Causes
What political pressure did the North experience to attack the South?
The newspapers
Who was the union's main general?
Irvin McDowell
Stonewall
What time did it start? (morning, afternoon, evening, night)
early morning
Did the north or south cll the battle by the name of the closet river/creek?
What war caused the north and south to start growing their armies?
Fort Sumter
Who was Irvin replaced by after the war?
George B. McClellan
Who gave Thomas Jackson his famous nickname?
General Bernard Bee
How many died at the skirmish at Blackburn’s Ford?
None
What color was the Confederate uniform?
Blue
Where did the Confederacy army moved their capital to?
What was the Union's retreat called?
The great skedaddle
When did Joseph E. Johnston rejoin the army?
After working as a topographer for a war ship in the Second Seminole War.
James Ewell Brown Stuart’s
What system did they use for signal flags?
Wig-Wag system
Where did the Union troops march to face the Confederate troops?
Manassas, Virginia
Why was George B. McClellan's nickname?
Young Napoleon
When did Jubal Early rejoin the army?
After the Mexican War
Which general helped organize the artillery line?
Thomas Jackson
What is the other name for The First Battle of Bull Run?
The First Battle of Manassas
How many troops did Abraham Lincoln call for after Fort Sumter?
What was Irvin McDowell's job before the war?
He taught military tactics at the US Military Academy
What famous general did James Ewell Brown Stuart become friends with when he attended West Point?
Robert E. Lee
Total casualties?
4,878
What was the Zouaves (an elite Union regiment) uniform color?
Grey with red trousers