Show DEATH OF GENERAL McDOWELL Sketch of Hi Life and lUiliiury Career Monday night at about 12 oclock Ma jorGeneral Irvin McDowell died He had been seriously ill for some months but his disease did not give his family or I medical attendants any alarm until a fortnight ago when he was confined to his room and since then their utmost efforts failed to prevent fatal termination For many years Gen McDowell has been a prominent figure in California history I and since his retirement from duty he has made his home in San Francisco lie and was a man of varied acquirements was a welcome guest at public entertainments entertain-ments being an offhand speaker and fond of society He has served as one of the Golden Gate Park Commissioners and was succeeded by Senator Stanford He married the daughter of Henry Bar den the wealthy manufacturer of Troy New York and leaves one son Henry B McDowell editor of the Inglesidc and an unmarried daughter SKETCH OF IllS LIFE General Irvin McDowell was born in Franklin county Ohio on October 15 1818 He attended for some time a military school in France graduated at West Point in 1838 and from 1841 to 1845 was employed there in various capacities In the Mexican war he was brevetted Captain for his conduct at the battle of Ad Buena Vista and was subsequently jutantGeneral in Woods division of the of Occupation From 1848 to 1858 army he was Assistant AdjutantGeneral in various departments and resumed his duties after a years absence in Europe At the opening of the civil war he was stationed at Washington engaged in organizing or-ganizing troops there lIe was appointed BrigadierGeneral of the United States May 14 1861 and was placed in army command of the department of Northeast Virginia and on May 27th of the Army of the Potomac He commanded at the battle of Bull had Run July 21st and subsequently of the defense of Washington charge until March 14 1862 when he was made MajorGeneral of volunteers and placed of in command of a corps of the Army the Potomac He was engaged in the operations in northern Virginia took part in the pursuit of General Tackson and under Pope was present at the second 301862 battle of Bull Run August 29 30 President of the court 18834 ho was In for investigating cotton frauds and of the t > 0 > ii T rtwnfa KVnm board for retiring aisaoieu OHJCCIB u to July 1865 he was in com 1864 July the department of the Pacific mand of brevetted the latter year was and in of the United States Army MajorGeneral mustered out of the volunteer He was service September 1 1866 1872 he was pronounced November In U S Aaml in to be MajorGeneral assigned to December of the same the year Division of the of command the until Juno 26 South where he remained command of 1876 He was of then tho Pacific given which posi Division the October to hold until tion he continued he was placed on the this 15 1882 After the general rule retired list according to |