The Union's defeat in battle at Bull Run in 1861 was better than a victory because
A) Ulysses S. Grant took command of the army immediately after the setback.
B) the defeat caused Northerners to face up to the reality of a long, difficult war.
C) "Stonewall" Jackson was killed.
D) it caused Lincoln to replace George B. McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac.
E) it allowed European powers the chance to intervene on behalf of the South.
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