John Hennessy

Author, Historian, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park

John Hennessy at the Deep Cut

John Hennessy started his National Park Service career at Manassas National Battlefield Park in the early 1980s and has since written extensively on a number of Civil War subjects. He is presently the chief historian at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park.

Contributions

The Deep Cut Section of the Second Manassas Battlefield

Civil War | Article

The Battle of Second Manassas: Then & Now

This is a sketch of Union soldiers lined up and ready for battle.

Civil War | Article

Voices from the Storm

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