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Yes. The Union preferred to name its battles after water-courses.

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Where was the battle of the bull fought?

Manassas, by a little stream named after a man called Bull. (Bull Run).


Where did the first Battle of Bull Run get its name?

A little stream named after a man called Bull.


What does the run in Bull Run mean?

Bull Run is the name of a stream, a tributary of the Occoquan River in Virginia. It is named after the Bull Run Mountains, and flows to the south near Manassas, Virginia. The Occoquan River later flows into the Potomac River.Two battles of the US Civil War are named for Bull Run, in July, 1861, and August, 1862.


What stream was the Battle of Bull Run fought by?

the battle of bull run was fought by the river bull run


In the civil war in the Battle of Bull Run 2 did the south call it bull run or second 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.


Where was the bull run battle located at?

Bull Run was a little stream near Manassas, Virginia.


Where was Second Bull Run?

The second Battle of Bull Run in August of 1862, was almost in the exact place as the first Bull Run battle. It was near the Bull Run stream in Virginia near the rail head of Mananas.


Is first Battle of Bull Run a fort?

No, it was just a stretch of hillside near Manassas, beside a little stream called Bull Run.


When did the north and south fight by a river named bull run?

they fought thier first battle at Bull Run in 1861. their sacond battle at Bull Run took place in 1862


What was the battle of bull run named after?

the battle of mr. hincker


Why did we have the bull run?

The Bull Run was the name of a creek at the battle site, and Union Forces named their battles after geographic features like mountainsand rivers. The Confederate States named their battles based on the nearest town. The Battle of Manasass is the same as the Battle of Bull Run.


How was the Battle of Bull Run named?

It was named that by the North for its proximity to the Bull Run River. In the South it was called the Battle of Manassas for its proximity to Manassas Junction. There were actually two battles in 1861 and 1862; First and Second Bull Run in the North, and First and Second Manassas in the South.