Bull Run has steep banks and is deep in spots, and would have slowed even experienced troops. The soldiers of 1861, and many of their officers, were still novices. McDowell was 42 years old, a ...

(WDBJ) - On this day in 1861, Union and Confederate troops clashed outside of Manassas, Virginia in the first major engagement of the Civil War. It began when Union General Irvin McDowell hoped to ...

This summer there will be commemorations marking the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War battle known in the north as Second Bull Run (August 29 and 30, 1862) and in the south as Second ...

The 150th anniversary of the Battle of First Manassas (Bull Run) is upon us. Fought July 21, 1861, this opening engagement of the Civil War pitted two ill-trained armies struggling to gain a strategic ...

Includes also description of the Panorama of the Battle of Bull Run by Theophile Poilpot.