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Second Manassas - Second Bull Run
August 26 , 1862
Fitzhugh Lee [CS] captures the rail depot at Manassas Junction setting in motion a chain of events that culminate in Second Manassas
Virginia
Northern Virginia Campaign
August 27 , 1862
With Stonewall Jackson on his flank, John Pope is forced to withdraw from the Rappahanock. Pope does not realize that roughly half the Confederate army is between his position and Washington, D. C.
Virginia
Stonewall Jackson
Northern Virginia Campaign
John Pope
August 27 , 1862
Stonewall Jackson [CS] destroys Army of Virginia supply base at Manassas Junction
Virginia
Stonewall Jackson
Northern Virginia Campaign
Army of Virginia
August 27 , 1862
Battle of Kettle Run
Virginia
Northern Virginia Campaign
Joseph Hooker
August 28 , 1862
Battle of Groveton
Battle of Brawner's Farm
Stonewall Jackson [CS] engages Rufus King [US] near Manassas after eluding John Pope [US].
Virginia
Northern Virginia Campaign
Stonewall Jackson
John Pope
Richard Ewell
Army of Virginia
August 29 , 1862 August 30 , 1862
Second Manassas[CS]
Second Bull Run[US]
General John Pope [US] lost to General Robert E. Lee[CS]. General James Longstreet's [CS] 28,000 man assault on August 30 was the largest simultaneous assault of the war in this Confederate victory.
Union losses 13,830
Confederate losses 8,350
Also includes: Manassas Plains, Gainesville
Virginia
James Longstreet
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Army of Northern Virginia
Fitz-John Porter
Northern Virginia Campaign
John Pope
Gouverneur K. Warren
John Reynolds
Army of Virginia
Joseph Hooker
Samuel Heintzelman
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