A history of the United States for schools . hedagainst Pope, and once more the Federals did just whattheir enemies wanted. Halleck ordered McClellan toabandon his operations against Richmond, and ^, ?^ ^ . The second move his army around by sea to Aquia Creek, battle ofthere to unite it with Popes. This movementleft Lees hands entirely free, so that he joined Jack-son, and with his full force struck Pope at Bull Run,August 28-30, and totally defeated him. In those threebloody days the Union army lost more than 14,000 men,and the Confederates lost not less than 10,000. After this victory, Lee
A history of the United States for schools . hedagainst Pope, and once more the Federals did just whattheir enemies wanted. Halleck ordered McClellan toabandon his operations against Richmond, and ^, ?^ ^ . The second move his army around by sea to Aquia Creek, battle ofthere to unite it with Popes. This movementleft Lees hands entirely free, so that he joined Jack-son, and with his full force struck Pope at Bull Run,August 28-30, and totally defeated him. In those threebloody days the Union army lost more than 14,000 men,and the Confederates lost not less than 10,000. After this victory, Lee pushed on into Maryland,threatening Baltimore and Washington, while wild ex-citement prevailed throughout the northern states. Allthe available forces near at hand, amounting to about87,000, were given to McClellan, who advanced north- 400 THE FEDERAL UNION. Ch. XV. westward through Maryland to find the enemy. LeeInvasion of vvas disappointed at the coldness with whichMaryland, j^jg troops wcrc rcccived in that state. The PEN N SYLVAN iXA. THE WAR IN VIRGINIA, 1S61-65. song, Maryland, my Maryland ! was for the momentpopular at the South, but the Marylanders showed nodesire to join the Confederacy. The most that Leecould hope to accomplish north of the Potomac was to § 144- SLAVERY AND SECESSION. 401 defeat the Federal army and then threaten or capturethe city of Washington. That would have been nosmall blow to the Union cause, though not necessarilyfatal. Lees course was bold. There was a Union forceof 11,000 men at Harpers Ferry, which Halleck hadthought best not to withdraw from that point. The
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