If it was 1861 and you make love there was a large land battle in the neighboring town of Manassas , VA , what would you do ? You would take hold of your telescope , pack up the family passenger car , and check it out , of class .
History podcasterNate DiMeo tells the tale of these Civil War tourists who travel over 25 international nautical mile to watch the battle activity unfold . It must have been a muckle to see . About 50,000 soldiers took part in the First Battle of Bull Run and 4,700 lives were lost . The Confederates overtook the Union Army in what became the large and bloodiest skirmish America had live to date .
Headover to Slateand hear to the tale of these adventurous bystander in a new monthly audio series called Civil War Stories . [ ticket ]
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