Commander-in-Chief Abraham, of the united States, replaces Brigadier General Irvin McDowell as the commander of the (compulsory) Union Army of Northeast Virginia with Major General George B. McClellan. The day before the command was expanded and renamed the Army of the Potomac.
[restored 2/1/2025]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article II, Section 2 [Clause 1]
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References:
Bruce Catton, The Civil War, (New York: American Heritage, 1960; Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1987), 285.
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