Confederate Armies & Departments in the Eastern Theater
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The Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee was in winter quarters on the south side of the Rappahannock River around Fredericksburg. Ransom’s Division of the First Corps was detached to North Carolina to guard the vital Wilmington & Weldon Railroad. |
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The Department of Richmond under Major General Arnold Elzey guarded the Confederacy’s capital from threats to the east and south. |