Manassas
Battle of Bull Run was the name given the battle(s) by the Union side.
Union (The North) forces called the Battle of Manassas the Battle of Bull Run .
The name that the south called for the Battle of Bull run was Manassas.
The South called the battles of Bull Run: First and Second Manassas.
Second Bull Run. The south called it Second Manassas.
In the South, battles were named based on the location of the fighting. Because the battle of Bull Run was fought near Manassas, VA the South called it the "The Battle of Manassas"
Battle of Bull Run. Depended what side the army was on in how it was called. Bull Run was the river and the Union called it "Bull Run" . The South called it Manassas. That is why in history books you will see both names for the same battle.
The North called it the First Battle of Bull Run, and South called it the first Battle of Manassas.
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.
The battle was located near a creek called bull run.
The First Battle of Manassas as it was known in the South, or First Battle of Bull Run in the North.
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