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15 mar 2022 · Experience the personal impact of the events from 1800 to 1859 that led to the American Civil War - a story that transports viewers directly to the frontlines of the most historically significant...
2 sty 2022 · More Americans died in the American Civil War that raged on the North American continent between 1861 and 1865 than in any other war in which Americans have fought throughout its history.
Author/Historian Gene Schmiel tells the known story about the life of Major General Irvin McDowell from his upbringing by rich parents, his education in France and West Point, to the two...
The First Battle of Bull’s Run (also known as First Manassas) was the first major land battle of the Civil War. On July 21, 1861, the Union army, commanded by General Irvin McDowell engaged the forces of Confederate general, P.G.T. Beauregard, 25 miles southwest of the Capital.
On July 16, 1861, the untried Union Army of Northeastern Virginia under Brigadier General (Brig. Gen.) Irvin McDowell, 35,000 strong, marched out of the Washington, D.C., defenses to give battle to the Confederate Army of the Potomac, which was concentrated around the vital railroad junction at Manassas.
Irvin McDowell (October 15, 1818 – May 4, 1885) [1] 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 the I Corps of the Army of the Potomac.
27 lip 2023 · When the Civil War began McDowell was promoted to Brigadier General, and on May 27th, 1861 given command of the Army of Northeastern Virginia, the Union force stationed around Washington D.C....
