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	First Battle of Manassas: An End to Innocence
		On July 21, 1861, the first major confrontation of the opposing armies took place here, coming to a climax on the fallow fields of the widow Judith Henry's family, and claiming almost 5,000 casualties.
		Among the victims were not only the dead and wounded of the opposing armies, but members of the civilian population, and, ultimately, the wide-eyed innocence of a nation that suddenly realized it had gone to war with itself.
		The importance of the first battle of Manassas, or Bull Run as it was generally known in the North, lay not so much in the movement of the armies or the strategic territory gained or lost, but rather in the realization that the struggle was more an apocalyptic event than the romantic adventure earlier envisioned.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/12manassas/12manassas.htm (306 words)

	First Battle of Bull Run
		The First Battle of Bull Run, also referred to as the First Battle of Manassas, (July 16 - 22, 1861) was the first major land battle of the American Civil War.
		The battle, led brigadier-general Irvin McDowell, was fought near the railroad junction near Manassas, Virginia.
		It resulted in a humiliating rout of Union forces and a disorderly retreat, bringing the battle to a halt.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/fi/First_Bull_Run.html (176 words)

	First Battle of Bull Run
		Bull Run, FIRST BATTLE OF The gathering of Confederate troops at MANASSAS JUNCTION required prompt and vigorous movements for the defense of Washington, D. Beauregard was there with the main Confederate army, and Gen. J.
		While the streets of Richmond were populous with prisoners from the vanquished army, and eager volunteers were pressing forward towards the camps of the victors at Manassas, the streets of Washington were crowded with a discomfited and disheartened soldiery, without leaders and without organization—the personification of the crushed hopes of the loyal people.
		The intelligence was given first to Europe through The Times of London—the accredited exponent of the political and social opinions of the ruling class in England—by the pen of Dr. Russell, its war-correspondent in the United States.
	www.sonofthesouth.net /leefoundation/battle-bull-run.htm (1502 words)

	Manassas NBP, VA Manassas GMP/EIS - Superintendent's Note (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The purpose of Manassas National Battlefield Park is to preserve the nationally significant lands containing historic sites, buildings, objects and views associated with the First and Second Battles of Manassas for the use, inspiration and benefit of the public.
		The First Battle of Manassas was the first major land battle of the Civil War.
		The First Battle of Manassas dispelled all preconceived notions of a short war, and the fact that 900 Americans were killed on the battlefield was graphic proof that civil war would be a protracted bloody struggle.
	planning.nps.gov /parkweb/purpose.cfm?RecordID=160 (261 words)

	PATC -- Manassas Battlefield Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Manassas Battlefield Park was the scene of two major battles fought during the American Civil War in the years 1861 to 1865.
		The "First Battle of Manassas" was the first large-scale battle of war, the "Second Battle of Manassas" occurred just over a year later and pitted the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee against the Union Army of Virginia under John Pope.
		Confident that their foes would run at the first shot, the raw recruits were thankful that they would not miss the only battle of what surely would be a short war.
	www.patc.net /hiking/destinations/manas_bp.html (1121 words)

	The First Battle of Manassas
		The first was the use of railroads to move troops.
		General Phillip Cocke was the first general in charge of the Southern troop build-up in Northern Virginia and it was he who first suggested this in June, 1861 to the Confederate government.
		The First was a Ninety Day Regiment, and when they mustered out to go home at the end of July, they gave their newer weapons to the Second who were staying on for a full three years.
	www.sullivanballou.info /over.html (861 words)

	2nd Manassas History Primer
		The first meeting saw a green Union army fleeing for its life on the roads to Washington.
		And with numbers twice the size of the previous battle, it ensured a level of destruction that was unparalleled up to this point in the war.
		The battle orders Porter received were vague, but more importantly, Longstreet arrived with his 30,000 men and sat squarely between Porter and the right flank of Jackson.
	www.travelbrains.com /destinations/2ndManassas/2ndManassas_hp.html (2406 words)

	Manassas National Battlefield Park information, pictures, and videos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Manassas National Battlefield Park is a unique opportunity to mix your family vacation with history and outdoor adventure as you explore the grounds of our countries first major battle during the Civil War.
		Artifacts and exhibits pertaining to the First Battle of Manassas are displayed in the museum gallery.
		First Manassas is a five mile long loop trail covering the ground that was contested on July 21, 1861.
	www.adventure-crew.com /parks/Manassas.asp (4631 words)

	For God, Family and Republic
		The first battle of Manassas (or first battle of Bull of Run as northerners dub it) was the first major engagement of the War Between the States.
		Jeb Stuart was characteristically anxious for battle, and sat in the rear with a dim of the valley as the infantry skirmishers were in pitched.
		Battles are tough to explain sometimes, so if I figured if I got carried away nuancing everything, then I might make it more confusing and lose the attention of readers.
	www.puritanhead.com /2006/07/july-21-today-in-history-first-battle.html (2169 words)

	Virginia Historical Markers - Virginia History
		He was marching from Manassas to the position about a mile and a half to the north held by Jackson in the Second Battle of Manassas.
		During the Battles of Manassas (Bull Run), it was used as a field hospital by both the North and the South, but was so badly damaged that it was razed and a frame church built in its place.
		Manassas was incorporated as a town in 1873 and became a city in 1975.
	www.historical-markers.org /distance/index.cgi?mid=163_6323 (6749 words)

	Latest news on Civil War battle site preservation
		Manassas was the site of two crucial battles fought just 30 miles west of the Union capital during the summers of 1861 and 1862.
		The First Battle of Manassas was a battle of glory-seeking amateurs experiencing war for the first time.
		The Second Battle of Manassas was a far larger and costlier affair, fought by men who had become hardened to the horrors of nineteenth-century warfare.
	www.civilwar.org /news/topten2005/manassas2005.htm (213 words)

	The Battle of Manassas/Bull Run (First)
		Manassas Junction was a vital railroad center about 29 miles southwest of Washington, D.C. McDowell planned to swoop down upon this numerically inferior Confederate army, while Maj. Gen.
		His plan to attack Beauregard near Bull Run, a meandering stream to the east of Manassas, was sound, but it was too much for the raw Federals to execute, and he did not know that spies had reported his advance, giving Johnston the time he needed to reinforce Beauregard.
		Since, in the first months of the war, neither side had standard uniforms, the confusion and casualties compounded.
	www.mycivilwar.com /battles/610721.htm (1081 words)

	First Manassas
		Manassas Junction is located about five miles to the south, and is the strategic prize to be won or lost in this first major battle of the Civil War.
		Turn right at the first trail intersection; ride down the hill through the pines, cross the stream and the road, and follow the trail up the hill to the gravel road, which is Point B. Turn left.
		The information and quotes were abridged from "The Battle of Bull Run" by W.C. Davis, and the "First Battle of Manassas" by John Hennessy.
	battlefieldequestriansociety.org /firstmana (2519 words)

	Civil War Traveler \| Virginia \| Manassas
		First Manassas is remembered as the first major land battle of the war, won by inexperienced Confederates who routed an equally raw Union force.
		Explore the history of Manassas and the Northern Virginia Piedmont at this effective regional museum.
		It was the first use of wig-wag signals during wartime.
	www.civilwar-va.com /virginia/north/manassas.html (1186 words)

	battle of bull run, First Battle of Bull Run (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The First Battle of Bull Run, referred to as the First Battle of Manassas in the South, (July 21, 1861) was the first major land battle of the American Civil War.
		P.G.T. Beauregard (the hero of Fort Sumter), their order of battle, which would become the First Battle of Bull Run, was rather unwieldy, with about 1/3 of their troops still marching from the Shenandoah Valley.
		Although the Confederates would probably have won the war had they marched on Washington during the rout, they were too exhausted to follow through with a pursuit of the enemy during the First Battle of Bull Run.
	www.civilwar-history.com /Battle-of-Bull-Run-1.aspx (643 words)

	Manassas: Virginia Is For Lovers
		The city of Manassas is in Prince William County in the Northern Virginia region.
		Manassas originated in 1852 at the junction of two railroads that linked Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., with the Shenandoah Valley and Richmond.
		The First Battle of Bull Run, aka the First Battle of Manassas, was the first major land battle of the American Civil War.
	www.virginia.org /site/cities.asp?city=Manassas (197 words)

	The First Battle Bull Run (Manassas Junction)
		This battle fits nicely on a 6 foot by 4 foot table and is very well suited to the popular Fire and Fury rules for which the scenario was written.
		Remember this battle was fought before the famous southern cross battle flag was in use.
		In this the first battle of the American Civil War, Major-General Irvin McDowell`s Union army marched west from Washington to Centreville (20 miles in 2 1/2 days indicates the rawness of this volunteer army) to put a swift end to the Southern rebellion.
	pease1.sr.unh.edu /1/FnF/scenarios/Bullrun (1488 words)

	Bullrun Manassas Second Virginia Civil War Battle
		The First Battle of Manassas lasted more than eight grueling hours and culminated with the wounded Union army fleeing for its life.
		Despite reading extensively about the battle, the automated and time-scaled troup movement maps helped me clearly grasp the scope and scale of the conflict better than ever before.
		Filmed on location, the reenactors depict the violent mayhem of the hornet's nest at Shiloh, the valiant charge on the sunken road at Antietam, the carnage in the wheat field at Gettysburg, and the brutal fighting at Cold Harbor.
	americancivilwar.com /manassas2_travelbrains.html (2845 words)

	New Exhibits Enrich Battlefield Story
		They are part of a new exhibit on the First Battle of Manassas housed in a remodeled visitors center that opens today at Manassas National Battlefield Park.
		Although the Park Service is marking the anniversary of the First Battle of Manassas this weekend and the new exhibits are devoted to that event, they have not ignored the Second Battle of Manassas, which took place on the same ground in 1862.
		The Union captain was shot four times during the battle and assumed dead; his comrades cut his tasseled, red-silk sash from his waist with the intention that it be sent to his wife.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/local/daily/sept99/parks072499.htm (947 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Bull Run (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Bull Run small stream, NE Va., c.30 mi (50 km) SW of Washington, D.C. Two important battles of the Civil War were fought there: the first on July 21, 1861, and the second Aug. 29-30, 1862.
		Hartford, Conn. A lawyer, he led a regiment of Connecticut volunteers at the first battle of Bull Run in the Civil War.
		Civil War Service Custer fought in the Civil War at the first battle of Bull Run, distinguished himself as a member of General McClellan's staff in the Peninsular campaign, and was made a brigadier general of volunteers
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/02004.html (535 words)

	Manassas, Virginia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Manassas is an independent city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
		In 1861, the First Battle of Manassas – also widely known as the First Battle of Bull Run – the first major land battle of the American Civil War, was fought near here.
		Manassas gained notoriety in 1993 as the hometown of John and Lorena Bobbitt, even though they resided outside the city and closer to the city of Manassas Park.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Manassas,_Virginia (931 words)

	Latest news on Civil War battle site preservation
		The First Battle of Manassas was a clash of glory-seeking amateurs experiencing war for the first time.
		The Second Battle of Manassas was a far larger and costly affair, fought by men who had become hardened to the horrors of 19th century warfare.
		During the first two days of the battle, the Federal army under General John Pope appeared on the verge of victory.
	www.civilwar.org /news/topten2003/manassas2003.htm (293 words)

	Incidents of the Battle of First Manassas
		Pendleton, captain of the first, and Rogers, of the second, were not with their batteries when they unlimbered, nor at any time afterwards, as long as I was with them, during the action.
		The battle was mainly fought by Johnston's troops from the Shenandoah.
		I have a distinct recollection that we found that there was not at Manassas one full day's rations on the morning of the battle (July 21) for the combined armies of Johnston and Beauregard, and that on no single day for the succeeding two weeks was there as much as a three days' supply there.
	www.rugreview.com /cw/cwbr3.htm (5064 words)

	Prince William County, Presidents Cup, Golf, Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Manassas, Occoquan, Quantico, Leesylvania ...
		The battle broke out on the grounds of the McLean Farm, on Route 28 near present-day Yorkshire Market, the home of Confederate sympathizer Wilmer McLean, who offered Beauregard use of his house as a headquarters for the battle that was fast approaching.
		In the months that had passed since the first battle, the town of Manassas had grown into a huge storehouse of goods.
		The Second Battle of Manassas was four times larger than the first battle, with 120,000 men fighting for two and a half days.
	www.visitpwc.com /m/civilwar.html (963 words)

	Today in History: August 30
		The Second Battle of Manassas began on August 28, when Pope marched his men right into Jackson's waiting forces near the town of Manassas.
		Jackson had set up his defenses at the site of the First Battle of Manassas which had ended in Confederate victory just one year earlier.
		Search the Today in History Archive on Civil War to read about battles such as the Battle of Antietam, the Battle of Gettysburg, and the Battle of Bull Run, the first Civil War battle fought in the vicinity of Manassas, Virginia.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/today/aug30.html (685 words)

	Bull Run. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The first battle of Bull Run (or first battle of Manassas) was the first major engagement of the Civil War.
		The second battle of Bull Run (or second battle of Manassas) was also a victory for the Confederates.
		When Gen. George McClellan’s army was gradually withdrawn from Harrison’s Landing on the James River (where it had remained after the Seven Days battles) to reinforce Pope, Lee concentrated his whole army at Gordonsville.
	www.bartleby.com /65/bu/BullRun.html (586 words)

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