The First Battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861, was the first major battle of the Civil War. Twenty eight thousand Union soldiers and thirty three thousand Confederate soldiers fought each other. Two thousand nine hundred Union soldiers were killed and two thousand Confederate soldiers were killed. The battle only lasted five hours and took place near Manassas, Virginia. The battle took place very close to Washington D.C. The Unions plan was to suprise attack the Confederate soldiers. The Union had the Confederate soldiers on the run until Thomas J. Jackson "Stone Wall Jackson" and nine thousand reinforcements came to help them take over. The union soldiers retreated back to Washington D.C.
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