http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-battles-of-bull-run Learn about the two battles of Bull Run through paintings and photographs of the participants, the battlefield and the surrounding areas. en Copyright 2013, History.com Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-20T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-battles-of-bull-run/photo1 The two battles of Bull Run (also called Manassas) were fought in the summers of 1861 and 1862 near a small stream named Bull Run, close to the railroad junction at Manassas, Virginia. Both engagements gave advantages to the Confederacy. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-battles-of-bull-run/photo1 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-battles-of-bull-run/photo2 One of the earliest engagements in the Civil War, the First Battle of Bull Run left almost 5,000 wounded or dead between the two sides. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-battles-of-bull-run/photo2 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-battles-of-bull-run/photo3 Union soldiers from Company C of the 41st New York Infantry Regiment at camp near Bull Run in August, 1862. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-battles-of-bull-run/photo3 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-battles-of-bull-run/photo4 Hastily buried soldiers were marked with headboards in the mud after the First Battle of Bull Run. Many soldiers were never identified due to the frequent field burials (photographed March, 1862). http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-battles-of-bull-run/photo4 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-battles-of-bull-run/photo5 Ruins of Mrs. Judith Henry's house at Manassas, Virginia. The home was destroyed during the First Battle of Bull Run (photographed March, 1862). http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-battles-of-bull-run/photo5 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-battles-of-bull-run/photo6 Ruins of the railroad yard in Manassas, Virginia, destroyed during the First Battle of Bull Run (photographed in March, 1862). http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-battles-of-bull-run/photo6 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-battles-of-bull-run/photo7 During their retreat from the Second Battle of Bull Run in the summer of 1862, Union soldiers destroyed trains and railroad tracks. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-battles-of-bull-run/photo7 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-battles-of-bull-run/photo8 A group of Union soldiers outside a cell at Castle Pickney, South Carolina, after being captured during the First Battle of Bull Run in July 1861. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-battles-of-bull-run/photo8 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-battles-of-bull-run/photo9 A statue of Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jacskon on the battlefield at Bull Run. Jackson received his nickname at the First Battle of Bull Run after successfully enduring repeated Union attacks. http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-battles-of-bull-run/photo9 http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-battles-of-bull-run/photo10 A monument to Bull Run sits in front of the rebuilt Henry House at the Manassas National Battlefield Park http://www.history.com/photos/civil-war-battles-of-bull-run/photo10