Bull Run, First Battle
In the summer of 1861, Confederate general P. T. Beauregard commanded a large force only thirty miles southwest of Washington DC near Manassas Junction, along a small river known to locals as Bull Run. Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his military advisor Robert E. Lee chose Manassas Junction since it lay in the direct path of Richmond and on an important junction of two railroads. One of these railroads directly linked Beauregard’s position on Bull Run to the Shenandoah Valley and a large body of men under Joseph Johnston. With the Northern papers and citizens clamoring for action, and with such a large enemy force within a day’s march of Washington, President Lincoln decided to prod his general, Irvin McDowell, into advancing into Southern territory, putting into motion what would become the Battle of Bull Run. McDowell, chosen as commander of over thirty five thousand men, the largest army yet assembled in North America, was given his command on the simple merit of being the only man of experience that hadn’t defected to the Confederacy. Read More...
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Along Bull Run near Sudley church March 1862, Along Bull Run near Sudley Church, Forms part of Brady Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). [More Info] |
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Dedication of the battle monument June 10, 1865, Bull Run, VA, Forms part of Brady Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). [More Info] |
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Federal cavalry at Sudley Ford March 1862, Bull Run, VA, Forms part of Brady Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). [More Info] |
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Matthews' or the Stone House March 1862, Bull Run, VA, Forms part of Brady Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). [More Info] |
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Stone church March 1862, Centreville, VA, Forms part of Brady Civil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). [More Info] |
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