A report on Maryland campaign, Second Battle of Bull Run and Battle of Chantilly
Thomas 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 ChantillySuccess in this battle emboldened Lee to initiate the ensuing Maryland Campaign.
- Second Battle of Bull RunLee 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).
- Maryland campaignAlthough Jackson's turning movement was foiled and he was unable to block the Union retreat or destroy Pope's army, National Park Service historians count Chantilly as a strategic Confederate victory because it neutralized any threat from Pope's army and cleared the way for Lee to begin his Maryland Campaign.
- Battle of ChantillyOn 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.
- Maryland campaignPope 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 Run3 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.
On September 1, Jackson's corps moved to cut off the Union retreat at the Battle of Chantilly.
His men crossed into Maryland on September 6 and arrived in Frederick the following day, beginning the Maryland campaign.
Army of Virginia
1 linksOrganized 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.
The 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.
They were redesignated as shown for the Maryland Campaign and later.
Battle of Chantilly – Pope (although fought mostly by Army of the Potomac troops, elements of Pope's force were engaged)
J. E. B. Stuart
0 linksUnited States Army officer from Virginia who became a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War.
United States Army officer from Virginia who became a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War.
He established a reputation as an audacious cavalry commander and on two occasions (during the Peninsula Campaign and the Maryland Campaign) circumnavigated the Union Army of the Potomac, bringing fame to himself and embarrassment to the North.
At the Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Manassas), Stuart's cavalry followed the massive assault by Longstreet's infantry against Pope's army, protecting its flank with artillery batteries.
Stuart's men harassed the retreating Union columns until the campaign ended at the Battle of Chantilly.