John Pope Events

1861 Dec 19 Confederate Recruiting Hampered in Blackwater Creek Skirmish
The Skirmish at Blackwater Creek (actually a river) or Skirmish at Milford was an American Civil War skirmish that took place in central Missouri on December 19, 1861 near present day Val...
1862 Feb 28
to 1862 Apr 8
 Battle of Island Number 10 - First Time the Confederate Army Loses a Position on the Mississippi River
The Battle (also known as the Siege) of Island Number Ten was an engagement at the New Madrid or Kentucky Bend on the Mississippi River during the American Civil War, lasting from Februar...
1862 Aug 22
to 1862 Aug 25
 First Battle of Rappahannock Station
The First Battle of Rappahannock Station, also known as Waterloo Bridge, White Sulphur Springs, Lee Springs, or Freeman's Ford, took place from August 22 to August 25, 1862, in Culpeper C...
1862 Aug 28 Second Battle of Bull Run - Brawner's Farm (Day 1)
"Our men on the left loaded and fired with the energy of madmen, and the 6th worked with equal desperation. This stopped the rush of the enemy and they halted and fired upon us their deadl..." —Maj. Rufus R. Dawes, 6th Wisconsin
1862 Aug 29 Second Battle of Bull Run - Jackson Defends Stony Ridge (Day 2)
Jackson had initiated the battle at Brawner's farm with the intent of holding Pope until Longstreet arrived with the remainder of the Army of Northern Virginia. Longstreet's 25,000 men be...
1862 Aug 30 Second Battle of Bull Run - Longstreet Counterattack & Union Retreat (Day 3)
"A splendid army almost demoralized, millions of public property given up or destroyed, thousands of lives of our best men sacrificed for no purpose. I dare not trust myself to speak of th..." —Brig. Gen. Alpheus S. Williams (II Corps division commander)
1862 Aug 30 Second Battle Of Manassas
On August 30, 1862, the Second Battle of Manassas ended a long campaign in northern Virginia. The campaign had begun when Union forces attempting to invade the Southern capital at Richmon...