Battle of Second Manassas

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The Battle of Second Manassas, also known as the Second Battle of Bull Run, was a major Confederate victory in August 1862 during the American Civil War that solidified General Robert E. Lee’s offensive momentum in the Eastern Theater.

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Battle of Second Manassas canonical 2
Second Battle of Bull Run 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownFor heavy Union losses and disorganized retreat
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States of America
campaign Northern Virginia Campaign
combatantSide Confederate Army
Union Army
commandedBy James Longstreet
John Pope
Robert E. Lee
Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
linked to: Stonewall Jackson
commemoratedBy monuments at Manassas National Battlefield Park
ConfederateCasualties over 8,000
ConfederateCommander James Longstreet
Robert E. Lee
Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
linked to: Stonewall Jackson
ConfederateStrength about 50,000 troops
conflictIn American Civil War
country United States
date August 28–30, 1862
endDate 1862-08-30
followedBy Battle of Antietam
Maryland Campaign
hasAlias Second Battle of Bull Run
Second Manassas
hasSite Manassas National Battlefield Park
historicalSignificance marked the zenith of Confederate power in the Eastern Theater in 1862
isPartOf history of Virginia in the American Civil War
LeeObjective destroy John Pope’s Army of Virginia before it could unite with the Army of the Potomac
location Prince William County, Virginia
near Manassas, Virginia
notableAction James Longstreet’s massive flank attack on the Union left
Stonewall Jackson’s defensive stand along an unfinished railroad grade
partOf Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
PopeObjective engage and defeat Stonewall Jackson’s wing of Lee’s army
precededBy First Battle of Bull Run
Seven Days Battles
primaryOpposingForces Army of Northern Virginia
Army of Virginia
result Confederate victory
startDate 1862-08-28
state Virginia
strategicOutcome enabled Confederate invasion of the North
solidified Robert E. Lee’s offensive momentum in the Eastern Theater
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
UnionCasualties over 10,000
UnionCommander John Pope
UnionStrength about 62,000 troops

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1st Texas Infantry engagement Battle of Second Manassas
Battle of Second Manassas hasAlias Second Battle of Bull Run
linked to: Battle of Second Manassas
R. H. Anderson’s Division engagement Battle of Second Manassas