"a cruel, crazy, mad, hopeless panic possesed them... the heat was awful... the men were exausted-their mouths gasped, their lips cracked and blackened with the powder of the cartridges they had bitten off in the battle, their eyes staring in frenzy." -Representative albert riddle, observing the first battle of the bull run This excerpt describes _____ at the First Battle of Bull Run. a)terrified observers of the battle b)couragous confederate soldiers c)retreating union soldiers d)civilians fleeing to Washington, D.C. .