USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR(1861 1865)

THE FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN

[SOURCES]
Why did Beauregard call Joseph E. Johnston?

(A) None of them

(B) To ask for more weapons

(C) ** To ask for reinforcements

(D) To ask for food and water

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Johnston was severely wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines in June 1862, and was subsequently replaced by Robert E. Lee. He later commanded Confederate forces in the Western Theater, where he clashed with President Jefferson Davis over his cautious strategy during the Vicksburg and Atlanta Campaigns.

Concept note-2: -Contents. Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard (1818-1893) was a U.S. military officer who later served as a Confederate general during the Civil War (1861-65).

Concept note-3: -Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard (May 28, 1818-February 20, 1893) was a Confederate general officer of Louisiana Creole descent who started the American Civil War by leading the attack on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861.

Concept note-4: -First Battle of Bull Run: Background Following the event, President Abraham Lincoln issued a call for volunteers to serve in the army. Lincoln hoped to have the war over within 90 days, especially if the Union army could make a massive strike against the Confederate capital in Richmond, Virginia.