(A) 20, 000 Union troops
(B) ** 35, 000 Union troops
(C) 35, 000 Confederate troops
(D) ** 20, 000 Confederate troops
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -The engagement began when about 35, 000 Union troops marched from the federal capital in Washington, D.C. to strike a Confederate force of 20, 000 along a small river known as Bull Run.
Concept note-2: -The total number of Union troops present at the First Battle of Bull Run was about 35, 000 although only about 18, 000 were actually engaged. The Union army was organized as follows: 1st Division of Brig. Gen.
Concept note-3: -Union forces 32, 000, casualties 2, 708; Confederate forces 35, 000, casualties 1, 982. Also known as First Bull Run, this tactical Confederate victory left Southerners overconfident and stiffened Northern resolution.
Concept note-4: -On July 21, 1861, in the first major land battle of the Civil War, a large Union force under General Irvin McDowell is routed by a Confederate army under General Pierre G.T. Beauregard.
Concept note-5: -On the Confederate side, Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia was organized into two “wings” or “commands” totaling about 55, 000 men: Maj. Gen.