The Union's Army Of The Potomac During The American Civil War
Stephan Fitzgerald
Ms. Parenti
History 101
13 November 2017
The Union’s Army of the Potomac
The field army who fought for the United States during the American Civil War in the 1860’s was called the Union’s Army of the Potomac. They were the primary Union Army in Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. The name Potomac means “river of swans.” The Potomac was also a river located on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States. The army had lost and won battles while adjusting to new commanders over the years. The first commander who led the Army of the Potomac was General Irvin McDowell. The Army of Potomac was created in July 1861 after the First Battle of Bull Run and they were broken up in June 1865 due to the surrender of the confederate …show more content…
This army consisted of the military from previous departments such as Pennsylvania, Virginia, Shenandoah, and Washington. In the Peninsular Campaign, the Army of the Potomac failed to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond. “Federal supplies and 100,000 troops were disembarked at Fort Monroe under Major General George B. McClellan.” (Young 1). The North marched to the town of White House to strike Richmond. This leads to the Battle of Seven Pines. During the battle, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston gets injured badly and passes the field command to Robert E. Lee. General Lee then cancels the Federal Army of the Potomac after the Seven Days …show more content…
Lee’s invasion of Maryland, The Second Manassas Campaign came to a draw with the smaller group of confederates. A couple months later the army lost many of their troops at Fredericksburg. While the Union army lost 13,824 of their troops, the confederates lost 8,353 of theirs. A month after the Fredericksburg incident, the army was defeated by Lee at Chancellorsville. “In July 1863, the Army of Potomac gained a critical victory at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, ending Lee’s second invasion of the North.” (Longacre 1). Lee then realizes that he can do no more and he surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox. Ulysses S. Grant was a United States Army general and was a commanding general. He was also the 18th president of the United
Ms. Parenti
History 101
13 November 2017
The Union’s Army of the Potomac
The field army who fought for the United States during the American Civil War in the 1860’s was called the Union’s Army of the Potomac. They were the primary Union Army in Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. The name Potomac means “river of swans.” The Potomac was also a river located on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States. The army had lost and won battles while adjusting to new commanders over the years. The first commander who led the Army of the Potomac was General Irvin McDowell. The Army of Potomac was created in July 1861 after the First Battle of Bull Run and they were broken up in June 1865 due to the surrender of the confederate …show more content…
This army consisted of the military from previous departments such as Pennsylvania, Virginia, Shenandoah, and Washington. In the Peninsular Campaign, the Army of the Potomac failed to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond. “Federal supplies and 100,000 troops were disembarked at Fort Monroe under Major General George B. McClellan.” (Young 1). The North marched to the town of White House to strike Richmond. This leads to the Battle of Seven Pines. During the battle, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston gets injured badly and passes the field command to Robert E. Lee. General Lee then cancels the Federal Army of the Potomac after the Seven Days …show more content…
Lee’s invasion of Maryland, The Second Manassas Campaign came to a draw with the smaller group of confederates. A couple months later the army lost many of their troops at Fredericksburg. While the Union army lost 13,824 of their troops, the confederates lost 8,353 of theirs. A month after the Fredericksburg incident, the army was defeated by Lee at Chancellorsville. “In July 1863, the Army of Potomac gained a critical victory at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, ending Lee’s second invasion of the North.” (Longacre 1). Lee then realizes that he can do no more and he surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox. Ulysses S. Grant was a United States Army general and was a commanding general. He was also the 18th president of the United