▁ 1 7 9 4 ▁Category : 1 7 9 4 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire ▁Category : K ub an ▁O blast ▁__ NOT OC __ <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Army ▁of ▁Northern ▁Virginia ▁was ▁the ▁primary ▁military ▁force ▁of ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁in ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Theater ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁primary ▁command ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Northern ▁Virginia . ▁It ▁was ▁most ▁often ▁array ed ▁against ▁the ▁Union ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Pot om ac . ▁ ▁Origin ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁Army ▁of ▁Northern ▁Virginia ▁referred ▁to ▁its ▁primary ▁area ▁of ▁operation , ▁as ▁did ▁most ▁Confeder ate ▁States ▁Army ▁names . ▁The ▁Army ▁origin ated ▁as ▁the ▁( Conf eder ate ) ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Pot om ac , ▁which ▁was ▁organized ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁from ▁all ▁oper ational ▁forces ▁in ▁northern ▁Virginia . ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 0 ▁and ▁July ▁ 2 1 , ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Sh en ando ah ▁and ▁forces ▁from ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Har pers ▁Fer ry ▁were ▁added . ▁Units ▁from ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁North west ▁were ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Pot om ac ▁between ▁March ▁ 1 4 ▁and ▁May ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁The ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Pot om ac ▁was ▁renamed ▁Army ▁of ▁Northern ▁Virginia ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 4 . ▁The ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Pen ins ula ▁was ▁merged ▁into ▁it