The North had a slight numerical advantage and was able to open fire at Beauregards headquarters while he was having breakfast.
The Union was attacked by the Confederates first, starting the Battle of Bull Run. :)
The Union.
if you include reserves for both sides the Union mustered 30,000 men and the Confederates mustered in 29,000 men for the First Battle of Bull Run or, as the Confederates called it, First Manassas. The Union saw 3,000 killed, wounded or missing and the Confederates lost 2,000.
the union; the confederates surrendered.
In the first battle at Bull Run (1861), gen. McDowell for the Union and gen. "Stonewall" Jackson for the Confederates. In the second battle at Bull Run (1862), gen. Pope for the Union and again gen. 'Stonewall' Jackson for the Confederates.
The Confederates attacked for first and caught by surprise the Union Army, which was within a hair's breadth of loose the battle.
In the First Battle of Bull Run approximately 28,000 Union troops faced approximately 33,000 Confederate troops. In US history, this was the largest ever US battle. Later on even larger armies would be engaged.
McClellan for the Union. Lee for the Confederates.
The Confederates and the Union Army.
Meade for the Union. Lee for the Confederates.
For the Union, U.S.Grant in his first big battle, which he nearly lost on the first day. For the Confederates, Sidney Johnston, regarded as the best General in the South, killed in this battle.
eather the confederates or the union but i dont know NEW RESPONDENT. The Confederates.