Battle of Kettle Run

Battle of Kettle Run (HM6WV)

Location: Nokesville, VA 20181 Prince William County
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N 38° 42.962', W 77° 33.666'

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Ewell's Flawless Retreat

— Second Manassas Campaign —

On August 27, 1862, two of Confederate Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's divisions plundered the Federal supply depot at Manassas Junction. Gen. Richard S. Ewell's division formed Jackson's rear guard at Bristoe Station on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. Ewell knew the ground well, having been raised nearby at Stony Lonesome farm.

Learning of Jackson's raid, Union Gen. John Pope sent Gen. Joseph Hooker's division north from Warrenton Junction along the railroad. Marching on an extremely hot afternoon, Hooker's troops encountered Ewell's skirmish line south of the Kettle Run bridge at 2 p.m. As fighting intensified, Col. Henry Forno's brigade (60th Georgia and 6th and 8th Louisiana Infantry) withdrew across the bridge and burned it. They regrouped on the other side with formidable artillery support. Col. Joseph Carr's Union brigade stormed across the stream into a hail of lead and shot which, as one Federal soldier noted, "caused a very unpleasant sensation."

Ewell's division held firm, inflicting heavy casualties along the railroad until Col. Nelson Taylor's famed Excelsior Brigade advanced and gave the Federals superior numbers. About 4 p.m., Ewell commenced an orderly retreat across Broad Run. Fighting as it withdrew, Gen. Jubal A. Early's brigade disengaged last and crossed Broad Run about 6:00, burning the railroad bridge behind it. Federal casualties were about 300 killed and wounded. The Confederates lost about 150. Ewell withdrew to Manassas Junction, where that night Jackson torched the remaining Union supplies and then marched his men to favorable ground on the old Manassas battlefield to await Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. James Longstreet's wing. This set the stage for the Second Battle of Manassas on August 28-30, 1862.
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Series This marker is part of the Virginia Civil War Trails series
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Year Placed2008
Placed ByVirginia Civil War Trails
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Date Added Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 6:03am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 277329 N 4288379
Decimal Degrees38.71603333, -77.56110000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 42.962', W 77° 33.666'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 42' 57.72" N, 77° 33' 39.96" W
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Area Code(s)703
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 12209-12215 VA-28, Nokesville VA 20181, US
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