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    Irvin McDowell (October 15, 1818 – May 4, 1885) was an American army officer. He is best known for his defeat in the First Battle of Bull Run, the first...
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    the Confederacy. Yielding to political pressure, Brigadier General Irvin McDowell led his unseasoned Union Army across Bull Run against the equally inexperienced...
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  • Abram Irvin McDowell (1793–1844) was the 15th mayor of Columbus, Ohio. He was the 14th person to hold the office, and served for less than one year. His...
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    Irvin McDowell (I Corps; Franklin's Division: BG William B. Franklin, McCall's "Pennsylvania Reserves" Division: BG George A. McCall and McDowell's old...
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  • McDowell was born on December 31, 1846, in Beattie's Ford, North Carolina to Robert Irvin McDowell and Rebecca Brevard. A fictional account of McDowell's...
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    the command of Major General George B. McClellan. The first commander of the corps was Major General Irvin McDowell. It contained three divisions under the...
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  • as McDougall). Abram Irvin McDowell (1793–1844), mayor of Columbus, Ohio Alex McDowell (born 1955), British narrative designer Alexander McDowell (1845–1913)...
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    after General Irvin McDowell, a Union officer in the Civil War. Its elevation is 2,832 feet (863 m). It is not the same landmark as the McDowell Peak, which...
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    of Maj. Gen. Irvin McDowell, which was moving south against Richmond in support of McClellan, remain in the vicinity of the capital. McClellan claimed...
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  • film director Irvin Khoza (born 1948), South African sports administrator Irvin Mayfield (born 1977), American jazz musician Irvin McDowell (1818–1885)...
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    Volunteers on the Verde River in 1865. It was named for Major General Irvin McDowell. The fort was located within Indian country and built to be near the...
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    general to match Lee's boldness, appointing in turn Maj. Gens. Irvin McDowell, George B. McClellan, John Pope, Ambrose Burnside, Joseph Hooker, and George...
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    solely to keep Union forces occupied away from Richmond). He ordered Irvin McDowell to send 20,000 men to Front Royal and Maj. Gen. John C. Frémont to move...
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    of Irvin McDowell, the general best remembered for the First Battle of Bull Run, the first large Civil War battle. He was also the son of Abram Irvin McDowell...
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    of the Manassas campaign of the American Civil War. Union general Irvin McDowell's Army of Northeastern Virginia was marching south towards the Confederate...
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    into four corps, Meade served as part of the I Corps under Maj. Gen Irvin McDowell. The I Corps was stationed in the Rappahannock area, but in June, the...
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  • Manassas) Manassas campaign July 21, 1861 Manassas, Virginia 35,000 34,000 69,000 Irvin McDowell P. G. T. Beauregard 2,896 1,982 4,878 8.27% 5.83% 7.07%...
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    Scott was too old for battlefield command, Lincoln selected General Irvin McDowell, an officer whom Scott saw as unimaginative and inexperienced, to lead...
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    Corps, under Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks The III Corps, Maj. Gen. Irvin McDowell, who had led the losing Union army at First Bull Run, consisted of the...
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    the five divisions in the Army of Northeastern Virginia under General Irvin McDowell. The engagement at Bull Run was a disastrous defeat for the Union, dashing...
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    Devils" because of their striking red pantaloon trousers. Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell, commander of the Federal forces, had been ordered by Abraham Lincoln...
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    charge to "yell like furies" in routing the Federal forces under General Irvin McDowell. Then arose that do-or-die expression, that maniacal maelstrom of sound;...
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  • (died 1809), British Army lieutenant general Irvin McDowell (1818–1885), U.S. Army major general Robert McDouall (1774–1848), British Army major general...
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    Leland Stanford of the Central Pacific Railroad as a favor to General Irvin McDowell, whom Wadsworth had served under during the Civil War. Wadsworth is...
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    designation of the command better known as I Corps (Army of the Potomac):: Irvin McDowell (June 26 – September 5, 1862); James B. Ricketts (September 5–6, 1862);...
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  • Lieutenant w = wounded mw = mortally wounded k = killed c = captured BG Irvin McDowell, Commanding General Staff: Chief of Artillery: Maj William F. Barry...
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    commander Winfield Scott detailed him to carry messages to Major General Irvin McDowell. After the battle, he continued participating in the defense of Washington...
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  • Virginia: Maj. Gen. John C. Frémont's Mountain Department, Maj. Gen. Irvin McDowell's Department of the Rappahannock, Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks's Department...
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  • Philip Kearny Erasmus D. Keyes John McArthur George B. McClellan Alexander McDowell McCook Irvin McDowell James B. McPherson Joseph K. Mansfield George...
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    full. On May 3, 1861, General Winfield Scott ordered Brigadier General Irvin McDowell to clear all troops not loyal to the Union from Arlington and neighboring...
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