The Armies Clash - First Bull Run and Wilson's Creek

Overview

• The Civil War begins with Union and Confederate armies fighting at Manassas and Wilson's Creek.

• Southern armies under P. G. T. Beauregard defeat Union forces commanded by Irvin McDowell in Manassas, VA on July 21,1861.

• In the west, Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon is killed at Wilson's Creek, MO on  August 10, 1861. The victory by the Southern troops gave the Confederates control of southwestern Missouri.

Class

• The Armies Clash - First Bull Run and Wilson's Creek - The Confederacy scores two victories in battles in Virginia and Missouri.

  • The Armies Clash - First Bull Run

  • The Armies Clash - Wilson's Creek

• Battle Maps

  • First Manassas - Wikipedia

  • First Manassas - Civil War Trust

  • Wilson's Creek - Civil War Trust

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Resources

Links

• First Bull Run - Battlefield Pictures

• Manassas National Battlefield Park - National Park Service

• The First Battle of Bull Run - Wikipedia

• Bull Run - HistoryAnimated.com

• The First Battle of Manassas - National Park Service Civil War Series

• Gods and Generals Movie – First Battle of Bull Run

• Wilson's Creek - Battlefield Pictures

• Wilson's Creek National Battlefield - National Park Service

• Battle of Wilson's Creek - Wikipedia

• Battle of Wilson's Creek - Civil War Times article

• The Battle of Wilson's Creek - National Park Service Civil War Series

• The Battle of Bull Run - Civil War Trust

• The Battle of Wilson's Creek - Civil War Trust

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