A report on Army of Virginia, Second Battle of Bull Run and Battle of Chantilly
It was the culmination of the Northern Virginia Campaign waged by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia against Union Maj. Gen. John Pope's Army of Virginia, and a battle of much larger scale and numbers than the First Battle of Bull Run (or First Manassas) fought on July 21, 1861 on the same ground.
- Second Battle of Bull RunThomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's corps of the Army of Northern Virginia attempted to cut off the line of retreat of the Union Army of Virginia following the Second Battle of Bull Run but was attacked by two Union divisions.
- Battle of ChantillyThe entire army was soundly defeated at the Second Battle of Bull Run by Jackson, Longstreet, and Lee, and withdrew to the defensive lines of Washington, D.C. On September 12, 1862, the units of the Army of Virginia were merged into the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Virginia was never reconstituted.
- Army of VirginiaBattle of Chantilly – Pope (although fought mostly by Army of the Potomac troops, elements of Pope's force were engaged)
- Army of VirginiaPope countered the move and the two forces clashed a final time at the Battle of Chantilly (also known as Ox Hill) on September 1.
- Second Battle of Bull Run2 related topics with Alpha
James Longstreet
1 linksOne of the foremost Confederate generals of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse".
One of the foremost Confederate generals of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse".
Longstreet led a devastating counterattack that routed the Union army at Second Bull Run in August.
In June, the Federal Government created the 50,000-strong Army of Virginia, and put Major General John Pope in command.
On September 1, Jackson's corps moved to cut off the Union retreat at the Battle of Chantilly.
Maryland campaign
1 linksThe Maryland campaign (or Antietam campaign) occurred September 4–20, 1862, during the American Civil War.
The Maryland campaign (or Antietam campaign) occurred September 4–20, 1862, during the American Civil War.
Lee then conducted the northern Virginia campaign in which he outmaneuvered and defeated Maj. Gen. John Pope and his Army of Virginia, most significantly at the Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Manassas).
On September 3, just two days after the Battle of Chantilly, Lee wrote to President Davis that he had decided to cross into Maryland unless the president objected.