(A) the Confederates were overran and were forced to retreat
(B) ** the Confederates overran the tired Union soldiers forcing them to retreat.
(C) the result of the battle was a draw
(D) the Confederacy almost won, but the Union got reinforcement just in time.
(E) the Union almost won, but the Confederacy got reinforcement just in time.
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -Despite heavy Confederate casualties (9, 000), the Battle of Second Bull Run (known as Second Manassas in the South) was a decisive victory for the rebels, as Lee had managed a strategic offensive against an enemy force (Pope and McClellan’s) twice the size of his own.
Concept note-2: -The Battle of Second Bull Run marked the culmination of a summer of successes for the main Confederate field army in the east. The Army of Northern Virginia had defeated the Union Army of the Potomac outside of Richmond then proceeded to almost destroy the Army of Virginia on the fields near Bull Run.
Concept note-3: -The Battle of Groveton or Second Bull Run, looking towards the village of Groveton. The view is from the northern brow of Henry Hill. Edwin Forbes. After the Union defeat at Manassas in July 1861, Gen.
Concept note-4: -The end result of the battle was a Confederate victory and Federal forces retreated to the defenses of Washington, DC. One week later, General George McClellan was appointed head of the Army of the Potomac. The three maps cited below all use the name “Bull Run” to identify the battle.