Department of Northeastern Virginia
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The Department of Northeastern Virginia was an early American Civil War administrative military district of the Union Army responsible for operations in the strategically vital region around northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Department of Northeastern Virginia canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War military unit
ⓘ
Union Army military department ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union ⓘ |
| commander | Irvin McDowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1861 ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 1861 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
First Battle of Bull Run
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Battle of Manassas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1861 in the United States ⓘ |
| garrisonDuty | defense of approaches to Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
area surrounding Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | northeastern Virginia region ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Brigadier General Irvin McDowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Confederate Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Department of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
defense of Washington, D.C. region
ⓘ
military operations in northern Virginia ⓘ |
| role | field operations against Confederate forces in northern Virginia ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | protection of the national capital ⓘ |
| subordinateFormation | Army of Northeastern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInExistence | short-lived ⓘ |
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