Yuku free message boards

That's a good point Col Grierson, and a confusing one as well. The eastern theater of the Civil War began with the Army of Northeastern Virginia (Federal under McDowell) facing the Army of the Potamac (Confederate under Beauregard). The Army of the Potomac was merged with the Army of the Shenandoah (under Johnston) in early 1862 and renamed the Army of Northern Virginia, under Johnston and later Lee. The Federal Army of Northeast Virginia was combined with several other entities in late 186 1and renamed The Army of the Potomac and command was given to George McClellan. It was this Army that fought against the Army of Northern Virginia in the Peninsular Campaign. And if that is not confusing enough, it was the Federal Army of Virginia at 2nd Manassas under John Pope. Pope never commanded the Army of the Potamac, McClellan did simultaneousely. After 2nd Manassas, the remaining elements of Pope's Army of Virginia were merged into McClellan's Army of the Potomac and off to South Mountain and Antietam they went.

Kind of interesting that the losing army of 1st Manassas took the name of the winning army.

And I forgot to say, the assembly of rebels by Mac looks really good. Mac, you really did a good job of capturing the mosaic of colors Federal regiments saw when they confronted the confederates.