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Virginia in the American Civil War
Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate)The Army of the Shenandoah began as scattered militia companies sent to Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Robert E. Lee appointed Thomas J.
Army of the PeninsulaColonel John B. Magruder received his assignment in May 1861 to command operations on the lower Virginia Peninsula. Yorktown served as his headquarters…
Army of VirginiaGeneral Orders Number 103 arrived on the 26th of June 1862 to reshape the Union war effort in Virginia. This single document dissolved four separate…
Army of the PotomacThe Army of the Potomac was created in July 1861 shortly after the First Battle of Bull Run. Its nucleus began as the Army of Northeastern Virginia led by…
Contraband (American Civil War)On the 24th of May 1861, three men named Frank Baker, Shepard Mallory and James Townsend crossed Hampton Roads harbor at night.
Eastern theater of the American Civil WarThe eastern theater of the American Civil War stretched across Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and coastal North Carolina.
Virginia in the American Civil WarOn the 13th of February 1861, the Virginia Secession Convention met at the Richmond Mechanics Institute. The room held 152 representatives elected by county…