum.org/  For the Historian- Mention us for 20% off retail sales (in store) plus free shipping (online)- https://www.forthehistorian.com  The Badgemaker- https://www.civilwarcorpsbadges.com  Civil War Trails- https://www.civilwartrails.com  Bantam Roasters (formerly 82 Cafe) Use "HANCOCK" for 10% off your order https://www.raggededgerc.com/  HistoryFix- Use promo code "GETTYSBURG" when you sign up and receive $5 off your first year's subscription at https://www.historyfix.com    Buy Billy Webster's Music- Billy Webster arranged and performed the rendition of "Garryowen" that you hear at the end of the show. https://billysongs.com     Music possibly by:  "Garryowen" by Billy Webster  Camp Chase Fifes & Drums and our website is https://www.campchasefifesanddrums.org  California Consolidated Drum Band check them out here: https://www.facebook.com/CCDrumBand    Brass Band Music courtesy of the Federal City Brass Band  Kevin MacLeod www.incompetech.com  

Historians Kevin Pawlak, Dan Welch, and Chris Mackowski talk about the period between the battles of Second Manassas and Antietam: John Pope, Fitz John Porter, and Politics A-Plenty!

Episode 77 is a quick turnaround! We have the conclusion of the Second Manassas campaign in Chantilly and the start of the Antietam campaign in South Mountain. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod Venmo: @Timothy-Patrick-48 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/civil-war-weekly/support

In July we spoke to Anthony Trusso about First Manassas, or First Bull Run and the first major battle of the Civil War in the Eastern Theater. Well, we have brought Anthony back to talk about 2nd Manassas, fought 160 years ago this weekend!Unlike the 1st Battle of Bull Run, the second battle on the plains of Manassas was a multi day affair, with much larger armies and terrible casualties for both sides. The defeat of the Union Army of Virginia sent shock waves through Washington set the stage for the Maryland Campaign, which began just a few short days later.So join Pat and Matt, along with special guest Anthony Trusso, as we dive into the details and the controversies of the 2nd Battle of Manassas. A great conversation for the battle anniversary weekend!The History Things Podcast is brought to you by TR Historical, your one-stop shop for all your historical fang gear needs. Shop TRHistorical.com and use the promo code: HISTORY THINGS to receive 10% off your next purchase. Make sure to tell them Pat & Matt sent you!Want to stay up to date on the latest news and happenings here at The History Things Podcast? Make sure to follow us on social media at @TheHistoryThingsPodcast (Facebook, Instagram, & YouTube) and to leave us a 5star rating and review on your favorite podcast app! All questions, comments, and compliments can be sent to HistoryThingsPodcast@gmail.com

Episode 76 fights the Battle of Second Manassas in its entirety. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod Venmo: @Timothy-Patrick-48 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/civil-war-weekly/support

In Episode 75 we setup for the Battle of Second Manassas. https://cwweeklypod.wixsite.com/my-site Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CWweeklypod Venmo: @Timothy-Patrick-48 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/civil-war-weekly/support

Sorry for the lack of a podcast yall, been busy with some big stuff in the last few weeks! cant wait to tell you all about it. Anyway, we cover a couple of key battles today, and alittle bit of the emancipation! remember, you can always subscribe to the podcast to support your favorite internet historian. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/second-manassas https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/antietam https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/emancipation-proclamation --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/oldhistory/support

It took Doubleday about a a year to get back into the fight after Fort Sumter and he provided one of the few bright spots for the Union at Second Manassas. After that, he was a filed commander and found himself on campaign for the next year. After Manassas, successfully commanded at Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville (kind of) at higher and higher levels - brigade, division, and corpsMost of these fights were absolute disasters of the Union, but even still, Doubleday and his troops acquitted themselves well, even frustrating the vaunted Confederate General Stonewall Jackson, who had grown to assume that the Yankees didn't have the fortitude to stand and fight with his experienced troops.Despite his success in the field, he took a lot of gruff from his detractors - namely he's a little chubby and isn't dashing while riding a horse, qualities that were often considered more important than battlefield success in the 19th century.As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to spread the word about the podcast on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/MountainUpCapCompany Climb to Glory!For more information about the podcast visit: ·       The GoA website: https://www.ghostsofarlingtonpodcast.com    ·       Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ghostsofarlingtonpodcast·       Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArlingtonGhosts·       Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghostsofarlington/

After taking the time to eat a big breakfast while under bombardment by Confederate shells, Doubleday and his artillerists get the Union into the fight taking the first shift of the Union defense of Fort Sumpter. But the outnumbered force had to yield in the end.After returning north, Doubleday got his own command - known as the Fort Sumpter Garrison as many of the regulars from Fort Sumpter remined with him - and began participating in the wider Civil War. He did not take part in the first major battle of the war - First Manassas - because he had just helped another force retake Harper's Ferry, but he would be there when Second Manassas kicked off. Not only would he be there, but he would help one of the more famous Union brigades earn its enduring nickname - The Iron Brigade.Despite his success on the battlefield, he continues to clash with senior officers less dedicated to the cause of emancipation and continues to be seen by many as unforgivably less-than-dashing.As always, a very special thanks to Mountain Up Cap Company for its continued help to spread the word about the podcast on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/MountainUpCapCompany Climb to Glory!For more information about the podcast visit: ·       The GoA website: https://www.ghostsofarlingtonpodcast.com    ·       Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ghostsofarlingtonpodcast·       Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArlingtonGhosts·       Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghostsofarlington/

This episode covers Longstreet's performance in the following battles in the Eastern theatre: - First Manassas - Seven Pines - Seven Day's Campaign - Second Manassas His poor performance at Seven Pines was followed-up by excellent performances in the following battles leading up the climactic battle of Second Manassas. The failures of McClellan and Pope made Lee, Jackson, and Longstreet instant heros in the 1862 South.    

Great Scott! We are back in the eastern theatre and taking it back again to Second Manassas! 

Michael Hardy on "General Lee's Immortals: The Lane-Branch Brigade" For more information: WWW.CWRTChicago.com Over the course of four years of exemplary service, the North Carolina brigade commanded first by Lawrence O'Bryan Branch, and then by James H. Lane, fought on the most storied fields of the war. Some of the most well-known Civil War engagements, like Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg, saw the Branch-Lane Brigade in the forefront of battle. The brigade's career includes spectacular battle honors and dazzling successes, such as saving the entire Army of Northern Virginia twice at Spotsylvania Court House. Yet, there were also devastating losses and costly mistakes, most notably, the mortal wounding of the legendary Stonewall Jackson at Chancellorsville. The story of this brigade is one marked by glory and tragedy, from the first days of the war to the lingering effects long after Appomattox. General Lee's Immortals: The Battles and Campaigns of the Branch-Lane brigade tells this remarkable story. Michael C. Hardy has a passion for history. Over the past three decades, he has written about people, places, and events that are frequently overlooked in the grand, sweeping narratives. He is the author of twenty-four books. His articles have appeared in numerous national magazines, and Michael has been featured on Civil War Talk Radio and in the recent "Blood and Fury: America's Civil War" on the American Heroes Channel. In 2010, Michael was named the North Carolina Historian of the Year by the North Carolina Society of Historians, and in 2018, General Lee's Immortals, his history of the Branch-Lane brigade, was honored with the James I. Robertson, Jr., Literary Prize. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama, and, since 1995, has called western North Carolina home.

Lee's victory over George B. McClellan in front of Richmond sealed Lee's reputation. With McClellan disgraced, Lincoln turned to John Pope who assembled an army along the Rappahannock River. Lee formulated a plan that would lever him out of his position by attacking his supply depot at Manassas. The bold plan worked and Pope was defeated. Lee considered his next moves and looked to the north. He crossed the Potomac and moved into Maryland, setting up another clash at Antietam. Have a question, comment, or compliment, contact us at americawarpodcast@gmail.com. You can also leave comments and your questions on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/americaatwarpodcast/. Thanks for listening!  

In this episode I conclude my look at the Second Battle of Bull Run/Second Manassas showing how a potential Union victory was snatched from the hands of General Pope becoming a very big disaster.

Our first episode aboot a Civil War battle! We talk aboot the Second Manassas (also Second Bull Run) & look at what caused this battle to be such a disaster for the Union. 

In this episode, I look at the first day of the Second Battle of Bull Run/Second Manassas on August 29. I also look at the ending of the Battle of Thoroughfare Gap and the Battle of Groveton or Brawner’s Farm.

In this episode I look at how General Lee, realizing that the Army of the Potomac was moving to reinforce General Pope and his Army of Virginia did everything in his power to try and attack Pope before McClellan could unite with him, including dividing his smaller army resulting in the Second Battle of Bull Run or Second Manassas

Private Alfred Davenport, of the 5th New York Zouaves, describes the horrific ordeal of the collapse and destruction of his regiment at the Battle of Second Manassas.

In this episode of The Battle of Gettysburg Podcast co-hosts Licensed Battlefield Guides Eric and Jim are joined by their colleague and friend Stuart Dempsey to discuss the fascinating and unique history of the Union 11th Corps before Gettysburg. Dempsey, a noted expert on the 11th Corps, explains the background of what became the 11th Corps from the European Revolutions in the 1840s, to the outbreak of the Civil War, and through campaigning in the Shenandoah Valley, Second Manassas, and finally Chancellorsville. Throughout the episode, long-held myths and misconceptions about the 11th Corps are discussed and dispelled in addition to answering super fan questions! The Battle of Gettysburg Podcast is hosted by Licensed Battlefield Guides Jim Hessler and Eric Lindblade. You can find The Battle of Gettysburg Podcast on social media at the following: Facebook: The Battle of Gettysburg Podcast Twitter: @gettysburgpod Instagram: @thebattleofgettysburgpodcast Email: gettysburgpodcast@gmail.com

“Come on God damn you.”This is the story of the Second Bull Run/Manassas Campaign and the Battle of Antietam.Robert “Bobby” E. Lee isn’t content to run George “Little Mac” McClellan down to the James River. With the help of Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, James Longstreet, J.E.B. Stuart, and others, Bobby’s ready to use his aggressive, divide and conquer tactics on the Union’s new Army of Virginia. The question is: can the bickering Union generals put their pettiness aside and work together? Or will the Confederates make short work of them at the Manassas railroad junction?Bobby Lee has another bold plan as well: time to take the fight to US soil. The Virginian Commander invades the US slave-state of Maryland, where he hopes to enlist Confederate sympathizers, demoralize Americans going to vote, and draw international recognition for the CSA. It’s an ambitious goal. And it means fighting the most deadly, violent battle in American history near Antietam Creek, right by Sharpsburg, Maryland.

October 16, 2019 - Superintendent Brandon Bies, Manassas National Battlefield Park Amid the stink of blood, the moans of wounded, and the detritus of battle, a Civil War battlefield surgeon sawed through the shattered remnant of a Soldier’s leg.  As he tossed the removed appendage into the nearby pit of other discarded limbs, another victim of the Battle of Second Manassas was placed on his grizzly operating table.  On Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at 7:15 PM, the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, hosted Superintendent Brandon Bies of the Manassas National Battlefield Park to present a talk entitled “Broken Lives and Shattered Bones: Discovering a Field Hospital at Manassas Battlefield.” Brandon Bies discusses the 2015 excavation of a Civil War “Limb Pit” discovered on the grounds of the Second Battle of Bull Run.  The archaeological find sheds new light on how battlefield surgery took place during the American Civil War. For video of the USHAEC's podcasts, or to learn more about the USAHEC, find education support for teachers, researchers, and soldiers, or to find more programs at the USAHEC, please visit our website at www.usahec.org.

About this episode:  In the light of Union frustration after the unsuccessful Peninsula Campaign failed to take Richmond, and the Confederacy’s Seven Days Campaign which repelled the Union Army of the Potomac, the North’s military powers-that-be surrendered something they would regret: the strategic initiative. This is the story of what Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia did with it. In a dramatic turnaround in the Eastern Theater, we return to ground through which ran a stream that locals called Bull Run. This is the story of the Battle of Second Manassas.----more---- Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode: Henry Halleck John Pope J.E.B. Stuart James Longstreet Irvin McDowell Isaac Trimble  James Ricketts   Other References From This Episode:   Action at Brawner's Farm, August 28th   Actions on August 29th, 3 p.m. Actions on August 29th, 5-7 p.m. Actions on August 30th. 3 p.m. Actions on August 30th, 4 p.m.   *** Maps Source: Hal Jespersen, http://www.cwmaps.com/ *** Painting Source: Don Troiani Get The Guide: Want to learn more about the Civil War? A great place to start is Fred's guide, The Civil War: A History of the War between the States from Workman Publishing. The guide is in its 9th printing.   Producer: Dan Irving

  The Battle of Gettysburg can trace its origins back to September of 1862 when Robert E Lee audaciously lead his Army of Northern Virginia on an invasion of the North.   Since taking command in June of 1862, Lee had beaten back Major General George B McClellan’s Army of the Potomac and secured the Confederate capital of Richmond during the peninsula campaign. He then moved to Northern Virginia where he thrashed Major General John Pope’s Union Army of Virginia in August at the battle of Second Manassas.   After this victory, Lee strategically chose to keep his aggressive momentum going rather than settle into a defensive posture around Richmond. So he turned his attention to Northern Territory; specifically, Pennsylvania, probably, Harrisburg. This, Lee knew, would draw the Union Army out of Virginia.   By September 16, Harpers Ferry had fallen and Jackson’s Corps, save A.P. Hill’s Division, which was en route from Harpers Ferry, had been reunited with Longstreet and Lee on the bluffs along the Antietam Creek outside of Sharpsburg, Maryland. Early that misty morning, Confederate guns opened fire from the high ground northwest of town.   The bloodiest 12 hour period in American history was underway. When it was all over, 23,000 Americans would be killed, wounded or missing.   The battle of Antietam is considered a draw and Lee withdrew his Army back into Virginia.   General George McClellan sat on his laurels and failed to pursue and crush Lee’s army. Lincoln had had enough. By November, Lincoln fired McClellan. Taking his place was Ambrose E Burnside, a General who is best described as “a modest man with much to be  modest about”. This description betrays his flamboyant and unique facial hair styling, which may have given birth to the term sideburns. Upon taking command, Burnside planned an aggressive offensive against Richmond, Virginia by way of Fredericksburg. But this boldness was immediately met with troubles crossing the Rappahannock River, mainly because of delayed pontoon bridges. This gave Robert E Lee time to entrench his army on Marye’s Heights behind the town of Fredericksburg.   On December 13, Burnside ordered the battle begin. Orders from Burnside were to “send a division or more” in an effort to seize the high ground west of Fredericksburg. The approach was fraught with difficulties: fences, gardens, a canal, narrow bridges over the canal and scattered homes, barns and, eventually, the fallen, all promised to break up and slow the Federal advance over the open plain.   Longstreet’s men were hidden behind a stone wall that ran along a sunken road at the base of the heights, known at that time as the Telegraph Road. Major General Lafayette McLaws had about 2000 men on the front line and an additional 7000 reserves on the crest of and behind Marye’s Heights. Batteries pointing in every possible direction had very few target-deficient spots on the Union approaches. As soon as Union troops came out of the city, they came under artillery fire. Next Major General Winfield Scott Hancock’s Division’s emerged to suffer the same fate as French’s. The Irish Brigade, commanded by Brigadier General Thomas Francis Meagher, was first to go up.   Before going into battle, Meagher addressed his men, saying, “This may be my last speech to you, but I will be with you when the battle is the fiercest; and, if I fall, I can say I did my duty, and fell fighting in the most glorious of causes.” His men gave him three cheers. Meagher remained behind, naming a bum knee as the cause.   On the order: “Shoulder arms, right face, forward, double quick, march!” The Irishmen raced toward the enemy.   Immediately they came under artillery fire.   One well-placed Confederate shell exploded among the 88th NY, taking out 18 men. The Confederate line opened fire with a galling sheet of flame.   MULHOLLAND: "Officers and men fell in rapid succession," wrote Lt. Col. St. Clair Mulholland of the 116th Pennsylvania Volunteers. "Lieutenant Garrett Nowlen fell with a ball through the thigh. Major Bardwell fell badly wounded; and a ball whistled through Lieutenant Bob McGuire's lungs. Lieutenant Christian Foltz fell dead, with a ball through the brain. The orderly sergeant of Company H wheeled around, gazed upon Lieutenant Quinlan, and a great stream of blood poured from a hole in his forehead."   By day’s end, Burnside sent Seven Union divisions against Marye’s Heights, one brigade at a time, making a total of fourteen individual charges, each of which failed, costing the United States Army around 7500 casualties. The total Union casualties is the Battle of Fredericksburg were well over 12,000   Confederate losses at Marye's Heights totaled around 1,200 and their total losses in the battle were just over 5000. _______________________________   Major General Joseph Hooker came to command the Army of the Potomac by undermining Ambrose Burnside in any way he could while politicking and forming a band of Hooker-loyalists within the high command of the army. Being fully aware of this and in spite of it, Lincoln gave Hooker the command.   For all his bombast, “Fighting Joe” Hooker played a crucial role in the evolution and condition of the Army of the Potomac. Upon taking command, Hooker implemented changes that made the army easier to manage and that improved the health and morale of its troops.   “I have the finest army on the planet,” Hooker boasted. “I have the finest army the sun ever shone on. ... If the enemy does not run, God help them. May God have mercy on General Lee, for I will have none.”   Joe Hooker was plotting and planning a great campaign that would take his army across the Rappahannock yet again, but this time, not straight at the city of Fredericksburg like his predecessor did.   Instead, Hooker would hold a portion of his army, under Major General John Sedgwick, at Falmouth, across from the city, while marching the remainder north to swing down on Lee’s flank.   Lee, on the other hand, had sent almost half of his army away on a foraging mission under the command of Lieutenant General James Longstreet. This had to be done because the Confederate army was always plagued by shortages in food, clothing and other supplies and equipment. Remaining with Lee were the men of Stonewall Jackson’s corps and two of Longstreet’s divisions. Hooker had Lee outnumbered two to one. Moreover, Hooker had gotten his army safely across the Rappahannock and Rapidan rivers and on Lee’s flank. All that was left to do was crush Lee’s smaller Army of Northern Virginia and march on down to Richmond.   If only it were that easy.   On the night of May 1, Lee and Jackson held a council of war to decide on what to do next. Something needed to be done. They were badly outnumbered. Jackson told Lee that Hooker’s right flank was “in the air”- a term meaning that it wasn’t anchored by a topographical feature like a hill or a river-- and that he knew of a road that could conceal his troops as he moved them on a flanking march of the Army of the Potomac.   When Lee asked which of his troops Jackson would require for the operation, Jackson’s reply was simply: “All of them.”   And so the next day, Jackson lead his men, some 30,000 strong, on a dozen-mile march around the Union right.   Holding the Union right, for now, was the pious Major General Oliver Otis Howard’s XI Corps, made up mostly of German immigrants.   By afternoon, reports filtered in to Howard’s headquarters  and to Hooker’s about Confederate troops being spotted to the west of Howard’s position, which was facing south.   Three colonels in Howards corps reported personally to headquarters. All three reported being laughed at and sent away. Late in the afternoon, as Howard’s men were preparing coffee and food, a massive wave of deer, turkeys, rabbits and the like came charging out of the woods. At first, the Union troops laughed and jeered, some probably thought of what a nice meal some of the animals might provide. But their amusement wouldn’t last long, for, hot on the heels [BEGIN FADE IN OF REBEL YELL, MUSKETRY, MEN RUNNING] of the wildlife came the wild-eyed troops of  Robert Rodes’ Confederate division. Howard’s XI Corps was caught totally off-guard.   Rode’s rebels swept through the Yankee camps as eleventh corps soldiers fled for safety.   Just five Union regiments offered resistance...until they, too, caved to the massive gray wave.   Nightfall brought an end to Jackson’s attack. Jackson, however, wasn’t ready for it to end and took to taking a personal reconnaissance of the enemy positions in hopes of making a rare night attack. Upon returning to his lines, Jackson and his staff were mistaken for enemy cavalry by Confederate pickets and were fired upon. Two of his aides were killed. Jackson was hit twice in the left arm and once in the right hand. While carrying him off on a littler, the litter-bearers tripped and fell, dumping Jackson off the litter on his left side. AP Hill was now in command, but he would soon be wounded through the calves and command of Jackson’s Corps went to Lee’s Cavalry commander, General James Ewell Brown “JEB” Stuart. Outnumbered over two to one, Robert E. Lee won his “perfect battle”. Casualties for the Army of Northern Virginia were more than it had taken at Antietam. Of the roughly 60,000 men engaged, over 13,000 were casualties.But that was 21 and a half percent.   Arguably the costliest casualty of the battle of Chancellorsville was that of Stonewall Jackson. Upon learning of Jackson’s loss of his arm, Lee famously said that Jackson “has lost his left arm, but I have lost my right.”   Stonewall Jackson’s wounds resulted in the amputation of his left arm. By May 9th, he was in repose at the office of Thomas Chandler’s Fairfield Plantation in Guinea Station, Virginia. His wounds were healing much to the satisfaction of his young surgeon, Doctor Hunter McGuire, but, along his road to recovery, Jackson had developed pneumonia. Doctor McGuire had consulted other doctors and Jackson’s prognosis was grim: he would die within the day.   “Presently a smile of ineffable sweetness spread itself over his pale face, and he cried quietly and with an expression as if of relief, ‘Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees’; and then, without pain or the least struggle, his spirit passed from earth to the God who gave it.”-- Dr. Hunter McGuire ____________________________________________________________________ SPONSORS GettysBike Tours- www.gettysbike.com Rick Garland- http://www.obejoyfull.com/ ______________________________________________________________________ CREDITS: Written, narrated and edited by Matt Callery Historical consultation by Licensed Battlefield Guide Bob Steenstra.   Music by Dusty Lee Elmer, Pearle Shannon and Kelley Shannon, O Be Joyful, and the California Consolidated Drum Band   Recorded in Studio A at the GettysBike Tours studios   Copyright 2019   _____________________________________________________________________   REFERENCES:   The National Park Service http://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/fredericksburg Battle of Fredericksburg in Encyclopedia Virginia Official Records Mackowski, Chris, and Kristopher D. White. Simply Murder: The Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862 Wert, Jeffry D. The Sword of Lincoln: The Army of the Potomac.   For recommended reading about the battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, please go to www.addressinggettysburg.com/books and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @addressinggettysburg    

Jack Mountcastle returns to discuss the momentous battle of Antietam in September 1862. It was the single bloodiest day of warfare in American history. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, emboldened by the victory at Second Manassas in August 1862, had crossed into Maryland. Near the little town of Sharpsburg, they clashed with the Union Army of the Potomac under George B. McClellan. Somehow Lee’s battle plans fell into Union hands. Would that make a difference?

General Jack Mountcastle joins Mark to discuss the battle of Second Manassas, the major Confederate victory in August 1862 that gave Lee the thrust to invade Maryland that September. He also details the extensive tour he leads for Stephen Ambrose Historical Tours that covers Manassas as well as the other key events in the Eastern theatre. We explore the strategies, leaders on both sides and specific actions in the battle and leading up to the fight. It’s the closest thing to going to the battlefield itself.

In August 1862, two Union soldiers were gravely wounded at the Battle of Second Manassas. They were brought to a field hospital, though both died as a result of their injuries. Their bodies were laid to rest in a shallow burial pit, intermixed with amputated limbs from other soldiers wounded in the battle. Then they were lost to history.But in 2014, the National Park Service (NPS) first encountered the remains during a utility project. With help from the Smithsonian Institution, the NPS was able to identify the remains as Union soldiers, and worked with the Army to give these soldiers an honorable final resting place.Beneath the surface, they found two nearly-complete human skeletons, and several artifacts including buttons from a Union sack coat, a .577 Enfield bullet, three pieces of .31 caliber lead buckshot, and an assemblage of eleven arms and legs. The discovery was something incredibly rare: a battlefield surgeon's burial pit. In fact, this was the first time such a burial pit had ever been excavated and studied at a Civil War battlefield.Today I'm talking with archeologist and Manassas National Battlefield Park Superintendent Brandon Bies about the discovery, what it can tell us about Civil War combat medicine (when doctors did their best despite having little else but a saw an chloroform) and the new light this sheds on the horrific nature of warfare in the 19th century.

After the failure on the Peninsula, it appeared that McClellan would lose his command.  But, things changed after the disaster that was Second Manassas, and McClellan was restored over the protests of Lincoln's cabinet.  After the indecisive victory at Antietam, McClellan refused to press his advantage, and President Lincoln determined that the time had come to place the Army of the Potomac under new leadership.  A general without a command, McClellan was recruited into Democratic politics and made an unsuccessful run for the presidency in 1864. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the key habits in Stephen Covey’s bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is “Practice Synergy.” That is, true greatness occurs when people work together and the sum is greater than the individual parts. One of the finest examples of synergy in the Civil War that I know of was that of Lee and Jackson. Both were brilliant generals and strategists on their own, but when they worked together in 1862-1863, they created a string of brilliant victories for the South including Second Manassas, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. Their victories are all the more remarkable when one realizes they faced Union forces two to four times their size, not to mention the preponderance of Union weapons, resources, and practically everything else. In two of the greatest “What If’s?” of the Civil War, what if Jackson had been given the 10,000 men he asked for right after the Battle of First Manassas. Might he have taken Washington and won the war--and independence--for the South in the first months of the war? And in 1863, had he been alive to work with Lee at Gettysburg, might the South have won there too? It’s mind-boggling to ponder! Take a listen and judge for yourself Have a question or feedback? Maybe a topic you’d like to hear in a future episode? Please email Scott at lifeapppodcast@gmail.com. We’d love to hear from you! If you enjoy our podcasts, please subscribe, write a review, and share them on social media and by word of mouth! Those are GREAT ways to help more people find our podcasts. Please also visit us at www.DreyerCoaching.com; check out the blog posts at the bottom of the page for more information about life in the USA and the crazy English language.

Following the success at Second Manassas, Stonewall Jackson finally gets the northern invasion for which he has been lobbying since the Civil War began.  The bloody draw at Antietam precedes the quiet Fall of 1862.  Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville bring rebel victories, but the Confederacy pays a high price for the latter - the loss of the Army of Northern Virginia's spiritual leader.  Stonewall Jackson's untimely death only further cements his status as a legend after the war. Email us with any questions or comments about the show at BlueAndGreyPodcast@gmail.com.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part 2 of our series on Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson begins with a review of Jackson's famous Valley Campaign, one of the most famous campaigns of not only the Civil War, but in all of American military history, and a campaign still studied by students of military strategy today.  We then turn to the Seven Days' Battles, where Stonewall had his poorest showing of the war, before concluding with Jackson's instrumental role in the Confederate victory at Second Manassas. Thank you to all of you who have supported Portraits of Blue & Grey, whether by rating / reviewing the show on iTunes, telling a friend, or making a contribution.  And thank you also to all of you who have reached out to us by email at BlueandGreyPodcast@gmail.com.  Questions and comments are whole-heartedly encouraged! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the Civil War Father James Sheeran served as a Catholic chaplain for the 14th Louisiana Infantry. Between his various responsibilities Sheeran kept a journal in which he recounted his experiences with, and observations of, life in the Army of Northern Virginia. As editor of The Civil War Diary of Rev. James Sheeran, Chaplain, Confederate, Redemptorist (Catholic University of America Press, 2016), Patrick J. Hayes has provided readers with the most complete edition yet of Sheeran’s manuscript, one that details the activities of a man of faith in a time of war. An immigrant from Ireland, Sheeran joined the Redemptorist congregation in the 1850s and was serving as a parish priest in New Orleans when the war began in 1861. As a military chaplain, Sheeran witnessed firsthand many of the key battles of the Civil War, from Second Manassas in 1862 to Cedar Creek in 1864, and his recorded observations provide a valuable record of those clashes. Yet Sheeran’s diaries also serve as a window into what life was like for soldiers and civilians during the conflict, as observed by a man whose commitment to the Confederate cause was matched only by his piety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the Civil War Father James Sheeran served as a Catholic chaplain for the 14th Louisiana Infantry. Between his various responsibilities Sheeran kept a journal in which he recounted his experiences with, and observations of, life in the Army of Northern Virginia. As editor of The Civil War Diary of Rev. James Sheeran, Chaplain, Confederate, Redemptorist (Catholic University of America Press, 2016), Patrick J. Hayes has provided readers with the most complete edition yet of Sheeran’s manuscript, one that details the activities of a man of faith in a time of war. An immigrant from Ireland, Sheeran joined the Redemptorist congregation in the 1850s and was serving as a parish priest in New Orleans when the war began in 1861. As a military chaplain, Sheeran witnessed firsthand many of the key battles of the Civil War, from Second Manassas in 1862 to Cedar Creek in 1864, and his recorded observations provide a valuable record of those clashes. Yet Sheeran’s diaries also serve as a window into what life was like for soldiers and civilians during the conflict, as observed by a man whose commitment to the Confederate cause was matched only by his piety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the Civil War Father James Sheeran served as a Catholic chaplain for the 14th Louisiana Infantry. Between his various responsibilities Sheeran kept a journal in which he recounted his experiences with, and observations of, life in the Army of Northern Virginia. As editor of The Civil War Diary of Rev. James Sheeran, Chaplain, Confederate, Redemptorist (Catholic University of America Press, 2016), Patrick J. Hayes has provided readers with the most complete edition yet of Sheeran’s manuscript, one that details the activities of a man of faith in a time of war. An immigrant from Ireland, Sheeran joined the Redemptorist congregation in the 1850s and was serving as a parish priest in New Orleans when the war began in 1861. As a military chaplain, Sheeran witnessed firsthand many of the key battles of the Civil War, from Second Manassas in 1862 to Cedar Creek in 1864, and his recorded observations provide a valuable record of those clashes. Yet Sheeran’s diaries also serve as a window into what life was like for soldiers and civilians during the conflict, as observed by a man whose commitment to the Confederate cause was matched only by his piety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the Civil War Father James Sheeran served as a Catholic chaplain for the 14th Louisiana Infantry. Between his various responsibilities Sheeran kept a journal in which he recounted his experiences with, and observations of, life in the Army of Northern Virginia. As editor of The Civil War Diary of Rev. James Sheeran, Chaplain, Confederate, Redemptorist (Catholic University of America Press, 2016), Patrick J. Hayes has provided readers with the most complete edition yet of Sheeran’s manuscript, one that details the activities of a man of faith in a time of war. An immigrant from Ireland, Sheeran joined the Redemptorist congregation in the 1850s and was serving as a parish priest in New Orleans when the war began in 1861. As a military chaplain, Sheeran witnessed firsthand many of the key battles of the Civil War, from Second Manassas in 1862 to Cedar Creek in 1864, and his recorded observations provide a valuable record of those clashes. Yet Sheeran’s diaries also serve as a window into what life was like for soldiers and civilians during the conflict, as observed by a man whose commitment to the Confederate cause was matched only by his piety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the Civil War Father James Sheeran served as a Catholic chaplain for the 14th Louisiana Infantry. Between his various responsibilities Sheeran kept a journal in which he recounted his experiences with, and observations of, life in the Army of Northern Virginia. As editor of The Civil War Diary of Rev. James Sheeran, Chaplain, Confederate, Redemptorist (Catholic University of America Press, 2016), Patrick J. Hayes has provided readers with the most complete edition yet of Sheeran’s manuscript, one that details the activities of a man of faith in a time of war. An immigrant from Ireland, Sheeran joined the Redemptorist congregation in the 1850s and was serving as a parish priest in New Orleans when the war began in 1861. As a military chaplain, Sheeran witnessed firsthand many of the key battles of the Civil War, from Second Manassas in 1862 to Cedar Creek in 1864, and his recorded observations provide a valuable record of those clashes. Yet Sheeran’s diaries also serve as a window into what life was like for soldiers and civilians during the conflict, as observed by a man whose commitment to the Confederate cause was matched only by his piety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the Civil War Father James Sheeran served as a Catholic chaplain for the 14th Louisiana Infantry. Between his various responsibilities Sheeran kept a journal in which he recounted his experiences with, and observations of, life in the Army of Northern Virginia. As editor of The Civil War Diary of Rev. James Sheeran, Chaplain, Confederate, Redemptorist (Catholic University of America Press, 2016), Patrick J. Hayes has provided readers with the most complete edition yet of Sheeran's manuscript, one that details the activities of a man of faith in a time of war. An immigrant from Ireland, Sheeran joined the Redemptorist congregation in the 1850s and was serving as a parish priest in New Orleans when the war began in 1861. As a military chaplain, Sheeran witnessed firsthand many of the key battles of the Civil War, from Second Manassas in 1862 to Cedar Creek in 1864, and his recorded observations provide a valuable record of those clashes. Yet Sheeran's diaries also serve as a window into what life was like for soldiers and civilians during the conflict, as observed by a man whose commitment to the Confederate cause was matched only by his piety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the Civil War Father James Sheeran served as a Catholic chaplain for the 14th Louisiana Infantry. Between his various responsibilities Sheeran kept a journal in which he recounted his experiences with, and observations of, life in the Army of Northern Virginia. As editor of The Civil War Diary of Rev. James Sheeran, Chaplain, Confederate, Redemptorist (Catholic University of America Press, 2016), Patrick J. Hayes has provided readers with the most complete edition yet of Sheeran’s manuscript, one that details the activities of a man of faith in a time of war. An immigrant from Ireland, Sheeran joined the Redemptorist congregation in the 1850s and was serving as a parish priest in New Orleans when the war began in 1861. As a military chaplain, Sheeran witnessed firsthand many of the key battles of the Civil War, from Second Manassas in 1862 to Cedar Creek in 1864, and his recorded observations provide a valuable record of those clashes. Yet Sheeran’s diaries also serve as a window into what life was like for soldiers and civilians during the conflict, as observed by a man whose commitment to the Confederate cause was matched only by his piety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the Civil War Father James Sheeran served as a Catholic chaplain for the 14th Louisiana Infantry. Between his various responsibilities Sheeran kept a journal in which he recounted his experiences with, and observations of, life in the Army of Northern Virginia. As editor of The Civil War Diary of Rev. James Sheeran, Chaplain, Confederate, Redemptorist (Catholic University of America Press, 2016), Patrick J. Hayes has provided readers with the most complete edition yet of Sheeran's manuscript, one that details the activities of a man of faith in a time of war. An immigrant from Ireland, Sheeran joined the Redemptorist congregation in the 1850s and was serving as a parish priest in New Orleans when the war began in 1861. As a military chaplain, Sheeran witnessed firsthand many of the key battles of the Civil War, from Second Manassas in 1862 to Cedar Creek in 1864, and his recorded observations provide a valuable record of those clashes. Yet Sheeran's diaries also serve as a window into what life was like for soldiers and civilians during the conflict, as observed by a man whose commitment to the Confederate cause was matched only by his piety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 In Part 2 of our portrait of Robert E. Lee, we see Lee take command of the Army of Northern Virginia after the Battle of Seven Pines.  Following successes at the Seven Days' Battles and Second Manassas, Lee gambles on an invasion north of the Potomac River into Maryland, where he has his final showdown with Union General George McClellan near the small Western Maryland town of Sharpsburg, along a sleepy little creek called Antietam.      Email us with any questions or comments about the show at BlueAndGreyPodcast@gmail.com.  Or visit the show's webpage at PortraitsOfBlueAndGrey.podbean.com.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which we discuss Robert E. Lee's decision to strike north after Second Manassas, and the great events that awaited the outcome of his invasion of Maryland.

In which we wrap up our discussion of the Second Battle of Manassas, which took place August 28-30, 1862.

In which we look at some of the action on Saturday, August 30, 1862, the third day of the Second Battle of Manassas.

In which we look at the action on the second day of the Second Battle of Manassas (August 29, 1862).

In which we look at the fight at the Brawner Farm, which took place on the evening of August 28, 1862.

In which we continue our march toward Second Manassas, looking at Stonewall Jackson's movement around John Pope's right flank.

In which we continue our march toward Second Manassas by looking at how Robert E. Lee forced John Pope to withdraw from his line along the Rapidan River, but then Lee's advance stalled in front of Pope's new position along the Rappahannock.

In which we set the stage for the Battle of Cedar Mountain, which took place on August 9, 1862 on the road to Second Manassas.

The Sword of Antietam - Chapter 5: The Second Manassas