Many historians call the Civil War the central event in U.S. history. The study of war journals and artifacts has developed a network of people, who perform Civil War re-enactments. These groups helped portray the war in realistic terms.
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 The First Battle of Bull Run: View To A Kill. On July 21, 1861, a dry summer Sunday, Union and Confederate troops clash outside Manassas, Virginia. 
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 The First Battle of Bull Run: Off In The Distance. Union General Irvin McDowell prepares to march his men across a small stream called Bull Run. 
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 The First Battle of Bull Run:Camp Central. A stone's throw from Henry Hill. 
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 The First Battle of Bull Run: Revolutionary Wives: Battlefields were often clogged with War-Watchers. 
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 The First Battle of Bull Run: Cavalry Captain. Confederates force McDowell's men from the area. 
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 The First Battle of Bull Run: The Aftermath. The Southerners were too tired to pursue the Union. 
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 The First Battle of Bull Run: Smoke on the Battlefield. The Union begins to pull back. 
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 The First Battle of Bull Run: Preparing To Ride. Union soldiers prepare to ride back to Washington, D.C. on July 22. 
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 The First Battle of Bull Run: Cannon Fire. Union Soldiers face Southern artillery. 
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 The First Battle of Bull Run: Smokey Woodlands. McDowell launches a diversionary attack at Stone Bridge. 
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 The First Battle of Bull Run: Wounded. Over 4700 dead or dying litter the field of battle. * 
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 The First Battle of Bull Run: Stars and Stripes. Stonewall Jackson drives back the Union troops. * 
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 The First Battle of Bull Run: Counterattack. Southern troops route unseasoned Union soldiers. 
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 The First Battle of Bull Run: Inspecting the Men. Confederates near the Stone Bridge. 
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 The First Battle of Bull Run: Little Drummer Boy. General Joseph E. Johnston's troops arrive from the Shenandoah Valley. 
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