The First Battle of Bull Run

<Tab/>The First Battle of Bull Run was fought on July 21, 1861, in Virginia near Bull Run (http://www.collectorsnet.com/cwtimes/1bullrun.htm). This was the first important battle of the American Civil War; it was fought between a Confederate army of about 22,000 and a Union army of about 30,000 men (http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761569041/Bull_Run_Battle_of.html). Bull Run was a battle fought by common men; citizens willing to give up everything for what they believed was right, and who had no choice but to trust their generals with their lives. The Confederate army was under the command of General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, while the Union army was commanded by General Irvin McDowell (http://www.collectorsnet.com/cwtimes/1bullrun.htm).…