Army of Northern Virginia

Army of Northern Virginia
The flag of the Army of Northern Virginia during the command of Robert E. Lee, also known as the Robert E. Lee Headquarters Flag[1]
ActiveOctober 22, 1861 – Most units deactivated January–April 1862; army dissolved April 12, 1865
Country Confederate States
Branch Confederate States Army
RolePrimary Confederate Army in Eastern Theater
Size100,000 peak
Garrison/HQRichmond, Virginia
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
P. G. T. Beauregard
Joseph E. Johnston
Gustavus Woodson Smith
Robert E. Lee

The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. It was also the primary command structure of the Department of Northern Virginia. It was most often arrayed against the Union Army of the Potomac.

  1. ^ "General Robert E. Lee's Headquarters Flag". Encyclopedia Virginia. Virginia Humanities. Archived from the original on 2022-08-07. Retrieved 2023-06-22.