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Bull Run

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Bull Run small stream, NE Va., c.30 mi (50 km) SW of Washington, D.C. Two important battles of the Civil War were fought there: the first on July 21, 1861, and the second Aug. 29-30, 1862. Both battlefields are included in Manassas National Battlefield Park (est. 1940). First Battle of Bull Run The first battle of Bull Run (or first battle of Manassas) was the first major engagement of the Civil War. On July 16, 1861, the Union army under Gen. Irvin McDowell began to move on the Confederate force under Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard at Manassas Junction, Va. Gen. Robert Patterson's force... Read more
Bull Run, First Battle of
Bull Run, First Battle of (1861).The first major land battle of the Civil War occurred at Bull Run Creek (near the town of Manassas, Virginia...deployed his force along a stream called Bull Run; it was crossable only at a number of fords... Read more
Bull Run, Second Battle of
Bull Run, Second Battle of (1862).On 26 June 1862...Confederates, Jackson moved north of the old Bull Run battlefield and hid his men in an abandoned...death of Maj. Gen. Philip Kearney. The Second Bull Run campaign marked the emergence of Lee as an... Read more

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