Battle of Bull Run Civil War Art Print

An archival premium quality art print of The Battle of Bull Run by Kurz and Allison in 1889 for sale by Brandywine General Store. The first Battle of Bull Run or Battle of Manassas as the Southerner's called it, was fought on July 21, 1861 and was the first major land battle of the Civil War. This battle was fought by the untried Union army under the command of Brigadier General Irvin McDowell against Confederate forces led by Brigadier Generals PGT Beauregard and Joseph E. Johnston. At first the Union Army drove back the Southern Forces, but later in the day the Confederates received reinforcements and had some heroics on the part of General Thomas J. Jackson. Jackson's brigade charged the Union artillery line, overrunning it and capturing the guns, which helped change the course of the battle. Jackson continued pressing against the Union lines, telling his men to wait until they were just 50 feet away from the enemy to charge and then yell like furies, thus began the famous rebel yel