Episode 40: The Road to Bull Run

from The American Civil War Podcast · host Patrick Bryant

Less than thirty miles separates Washington from Manassas Junction. It would take Irvin McDowell a week and two hundred casualties just to reach it. When Union men marched to the first great battle of the war, it seemed that everything went wrong. As it turned out, they didn’t know the half of it.This episode cover the prelude to Bull Run. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit uscivilwar.substack.com

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