{"product_id":"manassas-9780803236431","title":"Manassas","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume is the essential guide to the Manassas battlefields, site of two of the Civil War’s critical campaigns. Ethan S. Rafuse provides a clearly organised, thorough and uniquely insightful account of both campaigns, along with expert analysis and precise directions for armchair traveller and battlefield visitor alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An excellent battlefield guide. . . . A must-have companion for serious students of the Civil War and casual battlefield tourists alike.\"—Nathan A. Marzoli, \u003ci\u003eArmy History Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Rafuse's \u003ci\u003eManassas\u003c\/i\u003e ranks among the best tools for touring the Second Bull Run campaign and battlefield and for the first battle it is without peer among traditionally formatted guide books.\"—\u003ci\u003eCivil War Books and Authors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eManassas\u003c\/i\u003e] belongs in every serious visitor's knapsack.\"—\u003ci\u003eFree Lance-Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Rafuse has done yeoman's work in simplifying a complicated subject for the casual tourist on a battlefield visit, the scholar conducting historical research, and the military profession on a staff ride.\"—Kevin Dougherty, \u003ci\u003eOn Point\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ethan S. Rafuse, a distinguished scholar of the Civil War, provides a clearly organized, thorough, and uniquely insightful account of both campaigns, along with expert analysis and precise directions for armchair traveler and battlefield visitor alike.\"—civilwar.com\u003cbr\u003e\"As with the other guides, \u003ci\u003eManassas\u003c\/i\u003e’s format is a model of perfection.\"Timothy J. Orr, \u003ci\u003eCivil War Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This volume is highly recommended to all for their next battlefield trek.\"—Stuart McClung, \u003ci\u003eJournal of America's Military Past\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to Use This Guide \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst Manassas \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Road to First Manassas \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenry Hill Visitor Center \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverview of July 21, 1861 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStop 1 Stone Bridge \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1a “The plan . . . was a good one,” July 18–21, 1861 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1b A Troubled March, 2:30–9:30 a.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1c Demonstration and Crossing, 9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStop 2 Matthews Hill \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2a \u003ci\u003eEvans\u003c\/i\u003e Battles Burnside, 9:30–10:00 a.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2b “The day is ours!” 10:00–11:30 a.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStop 3 Stone House \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3a The Federals Pause, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStop 4 Henry Hill \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4a Battlefield Vista \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4b “Like a stone wall,” 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4c McDowell Advances His Artillery \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4d Griffin’s Ordeal, 2:00–2:30 p.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4e Fight for the Federal Guns, 2:30–2:45 p.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4f Victory on Henry Hill, 3:00–5:00 p.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStop 5 Chinn Ridge \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5a Howard’s Battle, 3:00–4:30 p.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStop 6 Sudley Church \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6a The Federal Retreat, 4:30–7:00 p.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6b The Cost of the Battle \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecond Manassas \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Road to Second Manassas \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverview of August 28, 1862 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStop 1 Brawner Farm \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1a Brawner Farm Interpretive Center \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1b Movement to Contact, August 28, 1862 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1c The Battle of Brawner Farm, 6:00–9:00 p.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverview of August 29, 1862 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStop 2 Unfinished Railroad \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2a Pope’s Plan for August 29, August 28–29, 1862 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2b Sigel Attacks, 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2c \u003ci\u003eLee\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLongstreet\u003c\/i\u003e Arrive, 10:00–12:00 p.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2d The Afternoon Battle, 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2e Kearny’s Assault, 4:30–6:30 p.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStop 3 Groveton \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3a \u003ci\u003eHood\u003c\/i\u003e versus Hatch, 6:00–8:00 p.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverview of August 30, 1862 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStop 4 Buck Hill \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4a Waiting for Franklin, August 28–30, 1862 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4b Morning Plans, 7:00–11:30 p.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4c The Pursuit, 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStop 5 Deep Cut \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5a Porter’s Attack, 2:30–3:15 p.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5b The Deep Cut, 3:15–4:00 p.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStop 6 New York Avenue \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6a \u003ci\u003eLongstreet’s\u003c\/i\u003e Advance, 4:00 p.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6b The 5th New York, 4:00–4:15 p.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6c Hardin and Kerns, 4:15–4:30 p.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStop 7 Chinn Ridge \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7a McLean’s Defense, 4:30–5:00 p.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7b Confederate Tide, 5:00–6:00 p.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStop 8 Henry Hill \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8a Last Line, 4:30–6:00 p.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8b The Fight for Henry Hill, 6:00–7:00 p.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8c Securing the Union Retreat, 6:00–7:00 p.m. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8d “Another Bull Run!” 7:00 p.m., August 30–September 2, 1862 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst Manassas Campaign Excursion \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStop a Stone Bridge \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStop b Fairfax Court House \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStop c Blackburn’s Ford \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJackson’s\u003c\/i\u003e Line Excursion \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStop a \u003ci\u003eJackson’s\u003c\/i\u003e Arrival \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStop b Keyes’s Advance \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStop c The 33rd Virginia \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStop d \u003ci\u003eStuart’s\u003c\/i\u003e Charge \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecond Manassas Campaign Excursion 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