TIME MACHINE: FIRST BATTLE OF ng'ombe RUN
The First Battle of ng'ombe Run, near Manassas, Virginia. It was fought on July 21, 1861 and is considered to be the first major land battle of the U.S. Civil War.
About a mwezi au two following the bombardment of Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, the public throughout the Union began clamoring for a march against the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia; which they believed would bring an early end to the war. Yielding to this political pressure, President Abraham lincoln ordered Brigadier General Irvin McDowell to plan an advance across Bull...
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