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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.

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What side won the first US Civil War Battle of Bull Run?

The first Battle of Bull Run was won by the Confederacy. General McDowell's army was defeated by Southern armies led by generals PT Beauregard and Johnston.


Who was the commander of the Southern forces at the Battle of Bull Run?

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.


What was the southern name of the Bull Run?

The First Battle of the Bull Run was also called the First Manassas.


How many people were in the the first Battle of Bull Run?

Around 64000 men, altogether, from both armies.


The first major clash of the union and confederate armies took place in July of 1861 and came to be known as the what?

first battle of bull run this was fought at bull run creek, Virginia.


What did the Battle of Bull Run go against?

There were two Battles of Bull Run (Manassas), one of them being the first pitched battle of the war. Both went against the Union armies - the Confederates were the victors.


What side was Lincoln on in the Battle of Bull Run?

Lincoln was the US President, directing the Union armies. These armies lost both the Battles of Bull Run.


After the first battle of the bull run what did the north begin to understand about the war?

That the Northern armies were not yet ready for proper campaigning.


What side won the Battle of Bull Run?

In speaking about the First Battle of Bull Run, the Confederates won. The battle was near the railway junction of Manassas. Each army was unprepared for battle and the South could have lost as well. The armies had no real seasoned troops.


How did each side react to the first Battle of Bull Run and why?

The victorious southerners, were elated, and their smashing victory led them to feel highly superior to their enemies. The North was shocked into realizing they were not going to just walk over the southern armies.


What southern general earned a reputation for being firm at the Battle of Bull Run?

General Thomas Jonathan Jackson earned the name "Stonewall Jackson at the first Battle of Bull Run.


How did modern technology help decide the outcome of the First Battle of Bull Run?

While the railways were not a new technology, what was new was the use of railways in battles and in wars. The rail link to where Confederate Johnston's forces were located, and Bull Run, where the armies of Union General McDowell and Confederate General Beauregard were to square off, helped unite the Southern armies and become the deciding factor in the Southern victory at the First Battle of Bull Run.But the railways were a tool to improve upon a military tactic that dated back to the Napoleonic Era. It was known as " interior lines". There were no Union troops standing between those of McDowell and Beauregard. The two Southern armies were thus linked by lines that were interior from the battle front. Any lines of reinforcement to McDowell were not linked. There were "exterior" to the site of the battle action. Both Union General Henry Wager Halleck and Southern General PT Beauregard had read about these tactics long ago. They would be a vital consideration throughout the Civil War.