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D. H. Hill, Jr., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 4, North Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 6 : (search)
Chapter 6:
The campaign against Pope-Cedar Mountain
Gordonsville
Warrenton
Bristoe Station
Groveton
Second Manassas
Chantilly, or Ox Hill
Pope defeated at all points.
The result of the battles around Richmond so weakened Federal confidence in General McClellan's ability, that General Halleck was called from tlefield of First Manassas.
Pope spent all the 28th in a search for his missing foe. About sunset that night, Jackson disclosed himself by fiercely striking, at Groveton, the flank of King's division of McDowell's corps while on its march to Centreville, where Pope then thought Jackson was. This attack was made by the divisions o ne of an unfinished railroad, and Longstreet, having passed Thoroughfare gap, was marching in haste to reunite the two armies.
Jackson's line extended from near Groveton, on the Warrenton pike, almost to Sudley's Springs.
His own division held his right, Ewell the center, and A. P. Hill the left.
In Sigel's morning attack on Ja