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Hace 3 días · Yielding to political pressure, Brigadier General Irvin McDowell led his unseasoned Union Army across Bull Run against the equally inexperienced Confederate Army of Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard, whose forces were camped near Manassas Junction.
Hace 4 días · Cheers rang through the streets of Washington on July 16, 1861, as Gen. Irvin McDowell's army, 35,000 strong, marched out to begin the long-awaited campaign to capture Richmond and end the war. It was an army of green recruits, few of whom had the faintest idea of the magnitude of the task facing them.
Hace 5 días · Early in the war, Arlington became the headquarters of Union general Irvin McDowell while he commanded forces defending Washington. It was a hub of military activity: the house provided office and residential space, while the grounds witnessed large-scale troop movements and encampments.
Hace 3 días · On July 16, Union Brigadier General Irvin McDowell began marching his army toward Manassas Junction. Longstreet's brigade first saw action at Blackburn's Ford on July 18, when it collided with McDowell's advance division under Brigadier General Daniel Tyler , clashing heavily with the brigade of Israel B. Richardson .
Hace 4 días · The morning of July 21, 1861 went fairly well for the Union and their commander Gen. Irvin McDowell, but as the day went on, gaps and delays in troop movements allowed the Rebels to bring more and more men onto the field. Confederate Gen. Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, (I love that name) was in overall command of the equally green Rebels.
Hace 5 días · Irvin McDowell Garfield was the son of President James Garfield. As a child, he was known to ride his bicycle down the White House steps. This may sound like normal childish behavior, but it was a big deal back then.
Hace 3 días · Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814 – December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of War under the Lincoln Administration during most of the American Civil War. Stanton's management helped organize the massive military resources of the North and guide the Union to victory.
