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.
Bull Run Confederates called it Manassas. Federals called it Bull Run.
The name that the south called for the Battle of Bull run was Manassas.
The North called it the First Battle of Bull Run, and South called it the first Battle of Manassas.
Battle of Manassas Gap happened on 1863-07-23.
The other name for the Battle of Manassas is the First Battle of Bull Run. It was the first major land battle of the American Civil War, fought on July 21, 1861, near Manassas, Virginia.
Union (The North) forces called the Battle of Manassas the Battle of Bull Run .
Bull Run Confederates called it Manassas. Federals called it Bull Run.
Manassas
The name that the south called for the Battle of Bull run was Manassas.
It was also called the First Battle of Bull Run.
The Union caled it Bull Run.
The North called it the First Battle of Bull Run, and South called it the first Battle of Manassas.
It was called that by the Union Army because Bull Run Creek was nearby. It was called the Battle of Manassas by the Confederates because Manassas Junction, an important railroad junction was nearby.
The Northerners called it Bull Run, the Southerners Manassas.
August 29-30, 1862 was the date for the Second Battle of Manassas. The First Battle of Manassas was fought July 21, 1861.
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.
Battle of Manassas Gap happened on 1863-07-23.