This is a short series that will be covering battles that occur in the "Civil War Generals 2" series that is being uploaded to this channel. These are meant as a very quick summaries of the historical battles.
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With frustration settling in, Mcdowell settled to attack the Confederate left flank, while also harassing all along the line. Although this was at least a theoretically sound plan, it had a number of flaws: it was one that required synchronized execution of troop movements and attacks, skills that had not been developed in the green army and command. It relied on actions by Patterson that he had already failed to take and finally, McDowell had delayed long enough that Johnston's Valley force was able to board trains at Piedmont Station and rush to Manassas to reinforce Beauregard's men. With Beauregard's army reinforced on the 19th and 20th, he planted most of Jonhsons men in the vacinty of Blackburn's Ford, intending to strike towards Centerville, had both armies managed to do these moves Simultaneously, they would have turned each other's left flank.
At 2AM on the 21st, 20,000 men in three divisions marched from Centerville against the largely exposed Confederate left, arriving a little past 6AM at Bull Run creek. All that stood in the way of these divisions was 1,100 men under Col. Nathan Shank Evans, who were held in place at Stone Bridge. A signaler from headquarters alerted Evans to the divisions coming, and his men managed to move themselves to the top of Matthew Hill on the North-west of his original position to meet this attack. Fighting soon occurred, and while Evans managed to hold off the attack for some time, Col. William Tecusmeh Sherman and his command, found an un-protected ford and smashed into the right flank of Evans, forcing them to retreat.
A new line was formed on Henry Hill, With Brig. General Thomas J Jackson five regiments stationed on the Confederate left. This battle is where the famous name Stonewall Jackson first came to be, yelled out by Barnard Elliott Bee, although the exact quote is still up to debate. The 33rd Virginia under Jacksons command, managed to capture two Union batteries, who had mistaken the Virginians for Union troops. These guns proved key to winning the battle and by 4P.M. All Union soldiers were off of Henry Hill, most retreating back to Washington.
The Northern public was shocked at the unexpected defeat of their army when an easy victory had been widely anticipated. Both sides quickly came to realize the war would be longer and more brutal tha
