John Pope Biography

John Pope biography

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NAME: John Pope
OCCUPATION: General
BIRTH DATE: March 16, 1822
DEATH DATE: September 23, 1892
EDUCATION: U.S. Military Academy at West Point
PLACE OF BIRTH: Louisville, Kentucky
PLACE OF DEATH: Sandusky, Ohio

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John Pope was a Union general in the American Civil War. He was relieved of command following the Confederate triumph at the Second Battle of Bull Run.

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Following the outbreak of the Civil War, John Pope was made brigadier general and promoted to major general in 1862. He was later made a brigadier general of the regular army and given command of the Army of Virginia. In 1862 a Confederate force moved toward his army and Pope misgauged the number and location of the enemy. The result was the decisive defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run.