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Irvin McDowell
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 139 years ago |
Date of birth | October 15,1818 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Columbus |
Ohio | |
United States | |
Date of died | May 4,1885 |
Died | San Francisco |
California | |
United States | |
Years of service | 1838–1882 |
Battles and wars | Mexican–American War |
American Civil War | |
Job | Army officer |
Parents | Eliza Seldon McDowell |
Place of burial | San Francisco National Cemetery, Presidio of San Francisco |
Rank | Major General |
Year of servic | 1838–1882 |
Siblings | John Adair McDowell |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 476119 |
Irvin McDowell Life story
Irvin McDowell was a career 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. He fought unsuccessfully against P.G.T.