(A) August 18 1861
(B) ** July 21 1861
(C) July 16 1862
(D) August 16 1862
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: -The battle was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, just north of the city of Manassas and about thirty miles west-southwest of Washington, D.C. The Union’s forces were slow in positioning themselves, allowing Confederate reinforcements time to arrive by rail.
Concept note-3: -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-4: -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.