American Civil War: Union and Confederate Armies Move Toward Manassas #history #Union #Confederate July 21, 1861 — The First Battle of Bull Run, or Manassas, marked the first major clash of the American Civil War. Both sides expected a short, glorious fight. Instead, they met a brutal awakening on the rolling fields of Virginia. This animated battle map traces the battle hour by hour — from the early Union advance under Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell to the Confederate counterattack led by Brig. Gen.

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13K views · 747 reactions | Garry Adelman sets the scene for the beginning of the Civil War in the Eastern Theater, and explains how the Union and Confederate armies came to clash outside of Manassas, Virginia on July 21, 1861. | American Battlefield Trust | Facebook