Irvin McDowell
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Wars, Battles, American Civil War, Civil Wars, Coups
- Curriculum: American History 1816-1855, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877), American History 1878-1900
Article abstract: Military significance: McDowell commanded the Union Army at First Bull Run.
Born in Ohio, Irvin McDowell was first educated in France and then at West Point. He graduated in 1838 and was assigned to the artillery. During the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), he was breveted for his actions at Buena Vista (1847).
Between the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War (1861-1865), McDowell worked in the adjutant general’s department, rising to the rank of major and serving as assistant adjutant general.
When the American Civil...
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