First Battle of Bull Run

The First Battle of Bull Run showed all who were present the unpredictability of war. For the North it showed that the South wasn't going to turn and run so easily as some had believed before the battle. For the South it boosted the confidence that the Confederate soldiers could stand up against the Union army and win. Afterward it was realized that it wasn't likely to be a "90 days war" as some had earlier thought.

The battle at Bull Run was a Confederate victory because they had better field commanders than did the Union. Lincoln had not yet found a Union General who was willing to fight regardless of the casualties inflicted. The first battle of the Civil War is generally considered to be Fort Sumter. The South won that because it had more men, more artillery and could easilly besiege the Federal force occupying the Fort. The Battle of 1st Manassas/Bull Run was won because the Federal Army was exhausted from a long march around the Confederate flank which was relatively fresh and was then reinforced throughout the battle. This Battle was the first major battle of the war.

The first pitched battle, with two armies marching into action, was Manassas/Bull Run in July 1861.

It showed that neither of the two armies was ready to go out on operations.

The earlier action at Fort Sumter could not be described as a battle in the full sense, as it was obvious that The Union would not be able to defend this tiny island-garrison, which soon had to be evacuated.

Other early actions in the Virginia mountains also could not be described as battles, though the press wanted this to be so, and wrote about great epic struggles that had not happened - yet.

The war's first pitched battle (July 21st 1861), which was a premature attempt by the Union army to march on Richmond, urged by impatient politicians.

The unfortunate General McDowell knew that his army wasn't ready for combat, but still had to launch the operation.

The Union advantage in artillery appeared to be swinging the battle their way, but some Confederates in blue uniforms confused the gunners and the advantage was lost. The Confederate GeneralT.J. Jackson earned his nickname 'Stonewall' here, and on the Union side,the unknown colonel William T. Shermanperformed well (but declared himself insane after the battle).

The Confederates were triumphant, and they gathered upa lot of the enemy'smilitary stores that had been abandoned.The Union retreat was hampered by local families who had come out to watch the battle, and turned into a chaotic scramble to get home. The demoralised troops just hung around the streets of Washington for a few days, before the popular young General George McLellan was sent to re-organise them.

Both sides nowrealised that it was going to be a long war, and no significant actions took place for another six months.

Because they had no experience of real combat - they thought they were just off to watch some kind of ball-game.

Newspapers, Northern citizens, abolitionists, the US military and foreign nations, such as England were shocked that the Union army was defeated by the Rebel forces of the South. The North had every reason to expect a victory. Now, with that defeat, the Union knew it had a battle on its hands. President Lincoln summoned General George B. McClellan to come to Washington DC and organize the new Army of the Potomac.

Union 2,708

Confederate 1,981

The judge meets with all the involved parties and their legal counsel to see if a settlement can be reached without going to trial. The judge will review all pertinent information such as discovery documents, interrogatiories, etc. and then give his or her non binding opinion as to the merits of the case.

My favorite act of bravery was the swinging gate, done by Joshua Chamberlain. He and his regiment charges a confederate army on Little Round Top. With no ammo they flank the rebels and charge, without knowing Chamberlains regiment had no ammo, the rebels surrendered. Joshua lived through that and he was the leading unit.

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1 011 Unionists ans 1582 Confederates.

It told them both that this was goin to be a long war and not end at Christmas as the expected

First Manassas

From what I've read over the years it would be fair to state that if you include reserves for both sides the Union mustered 30,000 men and the Confederates mustered in 29,000 men for the First Battle of Bull Run or, as the Confederates called it, First Manassas. The Union saw 3,000 killed, wounded or missing and the Confederates lost 2,000. If you are interested in the First Battle of Bull Run check out the book, "Voices from the Civil War" It was the fist book I read about the Civil War and I liked it so much that I was compelled to read others. I have now read somewhere near 50 books on the subject and created over 100 web pages about that momentous time in American history.

The north realized the First Battle of Bull Run wouldn't be easy

500,000 were killed or wounded in the 1st Battle

139,000 were killed or wounded in the 2nd Battle

The Battle of First Manassas/Bull Run was fought by the Army of Northeastern Virginia under Irvin McDowell and the combined Armies of the Potomac (Confederate) and the Shenandoah under Joseph E. Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard.

The Battle of Second Mannassas/Bull Run was fought between the Army of Virginia under John Pope and the Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee.

In the two battle five Generals commanded the field. For the Union Irvin McDowell commanded the first battle while John Pope commanded the second and for he Confederacy Joseph E. Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard commanded the first battle while Robert E. Lee commanded the second.

The Union lost the Battle of Bull Run. It used the strategy of having the three wings of its army attack at three totally different times in three different places. The Confederates could marshall their forces and defeat each wing when it attacked. If all three wings had attacked the Confederate lines at the same time instead of using a convoluted battle plan, the Union probably would have won and the Civil War might have ended with that battle.

The battle was more brutual than people expected

Assuming you mean the First Battle of Bull Run, it was General Joseph E. Johnston of the Confederates.

He distracted the elderly Union General Patterson, and managed to bring a Confederate army to the battlefield by train.

No. If the North had won the First Battle of Bull Run, the war would probably have been won much sooner than four years. However, the North did not win this battle, or the Second Battle of Bull Run either.

After the Confederates defeated the Union at Bull Run (Manassas), Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell retreated to Washington.

in the 1st bull run just about 5,000 people were killed from the union and the confederates.2,000 confederates and 2,900 union so roughly 5,000

Command was split between Joseph E. Johnston (the senior man) and P.G.T. Beauregard, who was more familiar with the terrain.

It was also the battle where 'Stonewall' Jackson acquired his nickname, though whether it was actually meant as a compliment is still debated.

Because they thought it was going to be a short and almost bloodless war. In fact, many Washington families came out to picnic on the edge of the battlefield, as though it was a spectator sport.

The battle showed that neither side was ready for operations, and it was going to be a long war. Even the fairly low casualties shocked them.