Second Battle of Bull Run a.k.a Second M anassas

1. Second Battle of Bull Run a.k.aSecond Manassas August 28-30, 1862 Fought in Virginia

2. Overview • Who? Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s army of Northern Virginia vs. Union Major General John Pope’s army of Virginia • What? Confederate general Robert E. Lee wanted to destroy John Pope’s army before returning south • Where? Groveton, Stony Ridge, and Longstreet Avenue (Prince William County VA) • When? August 28-30, 1862 • Why? Because the South had taken the Union supply depot at Manassas Junction and the Union had to regain it or lose that supply • How? “Union general John Pope has taken command of all Union armies in the east and waits the return of McClellan’s army from the peninsula” “On the confederate side, Robert E. Lee decides to seek a decisive battle with Pope hoping to destroy Pope’s army before Pope can be reinforced by McClellan’s army of the Potomic”

3. Army Statistics Union Confederacy 50,000 soldiers 1,300 killed 7,000 wounded Victorious Fought on home land • 62,000 soldiers • 10,000 killed and wounded • Defeated • Fought in a opposing state

4. Commanders John Pope Robert E. Lee Born January 19, 1807 in Stratford hall, Virginia Died October 12, 1870 in Lexington, Virginia Nickname “Marble man” Confederate General Was 55 when he was a general for the Confederate army • Born March 16, 1822 in Louisville, Kentucky • Died September 23, 1892 in Saint Louis, Missouri • Had a brief but successful career in Western Theater • Union General • Was 40 years old when he was the a general

8. Importance!! The second battle of Bull Run was one of the most important battles in the Civil War because it tilted the momentum in favor of the Confederacy. It weakened John Pope’s army and effected many battles to come. The rebels had staked everything in this battle and when it was do or die they succeeded and showed the Union they meant business.