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As the men and women were joining the armies, the leaders of the both Confederate and Union began to talk about strategies on how they were going to win the war. The strategies for both sides contrasted each other due to the different war aims. ....

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... McDowell began to march to the Confederate capital, Richmod, Virginia. The place was only 100 miles from Washington DC. As the Union troops march nearly ¾ of the way to Richmond, they stopped and camped at Manassas. There the Union troops met the Confederate Army. They were led by General Beauregard. Then only July 21, the Battle of Bull Run or the Battle of Manassas began. At the beginning the of the battle, with bad judgement from the Confederacy the Union gained the upper hand, but as the battle went on, the Confederates made a come back. This comeback was thanks to Thomas J. Jackson and his infantry. Because of the Confederate Army's f ...