AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
THE FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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confusing orders and intelligence reports
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poor generals
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outmanned
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inferior supplies
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Detailed explanation-1: -Fitz John Porter’s V Corps, Longstreet’s wing of 25, 000 men in five divisions counterattacked in the largest simultaneous mass assault of the war. The Union left flank was crushed and the army was driven back to Bull Run. Only an effective Union rear guard action prevented a replay of the First Manassas defeat.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Second Battle of Bull Run was a significant battle of the American Civil War (1861-1865) and was a decisive victory for Confederate forces. This victory led to greater confidence in the Confederacy, leading them to begin Northern/Union territory campaigns.
Detailed explanation-3: -Yet the Second Battle of Bull Run, otherwise known as the Second Battle of Manassas, was significant in its own right. An unambiguous Southern victory, it cemented General Robert E. Lee’s reputation as a brilliant tactician and paved the way for his first invasion of the North.