A report on Second Battle of Bull Run
Fought August 28–30, 1862, in Prince William County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War.
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V Corps (Union Army)
16 linksUnit of the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War.
Unit of the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War.
The V Corps saw action at the Second Battle of Bull Run, fighting on the left wing of the Union army.
Seven Days Battles
29 linksThe Seven Days Battles were a series of seven battles over seven days from June 25 to July 1, 1862, near Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War.
The Seven Days Battles were a series of seven battles over seven days from June 25 to July 1, 1862, near Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War.
Despite heavy casualties, which the less-populated South could ill afford, and clumsy tactical performances by Lee and his generals, Confederate morale skyrocketed, and Lee was emboldened to continue his aggressive strategy through the Second Battle of Bull Run and the Maryland Campaign.
George B. McClellan
17 linksAmerican soldier, Civil War Union general, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who served as the 24th governor of New Jersey.
American soldier, Civil War Union general, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who served as the 24th governor of New Jersey.
He prevented the army's morale from collapsing at least twice, in the aftermath of the First and Second Battles of Bull Run.
First Battle of Bull Run
23 linksThe first major battle of the American Civil War.
The first major battle of the American Civil War.
McDowell was also present to bear significant blame for the defeat of Maj. Gen. John Pope's Army of Virginia by Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia thirteen months later, at the Second Battle of Bull Run.
Army of Virginia
11 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.
Peninsula campaign
24 linksMajor Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia from March to July 1862, the first large-scale offensive in the Eastern Theater.
Major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia from March to July 1862, the first large-scale offensive in the Eastern Theater.
Lincoln later ordered the army to return to the Washington, D.C., area to support Maj. Gen. John Pope's army in the northern Virginia campaign and the Second Battle of Bull Run.
Manassas, Virginia
3 linksIndependent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States.
Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States.
The Second Battle of Bull Run (or the Second Battle of Manassas) was fought near Manassas on August 28–30, 1862.
James B. Ricketts
3 linksCareer officer in the United States Army, serving as a Union Army general during the Civil War.
Career officer in the United States Army, serving as a Union Army general during the Civil War.
He fought at Second Bull Run and Antietam, where he was badly injured when his horse fell on him.
Battle of Gettysburg
36 linksFought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War.
Fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War.
Prior to Gettysburg, Robert E. Lee had established a reputation as an almost invincible general, achieving stunning victories against superior numbers—although usually at the cost of high casualties to his army—during the Seven Days, the Northern Virginia Campaign (including the Second Battle of Bull Run), Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville.
Army of Northern Virginia
16 linksThe primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.
The primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.
![Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart [Cavalry Corps]](https://hyperleap.com/images/512980c4bde71099a6343f665900ff54/200-8bb5f415804f5b908841b27af867c548.jpg)
![Wade Hampton [Cavalry Corps]](https://hyperleap.com/images/512980c4bde71099a6343f665900ff54/200-22fc5aa433d0bb600e2c10d61d0c822c.jpg)
The Army's losses before and following the Battle of Second Manassas needed to be replaced before the Maryland Campaign could commence.