» » The Maps of First Bull Run: An Atlas of the First Bull Run (Manassas) Campaign, including the Battle of Ball's Bluff, June-October 1861 (American Battle Series)

Download The Maps of First Bull Run: An Atlas of the First Bull Run (Manassas) Campaign, including the Battle of Ball's Bluff, June-October 1861 (American Battle Series) fb2

by Bradley M. Gottfried

Bradley_M._Gottfried Americas English
  • ISBN: 193271460X
  • Category: History
  • Author: Bradley M. Gottfried
  • Subcategory: Americas
  • Other formats: mobi docx mobi txt
  • Language: English
  • Publisher: Savas Beatie (June 10, 2009)
  • Pages: 144 pages
  • FB2 size: 1359 kb
  • EPUB size: 1202 kb
  • Rating: 4.8
  • Votes: 693
Download The Maps of First Bull Run: An Atlas of the First Bull Run (Manassas) Campaign, including the Battle of Ball's Bluff, June-October 1861 (American Battle Series) fb2
Download FB2 Download EPUB

book on Ball's Bluff had the best battle maps but "The Maps Of First Bull Run" did a great job showing the situation in Northern Virginia in late 1861 and the Union Army of the Potomac's movements prior to the battle

book on Ball's Bluff had the best battle maps but "The Maps Of First Bull Run" did a great job showing the situation in Northern Virginia in late 1861 and the Union Army of the Potomac's movements prior to the battle. Plus, the battlefield situation at Ball's Bluff and Edwards Ferry is enlarged and colorized, making the action easier to follow)

Brad Gottfried’s The Maps of First Bull Run is a solid follow-up to his The . planning of the battle 19 and 20 July, 1861.

Brad Gottfried’s The Maps of First Bull Run is a solid follow-up to his The Maps of Gettysburg. First, here are the books I read on the subjects covered by the maps in this volume: 1. The First Battle of Manassas by John Hennessy 2. A Single Grand Victory by Ethan S. Rafuse 3. Battle at Bull Run by William C. Davis 4. Donnybrook by David Detzer 5. A Little Short of Boats by James A. Morgan III 6. Ball's. The next 27 maps show the Battle of First Manassas/Bull Run from the Union flanking march to the Federal forces rout and retreat to Washington.

Bradley M. Gottfried's The Maps of First Bull Run: An Atlas . .Short but detailed, this book provides a very good description of the battle of First Bull Run and of the later battle at Ball's Bluff.The Maps of First Bull Run breaks down the entire operation (and related actions) into numerous map sets or "action-sections" enriched with more than fifty full-color original full-page maps. These cartographic originals bore down to the regimental and battery level and include the march to and from the battlefield and virtually every significant event in between. Each page provides a moment-by-moment map of the battle with accompanying narration.

The smaller but important Battle of Ball’s Bluff is also covered in the same .

The smaller but important Battle of Ball’s Bluff is also covered in the same fashion, as is the skirmish at Lewinsville. Combine each full-page map with the facing text, and this book provides readers with a good understanding of much of the action in the Eastern Theater during the first year of the wa.

The First Battle of Bull Run (the name used by Union forces), also known as the First Battle of Manassas (the name used by Confederate forces), was the first major battle of the American Civil War and was a Confederate victory. The battle was fought. The battle was fought on July 21, 1861 in Prince William County, Virginia, just north of the city of Manassas and about 25 miles west-southwest of Washington, .

Gottfried, Bradley M. The Maps of First Bull Run: An Atlas of the First Bull Run (Manassas) Campaign, including the Battle of Ball's Bluff, June – October 1861. New York: Savas Beatie, 2009. Bull Run Animated Map on Vimeo; YouTube. 1st Battle of Bull Run; Schooltube.

Campaign, including the Battle of Ball’s Bluff, June-October.

The Battle of First Bull Run–Manassas Campaign July 16–22, 1861: An Illustrated Atlas and Battlefield Guide. Of course, any book billed as "the only illustrated atlas and battlefield guide book for the first battle of the American Civil War fought on July 21, 1861" must be compared with that other illustrated atlas, Bradley Gottfried’s The Maps of First Bull Run: An Atlas of the First Bull Run (Manassas) Campaign, including the Battle of Ball’s Bluff, June-October. 1861 (Savas Beatie, 2009).

Bull Run, First Battle ofMap of the First Battle of Bull Run, drawn by Capt. Porter King, 4th Alabama Regiment, July 1861. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Washington, . Catharpin Run, Sudley Church, and the remains of the Sudley Sulphur Spring house, Bull Run, Virginia, photograph by George N. Barnard. Library of Congress, Washington, .

2. August-September 1861 - pt. 3. Ball's Bluff.

Maps of First Bull Run/Manassas - Preliminary movements - Skirmish at Blackburn's Ford (July 18) - Bull Run preliminaries - Matthews Hill Fight - Henry Hill Fight - Chinn Ridge - Blackburn's Ford - The federal retreat - pt. 2. Subject Term: Bull Run, 1st Battle of, V. 1861 - Maps. Ball's Bluff, Battle of, V. Genre: Electronic books.

Gottfried, Bradley G. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998. Memoirs and primary sources. From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America

Bradley M. Gottfried’s The Maps of First Bull Run: An Atlas of the First Bull Run (Manassas) Campaign, including the Battle of Ball’s Bluff, June - October 1861 is the eagerly awaited companion volume to his bestselling The Maps of Gettysburg (2007, two editions, four printings), part of the ongoing Savas Beatie Atlas Series.The Maps of First Bull Run breaks down the entire operation (and related actions) into numerous map sets or “action-sections” enriched with more than fifty full-color original full-page maps. These cartographic originals bore down to the regimental and battery level and include the march to and from the battlefield and virtually every significant event in between. At least two—and as many as seventeen—maps accompany each “action-section.” Keyed to each piece of cartography is a full facing page of detailed text describing the units, personalities, movements, and combat (including quotes from eyewitnesses) depicted on the accompanying map, all of which make the story of First Bull Run come alive.This original presentation makes it easy for readers to quickly locate a map and text on virtually any portion of the campaign. Readers will maneuver with Confederate and Union armies in the Shenandoah Valley, march with General McDowell’s Federals to the plains of Manassas, and fight blow-by-blow through the battle up to its stunning climax on Henry House Hill and the final retreat from the battlefield all the way to Washington. The smaller but important Battle of Ball’s Bluff is also covered in the same fashion, as is the skirmish at Lewinsville. Serious students will appreciate the extensive and authoritative endnotes, bibliography, and complete orders of battle. They will also want to bring the book along on their trips to the battlefields.Perfect for the easy chair or for walking hallowed ground, The Maps of First Bull Run is a seminal work that, like his earlier Gettysburg study, belongs on the bookshelf of every serious and casual student of the Civil War.About the Author: Bradley M. Gottfried, Ph.D., is the President of the College of Southern Maryland. An avid Civil War historian, Dr. Gottfried is the author of five books, including Brigades of Gettysburg: The Union and Confederate Brigades at the Battle of Gettysburg (2002) and The Maps of Gettysburg (2007). He is currently working with co-editor Theodore P. Savas on a Gettysburg Campaign encyclopedia.
Reviews about The Maps of First Bull Run: An Atlas of the First Bull Run (Manassas) Campaign, including the Battle of Ball's Bluff, June-October 1861 (American Battle Series) (7):
Vobei
Very disappointed that this Kindle version does not have full page maps. I own several Kindle Gottfried books as well as the hard copy for each.
Kindle Maps of Bull Run is the only one with miniature maps. The maps in the hard copy of Maps of Bull Run are full page.

Why can't Kindle update this to the latest Kindle technology so that the maps are full page?

the Maps are less 1/2 page size.
invincible
I used this book to help follow the action while reading four books on the campaign and battle of First Manassas/Bull Run and two books on the raid/battle of Ball's Bluff and it made a big difference in my ability to keep up with the text since none of the books on these military actions have enough maps!(Morgan's book on Ball's Bluff had the best battle maps but "The Maps Of First Bull Run" did a great job showing the situation in Northern Virginia in late 1861 and the Union Army of the Potomac's movements prior to the battle. Plus, the battlefield situation at Ball's Bluff and Edwards Ferry is enlarged and colorized, making the action easier to follow)

First, here are the books I read on the subjects covered by the maps in this volume:
1. The First Battle of Manassas by John Hennessy
2. A Single Grand Victory by Ethan S. Rafuse
3. Battle at Bull Run by William C. Davis
4. Donnybrook by David Detzer
5. A Little Short of Boats by James A. Morgan III
6. Ball's Bluff by Byron Farwell

All of these books were a good source to learn about the campaign and battle of First Manassas/Bull Run and Ball's Bluff but by using "The Maps of First Bull Run" I feel my ability to follow the armies movements leading upto the clash of arms and the complicated maneuvers and fighting on these battlefields was greatly enhanced.

The book uses a format where the map is on the right hand page and the text describing the actions on that map are located on the left hand page so there is no flipping back and forth through the book looking for the appropriate map to follow the course of events.

The maps show all the terrain types (including elevations unlike many military history books) needed to help the reader picture what the armies saw and understand how their decisions were influenced by the lay of the land. Units are shown as brigades, regiments, battalions, companies, batteries, and sections. There are 51 maps total. The first ten maps detail the situation in the Northern Virginia/Shenandoah Valley theater of operations, the movements of both sides to the banks of Bull Run and the movements in the Valley including Confederate General Joe Johnston's evasion of Union General Patterson's forces to reinforce Beauregard at Manassas, the Battle of Blackburn's Ford 18 July, 1861, and McDowell's planning of the battle 19 and 20 July, 1861. The next 27 maps show the Battle of First Manassas/Bull Run from the Union flanking march to the Federal forces rout and retreat to Washington. The last 14 maps cover the time period after the battle and upto the action at Ball's Bluff October 21, 1861 and its aftermath. Appendix 1 gives an Order of Battle for both sides with losses at First Manassas/Bull Run, Appendix 2 gives the same for Ball's Bluff, followed by a nice section of Notes for each map, a decent Bibliography, and Index.

The maps and text are great. If you want to better understand these early battles in Virginia, "The Maps of First Bull Run" is a great help for a Civil War buff, or just a casual reader of history. Highly recommended.
Hugifyn
Well done, be a nice addition to your civil war library
Ndyardin
written by a college I attended, president
Usic
If you want the detail as to where and when each unit of both armies were during the battle, this book is for you. I keep waiting for more of this series.
komandante
I purchased this book as background research for my series of novels about the Marines in the Civil War (The Forgotten Marines). I am very pleased with the content.
Dellevar
this is the book i've always looked for!
nleflhwefjkhefwjhk q3rijokjwfjkji3qij3 ijfjiow 3ji jiodo j3 fwojfwjo wjk3jnjjio fewj jqdjfe jqdjkl jfjl
I found the maps of Balls Bluff particularly useful in figuring out what happened at the obscure but complex early Civil War Battle. A job well done and I recommend it.

Related to The Maps of First Bull Run: An Atlas of the First Bull Run (Manassas) Campaign, including the Battle of Ball's Bluff, June-October 1861 (American Battle Series) fb2 books: