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The first Battle of Bull Run took place near the stream by the same name and near the rail hub at Manassas, Virginia. Each side was unprepared for this battle which happened to be the largest one up to that time in North America. The Confederates won the battle to the surprise of the North, however, the South had always believed it could "whip the Yankees ". The battle was won by the South because they used the railroads between the two Southern armies in Virginia. The tactic they used successfully was called "interior lines" What this was was transporting the forces under General Johnston via rail and creating a concentrated force against the army led by Union General McDowell.

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