1862 Civil War newspaper BATTLE of BULL RUN Manassas VA + Confederates invade MD

Description: 1862 Civil War newspaper BATTLE of BULL RUN Manassas VA + Confederates invade MARYLAND 1862 Civil War newspaper SECOND BATTLE of BULL RUN Manassas VIRGINIA + Confederates invade MARYLAND on way to the BATTLE OF ANTIETAM - inv # Large 3M-334 Please visit our EBAY STORE for THOUSANDS MORE HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS for SALE or at auction SEE PHOTO(s) - COMPLETE ORIGINAL Civil War NEWSPAPER, the Maine Farmer (Augusta, ME) dated Sept 11, 1862. This original weekly Civil War newspaper contains back page headlines and a long detailed account of the SECOND BATTLE OF BULL RUN at Manassas, VIRGINIA. It also contains coverage of the Confederate invasion of MARYLAND, the beginning of the 1862 ANTIETAM CAMPAIGN. The Second Battle of Bull Run (also known as the Second Manassas) in August, 1862 occurred 13 months after the one day battle that was the First Battle of Bull Run. This time around the forces would not be led by Brigadier General McDowell, who was relieved by President Lincoln after his defeat the first time around, or General P.G.T. Beauregard who had been transferred after multiple conflicts amongst the southern leadership about why they could not pursue after the first victory. Instead, the rebels were led by none other than General Robert E. Lee, and his war hero Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, while the Union forces would be run by Major General John Pope. During the summer of 1862, President Abraham Lincoln decided to combine the army of George McClellan and John Pope to make a push at the Confederate capital of Richmond. Because of this, the Union army would finally have a large numerical advantage against the rebels in their fight for Richmond, which at this point had been largely a stalemate in terms of the lines. If the Union arrived at the doorstep of Richmond, they would surely win. This led General Robert E. Lee to make the decisive move of trying to cut off the northern army before they were about to move too far. Lee would send Stonewall Jackson and half of the Northern Army of Virginia towards the northwest to attack Pope’s right flank. After 50 miles of travel, Jackson and Pope’s armies met at the Manassas Junction leading to the Second Battle of Bull Run. Robert E. Lee’s plans were well designed and organized. Jackson headed up to Bull Run with half of the army, while Lieutenant General James Longstreet would take the other half and join Jackson once the fighting commenced. The Union forces on the other hand, were in turmoil. General McClellan was hesitant to send men to Pope’s aid once Jackson’s attack was detected, meaning that the advantage that the Union army thought they had in the region may not be as large as originally intended. Fighting commenced on August 28, 1862. Longstreet was able to meet with Jackson’s army after facing minimal resistance from the Union. The major mistake by General Pope was his assumption that he would only be fighting Jackson’s army. Pope was looking for a quick and decisive victory against Jackson before Longstreet would arrive, but due to indecision, defiance by subordinate Major General Fitz John Porter, and Longstreet being closer to the battle than Pope initially thought, this backfired on the Union army. The next few days were deadly for Pope, as he endured 15,000 casualties to the Confederates 9,000. Having to fight armies on both sides of him led to the only decision he could make, retreat back to Washington and deal with yet another defeat at Bull Run. After this battle, there was a high level of sadness and despair amongst the Union army. They had lost a battle with twice the amount of men due to sheer strategy deficiencies. The North would eventually rebound, but there was no denying that the two Battles of Bull Run were decisive victories for the Confederate cause. The Maryland campaign (or Antietam campaign) occurred September 4–20, 1862, during the American Civil War. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the North was repulsed by the Army of the Potomac under Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, who moved to intercept Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia and eventually attacked it near Sharpsburg, Maryland. The resulting Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history. Following his victory in the northern Virginia campaign, Lee moved north with 55,000 men through the Shenandoah Valley starting on September 4, 1862. His objective was to resupply his army outside of the war-torn Virginia theater and to damage Northern morale in anticipation of the November elections. He undertook the risky maneuver of splitting his army so that he could continue north into Maryland while simultaneously capturing the Federal garrison and arsenal at Harpers Ferry. McClellan accidentally found a copy of Lee's orders to his subordinate commanders and planned to isolate and defeat the separated portions of Lee's army. While Confederate Maj. Gen. Stonewall Jackson surrounded, bombarded, and captured Harpers Ferry (September 12–15), McClellan's army of 102,000 men attempted to move quickly through the South Mountain passes that separated him from Lee. The Battle of South Mountain on September 14 delayed McClellan's advance and allowed Lee sufficient time to concentrate most of his army at Sharpsburg. The Battle of Antietam (or Sharpsburg) on September 17 was the bloodiest day in American military history with over 22,000 casualties. Lee, outnumbered two to one, moved his defensive forces to parry each offensive blow, but McClellan never deployed all of the reserves of his army to capitalize on localized successes and destroy the Confederates. On September 18, Lee ordered a withdrawal across the Potomac and on September 19–20, fights by Lee's rear guard at Shepherdstown ended the campaign. Although Antietam was a tactical draw, it meant the strategy behind Lee's Maryland campaign had failed. President Abraham Lincoln used this Union victory as the justification for announcing his Emancipation Proclamation, which effectively ended any threat of European support for the Confederacy. Very good condition. This listing includes the complete entire original newspaper, NOT just a clipping or a page of it. STEPHEN A. GOLDMAN HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is an original newspaper printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description. U.S. buyers pay priority mail postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect the purchased item from damage in the mail. 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