Important locations on this battlefield include Brawner's Farm, Matthews Hill, and Henry HouseHill, and it was bisected by the Warrenton Turnpike.
Important locations on this battlefield include Brawner's Farm, Matthews Hill, and Henry HouseHill, and it was bisected by the Warrenton Turnpike. It is where famous letter-writer Sullivan Ballouwas mortally wounded. John Pope's retreat from this battlefield was quite orderly, thanks in part toa lack of ammo on the opposing side. An earlier retreat from this battlefield by Irvin (*) McDowellwas much more chaotic, and was complicated by the presence of panicked civilian onlookers. Thisbattlefield is where a commander from Virginia received his famous nickname, when Confederate GeneralBarnard Bee noted that he stood "like a stone wall." For 10 points, identify this battlefield, the site of twoseparate battles during the Civil War.
Important locations on this battlefield include Brawner's Farm, Matthews Hill, and Henry HouseHill, and it was bisected by the Warrenton Turnpike.
Battle of Bull Run [or Battle of Manassas; or First or Second Battle of Bull Run; or First or Second Battle of Manassas]