Maj. Gen. Irwin McDowell
Born: October 15, 1818
Franklinton, Ohio
Died: May 4, 1885
San Francisco, California
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West Point: June 1838
2nd Lieutenant: June 1838
1st Lieutenant:
Captain:
Major: May 31, 1856
Brig. Gen: May 14, 1861
Maj. Gen: 1872
Retired: 1882
June 1838: West Point Graduate - 23rd in class of 45
1838: 2nd Lieutenant assigned to U.S. Artillery along the Canadian border in Maine
1841: Returned to West Point as assistant instructor of military tactics
1846 - 1848: Aide-de-Camp to General John Wool during the Mexican War
1848 - 1861: Assistant Adjutant General to higher ranking military leaders, including General Winfield Scott
May 27 - July 25, 1861: Command of Army and Department of Northeastern Virginia
June 17, 1861: Battle of Vienna
July 18, 1861: Battle of Blackburn's Ford
July 21, 1861: Battle of Bull Run
July 25 - August 17, 1861: Army and Department of Northeastern Virginia, Division of the Potomac
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October 3, 1861 - March 13, 1862: A Division of the Potomac
March 13 - April 4, 1862: I Corps, Army of the Potomac
April 4 - June 26, 1862: Department of the Rappahannock
June 26 - September 5, 1862: III Corps, Army of Virginia
August 9, 1862: Battle of Cedar Mountain
August 30, 1862: 2nd Battle of Bull Run
July 1, 1864 - June 27, 1865: Commander of Department of the Pacific
Fourth Military District (Military government for Arkansas and Louisiana during reconstruction)
Department of the West
1882: Retired after 44 years of military service
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Irvin McDowell. web. (July 20, 2009)
Irvin McDowell. Irvin McDowell – Ohio History Central – A Product of the Ohio Historical Society. web.
Irvin McDowell. Irvin McDowell – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. web. (July 20, 2009)
Major General Irvin McDowell. Major General Irvin McDowell of the Union Army. web (July 20, 2009)
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