Army of Northern Virginia
Army · Confederate States of America · March 14, 1862 – April 12, 1865
The main Confederate army in the Eastern Theater. Named in March 1862 under Joseph E. Johnston, it was commanded by Robert E. Lee from June 1862. It drove the Union back from Richmond, won at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, was defeated at Gettysburg, and surrendered at Appomattox in April 1865.
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Sub-units 4
Attached units 5
- March 14, 1862 – November 5, 1862 Texas Brigade
- June 27, 1862 – June 12, 1864 Stonewall Brigade
- November 6, 1862 – June 12, 1864 Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
- December 15, 1864 – April 12, 1865 Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
- December 15, 1864 – April 9, 1865 Stonewall Brigade
People who served 2
Strength and losses
- September 17, 1862 Strength: 38,000 Battle of Antietam
- July 1, 1863 Strength: 71,000 Battle of Gettysburg
- May 5, 1864 Strength: 61,000 Battle of the Wilderness
- April 9, 1865 Strength: 28,000 Battle of Appomattox Court House
Movements
- July 2, 1861 Battle of Hoke's Run
- July 21, 1861 First Battle of Bull Run
- March 1862 – July 1862 Peninsula campaign
- March 14, 1862 – April 5, 1862 Johnston withdraws behind the Rappahannock and Rapidan Map
- March 23, 1862 First Battle of Kernstown
- April 17, 1862 – May 3, 1862 Holds the Warwick line at Yorktown Map
- May 5, 1862 Battle of Williamsburg Rearguard battle at Williamsburg Map
- May 17, 1862 – May 30, 1862 Falls back to Richmond Map
- May 23, 1862 Battle of Front Royal
- May 25, 1862 First Battle of Winchester
- May 31, 1862 – June 1, 1862 Battle of Seven Pines Johnston wounded Map
- June 1, 1862 – June 24, 1862 Lee takes command in front of Richmond Map
- June 9, 1862 Battle of Port Republic
- 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
- August 9, 1862 Battle of Cedar Mountain Map
- August 25–27, 1862 Manassas Station Operations
- August 28, 1862 – August 30, 1862 Second Battle of Bull Run Map
- August 28, 1862 Battle of Thoroughfare Gap
- September 1, 1862 Northern Virginia campaign
- September 1, 1862 Battle of Chantilly
- September 4, 1862 – September 20, 1862 Maryland campaign Map
- September 15, 1862 Jackson captures Harpers Ferry Map
- September 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Map
- December 11, 1862 – December 15, 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg Map
- 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
- June 3 – July 24, 1863 Gettysburg campaign
- June 9, 1863 Battle of Brandy Station
- June 13–15, 1863 Second Battle of Winchester
- June 28, 1863 Invades Pennsylvania; reaches Chambersburg Map
- July 1, 1863 – July 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Map
- July 6–16, 1863 Battle of Williamsport
- July 14, 1863 Recrosses the Potomac at Williamsport Map
- August 1863 – December 14, 1863 Knoxville campaign
- September 18–20, 1863 Battle of Chickamauga
- October 14, 1863 Battle of Bristoe Station
- November 27 – December 2, 1863 Battle of Mine Run
- November 29, 1863 Battle of Fort Sanders
- December 1, 1863 – May 4, 1864 Winter quarters around Orange Court House Map
- 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 15–18, 1864 Second Battle of Petersburg
- June 17–18, 1864 Battle of Lynchburg
- June 18, 1864 – July 29, 1864 Siege of Petersburg Defends Petersburg Map
- June 21–23, 1864 Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road
- July 9, 1864 Battle of Monocacy
- July 11–12, 1864 Battle of Fort Stevens
- July 30, 1864 Battle of the Crater Map
- July 31, 1864 – April 2, 1865 Siege of Petersburg Defends Petersburg Map
- September 19, 1864 Third Battle of Winchester
- September 21–22, 1864 Battle of Fisher's Hill
- October 19, 1864 Battle of Cedar Creek
- March 29, 1865 – April 9, 1865 Appomattox campaign Map
- 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 Surrenders at Appomattox Court House Map