General-in-Chief George B. McClellan develops a plan of attack and defends his military secrecy to increasingly skeptical politicians and subordinates.
Tag: Irvin McDowell
The Bottom is Out of the Tub
Desperate for action, Abraham Lincoln calls a meeting of the Army of the Potomac’s top brass without General-in-Chief George B. McClellan.
Military Life in Its Most Depressing Form
News of the previous day’s Confederate victory at Bull Run prompts celebrations in the South and depression in the North.
The Battle of Bull Run
The battle that many hoped would end the war takes place in northern Virginia near a stream named Bull Run.
Johnston Steals a March
The Federal army reaches Centreville in northern Virginia, while Joseph E. Johnston’s Confederates slip out of the Shenandoah Valley undetected and head east.
General Beauregard is Attacked
The largest army ever assembled in North America went into motion at 2 p.m., starting the great campaign that many hoped would end the war.