Union Army of Northeastern Virginia

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Union Army field army

The Union Army of Northeastern Virginia was the primary Federal field army in the Eastern Theater at the outset of the American Civil War, best known for its role in the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Army of Northeastern Virginia	5
Union Army of Northeastern Virginia canonical	2
Union Army of North-eastern Virginia	1

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Union Army ⓘ field army ⓘ
activeDuring	1861 ⓘ
allegiance	Union ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Union Army of Northeastern Virginia ⓘ surface form: Army of Northeastern Virginia Union Army of Northeastern Virginia ⓘ surface form: Union Army of North-eastern Virginia
branch	Union Army artillery ⓘ Union Army Cavalry Corps ⓘ surface form: Union Army cavalry Union Army infantry ⓘ
commander	Irvin McDowell ⓘ
commanderRank	brigadier general (Irvin McDowell) ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
disbandedIn	1861 ⓘ
engagement	First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ Bull Run ⓘ surface form: First Manassas
formedIn	1861 ⓘ
garrison	Washington, D.C. ⓘ surface form: Washington, D.C. defenses
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
historicalEra	American Civil War ⓘ surface form: American Civil War era
languageOfCommand	English ⓘ
notableFor	First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ
operatedIn	Virginia ⓘ
opposedBy	Army of the Potomac (Confederate) ⓘ surface form: Confederate Army of the Potomac Confederate forces under P. G. T. Beauregard ⓘ
partOf	Union Army ⓘ surface form: Union Army (American Civil War) United States Army ⓘ
predecessor	Department of Northeastern Virginia ⓘ
primaryObjective	advance on and capture Richmond, Virginia in 1861 campaign ⓘ
reasonForDisbandment	reorganization into the Army of the Potomac after First Bull Run ⓘ
regionServed	Northern Virginia ⓘ surface form: Northeastern Virginia
role	primary Federal field army in the Eastern Theater at the outset of the American Civil War ⓘ
side	Union (North) ⓘ
strengthApproximate	about 35,000 soldiers at First Bull Run ⓘ
subordinateTo	Winfield Scott ⓘ surface form: General-in-Chief Winfield Scott United States Department of War ⓘ
subsequentFormation	Army of the Potomac ⓘ
theater	Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
type	temporary wartime field formation ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Matthews Hill → associatedWith → Union Army of Northeastern Virginia ⓘ

Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate) → engagedAgainst → Union Army of Northeastern Virginia ⓘ

Irvin McDowell → commanded → Union Army of Northeastern Virginia ⓘ