Each side engaged around 18000 men, although each army had over 30,000 men altogether.
The number of Confederate soldiers engaged in the 1861 First Battle of Bull Run were 32,000 men. PT Beauregard commanded 22,000 troops and was reinforced with General Johnston's 10,000 troops.
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The Union fell apart and Soldiers ran North.
First battle of bull run
about 28,000 fought, and about 2,900 were killed or wounded
they won the first one with losing very few soldiers but, in the second war they lost 11o thousand soldiers! *gasp!*
they won the first one with losing very few soldiers but, in the second war they lost 11o thousand soldiers! *gasp!*
Yes, there were black or African American soldiers in the Confederate ranks during the Battle of Bull Run. There were also black slaves who helped with supplies for the soldiers.
The Federals underestimated the Southern soldiers..The South had better leadership, as well.
The first battle of Bull Run - July 1861 - 460 Union/387 Confederate soldiers were killed, 1124 Union/1582 Confederate were wounded. The second battle of Bull Run - August 1862 - Union casualtieswere approximately 10,000 Union soldiers were killed or wounded out of 62,000, and 1300 killed - 7,000 wounded out of 50,000 Confederate soldiers.
The First Battle Of Bull Run
Bull Run as it was known in the North, or Manassas as it was known in the South. Before this battle soldiers on both sides worried that the war might end before they would get a chance to fight. This answer refers of course to the First Battle of Bull Run (or First Battle of Manassas, depending on your preference) as no one knew that another battle would be fought there more than a year later.