Long before we did this at football games, it was done on the battlefield during the American Civil War - and it goes back ...

Bull Run has steep banks and is deep in spots, and would have slowed even experienced troops. The soldiers of 1861, and many of their officers, were still novices.

The Confederacy had been victorious at Fort Sumter in April and now the next battle - at Bull Run was taking place. The men, women and children who made up the wealthy elite of Washington came out in ...

THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN. Share full article. Aug. 16, 1861. ... See the article in its original context from August 16, 1861, Page 4 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine.

THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN LOST BY THE BESELS. Share full article. From the Charleston Mercury. Aug. 15, ... See the article in its original context from August 15, 1861, Page 8 Buy Reprints. View on ...

The First Battle of Bull Run, also known as the First Battle of Manassas, was a pivotal early engagement in the American Civil War. It took place on July 21, 1861, near Manassas, Virginia, and was ...

On this day: July 21 has witnessed pivotal moments, from Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Buzz Aldrin blasted off from the moon in 196 ...

The First Battle of Bull’s Run (also known as First Manassas) was the first major land battle of the Civil War. On July 21, 1861, the Union army, commanded by General Irvin McDowell engaged the forces ...

The Great Comet of 1861 faded during the week of the First Battle of Bull Run, leading to vast speculation on that meaning. But comets were not done with the war.

The Civil War was getting off to a bad start for the Union. On July 21, 1861, Union and Confederate armies met in their first major clash, called the Battle of the Bull Run by the North, and the ...