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Union Advantages
- Had almost 4 times as many free citizens
- Had more people to grow food and work to make supplies
- Had more than 70% of the nation's rail lines
- Had a strong navy and a large fleet of private trading ships
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Union Disadvantages
- Northern soldiers had to conquer a huge area to bring the South back into the Union
- They were invading unfamiliar land
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Confederates
Leader - P.G.T. Beauregard
Army size - 32,230
387 deaths, 1,582 wounded, 13 missing and captured -
Confederate Advantages
- They were defending their homeland
- Had more skills which made them better soldiers
- Many of the best officers were from the south
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Confederate Disadvantages
- Had few railroads to move troops and vital supplies
- Small population
- Had few factories to produce weapons
- More than 1/3 of the population was enslaved
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Location
- Prince William County
- It was kind of in the middle of all battles, 1861
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Union
Leader - Irvin McDowell
Army size - 28,450
460 deaths, 1,124 wounded, 1,312 missing and captured -
McDowell's Idea
he moves his 10,000 men from Centreville in 2 forces moving west and south westward.
his initial intention - flank the left side of Confederate army -
Retreating
General Evans finds himself outnumbered and retreats to Henry House Hill under Federal pressure. The front lines repeatedly change hands in the battle as both sides make and lose progress -
4 p.m.
Confederate General Thomas Jackson brings in new troops that are ready to fight. The Confederates manage to force Union parties into retreating back to Centreville -
8:30 a.m.
Confederate forces know of the Union presence at Sudley Road.
Confederate General N.G. Evans moves his units to cover any Union retreat. He and his men then meet the Union forces in battle. -
First Victory
Confederates claim the first major victory of the war. The war spanned one day and claimed tens of thousands of lives. -
Ending
The Battle of Bull Run is over and Federal forces retreat back towards Washington, D.C.
