it sounds like you may be talking about the 2nd battle of bull run (1862) fought between Robert E Lee and John Pope. Pope was defeated.
yes the second battle of bull run did leave the confederate troops only 20 miles from Washington D.C.
battle of shiloh
The First Battle of Bull Run.
At the First Battle of Manassas Gen. Joseph Eggleston Johnston had the overall command of the Confederate Army, while Gen. Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was left the tactical direction of the battle. At the Second Battle of Manassas the Confederate leader was Gen. Robert E. Lee.
Gettysburg
They had more troops
July 11 and 12, 1864. The Battle of Fort Stevens.
battle of shiloh
The First Battle of Bull Run.
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The Union troops were able to defeat the Confederate troops that had invaded the North
Lots of Confederate and Union troops alike
The Union troops were able to defeat the Confederate troops that had invaded the North
The Union troops crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate troops out of Vicksburg
The Union troops crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate troops out of Vicksburg
At the First Battle of Manassas Gen. Joseph Eggleston Johnston had the overall command of the Confederate Army, while Gen. Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was left the tactical direction of the battle. At the Second Battle of Manassas the Confederate leader was Gen. Robert E. Lee.
battle of Princeton
battle of Princeton