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First Battle of Bull Run Public demand pushed General-in-Chief Winfield Scott to advance on the
South before adequately training his untried troops. Scott ordered General
Irvin McDowell to advance on Confederate troops stationed at Manassas
Junction, Virginia. McDowell attacked on July 21, and was initially successful,
but the introduction of Confederate reinforcements resulted in a Southern
victory and a chaotic retreat toward Washington by federal troops. |
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stands jackson like a stone wall! Rally behind the Virginians!"