Army of Northern Virginia

The second surprise in studying the command of the Army of Northern Virginia was the unhappy sharpness of the contrasts of character in the portrayals following the war.

Lee’s Lieutenants Douglas Southall Freeman 1971

He and his Army of Northern Virginia were the shield of the South.

The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement George Spring Merriam 1878

Thus the great "Army of Northern Virginia" had been beaten in detail.

The war, James H. Wood 1910

White's Ford, and stood on Maryland soil, but it was only a remnant of the "Army of Northern Virginia" that went over.

How a one-legged rebel lives : reminiscences of the Civil War, 1898

Grant was ready to make a great push to force Confederate general Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia out of their works around Richmond and Petersburg and then crush them before Lee and his soldiers could escape.

Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

The sterling documentary series' season premiere offers a profile of the fascinating and flawed Robert E. Lee, the infamous Confederate general who led the rebel Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War.

Tonight's TV Hot List: Monday, Jan. 3, 2011 2011

There is little chance today's college students will study the strategy that underlay Gen. Robert E. Lee's decision to lead the Army of Northern Virginia on a second invasion of the North, or the tactics that Gen. George Gordon Meade and his commanders of the Army of the Potomac adopted to repel the attack.

Our Elite Schools Have Abandoned Military History Peter Berkowitz 2011

The capitulation of the Army of Northern Virginia and its commander, the most highly regarded man in the Confederate government, triggered a series of surrenders, so that by the beginning of May the last major field command had accepted terms with the Union.10

Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

He was given a command in the Army of Northern Virginia on April 22nd; his patriotism will continue to be debated, but it seems a lot more genuine than a flag pin.

HUFFPOST HILL - Happy 420 Eliot Nelson 2011

The capitulation of the Army of Northern Virginia and its commander, the most highly regarded man in the Confederate government, triggered a series of surrenders, so that by the beginning of May the last major field command had accepted terms with the Union.10

Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011