Stonewall Jackson

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In the first big battle of the Civil War, Confederate forces defeated the Union army near Washington DC. Many Northerners had thought the war would be short…

• 1861 CE

  First Battle of Bull Run

  In the first big battle of the Civil War, Confederate forces defeated the Union army near Washington DC. Many Northerners had thought the war would be short and easy, but this loss showed it would be a long and bloody fight.