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.

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication Page
• Contents
• Introduction
• Acknowledgments
• Part 1: Maps of First Bull Run/Manassas
  • Preliminary Movements
    • Map 1: The Armies Face Off Near Washington (June 1861)
    • Map 2: The Armies Grow in Size (June & July 1861)
    • Map 3: Patterson’s Army Crosses the Potomac (June 18 – July 3)
    • Map 4: Johnston’s Army Leaves Shenandoah Valley (July 7 – 19)
    • Map 5: McDowell’s Army Begins Marching to Bull Run (July 17 – 18)
    • Map 6: The Confederate Positions Behind Bull Run (July 16 – 20)
  • Skirmish at Blackburn’s Ford (July 18)
    • Map 7: The Federals Approach Blackburn’s Ford (noon)
    • Map 8: The Fight is Joined (12:30 – 2:00 p.m.)
    • Map 9: Federal Defeat (2:00 – 3:00 p.m.)
  • Bull Run Preliminaries
    • Map 10: McDowell Plans While Beauregard Prepares (July 19 – 20)
    • Map 11: The Federal Flanking Movement (a.m., July 21)
    • Map 12: Hunter’s Division Arrives on the Confederate Flank (9:30 – 10:15 a.m.)
  • Matthews Hill Fight
    • Map 13: Evans’ Brigade Battles Burnside (10:15 – 10:45 a.m.)
    • Map 14: Confederates Aggressively Confront Burnside (10:45 – 11:00 a.m.)
    • Map 15: Bee’s and Bartow’s Brigades Reinforce Evans (11:00 – 11:15 a.m.)
    • Map 16: Bee and Bartow Enter the Fight (11:15 – 11:30 a.m.)
    • Map 17: Defeat on Matthews Hill (11:30 – 11:45 a.m.)
  • Henry Hill Fight
    • Map 18: Initial Actions on Henry Hill (11:30 – 11:45 a.m.)
    • Map 19: Three Federal Regiments Defeated Near Henry Hill (11:45 a.m. – noon)
    • Map 20: Jackson’s Brigade Reinforces Henry Hill (Noon – 1:00 p.m.)
    • Map 21: Keyes’ Brigade Successfully Drives Up Henry Hill (1:00 – 1:30 p.m.)
    • Map 22: Portions of Three Federal Brigades Unsuccessfully Attack Henry Hill (1:30 – 3:00 p.m.)
    • Map 23: Jackson’s Troops Capture a Section of Griffin’s Artillery (2:00 – 4:00 p.m.)
    • Map 24: The Red-Legged Devils Clear the Field (2:00 – 4:00 p.m.)
    • Map 25: Defeat of the Red-Legged Devils (2:00 – 4:00 p.m.)
    • Map 26: Capture of the Federal Artillery (2:00 – 4:00 p.m.)
    • Map 27: Federals Pour in More Troops (2:00 – 4:00 p.m.)
    • Map 28: Ricketts’ Guns are Recaptured (2:00 – 4:00 p.m.)
    • Map 29: Sherman’s Brigade Fights for Henry Hill (2:00 – 4:00 p.m.)
    • Map 30: Attack and Defeat of Two of Sherman’s Regiments (2:00 – 4:00 p.m.)
    • Map 31: Recapture of the Federal Guns (2:00 – 4:00 p.m.)
    • Map 32: The Confederates Counterattack (2:00 – 4:00 p.m.)
  • Chinn Ridge
    • Map 33: Howard’s and Elzey’s Brigades ona Collision Course (4:00 – 4:15 p.m.)
    • Map 34: Howard Retreats (4:15 – 4:30 p.m.)
  • Blackburn’s Ford
    • Map 35: Fighting North of Blackburn’s Ford (7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
  • The Federal Retreat
    • Map 36: The Federal Retreat (4:30 – midnight)
    • First Bull Run/Manassas Summation
• Part 2: August—September 1861
  • Map 37: Retreat to Washington (July 22)
  • Map 38: Positions Around Washington (Mid-August)
  • Map 39: Skirmish at Lewinsville (September 11)
• Part 3: Ball’s Bluff
  • Map 40: McCall’s Reconnaissance to Dranesville (Mid-October)
  • Map 41: Philbrick’s Reconnaissance (October 20)
  • Map 42: Initial Actions (7:00 – 8:00 a.m., October 21)
  • Map 43: Initial Attacks on the 15th Massachusetts (11:00 a.m.)
  • Map 44: Continued Attacks on the 15th Massachusetts (1:00 - 2:15 p.m.)
  • Map 45: Federal Defensive Line Takes Shape (3:00 p.m.)
  • Map 46: The Fight Between the 1st California and 8th Virginia (4:00 p.m.)
  • Map 47: Advance and Defeat of the 18th Mississippi (4:15 p.m.)
  • Map 48: Additional Reinforcements Reach the Field (4:30 p.m.)
  • Map 49: Federals Attempt to Break Out (5:00 p.m.)
  • Map 50: Federal Defeat (5:30 p.m.)
  • Map 51: Aftermath / Edwards Ferry (October 22)
• Appendix 1: First Bull Run (First Manassas) Order of Battle and Losses
• Appendix 2: Ball’s Bluff Order of Battle and Losses
• Notes
• Bibliography