Battle of Groveton

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The Battle of Groveton, also known as the Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Manassas), was a major American Civil War engagement in August 1862 in Virginia that resulted in a decisive Confederate victory under General Robert E. Lee.

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Battle of Groveton canonical 3

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instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Second Battle of Bull Run ⓘ
Second Manassas ⓘ
associatedPlace Bull Run ⓘ
Manassas National Battlefield Park ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
Union ⓘ
campaignObjective Confederate attempt to destroy Pope’s Army of Virginia ⓘ
casualties tens of thousands combined casualties ⓘ
commander Fitz John Porter ⓘ
James Longstreet ⓘ
John Pope ⓘ
Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson ⓘ
linked to: Stonewall Jackson
ConfederateArmy Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date August 28–30, 1862 ⓘ
endDate 1862-08-30 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Chantilly ⓘ
front Northern Virginia ⓘ
frontlineLength several miles of battlefront ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Civil War era ⓘ
linked to: American Civil War
location Prince William County, Virginia ⓘ
near Manassas, Virginia ⓘ
namedAfter nearby hamlet of Groveton, Virginia ⓘ
notableFeature Stonewall Jackson’s defensive position along an unfinished railroad grade ⓘ
large-scale Confederate counterattack by Longstreet ⓘ
partOf Northern Virginia Campaign ⓘ
phase Jackson’s wing engaged first on August 28–29, 1862 ⓘ
Longstreet’s assault on August 30, 1862 ⓘ
precededBy First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ
preservedAt Manassas National Battlefield Park ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Antietam ⓘ
Maryland Campaign ⓘ
result Confederate victory ⓘ
significance decisive Confederate victory in the Northern Virginia Campaign ⓘ
set stage for Confederate invasion of Maryland ⓘ
startDate 1862-08-28 ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
strategicOutcome Union retreat toward Washington, D.C. ⓘ
enhanced reputation of Robert E. Lee ⓘ
terrain rolling farmland and woods near Groveton, Virginia ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
typeOfEngagement major field battle ⓘ
UnionArmy Army of Virginia ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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Northern Virginia Campaign → includesBattle → Battle of Groveton ⓘ
Richard S. Ewell → woundedIn → Battle of Groveton ⓘ
Richard Stoddert Ewell → woundedIn → Battle of Groveton ⓘ
subject linked to: Stoddert