Army of Virginia

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The Army of Virginia was a short-lived Union field army in the American Civil War, formed in 1862 under Major General John Pope and best known for its defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run.

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Army of Virginia canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War army formation
Union field army
absorbedInto Army of the Potomac
allegiance Union
bestKnownFor defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run
branch Union Army
campaign Northern Virginia Campaign
surface form: Northern Virginia Campaign of 1862
commander John Pope
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
createdBy United States Department of War
surface form: United States War Department
disbandedInYear 1862
disbandmentDate 1862-09-12
engagement Battle of Cedar Mountain
Northern Virginia Campaign
Second Battle of Bull Run
formationDate 1862-06-26
formedInYear 1862
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C. (initially)
historicalEra American Civil War
surface form: American Civil War era
namedAfter Virginia
notableCommander John Pope
notableDefeat Second Battle of Bull Run
opponent Army of Northern Virginia
opponentCommander Robert E. Lee
partOf United States Army
predecessorUnit Department of the Rappahannock (Union Army)
Department of the Shenandoah
surface form: Department of the Shenandoah (Union Army)

I Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
surface form: I Corps (Army of the Potomac)

Mountain Department (Union Army)
primaryAreaOfOperations Northern Virginia
purpose to consolidate Union forces in northern Virginia under a single command
rankOfCommander Major General
serviceBranch Union Army
size approximately 50,000 soldiers at peak strength
status disbanded
subordinateFormation I Corps, Army of Virginia
II Corps, Army of Virginia
III Corps, Army of Virginia
successorUnit Army of the Potomac
theaterOfOperations Eastern Theater of the American Civil War

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Northern Virginia Campaign combatant Army of Virginia
Second Manassas unionArmy Army of Virginia
Battle of Cedar Mountain associatedWith Army of Virginia