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The first pitched battle was Bull Run (Manassas), which brought the country to a little bit of reality - that the war would not be something short and glorious.
The first shots were fired three months earlier at Fort Sumter (signaling the start of hostilities) and the Confederates celebrated this rather one sided event as a victory, though it could not really be classified as a battle.
There had also been various skirmishes elsewhere, which the press wanted to dramatize, and this led to Irvin McDowell's miserable experience at Bull Run, when he already knew that his army was not ready for combat.
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The battle in which more Americans fell than all the wars the US had fought before was?
the civil war
When was the first war in the us?
The Battle of Fort Sumter, South Carolina.The first battle was the attack at Fort Sumter (a union fort in SC), and the only few deaths were one confederate horse and a man who was standing near a dud explosion for the salute and was injured and then died.
What wars or battles was fought in 1820-1839 US?
War of 1812
What was a cause of range wars?
Ranchers and Farmers fought over land control.
Are people still alive from civil war?
Certainly there are people still alive from civil wars that have occurred on our planet. There have been thousands of civil wars. Which one are you referring to? Re-ask the question and be more specific.
What wars was the battle fought?
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought during the U.S. Civil War.
1st battle of the civil war?
The bombardment and siege of Fort Sumter fought on Apr. 12-13, 1861
What forces fought in wars first major battle?
the union and the confederate
What state was civil wars first battle?
South Carolina
The battle in which more Americans fell than all the wars the US had fought before was?
the civil war
Which two civilizations fought in the battle of plateau of the pursan wars?
In the Persian wars which to civilizations fought in the battle of Plateau
What battle was not fought during the Persian Wars?
The Battle of the Bulge.
What was the french and Indian first battle?
the battle of saratoga NEW RESPONDENT The first battle of the French and Indian Wars was that of Jumonville Glan fought on May 28, 1754.
What was the second battle Caesar won?
You should specify what you mean. The second battle he ever won? The second battle of the Gallic Wars? The Second battle of Caesar's Civil War? Which one? It the first case, Caesar first command an army when he was appointed governor of Hispania Ulterior (Further Spain) in 62 BC. There he fought in Lusitania. I do not have information about the battles he fought there. In the second case, the second battle of the Gallic Wars was the battle of Bibracte against the Helvetii in the department of Saône-et-Loire in France in 58 BC In the third case the second battle of Caesar's Civil War was the Battle of Dyrrachium in Albania in 48 BC.
Which country fought the Civil War?
Civil wars are fought internally by factions within a given country.
What wars were fought in the 1600s?
Battle of hastings.
Why did the Romans fight a number of civil wars?
Because they fought in so many wars was that the reason is the other people they fought with was doing something bad to them first so the declared a war and that is why.
