jones, a bookie, with huge gambling debts was allegedly fleeing the mob. police tracked him down after getting a tip he was illegally collecting social security checks. you cannot run from uncle samds of americans going to war here on u.s. soil marking 150 years since the battle of the bull run. battle of bull run by reenacting it and they have everything down from the uniforms to the gun smoke, to the heat. paul russell with fox's washington has more. >> over 8500 reenactors recreated the first major battle of the civil war. >> not reading a boring history book. it shows exactly how these people fought these battles. which defined america. these men dressed up in uniform, not just going around and having fun shooting guns, they're honoring our ancestors and helping to preserve an important part of our shared american heritage. >> they fought on pageland farm in gainsville, virginia, three miles from manassus where the real battle took place. and for those who took part, the experience was as real as it gets. >> the gun powder, the rifles, trying to work them free and moving forward all over the battle field. just like a real warment commander wants you over here and want you her