The Army of the Potomac
Subtitle: Birth of Command, November 1860-September 1861
Edition: 1st Da Capo Press Ed edition
Publisher: Da Capo
Published: July 2, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 640
ISBN-13: 9780306811418
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Battles & campaigns; Civil war; History of specific subjects; Military Science; History - Military / War; Armies; Military History - U.S. Civil War; United States - Civil War; History; History: American; USA; Military - United States; History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877); History-Military - United States; Military history; Civil-military relations; United States; Military - Other; 19th century; Command of troops; Generals
First sentence: Following orders from President James Buchanan, Brevet Lieutenant General Winfield Scott, general in chief of all United States military forces, had moved his headquarters from New York City to Washington, D.C., in December of 1860.