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Who was a commanding officer of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War?
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During the civil war what was the southern army called?
Army of Northern Virginia or the Army of Tennessee and Northern armies were called the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the Tennessee.
What is Lee's role in the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee was the Commanding General of the Confederate Army
What was the river that separated the free states and the slave states during the civil war?
The Potomac divided the Confederacy from the Union, although Maryland was a slave-state, and so was DC at the beginning. The Ohio River divided the slave-states from free soil.
Who were Jackson and Johnston during the Civil War?
they were two generals during the civil war
What were the Civil War wars during 1862-1868?
sorry the civil war was during 1861- 1865
A commanding officer of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War?
Joseph Hooker
26 Who was a commanding officer of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War?
Irvin McDowall George McClellan Ambrose Burnside Joseph Hooker Gordon Meade
Which one of these men was a commanding officer of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War?
Notable commanders: George B. McClellan Ambrose Burnside Joseph Hooker George Meade
Who was a commanding officer of the Army of the Potamac during the Civil War?
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Who was the commanding officer of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War?
George McClellan, he was later fired for slow reaction time, hired back by Lincoln, then fired again for not doing anything when he had a chance to crush the Confederacy. And after he was fired I believe it was George Meade.
During the civil war if a general died who would take his place?
well the next commanding officer with the greatest rank would replace him
Why was Robert E. Lee so important?
Robert E. Lee was the leading and commanding officer of the Confederate Army's (south) during the Civil War.
How did Union General Meade participate in the US Civil War?
Major General George Meade was a Union general during the Civil War. He is perhaps most well-known for his involvement in the Battle of Gettysburg, where he defeated Robert E. Lee. Later Meade remained the commander of the Army of the :Potomac, however, Meade's commanding officer was General in Chief US Grant. Grant used Meade's Army of the Potomac to wage war in the 1864 Overland campaign in Virginia.
General McDowell in the civil war?
General McDowell was the first commanding officer of the Union's Army of the Potomac. Under him the Army lost it's first major battle, the battle of Manassas or Bull Run. He was quickly replaced with General George B. McClellan.
Who was the general armies commanding general during the civil war?
no one
What was the army based in Washington DC during the Civil War?
The Army of the Potomac.
Who was the Commanding Officer of the Union prior to Grant during the Civil war?
There were four generals-in-chief of the Union Army over the course of the Civil War, with Ulysses S. Grant being the last. His immediate predecessor was Henry W. Halleck.
