2 nd battle of bull run
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2ND BATTLE OF BULL RUN
By Timmy Bish ,Nicholas Cafasso & Dominick Shroyer
SETTIN
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Virginia about 30 miles west of Washington D.C.
Near the Bull run stream
It was a mixture of plains and wilderness
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John Pope
Confederate LeaderThomas Stonewall Jackson
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Stonewall Jackson lead the army of Northern Virginia to attack Washington D.C. and where met in the middle at Bull Run. He was met by the army of the potomac.
What happened?
It was Robert E. Lee’s most brilliant campaign . Lincoln commanded the Union back up North, two days later Lincoln summoned Gen. Henry W. Halleck.
The Battle of Bull Runs flag
CASUALTIES
UNION CONFEDERATE
Died 10,199 Captured or missing
4,263
Died 25,000 Captured or missing
8,500
STATISTICSJohn Pope was handicapped by a Confederate
sharp shooter. Jackson died at the end of the Civil War
Victory for the Confederate.
•Union had 200,000 Troops, 89,199 walked out alive.•Confederate had 85,000 troops , 65,000 walked out alive.
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