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John Pope (March 16, 1822 – September 23, 1892) was a career United States Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War. He had a brief stint in the Western Theater , but he is best known for his defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Manassas) in the East .
John Pope was a Union general in the American Civil War who was relieved of command following the Confederate triumph at the Second Battle of Bull Run. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1842, Pope served as a topographical engineer with the army throughout most of the 1840s.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jan 12, 2024 · Biography of Major General John Pope who commanded the Union Army of Virginia at the Battle of Bull Run II during the Civil War.
- Harry Searles
A career United States Army officer, John Pope was appointed on June 14, 1861 to brigadier general of volunteers by President Abraham Lincoln. Pope began the war in the Western Department with command of the District of North and Central Missouri.
Dec 22, 2021 · John Pope was a Union general during the American Civil War (1861–1865) with a reputation for outspokenness and arrogance. After serving in the Mexican War (1846–1848) as an engineer, the West Point graduate fought well in the West during 1861 and 1862, prompting U.S. president Abraham Lincoln to transfer him east.
Union Army General John Pope gained a reputation in the West before President Lincoln appointed him to defend Washington, D.C. on June 26, 1862 with command of Army of Virginia—to the chagrin of generals loyal to General McClellan.
Union General John Pope used geography, intelligence, engineering, and sweat, and the USS Carondelet to capture Confederate Island No. 10.
