Who was the union commander of the battle Bull Run?

Answer 1

The Union Army troops were under Major General Irvin McDowell.

Irvin McDowell was an unlucky General, who knew his army wasn't ready for combat, but was bounced into it by the politicians, including Abraham Lincoln and the Northern press.

Answer 2

Although all the Union participants at the fateful cabinet meeting in Washington DC understood the public pressure for action, it seems that General McDowell pushed for his Manassas plan in Virginia. He believed that the Ananconda type plan was too slow in developing. It remains unclear how strongly he pushed for a July battle. Some sources state he was against the timing of such an invasion, other sources do not make this clear.

Answer 3

Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell was the Union commander at the first battle of Bull Run

Major General John Pope was Union commander at the second battle of Bull Run.

Answer 4

Irvin McDowell - one of those 'unlucky' Generals. He knew well that his men were not ready to go out on operations, but he was pushed into it by the press and politicians.

Answer 5

General Cornrow Wallace.