I just watched the movie Gettysburg last night, so similar images are fresh on my mind. Your build is incredible. The horrors of war...

Great MOC! I like the creative techniques!

Awesome Job Blake!!

Awesome Job Blake!!

Great work on composition of the scene, the panic is obvious from the start. Those details really makes it all work.

That is very well realized!

"It took the North 3 days to march down to Bull Run, it took them 24 hrs to run back in panic." lol

awesome creation!I just joined this group today,and tommarow i am going to release my battle of britain moc.Awesome creation again.

Haha alright thanks for the clarification! I think I understand now.

I'm one who prefers the older meanings of words, and I normally go off babbling about random things about history. The Roman/car crash thing was something my history teacher was talking about when we were studying the Romans. I understand why my comment can seem kinda confusing.

Oh, I quoted you in my Guillotine MOC. This is the quote I used: "Death is NEVER entertainment. If you think it is, then die, come back to life and tell me if it was fun." I hope you don't mind. If you do, I can remove it.

Actually, the Greeks called anyone that didn't speak Greek or practice Hellenistic culture barbarians. The modern use of the word comes from this fact because western culture is VERY hellenized. SO... now many consider those who are not influenced by Greek culture barbarians. However, according to Webster's definition, "barbarian" in the actual sense of the word, means an uncultured or brutish person. The uncultured part has it's roots with Hellenism and the Greeks. Sorry about this ridiculously long comment. I've probably either answered all your questions, or you're ten times as confused as you were.

Hey Blake, don't you want to join my team for the MOC Athalon? I'd really, really appreciate it. This time we would 'fight' side by side.

Hi Blake. Where did you get the trumpet? Great job love the bonnet.

Haha all right! Just because I have already explained and people still haunt me, I shall explain again. I firmly agree that slavery is not the only singular reason for the war. States rights as well as constitutional encroachment are others. Secondly. Bulls Run is a slang given by certain areas of the north to the battle of Bull Run(or Manasass). Okay I am extremely confused. Not only did the topic of Greek and Roman take up half your comment but I only mentioned it once!;) also just because the Greeks coined the word doesn't mean it can't apply to others. Thanks for all the comments!

great moc. however, some minor wrong details. It is known as the battle of Bull Run (no s in bull) in the north, named for the creek. In the south, it was known as the battle of manassas. Also, ending slavery was NOT the main goal of the war. Lincoln went into the war only to preserve the union. ending slavery became a goal only after over a year through the war.

Great MOC! As with all of you MOCs detailing American History the one thing I notice is the flag. I know its pretty simple, but I like it. Doesn't really matter if its historically accurate, all you've really done is summarize what most people know about the Civil War and the Battle of Bull Run. Nonetheless, this MOC was informative and neat. You never cease to amaze people with you MOCs representing American History. It's something I've ALWAYS wanted to do, but found I lacked a real plan. Enough of my silly ranting. Great MOC!

Love this MOC! I agree, slavery wasn't the only issue in the war...states rights was the main one. FYI I'm on the Southern Side...go CSA!

Wow! Nice job recreating a moment from this horrific, historical, battle of the Civil War.

AWESOME! the only thing i dont like is the water, it needs to be more blue, to distinguish that it is,..... water.

love the bridge, cannon, and the bonnet! not sure how you made it, but it looks cool!

Noice, but don't forget that there were multiple battles of Bull's Run. And the Romans, just like today, were attracted to misery. Haven't you ever seen a car accident and wanted to see if anyone died and stuff like that? The Romans weren't Barbarians, to the Greeks they were though. Barbaros, the Greek root to Barbarian means "Non-Greek speaker". Now I have just been boring you. :P. Oh, and there were a lot more main reasons to the American Civil War then just Slavery. They linked, but there were others. Anyway, cool MOC.

This is definitely one of my favorite MOCs on this website. I love every thing about it, especially the camera and the bonnet. Ingenious use of the turban (if only I had purchased a white one). The trees, the creek and the bridge alone would have made a great landscape. I don't find death entertaining, and your comment on the subject was great! Keep up the good work!

Really cool ideas! Can't believe, that you used a bf-turban for the woman's hat! Great job!!

Wow, so detailed. And the tree is awesome.

Very, very, nice. Love the camera, bonnet, an the water and bridge combo. The fact that people went to the battlefield to watch also sickens me. DEATH IS NOT FUN PEOPLE! And I also want to correct you on one thing: the battle was known as BULL run, not BULLS run.

I just love the feel of this moc, as well as that bridge. Lol, I still can't believe people would actually have picnics to watch the battle during that horrible day. It's basically like watching TV.

Cool, I like the camera.!!

Very good! As you may know, the battle of Mannassas (1st Bull Run) is what got the attention of the Union that the Confederacy was not just some little threat. It was also where my favorite General of the war, Thomas Jackson, got his nickname "Stonewall." You should do a scene where his brigade does the charge down the hill to give them the "bayonet". One of my favorite parts of all the battles of the war is Jackson's part on Henry House Hill. One thing-please change the name to Bull Run. Great Work!

I didn't think they had black guys that early in the war.

Great build. If any of you have ever read "Uncle Toms Cabin" you will realize how evil slavery rely was. I think, and know, that slavery was a reason the Civil War was started. Not a big issue that you put that. I do believe that the slavery is one of the reasons that there were disputes. Have you ever considered doing Gettysburg?

Working your way up through the ages, I see. The build itself is spectacular, but the including of historical facts and whatnot makes it all the better. I must say, though, t'wasn't the bonnet that had me as impressed as the purdy belle a-wearin' it!

Nice work on all the details, the camera in particular. And, as Yuri says, "War is awesome as long as it's not the real thing."

Amazing! Such a large collection at such a young age!

Calling it a "major issue" would probably be more accurate, at least in my opinion. I won't deny that slavery was a contributing factor in the war.

Dang it Mark I bet you're right! Slavery however was a major component. My wording is probably in question though.

That camera is genius! I love the white bark trees too.

Great build. Cool techniques and fantastic landscaping there along the creek! I might have to use that idea some time...

Great landscaping, I really like the work on the riverbanks and the posing of all the minifigures. One mistake, though... unless I'm greatly mistaken, the key issue behind the Civil War was the states' rights, not slavery.

Haha wow. My fault. I must be more tired than I thought because I knew that I just didn't write that! I'll fix it. Thanks for the tip!

Excellent work, one quick correction before anyone else notices, Fort Sumter was a northern fort (on an island in Charleston harbor), the Confederates actually attacked it first to try and kick the union soldiers stationed there out. The fact that the south attacked a northern possession first was instrumental in allowing Lincoln to gain support for the war, because the north didn't attack first, unlike what you have stated above. ~T

Very good, I agree that the bonnet is one of the best parts. The tree and the landscaping is great too. And just the not done so often theme and setting earn points in my book. Verry well done.

Wow...Can you check out some of mine? Thanks.