Irvin McDowell
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Irvin McDowell was an American army officer. He is best known for his defeat in the First Battle of Bull Run, the first large-scale battle of the American Civil War. In 1862, he was given command of t
McDowell, 1860–1865
General Irvin McDowell (left) with General George B. McClellan
Second Battle of Bull Run
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The Second Battle of Bull Run or Battle of Second Manassas was fought August 28–30, 1862, in Prince William County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War. It was the culmination of the Northern
Irvin McDowell
…Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's troops during the Valley Campaign of 1862 and was blamed for contributing to the defeat of United States troops at the Second Battle of Bull Run in August. McDowell was born in Columbus, Ohio, son of Abram Irvin McDowell and Eliza Seldon McDowell, and was of English and Scots-Irish descent. He…
Second Battle of Bull Run, fought Augt. 29th 1862, 1860s lithograph by Currier and Ives
Battlefield of Manassas (right side), produced in 1861 with labels from a Confederate perspective of First Manassas
Maj. Gen. John Pope, Army of Virginia (Commanding), USA
Maj. Gen. Franz Sigel (I Corps, Army of Virginia), USA