"Bull Run" was, primarily, a Union name for the battleground and is now used by most in the United states when making reference. "Manassas" was the term used by the Confederacy.
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Bull Run is the name of a stream, a tributary of the Occoquan River in Virginia. It is named after the Bull Run Mountains, and flows to the south near Manassas, Virginia. The Occoquan River later flows into the Potomac River.Two battles of the US Civil War are named for Bull Run, in July, 1861, and August, 1862.
There were two battles in this general vicinity. The first and second Battles of Bull Run. Northerners usually named battles after the closest body of water, river or creek. Southerners tended to name battles after the nearest town. In the South, these two battles are referred to as First and Second Manassas.
the confederate during the battle of Bull Run was the south and the north were the yankes and that is were the New York got there baseball team name from.(thats why I like it)
the 1st bull run was won by conference