1st Battle of Bulls Run (1 Viewer)

[TomB]

A simple question The South won the 1st Battle of Bulls Run ......what would have happened if they had advanced on Washington ?....TomB

 

[lancer]

A simple question The South won the 1st Battle of Bulls Run ......what would have happened if they had advanced on Washington ?....TomB

A basic answer would be that if they had been capable of such an advance, they would have made it. The day's battle left them very disorganized and worn out. The Union retreat had pulled the Union troops back into a strong defensive position in the Alexandria area, supported by forts. The South simply didn't have the numbers to force the issue at this point. Having said this, I have not really made a detailed study of this battle and I'm sure there are more capable people who can answer this in detail. -- Al

 

[TomB]

A basic answer would be that if they had been capable of such an advance, they would have made it. The day's battle left them very disorganized and worn out. The Union retreat had pulled the Union troops back into a strong defensive position in the Alexandria area, supported by forts. The South simply didn't have the numbers to force the issue at this point. Having said this, I have not really made a detailed study of this battle and I'm sure there are more capable people who can answer this in detail. -- Al

Thanks for that...I did not know that the Union was still in a strong position after the battle...the tale I heard was that there was nothing stopping the South from taking Washington.....must have watched a Ronald Regan movie....seriously... I know nothing about the ACW but I find it interesting ...Tom

 

[The Lt.]

Thanks for that...I did not know that the Union was still in a strong position after the battle...the tale I heard was that there was nothing stopping the South from taking Washington.....must have watched a Ronald Regan movie....seriously... I know nothing about the ACW but I find it interesting ...Tom

Tom if you haven't already I recommend you spend some time viewing The Civil War Diaries Thread created by the UKReb in the diodramas section of the forum for a start an they are other Threads on the subject I've no doubt you'll enjoy visiting created by others. I've no doubt you'll find the time spent viewing the UKReb's Civil War Diaries more than well worth your time spent and the lesson learned on certain events that took place during the ACW .......The Lt.

 

[TomB]

Tom if you haven't already I recommend you spend some time viewing The Civil War Diaries Thread created by the UKReb in the diodramas section of the forum for a start an they are other Threads on the subject I've no doubt you'll enjoy visiting created by others. I've no doubt you'll find the time spent viewing the UKReb's Civil War Diaries more than well worth the time spent.......The Lt.

Thanks...I will do that...Tom