The Arizona sentinel., 1885-05-16
Gen. Irwin Mcdowell.

| 1uIo NSlSIdu pdSS6O away LII the 4th instant, at his home in San Francisco. His death was a relief to him and he had looked to it as such. His bearing during the last days, when all hope bad been given up, was noble, and calmly resigned.
 General Irv1n Mcdowell was born in Columbus, Ohio, on Octo- Der ,, 1918. At the age of 10 years he was sent to the Collegede TrOyes, in France, where he grad uated in 1883. On July l, 1884, he entered the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated with the class '3S. On July 7th of that year he was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the army and was assigned to the First Artillery Regiment, doing duty with that command on the northern frontier from 1888 to 1841, when he was appointed Adjutant and Military Instructor at West Point. Lieutenant Me- Dowell received his first promO> tion (First .Lieutenantcy) October 7th, but continued his duties at West Point until 1S45, when he was appointed Aid>de-Cam and Assistant Adjutant-General on the Staff of General Wood. under whom he served up to the close of the Mexican war. On Febru> ary 23, 1S47, he was brevetted Captain for gallant and meritori- ous conduct at the battle of Buena Vista, Mexico" fought February 22d and 23d). On May 18th of that year he was appointed As> sistant-Adiutant General of the
 ARMY OF OCCUPATION,
 In which capacity he served until the latter part of 1S48, when 'het was appointed Assistant Adju> tant-General, with headquarters at the War Department, Washing ton, D. C., serving in like capacity at Army Headquarters, New York City, Second Military De- partment, Sixth Military Depart ment and in the Department of Texas until 1858, when he Was once more stationed at Army Headquarters, New York City, going from there back to the De- partment of Texas, after which he was assigned to inspection duty, which consumed his time until April, 1861. On March 31, 1856, 1 he was brevetted Major and As sistant Adjutant>General, which | rank he held until the breaking out of the war, when he was pro- noted Brigadier-General, May IA, 1861. A few days after his pro- motion he was assigned to the command of the Department of Northeastern Virginia, to the de- fense of Washington on the Vir ginia side of the Potomac, and 10 the command of the Army of the Potomac, which army he con- manded at the battle of Bull Run, fought on Sunday, July 21, 1861. On the accession ofGeneral George | B. Mcclellan to the command of the Army of the Potomac, General Mcdowell was placed in command of one Of the divisions of that army, and on the re- organization of the Army of the Potomac in March, 1862, he was given the command of the First Army Corps. He was commissioned Major General of Volunteers, May 14. 1862, and placed in command of the Department of the Rappa> hammock. In August, 1862, he was transferred 10 the cOmD1and of the Third Army Corps, Depart ment of Virginia, and led that column through the battles Of Cedar Mountain, Rapphannock Station and the
 SECOND BATTLE OF BULL RUN During General Pope's campaign. In July, 1864, General Mcdowell was placed in command of the Department of the Pacific and On March 13, 1865, he was brevetted General for gallant and meritoriOus services at the battle of Cedar Mountain, Va. He was placed in command of the Depart