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	Irvin McDowell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Irvin McDowell (October 15, 1818 – May 4, 1885) was an American military officer, famous for his participation in the American Civil War.
		McDowell was promoted to brigadier general on May 14, 1861, and given command of the Army of Northeastern Virginia, despite never having commanded troops in combat.
		In July of 1864, McDowell was given command of the Department of the Pacific.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Irvin_McDowell (573 words)

	IRVIN McDOWELL - LoveToKnow Article on IRVIN McDOWELL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		McDOWELL, IRVIN (1818-1885), American soldier, was born in Columbus, Ohio,on the 15th of October 18i8.
		When the Peninsular campaign began McDowells corps was detained against McClellans wishes, sent away to join in the fruitless chase of Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley, and eventually came under the command of General Pope, taking part in the disastrous campaign of Second Bull Run.
		Involved in Popes disgrace, McDowell was relieved of duty in the field (Sept. 1862), and served on the Pacific coast 186468.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MD/McDOWELL_IRVIN.htm (553 words)

	Printable Version on Encyclopedia.com
		In the Civil War, McDowell, promoted to brigadier general in the regular army (May, 1861), commanded the Union troops at the first battle of Bull Run.
		When the Peninsular campaign began, McDowell's 1st Corps (then called the Army of the Rappahannock) was withdrawn from McClellan's command to defend Washington.
		McDowell shared in the blame for that defeat and was removed from command.
	www.encyclopedia.com /printable.aspx?id=1E1:McDowellI (147 words)

	IRVINMcDOWELL, USA
		Irvin McDowell was born in Columbus, Ohio on October 14, 1818.
		McDowell was promoted to major general in March of 1862, and sent to protect Washington, D. After Confederate Maj. Gen.
		Partially blamed for the Union's failure at Bull Run, McDowell was not given a field command for the rest of the war.
	www.multied.com /bio/UGENS/USAMcDowell.html (186 words)

	Mr. Lincoln's White House: Irvin McDowell (1818-1885) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The President encouraged McDowell to present the plan they had been discussing and McClellan was clearly annoyed at the preemption of his authority.
		McDowell was subsequently appointed a corps commander under General George McClellan.
		In 1864, McDowell was named to command the Department of the Pacific, which effectively removed him from the combat theater.
	www.mrlincolnswhitehouse.org /inside.asp?ID=142&subjectID=2 (464 words)

	Irvin McDowell (1818-1885)
		Irvin McDowell was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1818.
		While serving in Washington he became acquainted with Secretary of the Treasury Chase who proved to be instrumental in obtaining his promotion to regular army brigadier and assignment to command of the troops around the capital.
		On the outbreak of the American Civil War McDowell he was given command of the Union Army south of the Potomac.
	www.thelatinlibrary.com /chron/civilwarnotes/mcdowell.html (772 words)

	Irvin McDowell
		McDOWELL, Irvin, soldier, born in Columbus, Ohio, 15 October, 1818; died in San Francisco, California, 4 May, 1885.
		McDowell's men, who had been on their feet since two o'clock in the morning, who had marched twelve miles to the field and been engaged in heavy fighting since ten o'clock, were now exhausted by fatigue and want of food and water.
		General McDowell had great fondness for landscape gardening, and during the last years of his life was one of the park commissioners of San Francisco, in which capacity he constructed a park out of the neglected Presidio reservation and laid out drives that command fine views of the Golden Gate.
	www.famousamericans.net /irvinmcdowell (1258 words)

	General Irvin McDowell's Report of 1st Manassas (1st Bull Run) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		General McDowell commanded the Federal force that set out from Washington in July of 1861 hoping to defeat Beauregard's forces around Manassas Junction and end the rebellion at a stroke.
		This is McDowell's report of the operation and the battle.
		Tillinghast, assistant quartermaster, who discharged alone the important and burdensome duties of his department with the Army, and who was mortally wounded whilst acting with the artillery, to which he formerly belonged, and in which he was deeply interested.
	www.swcivilwar.com /McDowellReport1stManassas.html (3688 words)

	Irvin McDowell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		McDowell’s men had to stay around Washington, because nobody was sure what Jackson might do next.
		McDowell had a new army commander, a man who dragged the new army back to Bull Run.
		McDowell was snake-bit on that patch of ground, and ended up in front of a Court of Inquiry.
	ehistory.osu.edu /World/PeopleView.cfm?PID=51 (624 words)

	Irvin McDowell
		McDowell was recalled and given the task of defending Washington from the Confederate Army.
		In May, 1862, McDowell joined Major General John Pope, the commander of the Army of Virginia.
		McDowell was a man of strong character and much intellectual ability.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USACWmcdowell.htm (565 words)

	AmericanHeritage.com / “BULL RUN” RUSSELL
		McDowell, a studious forty-three-year-old staff officer who had never led men in the field, had been promoted from major in May and put in command of Union forces concentrating on Washington.
		McDowell was present, but he was being forced to spend more time than he should have in attending to petty details.
		And Irvin McDowell confided that “Bull Run was an unfortunate affair for both of us, for had I won it you would have had to describe the pursuit of the flying enemy and then you would have been the most popular writer in America and I should have been lauded as the greatest of generals.”
	www.americanheritage.com /articles/magazine/ah/1962/4/1962_4_59.shtml (6191 words)

	Irvin McDowell Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Ohio native had been raised and educated in France before returning to the United States to attend West Point where he graduated in 1838 and was posted to the artillery.
		His command was redesignated the Department of the Rappahannock and was supposed to march overland to join McClellan but the activities of Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley precluded this.
		Although his actions at Cedar Mountain earned him the regular army brevet of major general in 1865 -- he already had his second star in the volunteer service -- he was blamed in part for the disaster at 2nd Bull Run.
	www.civilwarhome.com /mcdowellbio.htm (422 words)

	obituary.html
		He had been seriously ill for some months, but his disease did not give his family or medical attendants any alarm until a fortnight ago, when he was confined to his room, and since then their utmost efforts failed to prevent a fatal termination.
		General Irvin McDowell was born in Franklin county, Ohio, on October 15, 1818.
		General McDowell, although a man of very strong will, was universally loved by his subordinates, owing to the unswerving impartiality and fairness which he exhibited in all his dealings with his fellow men.
	www.wam.umd.edu /~jww/obituary.html (781 words)

	Battle Summary: Manassas, First, VA
		Irvin McDowell marched from Washington against the Confederate army, which was drawn up behind Bull Run beyond Centreville.
		On the 21st, McDowell crossed at Sudley Ford and attacked the Confederate left flank on Matthews Hill.
		McDowell was relieved of command of the Union army and replaced by Maj. Gen.
	www.cr.nps.gov /hps/abpp/battles/va005.htm (227 words)

	First Bull Run (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		McDowell was educated in France and graduated 23rd from his West Point class in 1838.
		McDowell was pushed into fighting the battle of First of Bull Run, even though he he was not ready.
		McDowell was also involved at Second Bull Run.
	www.collectorsnet.com /cwtimes/1bullrun.htm (461 words)

	McDowell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fred McDowell (1904-1972), blues singer and guitar player
		Roger McDowell, Major League baseball player and coach
		This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/McDowell (89 words)

	Battle Summary: Blackburn's Ford, VA
		Irvin McDowell, 35,000 strong, marched out of the Washington defenses to give battle to the Confederate army, which was concentrated around the vital railroad junction at Manassas.
		On July 18, McDowell reached Centreville and pushed southwest, attempting to cross at Blackburn’s Ford.
		Because of this action, Union commander McDowell decided on the flanking maneuver he employed at First Manassas.
	www.cr.nps.gov /hps/abpp/battles/va004.htm (148 words)

	First Manassas: The Creating of Generals
		As you probably know Mike, Irvin McDowell returned to Bull Run in August,1862 as commander of the Army of Virginia's Third Corps and also served as John Pope's most trusted advisor during that battle.
		As a result of his close association with Pope and a couple of personal blunders during the battle, McDowell was made to share in the blame for Pope's defeat.
		In it, the now deceased soldier stated that he was "one of the victims of Pope's imbecility and McDowell's treason." The court of inquiry accomplished little except to embarrass McDowell even more as a result of unflattering testimony.
	suite101.com /discussion.cfm/american_civil_war_retired/12423/143170 (337 words)

	AllRefer.com - Irvin McDowell (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Irvin McDowell (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Irvin McDowell 1818–85, Union general in the American Civil War, b.
		He taught at West Point (1841–45) and was made captain for his service in the Mexican War.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/McDowellI.html (249 words)

	McDowell Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This library will be updated as frequently as possible with letters to and from General McDowell, speeches he delivered, orders he issued, and telegraphs he sent.
		Pamphlet, General McDowell's Defense at his Court of Inquiry, 1863.
		Irvin McDowell, Storm Center of Union Command, 1861-1862.
	www.wam.umd.edu /~jww/lib.html (264 words)

	General Irvin McDowell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He went to school in France and later graduated from West Point.
		McDowell is remembered for leading the losing Union forces in the First Battle of Bull Run.
		Later he was in charge of the army which defended Washington, D.C. He was also a leader in the Second Battle of Bull Run, and many people criticized his actions.
	www.henry.k12.ga.us /PGES/instruction/kid-pages/cw/mcdowell.htm (108 words)

	General Irvin McDowell's orders for the 1st Manassas (1st Bull Run) Campaign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		General Irvin McDowell's orders for the 1st Manassas (1st Bull Run) Campaign
		Shown below are the orders for the march from Washington, and also the orders issued concerning the battle itself.
		...view the map that accompanied McDowell's report of 1st Manassas
	www.swcivilwar.com /McDowellOrders1stManassas.html (1911 words)

	Military.com Resources
		Question: Who was relieved of command following his disastrous performance at Bull Run on July 21, 1861 and replaced with George B. McClellan?
		Although "Joseph Hooker" was selected as the correct answer, the actual answer is "Irvin McDowell." In the interests of fairness, this question will be "thrown out" of the tally for determining this month's results and contest winner.
		We at Military.com regret the error, and thank you for continuing to participate in the trivia challenge.
	www.military.com /Resources/ResourceFileView?file=Trivia_022403.htm (100 words)

	WebQuest: First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is July 1861, three months after the firing on Fort Sumter thrust the nation into civil war.
		Now, the Federal army under General Irvin McDowell is nearing Manassas, Virginia—a small town less than 30 miles from the capital at Washington, D.C. Here, the Confederate army of General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard is concentrated and is expecting reinforcements from General Joseph Johnston’s Confederate Army of the Shenandoah.
		General McDowell would lose this battle, but would you?
	www.manteno.k12.il.us /webquest/high/SocialScience/SnatchingVitory (97 words)

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