AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
THE FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN
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20, 000 Union troops
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35, 000 Union troops
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35, 000 Confederate troops
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20, 000 Confederate troops
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Detailed explanation-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.
Detailed explanation-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.
Detailed explanation-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.
Detailed explanation-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.
Detailed explanation-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.