Commander of the Army of the Potomac
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The Commander of the Army of the Potomac was the senior Union general in charge of the primary Union field army in the Eastern Theater during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commander of the Army of the Potomac canonical | 1 |
| Union Army of the Potomac leadership | 1 |
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military position
ⓘ
military rank ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
General-in-Chief of the United States Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
President of the United States ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| firstHolder | George B. McClellan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Washington, D.C. (early war) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Ambrose E. Burnside
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George B. McClellan NERFINISHED ⓘ George G. Meade NERFINISHED ⓘ John Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Hooker NERFINISHED ⓘ Winfield Scott Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
operational command of the Army of the Potomac
ⓘ
planning and directing major campaigns in the Eastern Theater ⓘ |
| role | senior Union general in charge of the primary Union field army in the Eastern Theater ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Union Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1861–1865 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Joseph Hooker
this entity surface form:
Union Army of the Potomac leadership