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.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Army of the Potomac canonical	94
Union Army of the Potomac	24
Army of the Potomac (Confederate)	1
Army of the Potomac units	1
Union Army of the Potomac units	1
Union soldiers	1

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 ⓘ United States Cavalry ⓘ surface form: Union Army cavalry Union Army ⓘ surface form: Union Army infantry
commander	Major General Ambrose E. Burnside ⓘ surface form: Ambrose E. Burnside George McClellan ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ surface form: Chancellorsville Campaign Gettysburg Campaign ⓘ Maryland Campaign ⓘ Overland Campaign ⓘ Peninsula Campaign ⓘ Siege of Petersburg ⓘ
firstCommander	George McClellan ⓘ surface form: George B. McClellan
formed	1861 ⓘ
garrisonOrHeadquarters	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
languageOfCommand	English ⓘ
namedAfter	Potomac River ⓘ
notableCommander	George McClellan ⓘ surface form: 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	United States Army ⓘ surface form: 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 (122)

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

George McClellan → commanded → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

subject surface form: George B. McClellan

Battle of Gettysburg: July 1–3, 1863 → combatant → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Gettysburg

Little Round Top (nearby) → defendedBy → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

subject surface form: Little Round Top

this entity surface form: Union Army of the Potomac

Devils Den (nearby) → opposedForce → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union Army of the Potomac

Cemetery Hill → usedBy → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union Army of the Potomac

Army of Northern Virginia → surrenderedTo → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

Army of Northern Virginia → primaryOpponent → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

Army of Northern Virginia → predecessor → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

this entity surface form: Army of the Potomac (Confederate)

David Herold → surrenderedTo → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union soldiers

Battle of Antietam → UnionArmy → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

Siege of Petersburg → involvedUnit → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

Appomattox Campaign → combatant → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

Battle of Gettysburg → opponent → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

Confederate States Army → primaryOpposingForce → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union Army of the Potomac

Seven Days Battles → belligerent → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union Army of the Potomac

Seven Days Battles → unionArmy → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

Battle of Chancellorsville → unionArmy → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

McClellan’s Own Story → relatedWorkSubject → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

Little Mac → commanded → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

subject surface form: George B. McClellan

Young Napoleon → associatedWith → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

Union Army → subdivision → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

Peninsula Campaign → involvedMilitaryUnit → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

Battle of Fredericksburg → front → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union Army of the Potomac

Battle of Fair Oaks → militaryBranch → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union Army of the Potomac

Devil's Den → defendedBy → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union Army of the Potomac units

The Angle → defendedBy → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union Army of the Potomac

High Water Mark of the Rebellion → associatedWithUnit → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

Pennsylvania State Memorial → associatedWith → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

fighting at Devil’s Den → side1 → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

subject surface form: Fighting at Devil’s Den

this entity surface form: Union Army of the Potomac

fighting at Devil’s Den → associatedWith → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

subject surface form: Fighting at Devil’s Den

fighting at the Peach Orchard → side1 → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

subject surface form: Fighting at the Peach Orchard

Eastern Theater of the American Civil War → mainOpposingForce → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union Army of the Potomac

Valley of Death → battleInvolvedForce → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps → side → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union Army of the Potomac

3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps → higherCommand → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment → armyAssignment → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

Strong Vincent → army → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

20th Maine Infantry monument → associatedMilitaryUnit → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

Cemetery Ridge → associatedWith → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union Army of the Potomac

83rd Pennsylvania Infantry → army → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

83rd Pennsylvania Infantry monument → armyHonored → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

Culp's Hill → usedBy → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union Army of the Potomac

44th New York Infantry → army → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

Gettysburg Campaign → primaryUnionArmy → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

16th Michigan Infantry → army → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

Maryland Campaign → UnionArmy → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

XI Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) → partOf → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

XI Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) → subordinateTo → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

Pickett’s Charge → opponent → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union Army of the Potomac

Plum Run → associatedWith → Army of the Potomac ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union Army of the Potomac