Noun
either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles
Source: WordNetAftermath Casualties The Second Battle of Bull Run, like the First (July 21, 1861), was a significant tactical victory for the Confederates and was another blow to Union morale, despite proportional losses (16-17%). Source: Internet
General McClellan After the Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run and the retirement of the aged Winfield Scott in late 1861, Lincoln appointed Major General George B. McClellan general-in-chief of all the Union armies. Source: Internet
On August 28–29, the start of the Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Manassas), Pope launched repeated assaults against Jackson as Longstreet and the remainder of the army marched north to reach the battlefield. Source: Internet
He was a colonel in the Second Connecticut when the war began, and his regiment fought at the First Battle of Bull Run, in July 1861. Source: Internet
The rebels were under the command of Col. Thomas J. Jackson, who would receive the nom de guerre Stonewall for his steadfast defense at the Battle of Bull Run a few weeks later. Source: Internet
Neither the North nor the South was prepared to accept the verdict of battle — not at the Second Battle of Bull Run, not at Chancellorsville and not at Gettysburg. Source: Internet