Northern Virginia Campaign Facts

Also Known As

• Second Bull Run Campaign
• Second Manassas Campaign

Date and Location

• July 19–September 1, 1862
• Northern Virginia, near Washington, DC

Timeline of the Northern Virginia Campaign

These are the main battles and events of the Northern Virginia Campaign in order.

• August 9, 1862 — Battle of Cedar Mountain
• August 22-25, 1862 — First Battle of Rappahannock Station
• August 28, 1862 — Battle of Thoroughfare Gap
• August 28, 1862 — Battle of Brawner’s Farm
• August 28–30, 1862 — Second Battle of Bull Run
• September 1, 1862 — Battle of Chantilly

Principal Union Commanders

• Major General John Pope
• Major General Franz Sigel
• Major General Irvin McDowell
• Major General Joseph Hooker

Principal Confederate Commanders

• General Robert E. Lee
• Major General Thomas J. Jackson
• Major General James Longstreet
• Major General Richard Ewell
• Major General A.P. Hill
• Major General J.E.B. Stuart

Union Forces Engaged

• Army of Virginia, detachments from the Army of the Potomac

Confederate Forces Engaged

• Army of Northern Virginia

Number of Union Soldiers Engaged

• Roughly 75,000

Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged

• Roughly 48,500

Estimated Union Casualties

• 16,054 (1,724 killed, 8,372 wounded, 5,958 missing/captured)

Estimated Confederate Casualties

• 9,197 (1,481 killed, 7,627 wounded, 89 missing/captured 8)

Result

• Confederate victory

Impact of the Northern Virginia Campaign

• In the aftermath of the Northern Virginia Campaign, Confederate General Robert E. Lee concentrated his Army of Northern Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley and, on September 4, 1862, invaded Maryland, taking the war to Union soil.
• In the aftermath of the Northern Virginia Campaign, the U.S. War Department issued General Orders, No. 128, on September 7, 1862, reassigning Major General John Pope to command the Department of the Northwest.
• In the aftermath of the Northern Virginia Campaign, the U.S. War Department issued General Orders, No. 129, on September 12, ending the existence of the Army of Virginia by merging its three corps with the Army of the Potomac.