There were two Civil War battles at Bull Run. The first one in July of 1861 saw Union forces defeated as they attempted to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond. The Union failed and was beaten in this battle. The Union defeat could have only boasted the morale of the South.
The second battle of Bull Run was in August of 1862. Again the Union army attempted to capture Richmond and was defeated again. There was much loss of life in this second Bull Run battle, however, the two now failures of the Union forces to capture Richmond had to create a positive mood in the South that despite the Union's superiority, the Southern cause as a real chance to succeed.
At the First Battle of Bull Run, Southern forces were led by generals Beauregard and Johnston. At the Second Battle of Bull Run, the commanding officer of all Southern forces was General Robert E. Lee.
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The First Battle of the Bull Run was also called the First Manassas.
The name that the south called for the Battle of Bull run was Manassas.
Southern Historians generally refer to the second battle of Bull Run as the Second Battle of Manassas. Generally, Southern Historians named battles after place names and Union Historians named battles after Rivers or bodies of water. Manassas was a village. Bull Run was a stream.
The South lost almost as many men as did the Union, so they gained a respect for their foe's fighting ability.
They learned that the southern army could fight just as well, if not better than the northern army, and this would be a long struggle.
General Thomas Jonathan Jackson earned the name "Stonewall Jackson at the first Battle of Bull Run.
Confederate General PT Beauregard commanded the Army of the Potomac and General Joseph Johnston commanded the Army of the Shenandoah at the first Battle of Bull Run.
At the first Battle of Bull Run the Confederate commanders were PT Beauregard and Joseph A. Johnston. At the second Battle of Bull Run the top Confederate commander was General Robert E. Lee.
T.J. Jackson - nicknamed "Stonewall" on account of his stout defence of his ground.
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