The first Battle of Bull Run was?

Question

a. a Union victory that humiliated the South.

b. a Confederate victory and the end of the Civil War.

c. a wake up call for the Union that they needed to get organized for a lengthy battle.

Answer 1

d. an interesting historical event in the history of the United States, and one which one can read about in the many books written by the participants of the Civil War years later.

Answer 2

Two battles of the Civil War were fought in northern Virginia near a small river called Bull Run and a town called Manassas Junction. First Bull Run was the first major battle of the war. Both the North and the South thought it might be the last.The Union troops were commanded by Gen. Irvin McDowell; the Confederate army by Gens. Joseph E. Johnston and Beauregard. The armies clashed on July 21, 1861.

The first Union attack seemed to be successful. The Confederate lines fell back. Only Gen. Thomas Jackson's brigade stood like a stone wall (see Jackson, Stonewall). The Confederates were reinforced and McDowell's army retreated. The retreat became an unorganized flight back to Washington, D.C.

First Bull Run had two far-reaching effects. The South rejoiced, but it also developed a false sense of security. The North was dazed. Lincoln and his generals realized that the war would be a long one.

Answer 3

C is almost correct. It should say "to get organised for a lengthy war", not battle.