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Two things that happened before the Bull Run were the accumulation of onlooking civilians; expecting it to be a small skirmish, and the accumulation of troops on both sides, the Confederates collecting 11,000 and the Union having 35,000 recruits. Union General McDowell was to collect 35,000 90 day volunteer soldiers just for the battle. The battle proved that the Civil War would be long and drawn out, not just for a small period of time as people thought while gathering to watch the 'skirmish.'

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5y ago

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