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...

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...

the Confederacy. Yielding to political pressure, Brigadier General Irvin McDowell led his unseasoned Union Army across Bull Run against the equally inexperienced...

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...

Irvin McDowell (I Corps; Franklin's Division: BG William B. Franklin, McCall's "Pennsylvania Reserves" Division: BG George A. McCall and McDowell's old...

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...

of Maj. Gen. Irvin McDowell, which was moving south against Richmond in support of McClellan, remain in the vicinity of the capital. McClellan claimed...

as McDougall). Abram Irvin McDowell (1793–1844), mayor of Columbus, Ohio Alex McDowell (born 1955), British narrative designer Alexander McDowell (1845–1913)...

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...

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...