Army of Virginia
| Army of Virginia | |
|---|---|
| Active | June 26, 1862 – September 12, 1862 |
| Country |  John Pope |
The Army of Virginia was organized as a major unit of the Union Army and operated briefly and unsuccessfully in 1862 in the American Civil War. It should not be confused with its principal opponent, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by Robert E. Lee.
History
The Army of Virginia was constituted on June 26, 1862, by General Orders Number 103, from four existing departments operating around
Banks's corps of the Army of Virginia fought against
The entire army was soundly defeated at the Second Battle of Bull Run by Jackson, Longstreet, and Lee, and withdrew to the defensive lines of Washington, D.C. On September 12, 1862, the units of the Army of Virginia were merged into the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Virginia was never reconstituted.
Commander
- Major General John Pope(June 26 – September 12)
Organization
The first three corps were given numeric designations that overlapped with those in the
- I Corps, Army of Virginia; commanded by XI Corps, Army of the Potomac)
- II Corps, Army of Virginia; commanded by XII Corps, Army of the Potomac)
- III Corps, Army of Virginia; commanded by I Corpsand Department of the Rappahannock; reverted to I Corps, Army of the Potomac)
- Cavalry Brigade, commanded by George Bayard
The following corps were attached for operations during the
- III Corps, Army of the Potomac; commanded by Samuel P. Heintzelman
- V Corps, Army of the Potomac; commanded by Fitz John Porter
- IX Corps, Army of the Potomac; commanded by Jesse L. Reno
- Reynolds's Division, commanded by John F. Reynolds (the Pennsylvania Reserves)
Major battles
- Battle of Cedar Mountain – Pope (Only Banks's II Corps was involved in the fighting)
- Second Battle of Bull Run – Pope
- Battle of Chantilly – Pope (although fought mostly by Army of the Potomac troops, elements of Pope's force were engaged)
References
- ^ Matsui, John H. (June 2012), "War in Earnest: The Army of Virginia and the Radicalization of the Union War Effort, 1862", Civil War History, 58 (2): 185–187
- Boatner, Mark M. III, The Civil War Dictionary: Revised Edition, David McKay Company, Inc., 1984, ISBN 0-679-73392-2.
- Battles and Leaders of the Civil War
