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Definition of Battle of bull run
1. Noun. Either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles.
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Group relationships: American Civil War, United States Civil War, War Between The States
Geographical relationships: Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, Va, Virginia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Battle Of Bull Run
Literary usage of Battle of bull run
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1864)
"LEVI, killed at the battle of Bull Run. Born in the village of Blackstone,
Mass., August 18, 1835. He took a thorough classical course in the University ..."
2. The New England Magazine by Making of America Project (1895)
"AT THE battle of bull run WITH THE SECOND NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. ... What I saw
of the first, battle of Bull Run forms the subject of this article. ..."
3. History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850 by James Ford Rhodes (1899)
"The loss, too, in materiel at the Second Battle of Bull Run was large.1 Commanding
generals rarely own to discomfiture, and Pope was no exception to the ..."
4. The Life of Lyman Trumbull by Horace White (1913)
"CHAPTER X BULL RUN— THE CONFISCATION ACT IN company with other Senators, Trumbull
went to the battle of Bull Run, July 21,1861. ..."
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