Letters and Reminiscences
After the war, James Longstreet (left) and S. D. Lee refought the battle in the pages of the Southern Historical Society Papers. Many historians credited Lee's massed artillery with breaking up Fitz-John Porter's V Corps assault on the afternoon of 30 August. General Longstreet disagreed. Click here to view the letters.
Vets write the Confederate Veteran magazine about 2nd Manassas.
Union soldiers tell their side of the battle.
Newspaper recollections about the battle from the late 19th, early 20th century.
Vets write the Confederate Veteran magazine about 2nd Manassas.
Union soldiers tell their side of the battle.
Newspaper recollections about the battle from the late 19th, early 20th century.
