Bull Run

(noun)

A battle, also known as the "Battle of First Manassas" (the name used by Confederate forces), fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the city of Manassas.

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Examples of Bull Run in the following topics:

  • The Battle of Bull Run

    • The Battle of Bull Run, the first major battle of the Civil War, demonstrated to the public that the conflict would not be resolved quickly or easily.
    • The First Battle of Bull Run, called the "Battle of First Manassas" by the Confederacy, was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the city of Manassas.
    • This figure shows the direction of Union attack and Confederate reinforcement at the First Battle of Bull Run.

  • The Second Bull Run and the Battle of Antietam

    • Following victory in the Second Battle of Bull Run, Lee unsuccessfully attempted to invade the North in the Battle of Antietam.
    • The Second Battle of Bull Run, or Second Manassas, was fought August 28–30, 1862, as part of the American Civil War.
    • The Union's left flank was crushed, and the army was driven back to Bull Run.
    • Union Defense of Chin Ridge at the Second Battle of Bull Run
    • Analyze the Second Battle of Bull Run and the Battle of Antietam

  • McClellan's Peninsular Campaign

    • President Lincoln eventually ordered the Army of the Potomac back to the D.C. area to support Major General John Pope’s forces in the Northern Virginia Campaign and the Second Battle of Bull Run.
    • Nonetheless, Confederate morale was high following the battles, and Lee continued his aggressive strategies in the Second Battle of Bull Run and the Maryland Campaign.

  • Stalemate in the Eastern Theater

    • The Second Battle of Bull Run, fought August 28–30, 1862, was the culmination of Robert E.

  • Women and the War

    • She served in close proximity to several large-scale and well-known battles, such as Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Second Bull Run.
    • She has been credited with ensuring the South’s victory at the First Battle of Bull Run in late July 1861, for example.

  • The Rise of Wilson

    • Defeating Theodore Roosevelt's third-party "Bull Moose" candidacy in 1912, Wilson went on to enact sweeping Progressive reforms of his own.
    • Running against Progressive ("Bull Moose") Party candidate Theodore Roosevelt and Republican candidate William Howard Taft, Wilson was elected president in 1912 as a Democrat with a wide margin of victory.
    • As a result of Taft's success in securing the nomination, Roosevelt and his group of disgruntled party members officially split from the Republicans to create the Progressive Party (or "Bull Moose" Party) ticket, splitting the Republican vote in the 1912 election.

  • The Progressive Insurgency and the Election of 1912

    • The United States presidential election of 1912 was a three-way contest between incumbent William Howard Taft (renominated by the Republican Party with the support of the conservative wing), former president Theodore Roosevelt (nominated by the Progressive, or Bull-MooseParty), and Democrat Woodrow Wilson.
    • Debs had run for president in 1900, 1904, and 1908, primarily to encourage the local effort, and he did so again in 1912.
    • Failing to make itself a believable third party, the Bull Moose Party ended up losing strength.

  • Indian Resistance and Survival

  • Cleveland and the Special Interests

  • Taft and Roosevelt

    • As a result of Taft's success in securing the nomination, Roosevelt and his group of disgruntled party members officially split from the party to create the Progressive Party (or "Bull Moose Party") ticket, splitting the Republican vote in the 1912 election.