The Early Morning of War.   Bull Run, 1861: Edward G. Longacre

The First Battle of Bull Run, or First Manassas, set the stage for four years of bloody conflict that forever changed the political, social, and economic fabric of the nation.  It also introduced the commanders , tactics, and weaponry that would define the American way of war through the turn of the twentieth century.  The Early Morning of War blends narrative and analysis to convey the full scope of the campaign of the first Bull Run - its drama and suspense as well as its practical and tactical underpinnings and ramifications.