Department of the Rappahannock
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Jump to navigationJump to searchThe Department of the Rappahannock was a Union Military Department constituted on April 4, 1862 to consist of Virginia eas of the Blue Ridge Mountains and West of the Potomac River. It also included the Fredericksburg and Richmond Railroad, Washington, D.C., and the county between to Potomac and Pawtuxet Rivers. It was merged into the Army of Virginia on June 26, 1862.
Statistical Information
- Begin: April 4, 1862
- End: June 26, 1862 (Merged into the Army of Virginia)
Roster of Units
COMMANDERS
- April 4, 1862 - June 26, 1862: Irvin McDowell (Brigadier General)
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Notes
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Page ?)
