Army of the Potomac

Army of the Potomac
Generals of the Army of the Potomac at Culpeper, Virginia in September 1863, including (from left to right): Gouverneur K. Warren, William H. French, George G. Meade, Henry J. Hunt, Andrew A. Humphreys, and George Sykes
Founded	July 26, 1861
Disbanded	June 28, 1865
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Field army
Role	Primary Union Army in Eastern Theater
Part of	Union Army
Garrison/HQ	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Engagements	American Civil War
Commanders
Notable commanders	Irwin McDowell George B. McClellan Ambrose Burnside Joseph Hooker George G. Meade

The Army of the Potomac was the primary field army of the Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. It was created in July 1861 shortly after the First Battle of Bull Run and was disbanded in June 1865 following the surrender of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in April.