Institution

Army of Northern Virginia

1861–1865 · 19th century

The Army of Northern Virginia was the main Confederate army in the eastern theatre of the American Civil War. Commanded by Robert E. Lee from June 1862, it won victories at the Second Battle of Bull Run, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville but failed in invasions of the North at Antietam and Gettysburg. It surrendered at Appomattox in April 1865.

Army of Northern Virginia
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Confederate States of America

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Army of Northern Virginia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/army-of-northern-virginia
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