Bull Run Civil War
Beauregard drawn up behind bull run creek west of centreville beauregard s men defended the strategic railroad junction at manassas just west of the creek.
Bull run civil war. The confederates won a solid victory bringing them to the height of their power. The second battle of bull run or battle of second manassas was fought august 28 30 1862 in prince william county virginia as part of the american civil war it was the culmination of the northern virginia campaign waged by confederate gen. In august 1862 union and confederate armies converged for a second time on the plains of manassas. The battle was fought on july 21 1861 in prince william county virginia just north of the city of manassas and about 25 miles west southwest of washington d c.
John pope s army of virginia and a battle of much larger scale and numbers than the. Heavy fighting swept away any notion of a quick war. Bylaws of the bull run civil war round table. By regularly presenting knowledgeable respected civil war historians and scholars writers and lecturers it is the intent of the brcwrt to honor the memory of those who gave the last full measure.
The first battle of bull run the name used by union forces also known as the first battle of manassas the name used by confederate forces was the first major battle of the american civil war and was a confederate victory. Irvin mcdowell marched from washington dc toward the confederate army under gen. The high casualty count. The brcwrt is a non profit 501 c 3 organization.
On july 16 1861 the new union volunteer army under brig. The first battle of bull run was the first major battle of the american civil war.