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Brigadier General Irvin McDowell 5/27 - 7/25/1861
Born October 15, 1818 in Columbus, Ohio, Brigadier General Irvin McDowell was the Commander of the Army and Department of Northeastern Virginia from May 27 to July 25, 1861. He died in San Francisco of pyloric disease on May 4, 1885. -
Major General George B. McClellan 7/26/1861 - 11/9/1862
Born December 3, 1826 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Major General George B. McClellan was the Commander of the Army of the Potomac, and eventually, the Army and Department of the Potomac from July 26, 1861 to November 9, 1862. He died of heart failure on October 29, 1885 in Orange, New Jersey. -
Major General Ambrose E. Burnside 11/9/1862 - 1/26/1863
Born on May 23, 1824 in Liberty, Indiana, Major General Ambrose E. Burnside was the Commander of the Army of the Potomac from November 9, 1862 to January 26, 1863. He died of heart disease on September 13, 1881 in Bristol, Rhode Island. -
Major General Joseph Hooker 1/26 - 6/28/1863
Born on November 13, 1814 in Hadley, Massachusetts, Major General Joseph Hooker was the Commander of the Army and Department of the Potomac from January 26, 1863 to June 28, 1863. He died on October 31, 1879 in Garden City, New York. -
Major General George G. Meade 6/28/1863 - 6/28/1865
Born December 31, 1815 in Cádiz, Spain, Major General George G. Meade was the Commander of the Army of the Potomac from June 28, 1863 to June 28, 1865. He died of pneumonia on November 6, 1872 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
