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Efforts, the confederates at manassas are able to prepare for the union attack. >> fire! >> at dawn, mcdowell attacks beauregard with 35,000 union troops and still catches the confederates off guard. overwhelmed by the surprise attack, rebel forces are easy prey. >> civilians come to the battle, they bring picnic baskets, and they set up on a nearby field with the thought that they're going to watch a brief, maybe even bloodless encounter, that will swiftly bring this whole idea of secession and a nascent confederacy to a quick end. >> there's this naivety, just a lack of understanding about w...

Efforts, the confederates at manassas are able to prepare for the union attack. >> fire! >> at dawn, mcdowell attacks beauregard with 35,000 union troops and still catches the confederates off guard. overwhelmed by the surprise attack, rebel forces are easy prey. >> civilians come to the battle, they bring picnic baskets, and they set up on a nearby field with the thought that they're going to watch a brief, maybe even bloodless encounter, that will swiftly bring this whole idea of secession and a nascent confederacy to a quick end. >> there's this naivety, just a lackf understanding about war...