they learned that their soldiers needed traning. It also showed that the war would be long and bloody.
After the Battle of Bull Run it became apparent to both sides that this was not going to be a short, easy war but rather a long, gruelling, painstaking war.
The Battle of Bull Run was the second battle in the Civil War. People also set up picnic baskets and watched the war. This happened because many people didn't know what war was like and didn't realize how horrible it could be.
Hopes on both sides for a quick victroy ended with... The first battle of manasas in northern virginia. The confederates won the battle with the arrival of Jackson's division. However, they did not pursue to Federals to Washington. The lack of a decisive first battle brought about need for a long drawn out war.
The South won both battles of Bull Run.
According to primary sources, ie newspapers, journals and diaries the nation came to realize that it would be a long and bloody war after the Battle of Shiloh in April of 1862.
They didn't. When the first major battle happened (Bull Run), both sides realised they were quite unprepared.
they couldn't win
long war
the first Battle of the Bull Run proved that both sides, (Union and Confederacy) needed training and more experience
It made both sides realise that it was going to be a long war.
Both sides realised they were not ready for major operations.
Bull Run as it was known in the North, or Manassas as it was known in the South. Before this battle soldiers on both sides worried that the war might end before they would get a chance to fight. This answer refers of course to the First Battle of Bull Run (or First Battle of Manassas, depending on your preference) as no one knew that another battle would be fought there more than a year later.
Both sides expected a short war and spectators even came to the firat battle of the Bull Run to see the short war!
Often called the First Battle of Bull Run, the first major battle of the American Civil War took place near Manassas, Virginia, in July of 1861. Resulting in a clear but not decisive Confederate victory, this battle helped many Americans on both sides of the conflict realize that the war would be both lengthy and difficult, no matter who would eventually win.
The First Battle of Bull Run proved that neither army was capable of delivering a decisive victory.
The Battle of Bull Run was the second battle in the Civil War. People also set up picnic baskets and watched the war. This happened because many people didn't know what war was like and didn't realize how horrible it could be.
It was the first pitched battle, and it demonstrated to both sides that they were not ready for operations. It showed that it would be a long war.
they learned that their soldiers needed traning. It also showed that the war would be long and bloody.