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Background Information First Battle of Manassas – Bull Run

Occurred on July 21,1861

General Irvin McDowell – commander of the Union Army – 35,000 troops

General P.G.T. Beauregard – commander of the Confederate force – 22,000 troops

Union Army lost this battle at Bull Run

Virginia

Union Commander – North/Yankees

Colonel Elmer Ellsworth

(killed; McDowell takes over)

Union Commander – North/Yankees

General Irvin McDowell

(lacks experience)

Confederate Leader – South/Rebels

P.G. T. Beauregard

President of the Confederate States

Jefferson Davis

( travels by train to Bull Run to see the Union

collapse)

Colonel Oliver BrattleCharacter

Dislikes war

Conflict Knows the cruelty of

war Disagrees with

General Beauregard

Shem SuggsCharacter

Likes horses Has no family 19 years old In Jeb Stuart’s

regiment

Conflict Gets freaked out at

the site of the dead horses after the battle

Flora WheelworthCharacter

Wealthy Sons-in-law go to war Starts Soldier’s Friend

League

Conflict Wonder why the

Confederate Army is not advancing

Home becomes a hospital for wounded

Toby BoyceCharacter

11 years old Anxious to fight Plays the fife

Conflict Too young to fight Not used to the drunk

and rowdy men in camp

Runs home scared after he sees dying men

Virgil PeaveyCharacter

Rides a train for the 1st time

Fights with Bee’s brigade

Makes a pact with Tuck

Conflict Tuck is shot and killed

and Virgil leaves him behind

Dr. William RyeCharacter

His trade is healing

Conflict Makes soldiers well

just so they can go to battle and die

Cutting off arms and legs

Judah JenkinsCharacter

Sees Colonel Ellsworth get shot

Courier – rides a horse

Conflict Loses his horse Rides to the battlefront

to get word on the Yank’s position

Carlotta KingCharacter

Slave woman to a Lieutenant

Came up from MS

Conflict She wants to run to

freedom, but is afraid she will get sent back

Lily MalloyCharacter

Father is harsh Patrick is her brother

Conflict Patrick runs away to

fight in war Patrick is killed in war

Gideon AdamsCharacter

Black man Tries to act white Changes his name $13.00 per month Decides to re-enlist

Conflict Wants to fight White soldiers talk

badly about blacks in his presence

Does not get to fight in the battle

James DaceyCharacter

Sketch artist for newspaper

Travels w/union Sees Zuave soldiers

with Ellsworth

Conflict So upset he can’t

draw after the skirmish he sees

Doubts the Union Wonders why the

Union is just giving up

Nathaniel EppCharacter

Photographer Charges 20 cents for

photos

Conflict Does not have one

Dietrich HerzCharacter

German immigrant Keeps picture in his

pocket of lady that made his shirt

Conflict Gets suicide note in

his shirt Wounded and left for

dead on battle field Has legs amputated

General Irvin McDowellCharacter

Has only lead 100 men

Does not have a map of Virginia

Conflict Inexperience Soldiers want to leave

the unit He watches his line

fall apart as they lose the battle

A.B. TilburyCharacter

Shoots cannon for the Union

Conflict Attacked by

Confederates that were dressed in blue

Shot in both arms, but could run

Edmund UpwingCharacter

Carriage driver for 2 Union Congressmen and their wives

Listens to what they are saying without them knowing

Finds escape route

Conflict Has to escape the

picnic area once the Union start retreating