http://llamabutchers.mu.nu/archives/105770.php Today is the anniversary of the First Battle of Bull Run (yes, I use the Yankee name). Fought this day in 1861, it was the first major battle of the Civil War and resulted from the Union's attempt to... en-us http://neddybee.blogspot.com/2005/07/first-battle-of-manassas.html When the Union Army was driven back, the roads back to Washington were blocked by terrified civilians and their carriages. If the Confederates had chased the Yankees back to Washington, they could probably have won the war. However, they were too tir...