[DOC] [TLE] Army of Northern Virginia - Wikipedia [PAR] The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate 
States of ... The name Army of Northern Virginia referred to its primary area of 
operation, ... Joseph E. Johnston took command from July 20, 1861, until May 31, 
1862. ... On June 1, 1862, its most famous and final leader, General Robert E. 
Lee,... [DOC] [TLE] Robert E. Lee - Wikipedia [PAR] Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807  October 12, 1870) was an American 
general known for commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the 
American Civil War from 1862 ... Once he took command of the main field army in 
1862 he soon emerged as a .... Lee entered West Point in the summer of 1825. [DOC] [TLE] The Army of Northern Virginia . Robert E. Lee . WGBH American ... [PAR] Originally called the Confederate Army of the Potomac, the confederate forces ... 
of Northern Virginia when Robert E. Lee assumed command on June 1, 1862,... [DOC] [TLE] George McClellan - American Civil War - HISTORY.com [PAR] When General Robert E. Lee took control of Confederate forces on June 1, he ... 
victory at the Second Battle of Bull Run in August 1862, he grudgingly called ... 
Lee's army, Lincoln officially removed him from command in November 1862. [DOC] [TLE] Army of Northern Virginia - Encyclopedia Virginia [PAR] Apr 12, 2011 ... 22, dated June 1, 1862, when he assumed command in place of the wounded .... 
wings (later called corps) under Generals Jackson and James Longstreet. ... D.C.
, area, Lee began shifting some of the Army of Northern Virginia ... In fact, this 
represented just the beginning for the Army of Northern Virginia. [DOC] [TLE] Army of the Potomac - Encyclopedia Virginia [PAR] Jan 25, 2012 ... Known as "Mr. Lincoln's Army" for its close association with the sitting United ... 
Beginning early in May 1864, the army methodically advanced ... That command 
would retain its name until June 1862, when it was ... Robert E. Lee, who 
replaced the wounded Johnston on June 1, was quick to take advantage. [DOC] [TLE] Robert E. Lee's Decision to Invade the North in September 1862 [PAR] General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia entered the ... at 
the battle of Fair Oaks had brought Lee to command of the army on June 1, 1862, 
... objects which our enemies proposed to themselves in beginning the contest. [DOC] [TLE] Civil War Timeline - Gettysburg National Military Park (U.S. National ... [PAR] May 31-June 1, 1862- The Battle of Seven Pines near Richmond, Virginia. ... by 
Robert E. Lee who renames his command the "Army of Northern Virginia". ... The 
largest cavalry battle of the Civil War, it also marks the beginning of the .... and 
underbrush of an area known as the Wilderness, west of Fredericksburg, Virginia. [DOC] [TLE] The History Place - U.S. Civil War 1861-1865 [PAR] Lee then goes to Richmond, Virginia, is offered command of the military and 
naval forces of ... November 8, 1861 - The beginning of an international 
diplomatic crisis for ... 1862. January 31, 1862 - President Lincoln issues General 
War Order No. 1 ... June 25-July 1 - The Seven Days Battles as Lee attacks 
McClellan near... [DOC] [TLE] The Civil War Timeline of Important Dates - Shmoop [PAR] General Robert E. Lee assumes command of the Confederate Army of Northern 
Virginia. ... From July 1 to July 4, the Union Army under General Meade defeats 
Robert E. ... In what would become known as "Pickett's Charge," More than half of 
the ... Beginning a drive aimed at ending the war, Ulysses S. Grant and 120,000... [DOC] [TLE] Seven Days Battle | HistoryNet [PAR] June 25  July 1, 1862 ... The Union Army of the Potomac, led by Maj. ... Lee had 
been serving as military adviser to Confederate president Jefferson Davis, ... 
Pines (Battle of Fair Oaks), Davis asked Lee to take command of the army in the 
field. ... divisions hit Union positions in a battle

Question: Starting June 1, 1862, Lee's command was known as the army of this area
Answer: Northern Virginia