17th Annual Penn State Battlefield StudyTour of the Second Battle of Manassas/Bull Run
September 17-20, 2009
$865
$845 for members of the Alumni Association or Penn State's Richards Civil War Era Center
Join Civil War historians for a study of General Robert E. Lee's most decisive and brilliant campaign in Virginia. The complex Second Battle of Manassas in August 1862 resulted in high casualties and illustrated the importance of sound leadership on the field of battle. After his resounding defeat, Union General John Pope lost command of his Army of Virginia and destroyed the reputations of his key subordinates, Generals Irvin McDowell and Fitz John Porter. In achieving a clear victory, Lee-with the active cooperation Generals Stonewall Jackson and James Longstreet-cleared the way for his first invasion of the North.
