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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01740.05.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection pertaining to John and Nathaniel Collins McLean |
| Title | Nathaniel Collins McLean to John C. Ropes on the topic of the Battle of Second Manassas |
| Date | 15 October 1897 |
| Author | McLean, Nathaniel Collins (1815-1905) |
| Recipient | Ropes, John C |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | GLC01740.05.01 and .02 were originally bound together. Accompanied by a docketed wrapper. McLean discusses more details of Bald Hill. Notes that Anderson was not with him, but could have been at another point on Bald Hill. Mentions Generals Pope, Irvin McDowell, and Marsena Rudolph Patrick. Notes that he received ill treatment from Pope and McDowell the morning after the battle. Asks if Ropes has consulted Charles King's book, "Famous and Decisive Battles of the World." Notes that King had also consulted him (McLean) on the battle. Written on Potter & Price, Real Estate and Insurance stationery (Patchogue, New York). |
| Subjects | Second Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) Civil War Military History Union Forces Union General Battle Confederate States of America Confederate General or Leader Literature and Language Arts |
| People | McLean, Nathaniel Collins (1815-1905) Ropes, John Codman (1836-1899) Reynolds, John Fulton (1820-1863) Schenck, Robert Cumming (1809-1890) Sigel, Franz (1824-1902) Stahel, Julius (1827-1912) Patrick, Marsena Rudolph (1811-1888) McDowell, Irvin (1818-1885) King, Charles (1844-1933) |
| Place written | Bellport, New York |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; The American Civil War |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Ropes was an American military historian and founder of the Military Historical Society of Massachusetts. McLean was a Colonel during Second Manassas. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |