Army Of The Potomac (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun U.S. History.
  1. Union forces, trained and organized by General George B. McClellan, that guarded Washington, D.C., against a Confederate invasion across the Potomac and fought battles in the eastern sector during the Civil War.
  2. Confederate forces from the Alexandria, Potomac, and Shenandoah districts from mid–1861 to mid–1862: later known as Army of Northern Virginia.
Army Of The Potomac (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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