Scenario#: 1 Date: July 21, 1861 Location: Manassas, Virginia
The Confederates occupied a defensive position along the southern bank of a meandering river called Bull Run. With the bulk of his forces on his right, Beauregard planned to attack the Union left flank, but a little after sunrise on …
Scenario#: 48 Date: July 21, 1861 Location: Manassas, Virginia
In July, 1861 the Union army protecting Washington and the Confederate army facing it were full of new recruits. Neither was ready for war. But the Union forces were larger in number and the political pressure to do something was …