▁of ▁Man ass as . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Northern ▁Virginia ▁was ▁officially ▁created , ▁officially ▁ending ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Pot om ac . ▁The ▁Department ▁compr ised ▁three ▁districts : ▁Aqu ia ▁District , ▁Pot om ac ▁District , ▁and ▁the ▁Valley ▁District . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁the ▁Department ▁was ▁expanded ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁Depart ments ▁of ▁Nor folk ▁and ▁the ▁Pen ins ula ▁( of ▁Virginia ). ▁Gen . ▁John ston ▁was ▁eventually ▁forced ▁into ▁man eu ver ing ▁the ▁Army ▁south ward ▁to ▁the ▁def enses ▁of ▁Richmond ▁during ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Pen ins ula ▁Camp aign , ▁where ▁it ▁conducted ▁delay ▁and ▁defend ▁tact ics ▁until ▁John ston ▁was ▁sever ely ▁wounded ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Seven ▁P ines . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁First ▁Battle ▁of ▁Bull ▁Run , ▁John ston ▁organized ▁his ▁Sh en ando ah ▁Army ▁and ▁Be a ure g ard ' s ▁Pot om ac ▁Army ▁into ▁two ▁divisions ▁under ▁a ▁un ified ▁command ▁with ▁Gustav us ▁Smith ▁and ▁James ▁Long street ▁as ▁division ▁command ers . ▁Be a ure g ard ▁quar re led ▁with ▁John ston ▁and ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Western ▁the ater ▁over ▁the ▁winter ▁months . ▁Jackson ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Sh en ando ah ▁Valley ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁initially ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁old ▁Stone wall ▁Brigade ▁and ▁later ▁with ▁two ▁other ▁brig ades