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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 February 2025. First major land battle of the American Civil War First Battle of Bull Run Battle of First Manassas Part of the American Civil War Struggle on a Manassas, Virginia bridge during the Union Army's retreat in 1861 depicted in an engraving by William Ridgway based on a drawing by F. O. C ...
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.
Knowles's medal was won for his actions during the First Battle of Bull Run in Prince William County, Virginia on July 21, 1861. [1] He was honored with the award on December 27, 1894. [2] Knowles was from La Grange, Maine, and entered service at Willets Point in New York. He was later buried in La Grange. [1] [2]
Walter Howard Cooke (21 July 1838 – 28 January 1909) was a Union Army officer who fought in the American Civil War.Cooke received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the First Battle of Bull Run in Virginia on 21 July 1861.
Wilmer McLean (May 3, 1814 – June 5, 1882) was an American wholesale grocer from Virginia.His house, near Manassas, Virginia, was involved in the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861.
The most significant battle of the campaign, Second Bull Run (Second Manassas), was fought August 28–30. [24] In order to draw Pope's army into battle, Jackson ordered an attack on a Federal column that was passing across his front on the Warrenton Turnpike on August 28, alerting Pope to his position.
The Manassas Station Operations included the operations known as Bristoe Station, Kettle Run, Bull Run Bridge, or Union Mills. It took place August 25–27, 1862, in Prince William County, Virginia , as part of the Northern Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War .
John Pope (March 16, 1822 – September 23, 1892) was a career United States Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War.He had a brief stint in the Western Theater, but he is best known for his defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Manassas) in the East.