No Matter How far He Relocated, There Was No Escaping This War
The Civil War began with the First Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, Virginia in 1861. The first shots were fired on Wilmer McLean's farm. His house was taken and used as a headquarters for Confederate general P.T. Beauregard, and as a result, had a cannonball fired right through it by Union... Sign in to see full entry.