What was Longstreet's role at First Bull Run?
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Cavalry Commander
Infantry Private
Minor Role
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**Answer:** Longstreet played a minor role at the First Battle of Bull Run, also known as the First Battle of Manassas. He was a brigadier general in the Confederate army and commanded a brigade on the right wing of the army. His brigade was not heavily engaged in the fighting, and he was wounded in the shoulder by a Union artillery shell.
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