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2 nd Battle of Bull Run. By Timmy Bish ,Nicholas Cafasso & Dominick Shroyer. Setting. Virginia about 30 miles west of Washington D.C. Near the Bull run stream It was a mixture of plains and wilderness. Union Leader. Union. John Pope. Confederate Leader. Thomas Stonewall Jackson.
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2ndBattle of Bull Run By Timmy Bish ,Nicholas Cafasso & Dominick Shroyer
Setting Virginia about 30 miles west of Washington D.C. Near the Bull run stream It was a mixture of plains and wilderness
Union Leader Union • John Pope
Confederate Leader Thomas Stonewall Jackson
Why did the battle occur? Stonewall Jackson lead the army of Northern Virginia to attack Washington D.C. and where met in the middle at Bull Run. He was met by the army of the potomac.
What happened? It was Robert E. Lee’s most brilliant campaign . Lincoln commanded the Union back up North, two days later Lincoln summoned Gen. Henry W. Halleck. The Battle of Bull Runs flag
Union Confederate • Died 10,199 • Captured or missing 4,263 • Died 25,000 • Captured or missing 8,500 Casualties
Statistics John Pope was handicapped by a Confederate sharp shooter. Jackson died at the end of the Civil War
Fun Facts Union had 200,000 Troops, 89,199 walked out alive. Confederate had 85,000 troops , 65,000 walked out alive.