Voices From the Front: The Battle of Bull Run & Blockade Runners

Summary

The Battle of Bull Run describes the Civil War's first important battle, moment by moment, just as the action unfolded on July 21, 1861. Hear it exactly the way the soldiers fought it: the Union voices fill side one, the Confederate voices fill side two. In their words, you'll understand the grand strategy-and feel the private anguish-of the battle. Throughout the war, the Union's naval blockade was supposed to starve the Confederacy into submission. Daring Blockade Runners found ways to break through. You'll hear their adventures & struggles firsthand-Southern sailors & Northern, pitted against each other