Army of the Potomac

Army · United States · July 26, 1861 – June 28, 1865

The main Union army in the Eastern Theater, formed by George McClellan after First Bull Run. Under McClellan, Burnside, Hooker and Meade it fought Lee's army in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, and with Grant directing it forced Lee's surrender at Appomattox.

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Sub-units 9

Attached units 10

May 18, 1862 – July 9, 1864 VI Corps (Union Army)
September 3, 1862 – March 19, 1863 IX Corps (Union Army)
September 12, 1862 – September 24, 1863 XI Corps (Union Army)
September 12, 1862 – September 24, 1863 XII Corps (Union Army)
February 12, 1863 – August 6, 1864 Cavalry Corps (Union Army)
May 4, 1864 – June 28, 1865 IX Corps (Union Army) Independent under Grant until 24 May 1864, then in the Army of the Potomac
September 19, 1864 XIX Corps (Union army) Under this formation at Third Battle of Winchester (Wikipedia infobox)
October 19, 1864 XIX Corps (Union army) Under this formation at Battle of Cedar Creek (Wikipedia infobox)
December 2, 1864 – June 28, 1865 VI Corps (Union Army)
March 27, 1865 – June 28, 1865 Cavalry Corps (Union Army)

People who served 2

George B. McClellan

Ambrose Burnside

Strength and losses

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September 17, 1862 Strength: 87,000 Battle of Antietam
July 1, 1863 Strength: 94,000 Battle of Gettysburg
May 5, 1864 Strength: 120,000 Battle of the Wilderness

Movements

July 21, 1861 First Battle of Bull Run
August 20, 1861 – March 10, 1862 Organised and drilled around Washington Map
October 21, 1861 Battle of Ball's Bluff
March 1862 – July 1862 Peninsula campaign
March 23, 1862 Ships down the Chesapeake to Fort Monroe (approximate) Map
April 5, 1862 – May 4, 1862 Siege of Yorktown (Peninsula Campaign) Map
April 5 – May 4, 1862 Siege of Yorktown (1862)
May 5, 1862 Battle of Williamsburg Map
May 31, 1862 – June 1, 1862 Battle of Seven Pines Map
June 25, 1862 – July 1, 1862 Seven Days Battles Map
June 25, 1862 Battle of Oak Grove
June 26, 1862 Battle of Beaver Dam Creek
June 27–28, 1862 Battle of Garnett's & Golding's Farms
June 27, 1862 Battle of Gaines' Mill
June 29, 1862 Battle of Savage's Station
June 30, 1862 Battle of Glendale
June 30, 1862 Battle of White Oak Swamp
July 1, 1862 Battle of Malvern Hill
July 2, 1862 – August 14, 1862 Camp at Harrison's Landing on the James Map
August 9, 1862 Battle of Cedar Mountain
August 28, 1862 – August 30, 1862 Second Battle of Bull Run Map
September 1, 1862 Northern Virginia campaign
September 1, 1862 Battle of Chantilly
September 4, 1862 – September 20, 1862 Maryland campaign Map
September 14, 1862 Battle of South Mountain
September 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Map
September 19–20, 1862 Battle of Shepherdstown
December 11, 1862 – December 15, 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg Map
December 29, 1862 – July 4, 1863 Vicksburg campaign
April 14, 1863 Battle of Irish Bend
April 30, 1863 – May 6, 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville Map
May 3–4, 1863 Battle of Salem Church
May 3, 1863 Second Battle of Fredericksburg
May 18 – July 4, 1863 Siege of Vicksburg
May 22 – July 9, 1863 Siege of Port Hudson
June 3 – July 24, 1863 Gettysburg campaign
June 9, 1863 Battle of Brandy Station
July 1, 1863 – July 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Map
July 6–16, 1863 Battle of Williamsport
August 1863 – December 14, 1863 Knoxville campaign
October 14, 1863 Battle of Bristoe Station
October 28–29, 1863 Battle of Wauhatchie
November 23–25, 1863 Second Battle of Chattanooga
November 24, 1863 Battle of Lookout Mountain
November 27 – December 2, 1863 Battle of Mine Run
November 29, 1863 Battle of Fort Sanders
December 1, 1863 – May 3, 1864 Winter quarters near Brandy Station Map
May 1864 – October 1864 Valley campaigns of 1864
May 4 – June 24, 1864 Overland Campaign
May 5, 1864 – May 7, 1864 Battle of the Wilderness Map
May 8, 1864 – May 21, 1864 Battle of Spotsylvania Map
May 26, 1864 Battle of North Anna
May 28–30, 1864 Battle of Totopotomoy Creek
May 31, 1864 – June 12, 1864 Battle of Cold Harbor Map
June 15, 1864 – July 29, 1864 Siege of Petersburg Map
June 15–18, 1864 Second Battle of Petersburg
June 21–23, 1864 Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road
July 27–29, 1864 First Battle of Deep Bottom
July 30, 1864 Battle of the Crater Map
July 31, 1864 – March 31, 1865 Siege of Petersburg Map
August 18–21, 1864 Battle of Globe Tavern
August 21, 1864 Battle of Summit Point
September 19, 1864 Third Battle of Winchester Map
September 21–22, 1864 Battle of Fisher's Hill
October 19, 1864 Battle of Cedar Creek Map
February 5–7, 1865 Battle of Hatcher's Run
March 25, 1865 Battle of Fort Stedman
March 29 – April 9, 1865 Appomattox campaign
April 1, 1865 Battle of Five Forks Map
April 6, 1865 Battle of Sailor's Creek Map
April 7, 1865 Battle of Cumberland Church
April 8, 1865 Battle of Appomattox Station
April 9, 1865 Battle of Appomattox Court House Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court House Map
May 23, 1865 Grand Review of the Armies in Washington Map