Second Manassas 1862

Osprey's examination of the culminating battle of the American Civil War (1861-1865). "There never was such a campaign, not even by Napoleon" wrote Confederate General Pender of the Second Manassas campaign in which the gray-bearded Virginian, Robert E Lee, came as close as he ever would to exterminating his Northern enemies. In so doing, Lee established himself as the South's pre-eminent military commander and the Army of Northern Virginia as it's most powerful weapon. The fighting in northern Virginia left Union General John Pope's career in tatters and proved the South was a power to be reckoned with. This book's powerful account demonstrates that during that fateful summer of 1862 Lee's soldiers were fighting for anything but a lost cause.

John P. Langellier received his bachelor's and master's degrees in History from the University of San Diego and his Ph.D. in Military History from Kansas State University. He is the author of numerous books and monographs, including Warrior 31 Union Infantryman 1861-65 and Men-at-Arms 281 US Dragoons 1833-55. Mike Adams has been a freelance illustrator for 25 years and has worked on a wide variety of subjects. He has an honours degree in History of Art and Architecture and was cover illustrator for Publisher Mondadori (Milan/Verona) during the 1990s. His covers are now sought after by collectors worldwide. He has illustrated subjects as varied as the Anglo-Saxons and modern nuclear submarines, as well as numerous novels, children's books and sports prints. This is his first book for Osprey.

Origins of the Second Manassas Campaign Chronology Opposing Commanders Opposing Armies Opposing plans Jackson's Raid on Manassas The Second Battle of Manassas Aftermath The Road to Antietam Bibliography The Battlefield Today Index