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Irvin McDowell

1818 - 1885

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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 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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Irvin McDowell is the 1,719th most popular military personnel (up from 1,782nd in 2019), the 6,731st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,677th in 2019) and the 108th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Irvin McDowell ranks 1,719 out of 2,058. Before him are Antonio Luna, Roy Urquhart, Kurt Martti Wallenius, Shirase Nobu, Bartolina Sisa, and Padma Bandopadhyay. After him are Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal, Alfons Rebane, Fernand de Langle de Cary, Honoré Charles Reille, Walther Reinhardt, and James Jesus Angleton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1818, Irvin McDowell ranks 79. Before him are Alexander Dreyschock, Josip Filipović, Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa, Heinrich Zollinger, Élie-Abel Carrière, and Dimitrie Brătianu. After him are Ole Jacob Broch, Johan Lange, Wilhelm Camphausen, William M. Evarts, Joseph Roumanille, and Jan Heemskerk. Among people deceased in 1885, Irvin McDowell ranks 65. Before him are André Gill, William Thoms, Justo Rufino Barrios, Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, Joseph-Alfred Serret, and José Posada Herrera. After him are Ernest Goüin, Ernst Falkbeer, Nísia Floresta, Julius Benedict, Wilhelm Camphausen, and Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Irvin McDowell ranks 6,733 out of 20,380. Before him are Lenny Wilkens (1937), Tad Williams (1957), Dann Florek (1950), Rex Cawley (1940), Mark Boone Junior (1955), and Stephen Gyllenhaal (1949). After him are Mark Waters (1964), John Piper (1946), Jean Shiley (1911), William Lloyd Garrison (1805), Robert R. Wilson (1914), and Zoë Kravitz (1988).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Irvin McDowell ranks 108. Before him are Carlos Hathcock (1942), Christine Jorgensen (1926), J. Lawton Collins (1896), Eddie Slovik (1920), Braxton Bragg (1817), and Frederick C. Weyand (1916). After him are James Jesus Angleton (1917), Benjamin Briggs (1835), Joseph Hooker (1814), William Guarnere (1923), Henry Gunther (1895), and Lewis Powell (1844).

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