Wikipedia: "The band christened itself Manassas after Stills, who had an interest in American Civil War history, orchestrated a photo shoot for them in Manassas, Virginia, the site of the First and Second Battles of Bull Run (1861 and 1862, respectively)."
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Union (The North) forces called the Battle of Manassas the Battle of Bull Run .
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