The Federal army showed great strength and strategy. Well organized and composedof the best thtat they could lay their hands on. With their expierenced field commanders and their well-trained soldiers, they were sure to win The 2nd Battle of Bull Run, or as it known to the South, Manassas. Pope was a strong and knowledgeable General of the Federal army, but compared to Stonewall Jackson of the South. Both armies had their strengths, especially the Union army and it's numbers, and Stackpole notes this, but like in most confrontations the attacker will most likely lose the most. When the Union's charged they took out a number of Confederate's but because of the placement of the South they had better cover and clearer shots. And when the Union army retreated their losses were increased overwhelmingly because int he event of the retreat General Robert E. Lee arrived with 30,000 more troops as reinforcements for the confederate army. Stackpole felt that the battle was a fair fight but Pope didn't use his head when he sent his troops into the battlefield....
