The Battle Begins

Late on the afternoon of August 28, Brig. Gen. Rufus King's division proceeded east toward Centreville in search of "Stonewall" Jackson, who was operating behind Union lines with half the Confederate army. As the head of the column passed the village of Groveton, Confederate artillery emerged from the woods and fired on the unsuspecting Federals. Union troops turned to fight a fierce twilight battle near the Brawner Farm that began the three-day battle of Second Manassas.

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