. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . THE SECOND BATTLE OF BULL RUN. 459. Note on the Battle op Cedar Mountain : On the13th of July, the regular command of Jackson, consist-ing of the divisions of Ewell and Winder, marched fromMechanicsville, on the Chickahominy, under orders todispute the advance of Popes army south of the Rapi-dan. The column reached Gordonsvillo on the 19th, andJackson, on learning that Popes forces outnumberedhis own, remained inactive until recnforced early inAugust by the division of A. P. Hill.

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. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . THE SECOND BATTLE OF BULL RUN. 459. Note on the Battle op Cedar Mountain : On the13th of July, the regular command of Jackson, consist-ing of the divisions of Ewell and Winder, marched fromMechanicsville, on the Chickahominy, under orders todispute the advance of Popes army south of the Rapi-dan. The column reached Gordonsvillo on the 19th, andJackson, on learning that Popes forces outnumberedhis own, remained inactive until recnforced early inAugust by the division of A. P. Hill. Pope was now onthe Upper Rappahannock, with the corps of Banks andSigel, the former at Culpeper, the latter at outposts of infantry and cavalry under Generals8. W. Crawford and George D. Bayard were along theRapidan, covering the approaches to Culpeper andSperryville [see map, p. 450]. On the 8th Bayardspickets discovered the enemy crossing at Barnetts Fordin large force, and retired along the Orange Court Houseroad toward Culpeper. Jacksons object was to strike Banks at Culpeperbefore the latter could be recnforced. On Jackson

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