(A) ** It had fewer casualties than the First Battle of Bull Run.
(B) Confederate General ‘Stonewall’ Jackson played a major role in the battle.
(C) The battle was fought in late August 1862.
(D) Confederate General James Longstreet launched a devastating counterattack on August 30th, 1862.
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -Which of the following is a true statement about the Second Battle of Bull Run? It placed the Union capital in danger. Which of the following best states why the Battle of Antietam was considered a turning point in the war? The Confederacy had won all major battles until this one.
Concept note-2: -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-3: -Total casualties for the battle topped 22, 000, with Union losses numbering 13, 824. Confederates killed, wounded, or missing numbered 8, 353 men, Longstreet’s massive charge on the second day having accounted for the bulk of that total.
Concept note-4: -At the time, Bull Run marked the bloodiest battle fought in American history, with an estimated 3, 000 Union casualties and 1, 750 Confederate casualties.