Department of Northeastern Virginia

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The Department of Northeastern Virginia was an early American Civil War administrative military district of the Union Army responsible for operations in the strategically vital region around northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.

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Label Occurrences
Department of Northeastern Virginia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War military unit ⓘ
Union Army military department ⓘ
allegiance Union ⓘ
commander Irvin McDowell ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateEstablished 1861 ⓘ
dissolvedIn 1861 ⓘ
engagedIn First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ
First Battle of Manassas ⓘ
establishedIn 1861 in the United States ⓘ
garrisonDuty defense of approaches to Washington, D.C. ⓘ
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C. ⓘ
jurisdiction area surrounding Washington, D.C. ⓘ
northern Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Northern Virginia
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
namedAfter northeastern Virginia region ⓘ
notableCommander Brigadier General Irvin McDowell ⓘ
linked to: Irvin McDowell
opposedBy Confederate Army of the Potomac ⓘ
partOf Union Army ⓘ
predecessor Department of Washington ⓘ
responsibleFor defense of Washington, D.C. region ⓘ
military operations in northern Virginia ⓘ
role field operations against Confederate forces in northern Virginia ⓘ
strategicImportance protection of the national capital ⓘ
subordinateFormation Army of Northeastern Virginia ⓘ
successor Army of the Potomac ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
timeInExistence short-lived ⓘ

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Union Army of Northeastern Virginia → predecessor → Department of Northeastern Virginia ⓘ