What was the name of the first major battle of the Civil War, during which the Union Army marched into Virginia from Washington, D.C., bent on capturing the Confederate capital of Richmond?

The First Battle of Bull Run was the American Civil War's first significant battle, and it took place on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia. In their initial encounter, each side had around 18,000 inadequately trained and poorly commanded men. The battle was a Confederate triumph, followed by the Union soldiers' disorderly withdrawal.

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