Union Army of Northeastern Virginia

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The Union Army of Northeastern Virginia was the primary Federal field army in the Eastern Theater at the outset of the American Civil War, best known for its role in the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army ⓘ
field army ⓘ
activeDuring 1861 ⓘ
allegiance Union ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Army of Northeastern Virginia ⓘ
Union Army of North-eastern Virginia ⓘ
branch Union Army artillery ⓘ
Union Army cavalry ⓘ
Union Army infantry ⓘ
commander Irvin McDowell ⓘ
commanderRank brigadier general (Irvin McDowell) ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
disbandedIn 1861 ⓘ
engagement First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ
First Manassas ⓘ
linked to: Bull Run
formedIn 1861 ⓘ
garrison Washington, D.C. defenses ⓘ
linked to: Washington, D.C.
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C. ⓘ
historicalEra American Civil War era ⓘ
linked to: American Civil War
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
notableFor First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ
operatedIn Virginia ⓘ
opposedBy Confederate Army of the Potomac ⓘ
Confederate forces under P. G. T. Beauregard ⓘ
partOf Union Army (American Civil War) ⓘ
linked to: Union Army

United States Army ⓘ
predecessor Department of Northeastern Virginia ⓘ
primaryObjective advance on and capture Richmond, Virginia in 1861 campaign ⓘ
reasonForDisbandment reorganization into the Army of the Potomac after First Bull Run ⓘ
regionServed Northeastern Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Northern Virginia
role primary Federal field army in the Eastern Theater at the outset of the American Civil War ⓘ
side Union (North) ⓘ
strengthApproximate about 35,000 soldiers at First Bull Run ⓘ
subordinateTo General-in-Chief Winfield Scott ⓘ
linked to: Winfield Scott

United States Department of War ⓘ
subsequentFormation Army of the Potomac ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
type temporary wartime field formation ⓘ

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

Matthews Hill → associatedWith → Union Army of Northeastern Virginia ⓘ
Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate) → engagedAgainst → Union Army of Northeastern Virginia ⓘ
Irvin McDowell → commanded → Army of Northeastern Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Union Army of Northeastern Virginia
Irvin McDowell → militaryUnit → Army of Northeastern Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Union Army of Northeastern Virginia
Manassas Campaign → associatedWith → Army of Northeastern Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Union Army of Northeastern Virginia
Union Army positions in First Battle of Bull Run → component → Army of Northeastern Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Union Army of Northeastern Virginia
Union Army of Northeastern Virginia → alsoKnownAs → Army of Northeastern Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Union Army of Northeastern Virginia
Union Army of Northeastern Virginia → alsoKnownAs → Union Army of North-eastern Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Union Army of Northeastern Virginia
Ricketts’s Battery → partOf → Union Army forces at First Bull Run ⓘ
linked to: Union Army of Northeastern Virginia
Sudley Ford road → usedByUnit → Union Army of Northeastern Virginia ⓘ
Sherman’s Battery → sideInConflict → Union Army at the First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ
linked to: Union Army of Northeastern Virginia
Griffin’s Battery → side → Union Army of Northeastern Virginia at First Bull Run ⓘ
linked to: Union Army of Northeastern Virginia
Sudley Ford → crossedByUnit → Union Army of Northeastern Virginia ⓘ
Army of the Potomac (Confederate) → opposedForce → Union Army of Northeastern Virginia ⓘ
Barnard Bee’s brigade near Henry House Hill → opposedBy → Union Army of Northeastern Virginia ⓘ
Blackburn’s Ford → attackedBy → Union Army of Northeastern Virginia ⓘ