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8,452 wounded. 4,263 captured/missing. 7,298 [13] [14] 1,096 killed. 6,202 wounded. Northeastern Virginia (1862) The Second Battle of Bull Run or Battle of Second Manassas [1] was fought August 28–30, 1862, [2] in Prince William County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War. It was the culmination of the Northern Virginia Campaign waged ...
- August 28–30, 1862
- Confederate victory
Aug 30, 2011 · Second Manassas proved to be the deciding battle in the Civil War campaign waged between Union and Confederate armies in northern Virginia in 1862. In context. One year after their stunning victory at the First Battle of Manassas in July 1861, Confederate prospects were uncertain. General Ulysses S. Grant was keeping the Rebels at bay in the West.
Apr 5, 2011 · The Civil War's Second Battle of Bull Run, waged in northern Virginia in 1862, brought a decisive victory for the Confederates over the far larger Union forces.
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Apr 12, 2019 · Jeb Stuart. Second Battle of Bull Run, (August 29–30, 1862), in the American Civil War, the second of two engagements fought at a small stream named Bull Run, near Manassas in northern Virginia. (Civil War battles often had one name in the North, which was usually associated with a prominent nearby physical feature, and another in the South ...
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Mar 17, 2024 · Second Battle of Bull Run Summary. The Second Battle of Bull Run was fought from August 28 to August 30, 1862, between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America, and was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. The battle started with the Battle of Brawner’s Farm between Union Brigadier General Rufus King’s ...
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Apr 19, 2018 · Updated on April 19, 2018. The Second Battle of Bull Run (also called the Second Manassas, Groveton, Gainesville, and Brawner's Farm) took place during the second year of the American Civil War. It was a major disaster for the Union forces and a turning point in both strategy and leadership for the North in the attempt to bring the war to its ...
August 28 - 30, 1862. The Battle of Second Manassas. Second Bull Run, Groveton, Brawner's Farm. After compelling Union Gen. George B. McClellan to withdraw from the outskirts of Richmond to Harrison’s Landing on the lower James River, Gen. Robert E. Lee turned his attention to the threat posed by the newly formed Union Army of Virginia, under ...
