A report on Army of Virginia
Organized as a major unit of the Union Army and operated briefly and unsuccessfully in 1862 in the American Civil War.
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Army of the Potomac
17 linksThe principal Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.
The principal Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.
On the contrary, Pope's army consisted of different units, and was named the Army of Virginia.
John Pope (military officer)
12 linksCareer United States Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War.
Career United States Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War.
This inspired the Lincoln administration to bring him to the Eastern Theater to lead the newly formed Army of Virginia.
Second Battle of Bull Run
11 linksFought August 28–30, 1862, in Prince William County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War.
Fought August 28–30, 1862, in Prince William County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War.
It was the culmination of the Northern Virginia Campaign waged by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia against Union Maj. Gen. John Pope's Army of Virginia, and a battle of much larger scale and numbers than the First Battle of Bull Run (or First Manassas) fought on July 21, 1861 on the same ground.
Stonewall Jackson
10 linksThomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863) served as a Confederate general (1861–1863) during the American Civil War, and became one of the best-known Confederate commanders, after Robert E. Lee.
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863) served as a Confederate general (1861–1863) during the American Civil War, and became one of the best-known Confederate commanders, after Robert E. Lee.
In the Northern Virginia Campaign that summer, Jackson's troops captured and destroyed an important supply depot for General John Pope's Army of Virginia, and then withstood repeated assaults from Pope's troops at the Second Battle of Bull Run.
American Civil War
10 linksCivil war in the United States between the Union (states that remained loyal to the federal union, or "the North") and the Confederacy (states that voted to secede, or "the South").
Civil war in the United States between the Union (states that remained loyal to the federal union, or "the North") and the Confederacy (states that voted to secede, or "the South").
McClellan resisted General-in-Chief Halleck's orders to send reinforcements to John Pope's Union Army of Virginia, which made it easier for Lee's Confederates to defeat twice the number of combined enemy troops.
Maryland campaign
11 linksThe Maryland campaign (or Antietam campaign) occurred September 4–20, 1862, during the American Civil War.
The Maryland campaign (or Antietam campaign) occurred September 4–20, 1862, during the American Civil War.
Lee then conducted the northern Virginia campaign in which he outmaneuvered and defeated Maj. Gen. John Pope and his Army of Virginia, most significantly at the Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Manassas).
Union Army
6 linksThe land force that fought to preserve the Union of the collective states.
The land force that fought to preserve the Union of the collective states.
Army of Virginia, the army assembled under John Pope for the Northern Virginia Campaign.
Nathaniel P. Banks
9 linksAmerican politician from Massachusetts and a Union general during the Civil War.
American politician from Massachusetts and a Union general during the Civil War.
In July, Maj. Gen John Pope was placed in command of the newly-formed Army of Virginia, which consisted of the commands of Banks, Irvin McDowell, and Franz Sigel.
James Longstreet
9 linksOne of the foremost Confederate generals of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse".
One of the foremost Confederate generals of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse".
In June, the Federal Government created the 50,000-strong Army of Virginia, and put Major General John Pope in command.
Irvin McDowell
8 linksCareer American army officer.
Career American army officer.
Eventually, the three independent commands of Generals McDowell, John C. Frémont, and Nathaniel P. Banks were combined into Major General John Pope's Army of Virginia and McDowell led the III Corps of that army.