The Battle of Bull Run
![Sketch Showing the Position of Cap. F. B. Schaeffer's Comd](images/tm071-th.jpg)
Leon J. Frémaux
Sketch Showing the Position of
Cap. F. B. Schaeffer's Comd on
July the 21st 1861
Manuscript map, August 24, 1861
Drawing, ink, and watercolor on paper
Geography & Map Division
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This manuscript map was executed a month after the first Battle
of Bull Run, called "First Manassas" by the victorious Confederates.
It was a jarring setback for the North and for the widespread
belief that the price of war would be slight. Through the use
of a profile, the draftsman demonstrates that the height of the
corn, the depth of the creek, and other features of the site influenced
the course of the battle.
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