Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Irvin McDowell

Battles of Irvin McDowell

American general (1818–1885)

Irvin McDowell is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1861 and 1862: 6 battles, all in present-day United States. Taken in date order, the sites lie 157 km apart end to end, 31 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Civil War (4).

Battle of Arlington MillsBattle of Fairfax Court HouseBattle of ViennaBattle of Blackburn's FordFirst Battle of Bull RunShenandoah Valley CampaignBattle of Fairfax Court HouseBattle of ViennaFirst Battle of Bull RunShenandoah Valley CampaignPhiladelphiaBaltimoreRichmondLynchburgCharlottesvilleYorkWilmingtonFredericksburgMorgantownWinchester200 km38.775N, 77.893W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1861: 5 engagements5 in 18611862: 1 engagements18611862
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Fairfax Court House, 1861Battle of Arlington Mills, 1861Battle of Vienna, 1861Battle of Blackburn's Ford, 1861First Battle of Bull Run, 1861Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 186218611862
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1 June 1861Battle of Fairfax Court HouseFairfax, Virginia, United StatesInconclusive
1 June 1861Battle of Arlington MillsArlington County, Virginia, United States17 km EInconclusive
17 June 1861Battle of ViennaVienna, Virginia, United States13 km WConfederate Victory
18 July 1861Battle of Blackburn's FordPrince William County, Virginia, United States20 km SWConfederate victory
21 July 1861First Battle of Bull RunFairfax County, Virginia, United States6 km WConfederate victory
1862Shenandoah Valley CampaignShenandoah Valley, Virginia, United States101 km WConfederate victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.