First Bull Run, 1861, U.S. Army Museum

The First Battle of Bull Run resulted in almost 5,000 combined casualties and shocked the country. It dashed expectations-North and South-of a brief war.
Museum educator John Maass uses Soldiers’ experiences as written in letters and diaries to bring the excitement and horrors of war to life-what one Soldier at the battle called, “a perfect storm of bullets.”
John R. Maass is an education specialist at the National Museum of the United States Army, and a former officer in the 80th Division of the Army Reserve. He received a B.A. in history from Washington and Lee University, and a Ph.D. from Ohio State University in early U.S. history and military history. His most recent book is “The Battle of Guilford Courthouse: A Most Desperate Engagement” (2020).
This program originally aired on April 8, 2022.
This program was part of the 2022 Civil War Symposium, “In Their Own Words: Soldier Stories.” Return to the playlist to explore other presentations from this symposium: • Civil War Symposium - ...
The Museum’s history symposium series explores important moments in U.S. Army history and covers a variety of topics and conflicts.
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