150th McDowell: The Engagement Begins

Video from the reenactment of the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of McDowell, Virginia. The reenactment took place on May 5, 2012, but the actual battle took place on May 8, 1862. The engagement begins with Confederate skirmishers firing on the advancing Union troops.

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