Second Bull Run (Manassas), VA
Date(s):
August 28-30, 1862
Location:
Please click on link below for map.
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Virginia, United States
Campaign(s):
Northern Virginia Campaign
[June-September 1862]
Battles in
Campaign:
Situation:
Commanders:
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Union:
Maj. Gen. John Pope
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Confederate:
Gen. Robert E. Lee
and Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson
Principal Forces:
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Union:
Armies
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Confederate:
Armies
Description:
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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.
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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.
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On August 29, Pope launched a series of assaults
against Jackson’s position along an unfinished railroad grade.
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The attacks were repulsed with heavy casualties
on both sides.
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At noon, Longstreet arrived on the field from
Thoroughfare Gap and took position on Jackson’s right flank.
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On August 30, Pope renewed his attacks,
seemingly unaware that Longstreet was on the field.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Photo Gallery:2
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Manassas National Battlefield Park
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Battle of Second Manassas - Campbell's Battery (B - 4th U.S. Artillery)
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Map of Second Bull Run
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Company B 4th U.S. Artillery
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Company B 4th U.S. Artillery
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Pope's Headquarters
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Fight at the Fence Line
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Fight at the Fence Line
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Fight at the Fence Line
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Classification3:
A
Casualties4:
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Union:
13,830
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Confederate:
8,350
Results:
 Confederate
Victory
Battlefield Websites:
Recommended
Resources:
1 National Park
Service summary.
2 Please click on the image to
enlarge it. You may copy the images if you include the following note and link
with each image: "Courtesy of
civil-war-journeys.org."
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Classification:
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A
- having a decisive influence on a
campaign and a direct impact on the course of the war
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B -
having a direct and decisive influence on their campaign
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C -
having observable influence on the
outcome of a campaign
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D
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having a limited influence on the
outcome of their campaign or operation but achieving or affecting important
local objectives
4 Casualties are
someone killed, injured, wounded, captured or missing.
Revised
06/05/2008 |
