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(New page: The '''Army of the Potomac''' was one of the divisions of the Union Army in the Civil War. Then-General Ulysses S. Grant kept his headquarters with the Army of the Potomac ...) |
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The [[Confederacy]] also styled one of its divisions "the Army of the Potomac," though the name was short-lived. After the first Battle of Bull Run, the army was renamed "the Army of Northern Virginia," and [[Robert E. Lee]] acceded to the generalship. | The [[Confederacy]] also styled one of its divisions "the Army of the Potomac," though the name was short-lived. After the first Battle of Bull Run, the army was renamed "the Army of Northern Virginia," and [[Robert E. Lee]] acceded to the generalship. | ||
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Revision as of 22:11, January 19, 2009
The Army of the Potomac was one of the divisions of the Union Army in the Civil War. Then-General Ulysses S. Grant kept his headquarters with the Army of the Potomac during his tenure as commander in chief.
The Confederacy also styled one of its divisions "the Army of the Potomac," though the name was short-lived. After the first Battle of Bull Run, the army was renamed "the Army of Northern Virginia," and Robert E. Lee acceded to the generalship.