Blackburn’s Ford (Bull Run )

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Blackburn’s Ford (1861)

War:

American Civil War

Also known as:

Bull Run

Date(s):

18 Jul 1861

Location:

Prince William & Fairfax Counties, Virginia, US

Outcome:

Confederate victory

Description:

Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell , USA
Brig. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard , CSA

Each side engaged brigades.

Casualties were roughly even, 83 US and 68 CS.

On 16 July, 1862, the untried Union army under Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell, 35,000 strong, marched out of the Washington defenses to give battle to the Confederate army, which was concentrated around the vital railroad junction at Manassas. The Confederate army, about 22,000 men, under the command of Brig. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard, guarded the fords of Bull Run. On July 18, McDowell reached Centreville and pushed southwest, attempting to cross at Blackburn’s Ford. He was repulsed. This action was a reconnaissance-in-force prior to the main event at Manassas/Bull Run. Because of this action, Union commander McDowell decided on the flanking maneuver he employed at First Manassas.

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