Crosshairs on the Capital: Jubal Early's Raid on Washington, D.C., July 1864: Reasons, Reactions, and...

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James H. Bruns

Crosshairs on the Capital

Jubal Early's Raid on Washington, D.C., July 1864: Reasons, Reactions, and Results

James H. Bruns

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Casemate Publishers
01 December 2021

American Civil War

"A new perspective on Jubal Early's raid on Washington, D.C. in 1864.

In an era of battlefield one-upmanship, the raid on the Nation's capital in July 1864 was prompted by an earlier failed Union attempt to destroy Richmond and free the Union prisoners held there. Jubal Early's mission was in part to let the North have a taste of its own medicine by attacking Washington and freeing the Confederate prisoners at Point Lookout in southern Maryland. He was also to fill the South's larder from unmolested Union fields, mills and barns. By 1864 such southern food raids had become annual wartime events. And he was to threaten and, if possible, capture Washington. This latter task was unrealistic in an age when the success of rifle fire was judged to be successful not by accuracy, but by the amount of lead that was shot into the air. Initially, the Union defenders of the city were largely former slaves, freemen, mechanic, shopkeepers and government clerks, as well as invalids. They might not have known much about riflery and accuracy, but they were capable of putting ample lead on the long until Regular Union regiments arrived. Jubal Early hesitated in attacking Washington, but he held the City at bay while his troops pillaged the countryside for the food Lee's Army needed to survive.

This new account focuses on the reasons, reactions and results of Jubul Early's raid of 1864. History has judged it to have been a serious threat to the capital, but James H. Bruns examines how the nature of the Confederate raid on Washington in 1864 has been greatly misinterpreted - Jubal Early's maneuvers were in fact only the latest in a series of annual southern food raids. It also corrects some of the thinking about Early's raid, including the reason behind his orders from General Lee to cross the Potomac and the thoughts behind the proposed raid on Point Lookout and the role of the Confederate Navy in that failed effort. It presents a new prospective in explaining Jubal Early's raid on Washington by focusing on why things happened as they did in 1864. It identifies the cause-and-effect connections that are truly the stuff of history, forging some of the critical background links that oftentimes are ignored or overlooked in books dominated by battles and leaders.

AUTHOR: Jim Bruns is the former Director of the History and Heritage Command's Museums Operations Division. Mr. Bruns also led the National Museum of the United States Navy, the Navy's ""flagship"" museum, located on the Washington Navy Yard. During his 35-year federal and not-for-profit career Jim Bruns has served as a Smithsonian curator, museum director, and deputy to the Assistant Secretary for American Museum and National Programs. Jim Bruns is a graduate of the University of Maryland and the author of 11 books."

By: James H. Bruns
Imprint: Casemate Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781636240114
ISBN 10: 1636240119
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 December 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Preface Introduction Chapter 1 - The Confederates Turn the Tables Chapter 2 - Into the Valley Chapter 3 - The Rebels are Coming Chapter 4 - Defending Washington Chapter 5 - Across the Potomac Chapter 6 - 9 July - Monocacy Junction Chapter 7 - 9 and 10 July - Taking Shelter Chapter 8 - The Way to Washington Chapter 9 - The Rebels Take Their Toll Chapter 10 - Outside Baltimore Chapter 11 - 11 July Chapter 12 - 12 and 13 July Chapter 13 - 14 July Chapter 14 - Back Again Chapter 15 - Point Lookout Chapter 16 - Fort Stevens Chapter 17 - Early's Exit Conclusions Notes Index

"Jim Bruns is the former Director of the History and Heritage Command's Museums Operations Divion. Mr. Bruns also led the National Museum of the United States Navy, the Navy's ""flagship"" museum, located on the Washington Navy Yard. During his 35-year federal and not-for-profit career Jim Bruns has served as a Smithsonian curator, museum director, and deputy to the Assistant Secretary for American Museum and National Programs. Jim Bruns is a graduate of the University of Maryland and the author of 11 books."

Reviews for Crosshairs on the Capital: Jubal Early's Raid on Washington, D.C., July 1864: Reasons, Reactions, and Results

In writing this work, Bruns went beyond purely military matters, to look at the opinions, apprehensions, frustrations and experiences of the local inhabitants about their security, how to cope with being in the midst of moving armies hostilities, and the general stresses of war...Highly recommended. -- The NYMAS Review Bruns examines noncombatant opinions, apprehensions, and frustrations regarding precise updates concerning their security, what to do in preparation of the hostilities, and what was taking place in July 1864. --David Marshall, President of the Miami Civil War Roundtable