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After Confederate President Jefferson Davis had placed General Lee in charge of Confederate forces involved in protecting Richmond from an assault by the Union's Peninsula campaign, Lee retained control over the Southern armies in Virginia. He had replaced General Joseph Johnston, who had to rest after being wounded. Lee retained control of the armies in Virginia and they became known as the Army of Northern Virginia.
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What was the first name of the Army of Northern Virginia?
The first name of what would become the Army of Northern Virginia was the Confederate Army of the Potomac. That was in 1861. As early 1862 came about the name was changed to the Army of Northern Virginia.
Who was the commandet of the army of northern Virginia during the battle of fredericksburg?
Lee was the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia.
What was the name of the Battle between the Union army and the northern Virginia?
Every battle fought by the Army of Northern Virginia was against the Union army.
Did Robert E. Lee Command the army of Virginia?
He called it the Army of Northern Virginia.
Army that general lee commanded?
The Army of Northern Virginia
What was the name of general lees army?
Army of Northern Virginia.
What was the east confederate army called?
Army of Northern Virginia
What was the original name of the Confederate army called the Army of Northern Virginia?
The Confederate army that fought at the First Battle of Bull Run was called the Confederate Army of the Potomac. Later it was renamed to the Army of Northern Virginia.
Who stopped the Union Army from capturing Richmond Virginia?
Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.
What southern Army Did Robert E Lee command?
Army of Northern Virginia.
What event led to the fall of the confederate capital Richmond Virginia?
The surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia under Lee at Appomattox Court House.
Who fought at the Battle of Gettysburg?
The Union Army of the Potomac, and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
