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Generally speaking, the north tended to name battles after landmarks that were nearby, and the south tended to name battles after nearby cities or settlements.

The first and second battles of Bull Run and the first and second battles of Manassas are the same battles. Bull Run given by the north because of nearby Bull Run Creek. Manassas given by the south because of nearby Manassas junction, at the time not much more than a couple of houses and a railroad crossing, but a settlement none the less.

If you research the civil war to any extent, you will find that many battles have duel names (ie: Antietam/Sharpsburg) depending on if the source information was written in the north or south.

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Union (The North) forces called the Battle of Manassas the Battle of Bull Run .


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Is the battle called bull run or manassess?

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Manassas junction was more famous as?

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