AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
THE FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN
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Question
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He was scared.
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McDowell felt the army was still armature and unprepared.
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Lincoln told him to wait and keep training.
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The south was not ready.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Irvin McDowell (October 15, 1818 – May 10, 1885) was an American military officer, famous for his loss of the first large-scale battle of the American Civil War, the First Battle of Bull Run.
Detailed explanation-2: -He fought unsuccessfully against Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson’s troops during the Valley Campaign of 1862, and was blamed for contributing to the defeat of United States troops at the Second Battle of Bull Run in August.
Detailed explanation-3: -McDowell’s plans and troops began to falter and fail because of incomplete staffwork and an overall lack of experience. It was in the afternoon when Confederate reinforcements finally arrived with Confederate Gen. Thomas Jackson.
Detailed explanation-4: -Irvin McDowell was a Union general during the American Civil War (1861–1865). He commanded the army that was defeated at the First Battle of Manassas on July 21, 1861, the first large land battle of the conflict.