1 lugl 1861 anni - Confederates win First Battle of Bull Run

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before: union thought that attacking confederat capital (Richmond, VA) would end the rebellion. In July 1961, Lincoln sent General McDowell to attack General Beauregard's men (union: confederate was 3:2 ratio) in Bull Run (Manassas) Virginia rail junction near Washington)

-McDowell launched a strong assault near Bull Run. Union soldiers panicked when Confederate soldiers counterattacked with a "rebel yell." Union soldiers (and civilian observers) fled.
-Washington, D.C. seemed threatened. Federal officials and residents prepared to flee.
-showed rebellion's strength

After: lincoln replaced McDowell with General McClellan+enlisted a million men to serve for 3 years in the new Army of the Potomac. McClellan trained recruits and launched his first major offensive in Mar 1862

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