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"The First Battle of Bull Run" (the name used by Union forces), also known as the "First Battle of Manassas" (the name used by Confederate forces), was fought on July 21, 1861 in Prince William County, Virginia, just north of the city of Manassas and about 25 miles west-southwest of Washington, D.C. It was the first major battle of the American Civil War. The Union's forces were slow in positioning themselves, allowing Confederate reinforcements time to arrive by rail. Each side had about 18,000 poorly trained and poorly led troops in their first battle.

"The First Battle of Bull Run" is a war memoir by Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard. The First Battle of Bull Run was the first main clash of the American Civil War. The thorough description of the event comes from an insider's viewpoint, since the author served there as one of the two generals of the Confederate Army. The battle emphasized many of the problems and shortcomings that were emblematic of the first year of the war on both sides.