Second Battle of Bull Run

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American Civil War battle Confederate victory battle

The Second Battle of Bull Run was a major American Civil War engagement in August 1862 in Virginia, where Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson decisively defeated the Union Army, solidifying Confederate momentum in the Eastern Theater.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form As subject As object
Battle of Second Bull Run 0 2
Second Battle of Manassas 0 1
associated with Second Battle of Bull Run 0 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle →
Confederate victory →
battle →
belligerent Confederate States of America →
United States of America →
campaign Northern Virginia Campaign →
casualtiesConfederateApprox 8000 →
casualtiesUnionApprox 14000 →
commander James Longstreet →
John Pope →
Robert E. Lee →
Stonewall Jackson →
surface form: Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
conflictIn American Civil War →
continent North America →
country United States of America →
surface form: United States
endDate 1862-08-30 →
followedBy Battle of Antietam →
Maryland Campaign →
foughtOn Manassas National Battlefield Park →
surface form: Bull Run battlefield
hasAlias Second Battle of Bull Run self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Battle of Second Bull Run

Second Manassas →
surface form: Battle of Second Manassas

Second Manassas →
hasCategory August 1862 events →
Battles of the American Civil War in Virginia →
Confederate victories of the American Civil War →
hasParticipant Confederate States Army →
United States Army →
location Prince William County, Virginia →
near Manassas →
surface form: Manassas, Virginia
notableAction Jackson’s flank attack on Union right →
Longstreet’s massive counterattack on August 30, 1862 →
partOf Eastern Theater of the American Civil War →
precededBy First Battle of Bull Run →
Peninsula Campaign →
Seven Days Battles →
preservedAt Manassas National Battlefield Park →
primaryConfederateArmy Army of Northern Virginia →
primaryUnionArmy Army of Virginia →
relatedEvent First Battle of Bull Run →
result Confederate victory →
startDate 1862-08-28 →
state Virginia →
strategicEffect enabled Confederate invasion of Maryland →
shifted initiative to Confederacy in Eastern Theater →
strengthConfederateApprox 50000 →
strengthUnionApprox 62000 →
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War →
year 1862 →

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Deep Cut → associatedWithConflict → Second Battle of Bull Run →
Deep Cut → associatedWithConflict → Second Battle of Bull Run →
this entity surface form: Second Battle of Manassas
Henry House → associatedWithEvent → Second Battle of Bull Run →
Brawner Farm → battle → Second Battle of Bull Run →
Manassas National Battlefield Park → commemorates → Second Battle of Bull Run →
From Manassas to Appomattox → describesEvent → Second Battle of Bull Run →
Manassas Museum → focusesOn → Second Battle of Bull Run →
Second Battle of Bull Run → hasAlias → Second Battle of Bull Run self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Battle of Second Bull Run
Army of Northern Virginia → notableBattle → Second Battle of Bull Run →
this entity surface form: Battle of Second Bull Run
Thomas → notableFor → Second Battle of Bull Run →
subject surface form: Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Stonewall Jackson → notableWork → Second Battle of Bull Run →
Deep Cut → partOf → Second Battle of Bull Run →
James Longstreet → participantIn → Second Battle of Bull Run →
Stone House → significance → Second Battle of Bull Run →
this entity surface form: associated with Second Battle of Bull Run
Confederate States Army → significantBattle → Second Battle of Bull Run →
Brawner Farm → significantEvent → Second Battle of Bull Run →
Stonewall Jackson Monument → theme → Second Battle of Bull Run →
Stone House → usedDuring → Second Battle of Bull Run →
Sudley Church → usedDuring → Second Battle of Bull Run →