ppt课件-the battleof bull run the first major battleofthe war（battleof牛市第一大battleofthe战争）.pptVIP

The Battle of Bull RunThe First Major Battle of the War Pgs. 162-163 The Battle of Bull Run Three months after the attack on Ft. Sumter, (July 1861) two armies of eager young men met at a stream near the town of Manassas Junction, Virginia. The Northern army consisted of about 35,000 soldiers compared to the South’s army of 22,000. A Union Defeat After hours of fighting, the South won the battle. The defeat shocked the Union! Northerners had entered the war feeling very strong. The North had a larger population, more factories to make weapons, and more railroads to get supplies to their troo