26K views · 891 reactions | On this day, 156 years ago, Union and Confederate forces fought the first major land battle of the Civil War. Though the Civil War began at Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, the fighting didn’t begin in earnest until the Battle of Bull Run (also known as the Battle of Manassas). Many expected that a single decisive battle would decide the outcome of the war. That expectation would be shattered on July 21, 1861. | American Battlefield Trust | Facebook

Greene County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a shooting call in the 3800 block of West Gardinia, upon responding to the incident in Battlefield,Mo. officers located two suspects running from the scene of the shooting, according to law enforcement radio traffic one suspect had a AR 15 rifle in his possession, they located the suspect in a field near 4300 block of West Bull Run Battle street where he was taken into custody. The shooting victim was transported to the hospital with unknown extent o