War Nerd Radio — Subscriber Feed cover image

Radio War Nerd EP 352 — The US Civil War, Part 12: Gen. John Pope & Second Battle of Manassas

War Nerd Radio — Subscriber Feed

00:00

The Battle of Second Manassas

Fitz John Porter was court marshalled and convicted of refusing to obey a direct order to attack. He tried to argue that he hadn't gotten any official order. But the second stage argument went, you didn't have to have a direct order. You kept fresh troops away from their comrades who were clearly under attack. The battle is called Second Manassas but it's not as well known as first bull run Manassas.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app