▁Valley . ▁The ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁was ▁ 5 4 , 7 1 5 ▁men ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁organization ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁Northern ▁Virginia ▁did ▁not ▁change ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁The ▁Army ▁featured ▁several ▁corps , ▁the ▁corps ▁featured ▁several ▁divisions , ▁and ▁the ▁art illery ▁was ▁divided ▁between ▁the ▁corps . ▁The ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁grew ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁six ▁months ▁from ▁about ▁ 4 6 , 3 8 0 ▁to ▁ 6 2 , 2 3 0 ▁soldiers . ▁The ▁army ▁was ▁assigned ▁in ▁July ▁to ▁the ▁Def ense ▁District ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and ▁Richmond . ▁In ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁Richmond - P eters burg ▁Camp aign ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁soldiers ▁tempor arily ▁grew ▁to ▁ 8 2 , 6 3 3 ▁while ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁were ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁by ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁Early ▁in ▁Sh en ando ah ▁Valley . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁Northern ▁Virginia ▁fought ▁against ▁the ▁more ▁than ▁twice ▁as ▁strong ▁Pot om ac -, ▁James - ▁and ▁Sh en ando ah ▁Army ▁in ▁Grant ' s ▁Over land ▁Camp aign , ▁Early ' s ▁Ra id ▁against ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁and ▁Ohio ▁Rail road , ▁the ▁Richmond - P eters burg ▁Camp aign , ▁and ▁Sh en ando ah ▁Camp aign ▁in ▁the ▁Sh en ando ah ▁Valley . ▁The ▁Army ' s ▁organization ▁for ▁January ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁because ▁