Army of Northern Virginia
| Army of Northern Virginia | |
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Gen. Robert E. Lee headquarters flag (1862–1863) | |
| Active | 1861–1865 |
| Disbanded | April 12, 1865 |
| Country | Confederate States |
| Branch | Army |
| Size | Field Army |
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The Army of Northern Virginia was a field army of the Confederate States Army 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 arrayed against the Union's Army of the Potomac.