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The First Battle of Bull Run is also known as the First Battle of Manassas and was the first major land battle of the Civil War fought on July 21, 1861 near Manassas, Virginia. Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell advanced his Union Army troops across Bull Run against the Confederate Army under Brig. Gens. Joseph E. Johnston and P.G.T. Buearegard. The Union was forced to retreat back to Washington, D.C.

First Battle of Bull Run

The First Battle of Bull Run is also known as the First Battle of Manassas and was the first major land…

"General Samuel P. Heintzelman was inthe Battle of Bull Run during the Civil War."—E. Benjamin Andrews 1895

General Samuel P. Heintzelman

"General Samuel P. Heintzelman was inthe Battle of Bull Run during the Civil War."—E. Benjamin…

"General Joseph E. Johnston was involved in the Battle of Bull Run."—E. Benjamin Andrews 1895

General Joseph E. Johnston

"General Joseph E. Johnston was involved in the Battle of Bull Run."—E. Benjamin Andrews 1895

"General George McClellan was involved in the Battle of Bull Run."—E. Benjamin Andrews 1895

General George McClellan

"General George McClellan was involved in the Battle of Bull Run."—E. Benjamin Andrews 1895

Irvin McDowell (October 15, 1818 – May 4, 1885)[1] was a career American army officer, famous for his defeat during the First Battle of Bull Run, the first large-scale battle of the American Civil War.

Irvin McDowell

Irvin McDowell (October 15, 1818 – May 4, 1885)[1] was a career American army officer, famous…