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Heroes Made Legends Born First Manassas Best Planned, Worst Fought
A historical feature by Tom Henshaw recalls the July 21 1861 First Battle of Bull Run. Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell and Beauregard clash over plans as Johnston suprises Union forces. Stone wall Jackson earns his name amid fevered heat and chaotic marching. The Union retreat ends in Confederate victory with heavy casualties and lasting psychological impact.
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Tom Henshaw
Irvin McDowell
Virginia
Centreville
McDowell
West Point
North
Bull Run
Manassas Junction
Horace Greeley
New York Tribune
Richmond
Lew
Pierre Gustave Tourant Beauregard
Washington
Beauregard
South
Fort Sumter
Beauregard Felix
Manassas
Bory
Napoleon
Mary
William Tecumseh Sherman
San Francisco
Kansas
Louisiana Military Academy
Robert Patterson
Joseph E. Johnston
Patterson
Johnston
Winchester
Shenandoah
Manassas Gap
James Longstreet
Longstreet
Evans
Louisiana
South Carolina
Stone Bridge
Warrenton
Nathan G. Evans
Marion
S.C
Acoss
Daniel Tyler
Jonathan Edwards
Tyler
Signal Hill
E. P. Alexander
Alexander
Thomas J. Jackson
Virginia Military Institute
Jackson
Bee
Erasmus D. Keyes
The
London Times
Russell
James Ewell Brown Stuart
Jeb
Hell Itself
Manassas Sudley Road
Cub Run
Warrenton Pike
Shiloh Church
Gettysburg
Anfietam Creek
Wilderness
Grent
Lee