The Second Battle of Bull Run

by Matthew Forney Steele

After the Union defeat at Manassas in July 1861, Gen. George B. McClellan took command of the Federal forces in and around Washington and organized them into a formidable fighting machine- the Army of the Potomac. In March 1862, leaving a strong force to cover the capital, McClellan shifted his army by water to Fort Monroe on the tip of the York-James peninsular, only 100 miles southeast of Richmond. Early in April he advanced toward the Confederate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503220397
• ISBN13: 9781503220393
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 28 Pages
• Weight: 0.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"