▁to ▁attack ▁heavily ▁def ended ▁Fort ▁R id g ely , ▁and ▁instead ▁turn ▁to ▁the ▁settlement ▁of ▁New ▁Ul m , ▁killing ▁white ▁sett lers ▁along ▁the ▁way . ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 1 ▁– ▁The ▁Vienna ▁Stadt park ▁opens ▁its ▁gates . ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 8 – 3 0 ▁– ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁– ▁Second ▁Battle ▁of ▁Bull ▁Run : ▁Confeder ate ▁forces ▁inf lict ▁a ▁cr ushing ▁defeat ▁on ▁Union ▁General ▁John ▁Pope . ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 9 – 3 0 ▁– ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁– ▁Battle ▁of ▁Richmond , ▁Kentucky : ▁Confeder ate ▁forces , ▁led ▁by ▁General ▁Edmund ▁Kir by ▁Smith , ▁inf lict ▁a ▁cr ushing ▁defeat ▁on ▁Union ▁General ▁William ▁" B ull " ▁Nelson . ▁ ▁September ▁ 1 ▁– ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁– ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ch ant illy : ▁Confeder ate ▁General ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Lee ▁leads ▁his ▁forces ▁in ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁retre ating ▁Union ▁troops ▁in ▁Ch ant illy , ▁Virginia , ▁driving ▁them ▁away . ▁ ▁September ▁ 2 ▁– ▁American ▁Civil ▁War : ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ▁rel uct antly ▁rest ores ▁Union ▁General ▁George ▁B . ▁McC le ll an ▁to ▁full ▁command , ▁after ▁General ▁John ▁Pope ' s ▁dis astr ous ▁defeat ▁at ▁the ▁Second ▁Battle ▁of ▁Bull ▁Run . ▁ ▁September ▁ 5 ▁– ▁American ▁Civil ▁War : ▁In ▁the ▁Confeder acy ' s ▁first ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁North , ▁General ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Lee ▁leads ▁ 5 5 , 0