AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
KEY CIVIL WAR BATTLES IN 1862
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Question
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Second-in-command in the Army of Northern Virginia.
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Robert E. Lee
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David Farragut
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Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
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Nathan Bedford Forrest
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Originally called the Confederate Army of the Potomac, the confederate forces were renamed the Army of Northern Virginia when Robert E. Lee assumed command on June 1, 1862, in a battle to defend the city of Richmond from Union forces.
Detailed explanation-2: -Promoted to Brigadier General, Jackson led a brigade at the Battle of First Manassas where he earned the sobriquet “Stonewall.” In November 1861, Jackson was promoted to Major General and dispatched to the Shenandoah Valley.
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