First Battle of Bull Run

First Battle of Bull Run
	Part of the American Civil War
Date	July 21, 1861
Location	Fairfax County and Prince William County, Virginia
Result	Confederate Victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	Confederacy
Commanders and leaders
Irvin McDowell	Joseph E. Johnston ; P.G.T. Beauregard
Casualties and losses
2,896	1,982

The First Battle of Bull Run was the first large battle of the American Civil War. It was fought on July 21, 1861. The battle took place near a stream called Bull Run. The battle actually has two names: the First Battle of Bull Run and First Battle of Manassas.^[a]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Shon Powers, A Buff Looks at the American Civil War (Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2011), p. 501
↑ "Remembering the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)". History in the Headlines. A&E Television Networks, LLC. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

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[Powers501-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Shon Powers, A Buff Looks at the American Civil War (Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2011), p. 501

[2] "Remembering the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)". History in the Headlines. A&E Television Networks, LLC. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

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