USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR(1861 1865)

THE FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN

[SOURCES]
How many Union troops fought in the Battle of Bull Run?

(A) 20, 000

(B) 50, 000

(C) 49, 000

(D) ** 35, 000

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -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.

Concept note-2: -Total casualties for the battle topped 22, 000, with Union losses numbering 13, 824. Confederates killed, wounded, or missing numbered 8, 353 men, Longstreet’s massive charge on the second day having accounted for the bulk of that total.

Concept note-3: -The Battle of Bull Run, the first major clash in the Civil War, ended in a Confederate victory.