The Battle Of Bull Run
Kimberly Reyes
First Major battle of the civil War
July 21, 1861, The union and confederate armies clashed. It began with 35,000 Union troops marched to capital of Washington D.C to strike the confederate of 20,000 along a small river known as Bull Run.
The beginning of Bull Run
General Irvin McDowell, Commander of the union. Insisted to attack the confederate forces and end it completely.Although the confederate tried to attack on the union but it backfired on them.
The victory of the The confederate
At the end of the battle , The confederate ended up winning the battle of Bull run. 1,982 were killed from the Confederate and were able to defeat the union