A report on Battle of Chantilly

General Kearny's gallant charge
Map of the battle
The death of General Kearny
Ox Hill Battlefield Park, with monuments to Stevens and Kearny

The Battle of Chantilly (or Ox Hill, the Confederate name) took place on September 1, 1862, in Fairfax County, Virginia, as the concluding battle of the Northern Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War.

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General Kearny's gallant charge

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John Pope and Robert E. Lee, commanding generals of the northern Virginia campaign

Northern Virginia campaign

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Series of battles fought in Virginia during August and September 1862 in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.

Series of battles fought in Virginia during August and September 1862 in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.

John Pope and Robert E. Lee, commanding generals of the northern Virginia campaign
Virginia (1862)
Northeastern Virginia (1862)
Second Bull Run campaign, August 17–30, 1862 (Additional map)
Recovering a locomotive wrecked in a Confederate raid
Union soldiers at the Orange & Alexandria Railroad
Second Battle of Bull Run: actions on August 29 and 30
Northern Virginia campaign, August 7–September 1, 1862
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The campaign concluded with another flanking maneuver by Jackson, which Pope engaged at the Battle of Chantilly on September 1.

Second Battle of Bull Run, fought Augt. 29th 1862, 1860s lithograph by Currier and Ives

Second Battle of Bull Run

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Fought August 28–30, 1862, in Prince William County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War.

Fought August 28–30, 1862, in Prince William County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War.

Second Battle of Bull Run, fought Augt. 29th 1862, 1860s lithograph by Currier and Ives
Northeastern Virginia (1862)
Second Bull Run Campaign, August 17–30, 1862 (Additional map).
Battlefield of Manassas (right side)
Action at Brawner's Farm, August 28
August 29, 10 a.m.: Sigel's attack
August 29, 12 noon: Longstreet arrives, Porter stalls
August 29, 3 p.m.: Grover's attack
August 29, 5–7 p.m., Kearny's attack, Hood vs. Hatch
Stonewall Jackson's cannons on Henry House Hill
August 30, 3 p.m., Porter's attack
August 30, 4 p.m.: Start of Longstreet's attack
August 30, 4:30 p.m.: Union defense of Chinn Ridge
August 30, 5 p.m.: Final Confederate attacks, beginning of the Union retreat
Bridge crossed by the Union troops retreating to Centreville
Soldiers stand next to a completely destroyed Henry House in 1862
Union troops retreat after the battle
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<center>Soldiers stand next to a completely destroyed Henry House in 1862</center>
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<center>Bull Run, Va. Dedication of the battle monument; Judge Abram B. Olin of the District of Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the address, stands by the rail.</center>
Battle map drafted by Sneden, Robert Knox, with notes on Union and Confederate strengths, casualties, done in pen and ink and water color
Northern Virginia Campaign, August 7–28, 1862 Confederate
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Pope countered the move and the two forces clashed a final time at the Battle of Chantilly (also known as Ox Hill) on September 1.

Isaac Ingalls Stevens during the American Civil War

Isaac Stevens

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American military officer and politician who served as governor of the Territory of Washington from 1853 to 1857, and later as its delegate to the United States House of Representatives.

American military officer and politician who served as governor of the Territory of Washington from 1853 to 1857, and later as its delegate to the United States House of Representatives.

Isaac Ingalls Stevens during the American Civil War
Isaac Ingalls Stevens during the American Civil War
Isaac Stevens (c. 1855–1862)
Death of General Isaac Stevens, a lithograph by Alonzo Chappel
A monument (pictured, left) marks the approximate place where Stevens died at the Battle of Chantilly.
Stevens Hall at Washington State University (2017)

He was killed at the Battle of Chantilly, while at the head of his men and carrying the fallen colors of one of his regiments against Confederate positions.

Philip Kearny

Philip Kearny

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United States Army officer, notable for his leadership in the Mexican–American War and American Civil War.

United States Army officer, notable for his leadership in the Mexican–American War and American Civil War.

Philip Kearny
Kearney's funeral at Arlington National Cemetery (April 12, 1912)
Dedicated in 1914, an equestrian statue by Edward Clark Potter marks Kearny's grave in Arlington National Cemetery.
President Woodrow Wilson spoke at the dedication of the statue marking Kearny's grave in Arlington National Cemetery (November 11, 1914).
Statue in Military Park, Newark, New Jersey

He was killed in action in the 1862 Battle of Chantilly.

Union General George B. McClellan and Confederate General Robert E. Lee, the principal commanders of the campaign

Maryland campaign

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The 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.

Union General George B. McClellan and Confederate General Robert E. Lee, the principal commanders of the campaign
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Confederate troops marching south on N Market Street, Frederick, Maryland, during the Civil War
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Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg), September 17, 1862
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Maryland campaign, actions September 3–15, 1862
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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.

Fairfax County, Virginia

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County in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

County in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

Piney Branch Mill, southeast of Fairfax city, Historic American Buildings Survey
CIA headquarters in Langley
Map of battles on Bull Run, near Manassas, on the line of Fairfax & Prince William Counties, in Virginia, fought between the forces of the Confederate States and of the United States of America: Generals Beauregard and Johnston commanding the Confederate and General McDowell the United States forces, on July 21, 1861, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Children play frisbee baseball at one of Fairfax County's elementary schools
Fairfax County is, along with Washington, a "core" employment jurisdiction of the Washington Metropolitan Area as indicated by this map. A U.S. Department of Labor study published in 2007 described Fairfax County as the second "economic pillar" of the Washington-area economy, along with the District of Columbia. The county has been described in Time as "one of the great economic success stories of our time."
I-95 in Fairfax County
Falls Church Airpark, circa 1950. The road at the top of the photo is U.S. Route 50 (Arlington Blvd).
Map of Fairfax County showing incorporated towns and CDPs
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The Battle of Chantilly or Ox Hill, during the same campaign as the second Battle of Bull Run, was fought within the county; Bull Run is the border between Fairfax and Prince William Counties.

Centreville, Virginia

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Census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States and a suburb of Washington, D.C. The population was 74,230 at the 2020 census.

Census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States and a suburb of Washington, D.C. The population was 74,230 at the 2020 census.

Main street and church guarded by Union soldiers, Centreville, Virginia, May 1862 (#302 Photograph by Civil War photographers George N. Barnard and James F. Gibson)
"Departure from the old Homestead" Pro-union refugees, Centreville, Virginia, 1862 (#306 Photograph by George N. Barnard)
Location of Centreville, Virginia
US 29 in Centreville
Centreville Regional Library

In the American Civil War, several battles were fought nearby including the First Battle of Manassas, the Second Battle of Manassas, and the Battle of Chantilly.

James Longstreet

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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".

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".

Antebellum portrait of Longstreet
Sketch of Longstreet as a Confederate
August 30, 4 p.m.: Start of Longstreet's attack
Longstreet circa 1862
A map of the Battle of Fredericksburg
Longstreet at Gettysburg c. undefined 1900
Gettysburg, July 2
Pickett's Charge, July 3
Longstreet's Left Wing assaults, mid-day September 20
Carte de Visite portrait of Longstreet
James Longstreet after the war
James Longstreet after the war
James Longstreet in later life (1896), affecting the sideburns of his opponent at Fredericksburg and Knoxville
Longstreet's grave
Equestrian statue of General Longstreet on his horse Hero in Pitzer Woods at Gettysburg National Military Park
Map of events during the Peninsula campaign to the Battle of Seven Pines Confederate
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Longstreet's attack in the Battle of the Wilderness, May 6, 1864, shortly before he was wounded Confederate
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On September 1, Jackson's corps moved to cut off the Union retreat at the Battle of Chantilly.

Gen. Pope's headquarters during the battle of Cedar Mountain

Army of Virginia

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Organized as a major unit of the Union Army and operated briefly and unsuccessfully in 1862 in the American Civil War.

Organized as a major unit of the Union Army and operated briefly and unsuccessfully in 1862 in the American Civil War.

Gen. Pope's headquarters during the battle of Cedar Mountain

Battle of Chantilly – Pope (although fought mostly by Army of the Potomac troops, elements of Pope's force were engaged)

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IX Corps (Union Army)

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Corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War that distinguished itself in combat in multiple theaters: the Carolinas, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi.

Corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War that distinguished itself in combat in multiple theaters: the Carolinas, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi.

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Union Army 1st Division Badge, IX Corps

General Stevens was killed at Chantilly.