The Second Battle of Bull Run took place from August 28-30, 1862 near Manassas, Virginia. Major General John Pope led the Union forces against General Robert E. Lee, Major General Thomas J. Jackson, and Lieutenant General James Longstreet of the Confederate forces. The battle resulted in a decisive Confederate victory, with over 22,000 casualties including 13,830 Union soldiers. This important Southern victory in the Northern Virginia Campaign drew Pope's army into battle and crushed the Union left flank, driving the Union forces into a retreat back to Bull Run.
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The Second Battle of Bull Run took place from August 28-30, 1862 near Manassas, Virginia. Major General John Pope led the Union forces against General Robert E. Lee, Major General Thomas J. Jackson, and Lieutenant General James Longstreet of the Confederate forces. The battle resulted in a decisive Confederate victory, with over 22,000 casualties including 13,830 Union soldiers. This important Southern victory in the Northern Virginia Campaign drew Pope's army into battle and crushed the Union left flank, driving the Union forces into a retreat back to Bull Run.
The Second Battle of Bull Run took place from August 28-30, 1862 near Manassas, Virginia. Major General John Pope led the Union forces against General Robert E. Lee, Major General Thomas J. Jackson, and Lieutenant General James Longstreet of the Confederate forces. The battle resulted in a decisive Confederate victory, with over 22,000 casualties including 13,830 Union soldiers. This important Southern victory in the Northern Virginia Campaign drew Pope's army into battle and crushed the Union left flank, driving the Union forces into a retreat back to Bull Run.
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The Second Battle of Bull Run took place from August 28-30, 1862 near Manassas, Virginia. Major General John Pope led the Union forces against General Robert E. Lee, Major General Thomas J. Jackson, and Lieutenant General James Longstreet of the Confederate forces. The battle resulted in a decisive Confederate victory, with over 22,000 casualties including 13,830 Union soldiers. This important Southern victory in the Northern Virginia Campaign drew Pope's army into battle and crushed the Union left flank, driving the Union forces into a retreat back to Bull Run.
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Other Names: Manassas, Second Bull Run, Manassas Plains, Groveton, Gainesville, Brawner's Farm Location: Manassas, Virginia. Key Individuals Involved in the Second Battle of Bull Run: Union: Major General John Pope Confederate: General Robert E. Lee, Major General Thomas J. Jackson, and Lieutenant General James Longstreet Outcome: Victory for the Confederate forces. 22,180 casualties. Of those, 13,830 were Union soldiers. Significance of the Second Battle of Bull Run: The Second Battle of Bull Run was a very important victory for the South. In fact, it was the most decisive battle in the Northern Virginia campaign for the Confederates. Overview of the Battle : In order to draw Pope’s army into battle, Jackson ordered an attack on a Federal column that was passing across his front on the Warrenton Turnpike on August 28. The fighting at Brawner Farm lasted several hours and resulted in a stalemate. Pope became convinced that he had trapped Jackson and concentrated the bulk of his army against him. On August 29, Pope launched a series of assaults against Jackson’s position along an unfinished railroad grade. The attacks were repulsed with heavy casualties on both sides. At noon, Longstreet arrived on the field from Thoroughfare Gap and took position on Jackson’s right flank. On August 30, Pope renewed his attacks, seemingly unaware that Longstreet was on the field. When massed Confederate artillery devastated a Union assault by Fitz John Porter’s command, Longstreet’s wing of 28,000 men counterattacked in the largest, simultaneous mass assault of the war. The Union left flank was crushed and the army driven back to Bull Run. Only an effective Union rearguard action prevented a replay of the First Manassas disaster. Pope’s retreat to Centreville was precipitous, nonetheless. The next day, Lee ordered his army in pursuit. This was the decisive battle of the Northern Virginia Campaign. Source: CWSAC Battle Summaries
The First Minnesota Volunteers at Gettysburg, The 150th Anniversary: Excerpted from "The Last Full Measure: The Life and Death of the First Minnesota Volunteers"