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= The First & Second Bull Run 8  = Also known as the first and second Menassas. The first menassas was fought on July 21,1861 in Menassas, Virginia. The second bull run was the bigger and more effective of the two wars. It was fought between August 28-August 30. It was an offensive campaign wagon by confederate General Robert E. Lee's army of north Virginia, it was fought against by John Pope's Army of Virginia, this battle was on a much bigger scale than that of the first Menassas.Basically the Union Army was impatient and wanted to see a quick win over the Confederate Army and they did not expect the Confederate Army to be so well prepared. McDowell was harrased by angry and impatient politicians into fighting against the Confederate Army which is why he even did it in the first place. The Union Army had 10,000 casualities and the Conferderate Army had 8,300 casualities. This war was important because it lead to the Battle Of Chantilly.

__Works Cited:__ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Bull_Run#Background http://www.civilwarhome.com/2manassa.htm [|http://www.battlefieldmanassas.org]