Army of Northern Virginia

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Confederate army field army

The Army of Northern Virginia was the Confederacy’s principal field army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, renowned for its major campaigns and battles under General Robert E. Lee.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Army of Northern Virginia canonical	108
Confederate Army of Northern Virginia	19
Confederate Army of the Potomac	2
Army of Northern Virginia (when held by Robert E. Lee)	1
Army of Northern Virginia elements	1
Army of the Potomac (Confederate)	1
Confederate Army of Northern Virginia (during much of July 2, 1863 fighting)	1
Confederate Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House	1
Confederate Army of Northern Virginia units	1
Confederate forces	1
Confederate forces of Hood's Division	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T185950 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Army of Northern Virginia
Context triple: [Robert E. Lee, commanded, Army of Northern Virginia]

A. The Confederacy
The Confederacy is a Restoration-era English comedy play by John Vanbrugh, noted for its farcical plot and sharp social satire.
B. Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee was a prominent 19th-century American military officer best known as the leading Confederate general during the American Civil War.
C. James Longstreet
James Longstreet was a prominent Confederate general during the American Civil War, best known as one of Robert E. Lee’s most trusted corps commanders in the Army of Northern Virginia.
D. Stonewall Jackson
Stonewall Jackson was a renowned Confederate general celebrated for his tactical brilliance and pivotal battlefield leadership during the American Civil War.
E. Continental Army
The Continental Army was the unified colonial military force established by the Second Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War to fight for independence from Great Britain.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Army of Northern Virginia
Target entity description: The Army of Northern Virginia was the Confederacy’s principal field army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, renowned for its major campaigns and battles under General Robert E. Lee.

A. The Confederacy
The Confederacy is a Restoration-era English comedy play by John Vanbrugh, noted for its farcical plot and sharp social satire.
B. Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee was a prominent 19th-century American military officer best known as the leading Confederate general during the American Civil War.
C. James Longstreet
James Longstreet was a prominent Confederate general during the American Civil War, best known as one of Robert E. Lee’s most trusted corps commanders in the Army of Northern Virginia.
D. Stonewall Jackson
Stonewall Jackson was a renowned Confederate general celebrated for his tactical brilliance and pivotal battlefield leadership during the American Civil War.
E. Continental Army
The Continental Army was the unified colonial military force established by the Second Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War to fight for independence from Great Britain.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Confederate army ⓘ field army ⓘ
activeFrom	1861 ⓘ
activeUntil	1865 ⓘ
allegiance	Confederate States of America ⓘ
branch	Confederate States Army ⓘ
commanderInChief	Jefferson Davis ⓘ
commanderTitle	General ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
country	Confederate States of America ⓘ
disbanded	1865 ⓘ
engagedIn	Appomattox Campaign ⓘ Gettysburg Campaign ⓘ Maryland Campaign ⓘ Northern Virginia Campaign ⓘ Overland Campaign ⓘ Peninsula Campaign ⓘ Seven Days Battles ⓘ Siege of Petersburg ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
languageOfCommand	English ⓘ
namedAfter	Virginia ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Antietam ⓘ Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ Battle of Cold Harbor ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ Battle of Second Bull Run ⓘ linked to: Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ⓘ Battle of the Wilderness ⓘ
notableCommander	Gustavus W. Smith ⓘ Joseph E. Johnston ⓘ P. G. T. Beauregard ⓘ linked to: Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard Robert E. Lee ⓘ
notableUnitType	artillery ⓘ cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ
partOf	Confederate States Army ⓘ
predecessor	Army of the Peninsula ⓘ Army of the Potomac (Confederate) ⓘ linked to: Army of the Potomac Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate) ⓘ
primaryAreaOfOperations	Maryland ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ Virginia ⓘ
primaryOpponent	Army of the Potomac ⓘ
role	principal Confederate field army in the Eastern Theater ⓘ
surrenderDate	1865-04-09 ⓘ
surrenderedTo	Army of the Potomac ⓘ
surrenderLocation	Appomattox Court House, Virginia ⓘ
theater	Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (137)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Robert E. Lee → commanded → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

Appomattox Court House, Virginia → associatedWith → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

Battle of Gettysburg → combatant → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

subject linked to: Battle of Gettysburg: July 1–3, 1863

Seminary Ridge → armyOccupant → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

Little Round Top → attackedBy → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

subject linked to: Little Round Top (nearby)

Little Round Top → attackedBy → Confederate forces of Hood's Division ⓘ

subject linked to: Little Round Top (nearby)

linked to: Army of Northern Virginia

Devils Den (nearby) → usedBy → Confederate forces ⓘ

linked to: Army of Northern Virginia

Devils Den (nearby) → controlledBy → Confederate Army of Northern Virginia (during much of July 2, 1863 fighting) ⓘ

linked to: Army of Northern Virginia

Cemetery Hill → opposedBy → Confederate Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

linked to: Army of Northern Virginia

Battle of Antietam → ConfederateArmy → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

Siege of Petersburg → involvedUnit → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

Appomattox Campaign → combatant → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

Battle of Gettysburg → opponent → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

Stonewall Jackson → associatedWith → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

subject linked to: Stonewall

Confederate States Army → hasPart → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

Confederate States Army → hasPart → Army of the Potomac (Confederate) ⓘ

linked to: Army of Northern Virginia

Seven Days Battles → belligerent → Confederate Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

linked to: Army of Northern Virginia

Seven Days Battles → confederateArmy → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

Battle of Chancellorsville → confederateArmy → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

Confederate battle flag → usedBy → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

Lieutenant General (Confederate States Army) → associatedWith → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

From Manassas to Appomattox → focusesOn → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

Lee’s War Horse → associatedWith → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

McLean House → eventParticipant → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

Army of the Potomac → primaryOpponents → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

Second Battle of Bull Run → primaryConfederateArmy → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

Matthews Hill → associatedWith → Confederate Army of the Potomac ⓘ

linked to: Army of Northern Virginia

Peninsula Campaign → involvedMilitaryUnit → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

Battle of Fredericksburg → front → Confederate Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

linked to: Army of Northern Virginia

Battle of Fair Oaks → militaryBranch → Confederate Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

linked to: Army of Northern Virginia

Valley Campaigns of 1864 → opponentOf → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

John Pelham → servedIn → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

Lewis Armistead → servedIn → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

Devil's Den → attackedBy → Confederate Army of Northern Virginia units ⓘ

linked to: Army of Northern Virginia

The Angle → attackedBy → Confederate Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

linked to: Army of Northern Virginia

High Water Mark of the Rebellion → associatedWithUnit → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

Fighting at Devil’s Den → side2 → Confederate Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

subject linked to: fighting at Devil’s Den

linked to: Army of Northern Virginia

Fighting at Devil’s Den → associatedWith → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

subject linked to: fighting at Devil’s Den

Fighting at the Peach Orchard → side2 → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

subject linked to: fighting at the Peach Orchard

Eastern Theater of the American Civil War → mainOpposingForce → Confederate Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

linked to: Army of Northern Virginia

Valley of Death → battleInvolvedForce → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

1st Texas Infantry → armyAssignment → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

Cemetery Ridge → associatedWith → Confederate Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

linked to: Army of Northern Virginia

15th Alabama Infantry → partOf → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

Culp's Hill → usedBy → Confederate Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

linked to: Army of Northern Virginia

Gettysburg Campaign → primaryConfederateArmy → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

16th Michigan Infantry → surrenderWitnessed → Confederate Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House ⓘ

linked to: Army of Northern Virginia

16th Michigan Infantry → engagedEnemy → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

Wade Hampton III → militaryUnit → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

Maryland Campaign → ConfederateArmy → Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

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