What was the Union army hoping to accomplish when it marched into Virginia at the start of the war?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-02T05:34:36

In the summer of 1861, the Northern public was agitating for an early attack on nearby Richmond to end the War.

Bull Run made anyone who wanted to notice, know that the war was going to be longer and bloodier than expected.