jul 21, 1861 - Battle of Bull Run
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The first battlle of bull run was in Manassas, Virginia. The union military command still believed that the Confederacy could be crushed quickly and with little loss of life.The scale of this bloodshed horrified not only the frightened spectators at Bull Run but also the U.S. government in Washington, which was faced with an uncertain military strategy in quelling the “Southern insurrection.”
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