(A) Fort Sumter
(B) Vicksburg
(C) ** The First Battle of Bull Run
(D) Gettysburg
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -The First Battle of Bull Run (the name used by Union forces), also known as the Battle of First Manassas (the name used by Confederate forces ), was the first major battle of the American Civil War.
Concept note-2: -The first Battle of Bull Run (also called the first Battle of Manassas) was the first major land battle of the Civil War. Following President Abraham Lincoln’s orders, the Union Army under General Irvin McDonnell marched from Washington, D.C., to seize the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
Concept note-3: -First Bull Run A Union supply train races down a road during the First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia, the first major battle of the Civil War. July 21, 1861: Union Gen. Irvin McDowell marched out of Washington, D.C. into Virginia, intent on seizing the Confederate capital of Richmond and putting an end to the war.
Concept note-4: -The First Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Manassas, marked the first major land battle of the American Civil War. On July 21, 1861, Union and Confederate armies clashed near Manassas Junction, Virginia.
Concept note-5: -The end result of the battle was a Confederate victory and Federal forces retreated to the defenses of Washington, DC. One week later, General George McClellan was appointed head of the Army of the Potomac. The three maps cited below all use the name “Bull Run” to identify the battle.