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How did the Battle of Bull Run show the north that the war would not be short as pevously thought?
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∙ 13y ago
It only seemed like that, because it was the first battle of the war, and both sides were in denial about the costs of real combat.
The figures looked modest indeed, when compared against the casualties that would soon be happening.
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∙ 14y ago
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