The Army of the Shenandoah was a field army of the Confederate States Army active during the American Civil War. It was created to defend the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia from Union Army attacks duri
Joseph E. Johnston
First Battle of Bull Run
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The First Battle of Bull Run, called the Battle of First Manassas by Confederate forces, was the first major battle of the American Civil War. The battle was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William
Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate)
…Virginia from Union Army attacks during the early months of the war. The army was transferred to reinforce the Confederate Army of the Potomac at the First Battle of Bull Run, which was the only major engagement of the war it participated in. After the battle, the army was merged into the Army of the Potomac. The Army of the…
Struggle on a Manassas, Virginia bridge during the Union army's retreat in 1861 depicted in an engraving by William Ridgway based on a drawing by F. O. C. Darley
Pres. Abraham Lincoln, USA
Pres. Jefferson Davis, CSA
Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott, General in Chief, USA