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Military units and formations established in 1861
- Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate)Only one train was available to carry the Confederate Army of the Shenandoah to Manassas.
- Army of the PeninsulaThe Army of the Peninsula began as a Confederate departmental order in May 1861. It had 13,000 men by year's end.
- Army of the PotomacThe Union's Army of the Potomac took its name from a Confederate army. Beauregard's force used it first.
- Quantrill's RaidersQuantrill's Raiders burned a quarter of Lawrence, Kansas, in August 1863 and killed at least 150 men and boys.
- Army of Northern VirginiaThe Confederate battle flag was designed to fix a deadly mix-up.
- Army of the TennesseeAt Atlanta, McPherson was killed and the Army of the Tennessee fought on. About 27,000 men beat back nearly 40,000.
- Confederate States ArmyIn April 1862, the Confederacy passed the first military draft law in American history.
- Regia MarinaItaly's Royal Navy went to war in 1940 without radar, sonar or a single aircraft carrier.
- Stonewall BrigadeOf roughly 6,000 men in the Stonewall Brigade, only 219 were left at Appomattox. None of them held a rank above captain.
- Missouri State GuardThe Missouri State Guard was created in a legislative chamber, not on a battlefield.