USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR(1861 1865)

THE FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN

[SOURCES]
what date was First Battle of Bull Run

(A) ** July 21, 1861

(B) June 27, 2020

(C) Aug 3, 1492

(D) June 21, 1861

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -McDowell’s Union force struck on July 21, shelling the enemy across Bull Run while more troops crossed the river at Sudley Ford in an attempt to hit the Confederate left flank. Over two hours, 10, 000 Federals gradually pushed back 4, 500 rebels across the Warrington turnpike and up Henry House Hill.

Concept note-2: -First Battle of Bull Run, also called First Battle of Manassas, Battle of First Manassas, or Manassas Junction, (July 21, 1861), in the American Civil War, the first of two engagements fought at a small stream named Bull Run, near Manassas in northern Virginia.

Concept note-3: -It was a Confederate victory, followed by a disorganized retreat of the Union forces. First Battle of Bull Run.

Concept note-4: -Confederate General Thomas Jackson brings in fresh troops ready-to-fight. At 4:00PM the Confederates manage to force Union parties into retreat back towards Centreville. Confederate forces claim the first major victory of the war at the “Battle of First Manassas”-known to the north as the “First Battle of Bull Run".