Confederates under Lee, who defeated a General he had known and despised in the old army, John Pope.
The second battle of Bull Run was another Bull Run victory for the Confederacy. General Lee drove the Union forces out of Virginia as a result of his victory in the 2nd Bull Run.
Confederate victory
General Pope (Union) and General Lee (Confederate).
The Second Bull Run was a Confederate victory.
In the First Battle of Bull Run, The Union failed to bring about a quick end to the war by destroying the Confederate forces. In the Second Battle of Bull Run, the North tried to reach Richmond by an indirect approach.
The first battle of Bull Run - July 1861 - 460 Union/387 Confederate soldiers were killed, 1124 Union/1582 Confederate were wounded. The second battle of Bull Run - August 1862 - Union casualtieswere approximately 10,000 Union soldiers were killed or wounded out of 62,000, and 1300 killed - 7,000 wounded out of 50,000 Confederate soldiers.
General John Pope (Union) and Robert E. Lee (confederate)
Union fought Confederate at Manassas (Bull Run) - both times.
United States of America (Union/Federals/Yankees) vs. Confederate States of America (Confederate(s)/Rebs). The Generals were Maj. Gen. Irvin McDowell (Union) and Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard (Confederate) at First Bull Run, and Maj. Gen. George McClellan (Union) vs. Gen. Robert E. Lee (Confederate) at Second Bull Run. Both battles resulted in a Confederate victory.
The Union general at the first Battle of Bull Run, or First Manassas, was Irvin McDowell and the Confederate generals were Joseph E Johnston and P G T Beauregard. At Second Bull Run, or Second Manassas, the Union general was John Pope. The Confederate generals were Robert E Lee, James Longstreet and Stonewall Jackson.
Confederate Won!
Union dead 1,724 Confederate dead 1,481 Union wounded 8,372 Confederate wounded 7,617 Union missing 5,958 Confederate missing 89 total Union 16,054 Confederate 9,197 Grand total 25,251 for 3 days of battle Total number of troops Union 60,000 Confederate 50,000