Search results
The First Battle of Bull Run, called the Battle of First Manassas by Confederate forces, was the first major battle of the American Civil War. The battle was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, just north of what is now the city of Manassas and about thirty miles west-southwest of Washington, D.C.
Apr 1, 2011 · The First Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Manassas, marked the first major land battle of the American Civil War. On July 21, 1861, Union and Confederate armies clashed...
Apr 24, 2024 · First Battle of Bull Run, (July 21, 1861), in the American Civil War, the first of two engagements fought at a small stream named Bull Run, near Manassas in northern Virginia.
Bull Run was the first full-scale battle of the Civil War. The fierce fight there forced both the North and South to face the sobering reality that the war would be long and bloody. Confederate victory.
On July 21, 1861, two armies clashed for the first time on the fields overlooking Bull Run. Heavy fighting swept away any notion of a quick war. In August 1862, Union and Confederate armies converged for a second time on the plains of Manassas.
On July 18, McDowell’s army reached Centreville. Five miles ahead a small meandering stream named Bull Run crossed the route of the Union advance. Guarding the fords from Union Mills to the Stone Bridge were 22,000 Southern troops under the command of Gen. Pierre G.T. Beauregard.
Jul 19, 2023 · The First Battle of Manassas, or Bull Run, fought on July 21, 1861, was the first major battle of the American Civil War (1861–1865). United States president Abraham Lincoln—under pressure from the public that urged the army “On to Richmond!”—went against the advice of his aging general-in-chief Winfield Scott and ordered an attack.
Nov 24, 2009 · On July 21, 1861, in the first major land battle of the Civil War, a large Union force under General Irvin McDowell is routed by a Confederate army under General Pierre G.T. Beauregard.
Mar 16, 2024 · The First Battle of Bull Run, also known as the First Battle of Manassas, was the first major land engagement of the Civil War. It took place near the town of Manassas Junction, Virginia, on July 21, 1861. The outcome was a decisive Confederate victory.
The American Battlefield Trust's map of the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas), show troop positions, maneuvers and preserved land for this July 21, 1861 battle in Virginia, the first major battle of the American Civil War.
