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Battle of Kettle Run
Ewell's Flawless Retreat
— Second Manassas Campaign —
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By Craig Swain, August 24, 2008 | |
| | | 1. Battle of Kettle Run Marker | | |
Inscription. 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 | | | | 
By Craig Swain, August 24, 2008 | |
| | | 2. Battle of Kettle Run Map | | Nearby Bristoe Station Battlefield park is the site of an 1863 battle in this highly contested portion of Virginia. | | |
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.
Erected 2008 by Virginia Civil War Trails.
Marker series. This marker is included in the Virginia Civil War Trails marker series.
Location. 38° 42.962′ N, 77° 33.666′ W. Marker is near Nokesville, Virginia, in Prince William County. Marker is at the intersection of Nokesville Road (State Highway 28) and Aden Road (County Route 646), on the right when traveling north on Nokesville Road. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nokesville VA 20181, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Confederate Cemeteries (approx. 1.2 miles away); Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park (approx. 1.2 miles away); Battle of Bristoe Station (approx. 1.4 miles away); Road to the Valley (approx. 1.4 miles away); Action at Bristoe Station (approx. 2.1 miles away); Brentsville - Union Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); Brentsville – 1822 Tavern Site (approx. 3.7 miles away); Fauquier County / Prince William County (approx. 3.7 miles away). | | | | 
By Craig Swain, August 24, 2008 | |
| | | 3. Battle of Kettle Run Marker | | |
More about this marker. In the upper center of the marker are portraits of Gens. Jackson, Ewell, and Hooker. On the lower right is a map illustrating the tactical movements described in the text. |
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By Craig Swain, August 24, 2008 | |
| | | 4. Kettle Run | | Looking from the Aden Road bridge over the run. | | |
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By Craig Swain, August 24, 2008 | |
| | | 5. Federal Advance | | Looking southwest from the Aden Road bridge. The Federals advanced into the low ground on the west bank of Kettle Run, pressing the outnumbered Confederates back toward Bristoe Station. Most of the action occurred to the south of this point, along the railroad. The site is on private property. | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on August 26, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 897 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Submitted on August 26, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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