Department (Army) of the Potomac
1861-08-17 to 1865-07-28
The principal Union Army in the Eastern Theatre. Organized on August 17, 1861. Disbanded on June 28, 1865. Commander(s): George B. McClellan, Ambrose E. Burnside, Joseph Hooker, George G. Meade, and John G. Parke.
Bibliography
The Union Army, 1861-1865: Organization and Operations, vol. 1, The Eastern Theatre (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1989), 79-82.
Citation
Department (Army) of the Potomac. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32215177 (November 12, 2026).
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