Did civilians really have a picnic during a battle?

The Confederacy had been victorious at Fort Sumter in April and now the next battle - at Bull Run was taking place. The men, women and children who made up the wealthy elite of Washington came out in their carriages out of curiosity to follow the Union army on July 21st, 1861 to Centreville, Virginia. Please consider supporting our videos on Patreon or through Youtube sponsorships https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory Copyright: DO NOT translate and re-upload our content on Youtube or other social media. SIMPLE HISTORY MERCHANDISE Get the SImple History books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner-%60/e/B00H5TYLAE/ T-Shirts https://www.zazzle.com/simplehistory/gifts?cg=196817456987349853 Simple history gives you the facts, simple! See the book collection here: Amazon USA http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ http://www.simplehistory.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/Simple-History-549437675141192/ https://twitter.com/simple_guides Credit: Created by Daniel Turner Narrator: Chris Kane www.vocalforge.com Music Credit Honky Tonkin - Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions