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The Second Bull Run Campaign: Manassas Junction

August 27, 2017 WalterCoffey

August 27, 1862 – Confederate troops under Major General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson descended on one of the largest Federal supply depots in Virginia, between the

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Northern Virginia: Lee Divides His Army

August 25, 2017 WalterCoffey

August 25, 1862 – Confederates under Major General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson approached the Federal supply base at Manassas Junction, as Federal Major General John

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McClellan Invades Northern Virginia

March 10, 2017 WalterCoffey

March 10, 1862 – General-in-Chief George B. McClellan’s Federals finally entered northern Virginia, but the Confederate retreat from that area jeopardized McClellan’s overall strategy. On

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Johnston Abandons Manassas Junction

March 5, 2017 WalterCoffey

March 5, 1862 – General Joseph E. Johnston issued orders to withdraw his Confederate Army of the Potomac from its Manassas Junction-Centreville line southward to

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McClellan’s Secret Plan

December 10, 2016 WalterCoffey

December 10, 1861 – General-in-Chief George B. McClellan rejected President Abraham Lincoln’s proposal to send the Army of the Potomac into northern Virginia against Centreville

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The Davis-Beauregard Feud Continues

November 10, 2016 WalterCoffey

November 10, 1861 – The feud between Confederate President Jefferson Davis and General P.G.T. Beauregard, which had begun in October, continued into this month. When

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