Bull Run has steep banks and is deep in spots, and would have slowed even experienced troops. The soldiers of 1861, and many of their officers, were still novices.

He wasn't as powerful as Jefferson Davis, the quintessential Southern gentleman, or as revered by lost cause supporters as Gen. Robert E. Lee. But Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard's ties to Louisiana run ...

One hundred and sixty years ago in early September 1862, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia, fresh from a stunning victory at Second Bull Run (or Second Manassas ...

He cemented his legend when he led Confederate soldiers to a decisive victory in the first major battle of the Civil War -- the First Battle of Bull Run, also known as the First Battle of Manassas.

Artist's depiction of the First Battle of Bull Run Public domain via Wikimedia Commons In July 1861, Confederate troops gathered at Manassas Junction , about 30 miles southwest of Washington, D.C ...

It’s in how the First Battle of Bull Run played out that provides us with the NSA’s possible rationale for naming its spy program after a battle in which Americans went to war with themselves.