They were untrained and inexperienced in troop movement.
(Much bigger problems awaited him on the return journey.)
Union Major General Irvin McDowell, on the morning of July 21, 1861.
The poor fellow turned out unimportant. His name is unfavourably linked to the first pitched battle of the war, urged on Lincoln by politicans and press, who were impatient for some good war stories. As army commander, McDowell knew that his troops were not ready for operations, but had to go ahead anyway. He did a creditable job, but the battle was lost, and he was never able to distinguish himself after that.
The Union army made the usual errors of communication and command that go with newly-raised troops, but these were not of McDowell's doing. The poor man knew that his army was not ready for combat, but had been pushed into it by politicians and the press.
because the railroad workers had stopped the trains, harming commerce in the u.s
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McDowell
Irvin McDowell was a Brig. Gen. of the Union Troops in the Civil War. He led Union troops to battle at Manassas (or Bull Run). McDowell led his troops into the First and Second Battles of Bull Run. He made mistakes in both. One mistake was that he led his unready troops into battle to early and lost many men.
General Irvin McDowell who lost the battle
General Irvin McDowell
The Union troops were advancing while the Rebel troops were retreating.
Union Major General Irvin McDowell, on the morning of July 21, 1861.
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The First Battle of Bull Run / Manassas Junction was in July, 1861.
Union General Irvin McDowell graduated from West Point in 1938. He ranked twenty third in a graduating class of 45 cadets. McDowell is most famous for his role in the first Battle of Bull Run. He and General Scott had cautioned Lincoln that US troops were not ready for a battle at that time. Both men believed that the volunteers lacked the training to fight a large battle.
The poor fellow turned out unimportant. His name is unfavourably linked to the first pitched battle of the war, urged on Lincoln by politicans and press, who were impatient for some good war stories. As army commander, McDowell knew that his troops were not ready for operations, but had to go ahead anyway. He did a creditable job, but the battle was lost, and he was never able to distinguish himself after that.
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