Battle of Bull Run, Va., July 21st, 1861, Between the Federal Army, Commanded By General McDowell, and the Confederate Army, Commanded by Generals Beauregard and Johnston.
(from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War…, edited by Louis Shepheard Moat, Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie, New York, 1895)
“The battle of Bull Run, which the Confederates called the battle of Manassas, was the first really important action of the Civil War. The scene lay a few miles northwest of Manassas Junction, on the banks of Bull Run. It resulted, as everyone knows, in the complete routing of the Federals. The repeated efforts to rally the troops were fruitless. In a short time the entire Federal line seemed to have broken in disorder, the force under General Sykes apparent[ly alone?] in making an effort to withstand the tide. But it was finally compelled to yield to the masses against it. The Federals then on all sides retreated in confusion toward the passages leading to Centreville. By nine o’clock that evening the last of the fugitives had reached Centreville. The Confederate loss was reported to be 378 killed, 1,489 wounded and 20 missing—total 1,887; that of the Federals, 481 killed, 1,011 wounded and 1,460 missing—total 2,952.”