Second_Bull_run(Manassas_2)_BL3

**Battle of Bull run 2 (Manassas 2): ** by: S. Emrich

> > **__ Bibliographies __** > > " Bull Run, Second Battle of, Second Manassas . __“Universal edition of the New Standard Encyclopedia__. Universal ed. 1974.  > >  Bearss, Edwin C.. __Fields of Honor__. Washington  D.C. : National Geographic, 2006.  > >  " Civil War Battles The Battle of Bull Run ( Battle of Second Manassas )." __Son of the South__. 2008. Son of the South. 7 Dec 2008 .  > > > http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/second-battle-bull-run.htm > > 
 * 1) Name - The Second Battle of Bull Run (Manassas 2)
 * 2) Dates - August 29-30 1862
 * 3)    Location - Bull Run, a creek in Virginia
 * 4) Leaders - Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson were in charge of the confederate Army. General John Pope was in charge of the Union Army and General George B. McClellan took over his command after he was transferred to Minnesota
 * 5)    Information on troops present at the battle. - Short of Generals Lee and Stone wall Jackson of the South and Generals McClellan and Pope of the north, I could not find any information on the brigades or companies.
 * 6)    *******The southerners had a plan when it came to the northerners. First, they had their cavalry gallop back and forth so that the army under Gen. McClellan believed that a larger army than reported was heading there way. Instead of attacking, they stayed where they were and did not engage in battle. Meanwhile, General Pope was almost out of supplies and was in the process of engaging in battle. He was confident that he would receive reinforcements and supplies. However, he did not receive them nor did he learn until the 30th that if he wished to acquire them he would need to send a cavalry to do so. He could not spare the men to do so by that point. ** *Before they had believed they would win because Gen. Lee of the Southern army had shown signs that he may have been fleeing. That too was one of Lee’s more brilliant maneuvers. He had slowed one part of the army to a standstill. It would not rejoin the main army until the retreat on the night of August 30th. The main army was continually driven back until finally they decided on retreat. The southerners knew of the retreat but decided not to pursue.
 * 7) Northern Major strategic moves and turning points of battle – The Cavalry of the southern army galloped back and forth to make it seem like there was a large army waiting for McClellan, which caused him to hesitate. His movements during the main battle with the majority of the northern army they were facing led Gen. Pope to believe they were trying to Flee when they really were not. They also tried using a classic flanking maneuver. This maneuver however failed because Pope caught wind of it. Outcome of battle – The South won by forcing the north to retreat. They did not pursue the fleeing Northerners into the night as they fled to Washington D.C.
 * 8)     The winner- South won by forcing the north to flee.
 * 9)  Causalities -
 * 10) Impact of the battle (how this battle impacted the war overall) – The following Battle was the one at Antietam. The victory in the recent past led General Lee to become cocky. This led to future defeats and a loss of morale.