Three days before this battle, Jubal Early's troops turned the tide at Blackburn's Ford.
Three days before this battle, Jubal Early's troops turned the tide at Blackburn's Ford. Wilmer McLean's house served as headquarters for one side in this battle, which was decided when Irvin McDowell's forces retreated after Joseph Johnston reinforced (*) P.G.T. Beauregard. Stonewall Jackson earned his nickname at, for 10 points, what first major battle of the Civil War, also the site of a second battle one year later?
Three days before this battle, Jubal Early's troops turned the tide at Blackburn's Ford.
First Battle of Bull Run or First Battle of Manassas [MAN-ih-SAW] (prompt on Bull Run or Manassas)