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The Second Battle of Manassas<\/h2>\n
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On\u00a0August 30<\/strong>, 1862, the Second Battle of Manassas(or Bull Run) ended a long campaign in northern Virginia. The campaign had begun when Union forces attempting to invade the Southern capital at Richmond were defeated just miles from the city. After the defeat near Richmond, the scattered Union forces under\u00a0Major General John Pope<\/a>\u00a0clashed repeatedly with the Southern troops under Major General \u201cStonewall\u201d Jackson. At the August 9 Battle of Cedar Mountain, Jackson\u2019s Confederates outnumbered the Union troops two-to-one. After his easy victory there, Jackson retired from the field as Union reinforcements arrived.<\/p>\n

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Plan of 2nd battle of Bull Run, Va.: Shewing movements of troops from 27 Aug. to Sept. 1<\/a>. Robert Knox Sneden, cartographer, [1861-65]. Original in collections of Virginia Historical Society.\u00a0Civil War Maps<\/a>. Geography & Map Division<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While Pope\u2019s Union army was engaged in fighting against General Robert E. Lee\u2019s forces along the Rappahannock River, Jackson attempted to maneuver around to Pope\u2019s rear in order to cut off his supply lines. Weary from inconclusive fighting along the Rappahannock, Pope decided to concentrate his forces and march on Jackson, who had succeeded in cutting off Pope\u2019s supplies. A race was on for Pope to find and destroy Jackson before Lee could march his men to Jackson\u2019s aid.<\/p>\n

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Rappahannock River, Va. Fugitive African Americans fording the Rappahannock<\/a>. Timothy H. O\u2019Sullivan, photographer, August 1862.\u00a0Civil War Glass Negatives and Related Prints<\/a>. Prints & Photographs Division<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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