Early Morning of War: Bull Run, 1861

by Edward G. Longacre

Book Overview

When Union and Confederate forces squared off along Bull Run on July 21, 1861, the Federals expected this first major military campaign would bring an early end to the Civil War. But when Confederate troops launched a strong counterattack, both sides realized the war would be longer and costlier than anticipated. First Bull Run, or First Manassas, set the stage for four years of bloody conflict that forever changed the political, social, and economic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080614498X
• ISBN13: 9780806144986
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 682 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"