Meanwhile, Joe Johnston’s men in the Valley slipped away from the Federals watching them and marched for the trains to join Beauregard’s force at Manassas. The inconclusive fight caused McDowell to revise his attack plans which inexplicably required three days of further planning. McDowell’s plan was to make quick work of Beauregard’s force before Johnston could join him, open the road to Richmond, and march on the Confederate government.īoth sides skirmished along Bull Run on July 17 at Blackburn’s Ford near the center of Beauregard’s line. Johnston operated in the Valley and could potentially reinforce Beauregard, who blocked the Union army route to the rebel capital at Richmond. The railroads that met there connected the strategically important Shenandoah Valley with the Virginia interior. Beauregard.īeauregard held a relatively strong position along Bull Run creek, two miles northeast of Manassas Junction. Popular fervor to end the war in 90 days led President Lincoln to push a cautious Brigadier General Irvin McDowell, commander of the Union Army of Northeastern Virginia, to attack the Confederate forces commanded by Brigadier General P.G.T. Though the Civil War began when Confederate troops shelled Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, the fighting didn’t begin in earnest until the Battle of Bull Run, fought in Virginia just miles from Washington DC, on July 21, 1861. Saved Land Browse Interactive Map View active campaigns.Help Tell African American Stories of Valor.Protect 239 Acres at Todd’s Tavern & Globe Tavern in Virginia.Virtual Tours View All See Antietam now!.National Teacher Institute July 21 - 24, 2022 Learn More.USS Constitution In 4 Minutes Watch Video.Liberty Trail Explore the Southern Campaigns Learn more.African Americans During the Revolutionary War.The First American President: Setting the Precedent.
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