Army of the Potomac

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American Civil War military unit Union field army

The Army of the Potomac was the principal Union field army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, best known for its major campaigns against Confederate forces in Virginia.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Civil War military unit → Union field army →
allegiance	Union →
areaOfOperations	Maryland → Pennsylvania → Virginia →
associatedWith	Ulysses S. Grant →
branch	Union Army artillery → Union Army cavalry → Union Army infantry →
commander	Ambrose E. Burnside → George B. McClellan → George G. Meade → Joseph Hooker →
conflict	American Civil War →
cooperatedWith	Army of the James →
country	United States of America →
disbanded	1865 →
engagedIn	Appomattox Campaign → Battle of Antietam → Battle of Chancellorsville → Battle of Fredericksburg → Battle of Gettysburg → Chancellorsville Campaign → Gettysburg Campaign → Maryland Campaign → Overland Campaign → Peninsula Campaign → Siege of Petersburg →
firstCommander	George B. McClellan →
formed	1861 →
garrisonOrHeadquarters	Washington, D.C. →
languageOfCommand	English →
namedAfter	Potomac River →
notableCommander	George B. McClellan → George G. Meade →
notableFor	battles against Confederate forces in the Eastern Theater → major campaigns in Virginia →
participatedIn	Grand Review of the Armies in Washington, D.C., 1865 →
partOf	United States Army →
primaryOpponents	Army of Northern Virginia → Confederate States Army →
role	principal Union army in the Eastern Theater →
strength	over 100,000 soldiers at peak →
subordinateTo	Army of the United States → United States Department of War →
theater	Eastern Theater of the American Civil War →
victory	Battle of Antietam → Battle of Gettysburg →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Appomattox Campaign → Battle of Gettysburg →	combatant
George B. McClellan → George B. McClellan →	commanded
Army of Northern Virginia → David Herold ("Union soldiers") →	surrenderedTo
Battle of Chancellorsville → Seven Days Battles →	unionArmy
Young Napoleon →	associatedWith
Seven Days Battles ("Union Army of the Potomac") →	belligerent
Little Round Top ("Union Army of the Potomac") →	defendedBy
Battle of Fredericksburg ("Union Army of the Potomac") →	front
Peninsula Campaign →	involvedMilitaryUnit
Siege of Petersburg →	involvedUnit
Battle of Fair Oaks ("Union Army of the Potomac") →	militaryBranch
Battle of Gettysburg →	opponent
Devils Den (nearby) ("Union Army of the Potomac") →	opposedForce
Army of Northern Virginia ("Army of the Potomac (Confederate)") →	predecessor
Army of Northern Virginia →	primaryOpponent
Confederate States Army ("Union Army of the Potomac") →	primaryOpposingForce
McClellan’s Own Story →	relatedWorkSubject
Union Army →	subdivision
Battle of Antietam →	UnionArmy
Cemetery Hill ("Union Army of the Potomac") →	usedBy