The Federal army reaches Centreville in northern Virginia, while Joseph E. Johnston’s Confederates slip out of the Shenandoah Valley undetected and head east.
Tag: Irvin McDowell
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.
You Are All Green Alike
President Lincoln holds a special cabinet meeting to decide on a plan for immediate offensive operations in northern Virginia.
Ballooning Operations and the Coffee Mill Gun
Professor Thaddeus Lowe ascends in a balloon to demonstrate the usefulness of aerial military reconnaissance, and J.D. Mills demonstrates a forerunner to the modern machine gun.
The Military Situation in Northern Virginia
The first land battle of the war takes place in northern Virginia, and Confederates blockade the Potomac waterway into Chesapeake Bay.
Vigorous Measures are Anticipated
Federal troops pour into Washington and talk quickly turns from defense to offensive operations.