Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia

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The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America's Eastern Theater. Organized on June 20, 1861, as the Army of the Potomac, it soon incorporated the armies of the Shenandoah, Harpers Ferry, and the Northwest. The army's name changed to Army of Northern Virginia on March 14, 1862. It surrendered to the Northern Army of the Potomac at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.

From the description of Confederate States of America, Army of Northern Virginia paroled prisoner pass, 1865. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 163567296

Jones' Battalion was an artillery battalion under the command of Virginia General Richard S. Ewell.

From the description of Return of medical & hospital property : manuscript, 1864. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612788365

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