Marcus F. Wright's Civil War Bios: Irwin MCDOWELL (published 1907)
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   COMPLETE TITLE OF THIS BOOK IS:
   
   Official Portfolio of War and Nation
   
   "A Graphic and Pictorial History Prepared Directly from the Government
   Records in the Departments of War and Statistics"
   
   "Story, Complete And Official, Of All The Political Issues, Campaigns,
   Engagements, and Heroic Episodes Of The Titanic And Dreadful Conflict
   Between the states on land and sea .. .. .."
   
   "Leaders Of The North And South, Fraternizing Under The Symbol Of
   Indestructible Union, Submit This Work As Their Impartial Report of
   the War, its conception, prosecution, and results"
   
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   "Narrative and descriptive by John Clark Ridpath, Rossiter Johnson,
   General Fitzhugh Lee, General John T. Morgan, George L. Kilmer and
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   "Carefully edited by General Marcus F. Wright of the War Department
   Washington, D. C."
   
   608 pages
   Copyright. 1907 BY G. F. Stanley
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                               McDOWELL
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   McDOWELL, GEN. IRWIN, born at Columbus, Ohio, October 15, 1818.
Graduated from West Point in 1838. Remained as instructor of mathematics till 
1845. At breaking out of Civil war, made a brigadier and placed in command of 
the Federal troops at Washington. In command of Union army when defeated at 
Bull Run July 21, 1861. McClellan took command, and McDowell was again placed 
in charge at Washington.   Major-general of volunteers March 14, 1861, and 
commander of Department of Rappahannock April 14, 1862. Took distinguished 
part in the battles during Pope's campaign, but relieved of his command
September 5, 1862. President of board of retiring officers 1863-64. In
command of Department of Pacific July, 1864, to June, 1865. Made a 
major-general in 1872, and held command in the various departments, till 
retired in 1882. Died in San Francisco May 4, 1885.