Because the politicians and the press wanted to see some action. McDowell himself knew the army wasn't ready for combat.
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A hole in the ground that soldiers use to fight in is called a Trench.
President Abraham Lincoln needed soldiers to fight in the American Civil War for the Union. At this point, the C.S.A. was in control of the war after winning Manassas twice, drawing at Antietam, winning Seven Days, and other battles. Lincoln decided to draft soldiers, and no one was happy thus casuing a riot.
49 000 soldiers were sent to fight in the Vietnam war.
No. That is war.
battle of bull run
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Union fought Confederate at Manassas (Bull Run) - both times.
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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.
He fought in many in the Mexican War, and in the Civil War was in Gettysburgh, Second Manassas, Fredricksburgh, the Wilderness, Seven Days, Antietam, and several minor scraps.
It depends on the battle tactic or plan being used by the general or leader of the forces.
a group of soldiers that stood in a square to fight?
A hole in the ground that soldiers use to fight in is called a Trench.
President Abraham Lincoln needed soldiers to fight in the American Civil War for the Union. At this point, the C.S.A. was in control of the war after winning Manassas twice, drawing at Antietam, winning Seven Days, and other battles. Lincoln decided to draft soldiers, and no one was happy thus casuing a riot.
49 000 soldiers were sent to fight in the Vietnam war.
First Bull Run/Manassas