The Oxford Eagle | ‘I’ve seen the elephant’ — Yankees after Manassas

Historian Jack Lamar Mayfield shares some historical information on the first major battle of the Civil War, along with a funny story about camp life. (July 22, 2011, Page 2B)

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Published: July 22, 2011

Writer Alyssa Schnugg

Names: Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard, Jefferson Davis, Rose O’Neal Greenhow

Places: Manassas Junction

Tags: Civil War, Mississippi 11th, University Greys

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