Jackson captures and burns the Union depot at Manassas Junction
August 27, 1862, Manassas Junction, Virginia.
- Date
- August 27, 1862
- Where
- Manassas Junction, Virginia
- What happened
- Burned
- Event
- 46 of 174
Jackson's wing marched around Pope's flank, wrecked two trains and several miles of track at Bristoe Station, and took the massive supply depot at Manassas Junction by night attack. His men carried off what they could and burned the rest at midnight. The cut supply line forced Pope to retreat from the Rappahannock.
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