The shock of defeat at Bull Run…

July 1861 CE

The shock of defeat at Bull Run galvanizes the Union, which calls for five hundred thousand additional recruits.

The defeated General McDowell is replaced on July 24 by Major General George B. McClellan as commander of the Union's Division of the Potomac; McClellan is tasked with forging the army into a competent fighting force.

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George B. McClellan View → Irvin McDowell View →

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