Orlando: Harcourt, Inc, 2004. xvii, 554pp, 8pp maps, 8pp sepia illustrations, notes, index. Paperback. Near a stream called Bull Run, the Union and Confederate forces fought the first great battle of the Civil War in 1861. The first battle of Bull Run introduced citizens of America to the draft, the effects of heavy artillery, and the emotional violence of fighting a neighbor for an uncertain cause. . First Paperback. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo.

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In April 1861, Confederate artillery blasted Fort Sumter into surrender. Within weeks, the Confederacy had established its capital at Richmond. On May 24, Lincoln ordered troops across the Potomac into Virginia, only a few miles from the Confederate military base near the hamlet of Manassas. A great battle was inevitable; whether this would end the war, as many expected, was the only question. On July 21, near a stream called Bull Run, the two forces fought from early morning until after dark in the first great battle of the Civil War. America would never be quite the same. Donnybrook is the first major history of Bull Run to detail the battle from its origins through its aftermath. Using copious and remarkably detailed primary source material-including the recollections of hundreds of average soldiers-David Detzer has created an epic account of a defining moment in American history.

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Bookseller: Lawrence Jones (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 018027
Title: Donnybrook: The Battle of Bull Run, 1861
Author: Detzer, David
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Edition: First Paperback
ISBN 10: 0156031140
ISBN 13: 9780156031141
Publisher: Harcourt, Inc
Place of Publication: Orlando
Date Published: 2004
Keywords: Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va, 1861 Civil War Union Confederate Forces Draft Stonewall Jackson James Longstreet Irvin McDowell William T Sherman American History
Bookseller catalogs: Militaria; Americana & Canadiana;

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