Army of the Potomac When the Civil War first began,the main battlefield was along the Potomac River for understandable reasons(Notes to the Text,Note 4),and the Union army was given the name "the Army of the Potomac". It reflected the general belief in the North that they could bring the South to its knees quickly because of the North's superiority in population and resources
Army of the Potomac ❖ When the Civil War first began, the main battlefield was along the Potomac River for understandable reasons (Notes to the Text, Note 4), and the Union army was given the name “the Army of the Potomac”. ❖ It reflected the general belief in the North that they could bring the South to its knees quickly because of the North’s superiority in population and resources
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