The information comes after The Exists discovered that Natalie Imbrugliaâs song âTornâ has been played over 75 times a day on Australian radio over a ten-year period, so they decided to look into what the most popular song in the world is.
The Battle of First Manassas (First Bull Run) Cheers rang out in the streets of Washington on July 16, 1861 as Gen. Irvin McDowellâs army, 35,000 strong, marched out to begin the long-awaited campaign to capture Richmond and end the war. It was an army of green recruits, few of whom had the faintest idea of the magnitude of the task facing them.
The First Battle of Bull Run was fought on July 21st 1861. Bull Run was the first major battle of the American Civil War and the area also saw the Second Battle of Bull Run in 1862. Union forces referred to the battle as Bull Run whereas the Confederacy called the battle the Battle of Manassas. The American Civil War broke out in April 1861 with the attack on Fort Sumter.