The gopher tortoise is a representative of the genus Gopherus, which contains the only tortoises native to North America.he taking of gopher tortoises for sale or use as food or pets has also had a serious effect on some populations. The seriousness of the loss of adult tortoises is magnified by the length of time required for tortoises to reach maturity and their low reproductive rate.
The First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas (the name used by Confederate forces), was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the city of Manassas, not far from the city of Washington, D.C.
The First Battle of Bull Run was a battle that happened in Manasses, Virginia on July 21, 1861, during the US Civil War. It was the first major engagement between the opposi â¦ ng armies of the North (Union) and South (Confederacy).The defeat of the Union forces dispelled any hope of a quick end to the war.   A second battle at this location, called the Second Battle of Bull Run was fought a year later, on August 28-30, 1862.t was the culmination of an offensive campaign waged by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia against Union Maj. Gen. John Pope's Army of Virginia, and a battle of much larger scale and numbers than the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) fought in 1861 on the same ground.