Civil War Army Brig Gen M Corcoran CDV Military Photo by Fredrick Co. Uniforms

  

He then led the 69th into action at the First Battle of Bull Run. He led the 69th to Washington, D.

And served for a while in the Washington defenses building Fort Corcoran. This event was known as the Enchantress Affair, but no executions were ever carried out by either side.