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Pat & Matt are back in the studio, this time with their friend and fellow ranger, Anthony Trusso. Anthony gives the guys a run down on the first large scale land battle of the American Civil War, First Bull Run. Also known as First Manassas, the Battle of Bull Run is infamous for how it ended and what was happening on the side lines. Looking beyond those tropes though, how well is the battle actually understood and just how close did Federal forces come to actually winning this first significant clash of arms?

The guys discuss these points, as well as the difficulties of building armies out of whole cloth for both sides. Where are the men coming from? Who was equipping them and was anyone really prepared for struggle when Federal forces marched out of Washington heading for Manassas Junction in July 1861? For those of you interested in how the national tragedy of the Civil War kicked off be sure to check this episode out as it drops on the 161st commemoration of the battle!

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