"John Hennessy's 560 page report on Second Manassas for free" Topic

John Hennessy's 560 page Historical Report on the Troop Movements for the Second Battle of Manassas, August 28 Through August 30, 1862 with 16 maps (published in 1985)… In PDF format: PDF link

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Also available here (without the maps): link

Btw, the report goes beyond troop movements. Hennessy tells the story of this battle in this report, including casualties figures for each unit on the field and much more.

I think this report served as the basis for Hennessy's famous book Return to Bull Run: The Campaign and Battle of Second Manassas.

Thanks much!

His book is very good.

Thank you for this. Hennessy's book "Return to Bull Run" is the best account that i have read on this particular battle. He really did his homework on this. Excellent read!

For what it's worth, while nothing beats free, some readers might be interested in learning that this same study was published in a hardback, with 16 color, separate maps, (Union in blue, Confeds. in red, terrain contours in light brown, etc.) by H.E. Howard as part of his " The Virginia Civil War Battles and Leaders Series".
By separate I mean the maps were not attached to the book, but were printed on thick paper, came in a tube and could be laid out on a table for detailed study alongside the text. They are about 16" x 24" if IRC. The entire publication was a fairly high quality production.
It was a limited edition run of 1000 books, but It may still be available at a reasonable price for anyone interested in the subject. I bought mine some time after publication, and I was only number 145 out of 1000.

Just checked and there are multiple copies of the Howard edition out there ranging from $12 USD-$106, with most in good condition for under $50. USD But beware, apparently some have the maps included with them and some don't.