Battle of Second Manassas (Second Bull Run) was in late August of 1862
The most dramatic thing about the Civil War battlefields, is that most were slight rolling "hills" about 6 to 12 feet high about 100 or more yards apart and no other cover to speak of. These large open field with soldiers advancing on foot sometimes over 500 yards in the open in frontal assaults. The picture below shows a statue about 400 yards from the canon and the range of most of their rifles was at best was about 200 yards. They wouldn't start running until they were about 200 or 300 yards. It is a wonder that anyone survived these assaults. Imagine running at this canon position with infantry on either side if it.
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