United States Army
in the Eastern Theater
Brevet Lieutenant General Winfield Scott
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Department of the East |
Major General John E. Wool |
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Brigadier General Joseph K. F. Mansfield |
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Merged into the Military District of the Potomac (see below) July 25, 1861 |
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Major General Robert Patterson |
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Major General Nathaniel P. Banks(to 7/19)
Major General John A. Dix (7/19 -7/25) |
Merged into the Department of Pennsylvania July 25, 1861 |
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Brigadier General Benjamin F. Butler |
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Brigadier General Irvin McDowell |
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Merged into the Military District of the Potomac (see below) July 25, 1861 |
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Major General Nathaniel P. Banks |
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Created July
19, 1861, to consist of the Valley of Virginia, the Counties of Washington
and Allegheny in Maryland and such parts of Virginia as may be covered
by the army in its operations. |
Military District of the Potomac |
Major General George B. McClellan |
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Created July 25, 1861 through consolidation of Department of Washington (see above) and the Department of Northeastern Virginia (see above) |
