On This Day in 1861

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History buffs::: 1st Battle of Bull Run (Manassas), Virginia. July 21, 1861
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I posted this a year ago today:::


Anyone interested in history/Civil War? This day in history July 21, 1861, First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run)----most people thought the entire war would be decided by this one battle, and people went from Washington D.C. out to the area of the fighting, had a picnic, brought their wives and sweethearts. But the battle raged and soldiers fled to Washington, and the whole outing turned into a nightmare for both the Union soldiers and the onlookers, as they fled back to the city in a panic.