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Army of Virginia
Civil War Encyclopedia >> Armies - Union
| June 17, 1862 | The commands of John C. Fremont [US] and Nathanael Banks [US] are consolidated under John Pope [US]. Fremont resigns. | |
| John Pope | ||
| Nathaniel Banks | ||
| August 9, 1862 | Battle of Cedar Mountain [US]
Battle of Slaughter Mountain [CS] Other names: Cedar Run, Cedar Run Mountain, Southwest Mountain Stonewall Jackson [CS] defeats Nathaniel Banks [US]. |
Virginia |
| A. P. Hill | ||
| Northern Virginia Campaign | ||
| Jubal Anderson Early | ||
| Battle of Cedar Mountain | ||
| Richard Ewell | ||
| Nathaniel Banks | ||
| August 27, 1862 | Stonewall Jackson [CS] destroys Army of Virginia supply base at Manassas Junction | Virginia |
| Stonewall Jackson | ||
| Northern Virginia Campaign | ||
| Second Manassas - Second Bull Run | ||
| August 28, 1862 | Battle of Groveton
Battle of Brawner's Farm Stonewall Jackson [CS] engages Rufus King [US] near Manassas after eluding John Pope [US]. |
Virginia |
| Northern Virginia Campaign | ||
| Stonewall Jackson | ||
| John Pope | ||
| Second Manassas - Second Bull Run | ||
| Richard Ewell | ||
| August 29, 1862 August 30, 1862 |
Second Manassas[CS]
Second Bull Run[US] General John Pope [US] lost to General Robert E. Lee[CS]. General James Longstreet's [CS] 28,000 man assault on August 30 was the largest simultaneous assault of the war in this Confederate victory. Union losses 13,830 Confederate losses 8,350 Also includes: Manassas Plains, Gainesville |
Virginia |
| James Longstreet | ||
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| Stonewall Jackson | ||
| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| Second Manassas - Second Bull Run | ||
| Fitz-John Porter | ||
| Northern Virginia Campaign | ||
| John Pope | ||
| Gouverneur K. Warren | ||
| John Reynolds | ||
| Joseph Hooker | ||
| Samuel Heintzelman | ||
| September 2, 1862 | General John Pope is replaced by Ambrose Burnside, following the disaster at Second Bull Run, combining the Army of Virginia with the Army of the Potomac under George McClellan | |
| George McClellan | ||
| John Pope | ||
| Antietam | ||
| Army of the Potomac | ||
| Ambrose Burnside |
Army of Virginia
With George McClellan battling Robert E. Lee on Virginia's Lower Peninsula, Abraham Lincoln decided to consolidate several independent commands into a single army. The Army of Virginia began with Irvin McDowell's First Corps, which Lincoln detached from the Army of the Potomac to defend Washington in the event of an attack while the bulk of the U. S. Army in the east was approaching Richmond. Lincoln added John C. Fremont's corps, Nathaniel Banks corps, and a couple of cavalry units to form The Army of Virginia under John Pope. When the Army was created and command given to Pope, John Fremont resigned and was replaced by Franz Siegel.
Originally, the army's mission was to maintain control of the Shenandoah Valley while defending the perimeter of Washington, D. C. and was comprised of 44,000 men. McDowell's corps was split between Fredericksburg and Manassas north of the Rappahannock River while Banks and Fremont were both in the Shenandoah. Pope was faced with an army spread out over 200 miles, with all the associated communications and supply problems inherent with a force so dispersed.
During its brief life, the Army fought in 3 major battles, Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run and Chantilly. As the Army of the Potomac returned from the Peninsula Campaign Lincoln would forward units to Pope, reducing the size of McClellan's command. After the loss at Manassas, the Army of Virginia was incorporated back into the Army of the Potomac. 10 days later, John Pope was relieved of duty.
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With George McClellan battling Robert E. Lee on Virginia's Lower Peninsula, Abraham Lincoln decided to consolidate several independent commands into a single army. The Army of Virginia began with Irvin McDowell's First Corps, which Lincoln detached from the Army of the Potomac to defend Washington in the event of an attack while the bulk of the U. S. Army in the east was approaching Richmond. Lincoln added John C. Fremont's corps, Nathaniel Banks corps, and a couple of cavalry units to form The Army of Virginia under John Pope. When the Army was created and command given to Pope, John Fremont resigned and was replaced by Franz Siegel.
Originally, the army's mission was to maintain control of the Shenandoah Valley while defending the perimeter of Washington, D. C. and was comprised of 44,000 men. McDowell's corps was split between Fredericksburg and Manassas north of the Rappahannock River while Banks and Fremont were both in the Shenandoah. Pope was faced with an army spread out over 200 miles, with all the associated communications and supply problems inherent with a force so dispersed.
During its brief life, the Army fought in 3 major battles, Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run and Chantilly. As the Army of the Potomac returned from the Peninsula Campaign Lincoln would forward units to Pope, reducing the size of McClellan's command. After the loss at Manassas, the Army of Virginia was incorporated back into the Army of the Potomac. 10 days later, John Pope was relieved of duty.
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