Battles+of+Bull+Run

-Who were the major people or parties that were involved?: Union(North) -General Irvin McDowell, Confederacy(South) -Joseph E. Johnston, and P.G.T. Beauregard -Where did it happen?: First battle of Civil War in Fairfax County, Virginia on July 21, 1861 -What led to the battle?: The Northern newspapers pressured President Abraham Lincoln to put an end to the Civil War Rebellion of the Southern states. The opposing armies wanted to take control of the capital city: Richmond, Virginia -What happened during the battle?: The Union, at about 25-30 thousand, was marching ten minutes into battle, knowing that the Confederacy was waiting for their arrival. They divided into three separate columns when they reached the woods, and around eight o'clock the North had surrounded the Confederates. Shots were aimed, rifles were being pointed, and everyone was screaming. The Union's strategy was to push the South into the woods but the North was slowly fading out. And just when the Union army was narrowing down, the other regiments arrived. This five hour long battle was overwhelming and created damage to both armies.



The outcome of this battle impacted not only the Civil War but American history by giving a small view to how the Civil War was going to be. It surprised both the Confederates and the Union because they believed that the battle was going to be a short turnout, but ended up creating a bloody brawl. The Union believed that the Confederates would retreat. Both armies were unprepared for such a battle, and General Irvin McDowell was not suitable for commanding the Union army. Therefore, this changed the rebellion war into a civil war.



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