Trivia 1-14-19 Commanders

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If you want us to reply five names, but McDowell should not one of them, then these five will be correct:
  1. George B. McClellan
  2. Ambrose E. Burnside
  3. Joeseph Hooker
  4. George Gordon Meade
  5. John G. Parke

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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Army_of_the_Potomac&oldid=918229349
 
5 Commanders of the AOP....

  • 1 . Major General George B. McClellan: Commander of the Military Division of the Potomac, and later, the Army and Department of the Potomac (July 26, 1861 – November 9, 1862)
  • 2. Major General Ambrose E. Burnside: Commander of the Army of the Potomac (November 9, 1862 – January 26, 1863)
  • 3. Major General Joseph Hooker: Commander of the Army and Department of the Potomac (January 26 – June 28, 1863)
  • 4. Major General George G. Meade: Commander of the Army of the Potomac† (June 28, 1863 – June 28, 1865)
  • 5. Major General John G. Parke took brief temporary command during Meade's absences on four occasions.

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1) George B. McClellan (Peninsula Campaign / Seven Days Battles / Maryland Campaign)

* Edwin V. Sumner (temporary commander at the battle of Williamsburg)
* Fitz-John Porter (temporary commander at the battle of Malvern Hill)

2) Ambrose E. Burnside (Fredericksburg)

3) Joseph Hooker (Chancellorsville / part of Gettysburg Campaign)

* Darius N. Couch (temporary commander at the battle of Chancellorsville)

4) George G. Meade (Gettysburg Campaign / Bristoe Station + Mine Run / Overland Campaign / Petersburg + Appomattox Campaign)

* Winfield S. Hancock (temporary commander at Gettysburg, first day, until Slocum arrives)
* Henry W. Slocum (temporary commander at Gettysburg, first day, until Meade arrives)
* John G. Parke (temporary commander at the battle of Fort Stedman)

For the fifth permanent commander of the Army of the Potomac, neither John Pope nor Ulysses S. Grant are concerned (one commanded the Army of Virginia, the other had overall control of all forces in Virginia, namely the Army of the Potomac, the Army of the James and the Army of the Shenandoah) so I cannot tell who this guy could be.

Edit - Welcome to the trivia game, Gavriolo Sartorys. Hope you'll come back and play again.

Parke was intended to be the fifth correct answer, perhaps because he assumed temporary command on more than one occasion. I'm not sure all of the other names you mentioned should actually have been considered to be in command of the entire Army of the Potomac, even on a temporary basis, but I'm not going to try to determine military protocol at this point.

You get credit for a correct response to this question. For future reference, however, please note that as a general rule, if you give more answers than a question is asking for, you can lose credit if any one of those answers is incorrect.

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George McClellan, Ambrose Burnside, Joseph Hooker, George Meade, and Ulysses Grant--
source:://networks.h-net.org/node/4113/reviews/4812/stith-taaffe-commanding-army-potomac

Edit - While Grant is named in the indicated source, I do not see that it says he commanded the Army of the Potomac.

hoosier
 
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There is only 4 commanders:

George B McClellan Fall 1861-Fall 1862
Ambrose Burnside Fall 1862 to Early months 1863
Joseph Hooker Winter-Summer 1863
George G Meade Summer 1863- Spring 1865

John Pope was never commander of the AOTP (his army was Army of Virginia). McClellan was still in command but he sent units to reinforce the AOV under orders.

Grant was also never commander as he was General in Chief. He merely followed the army to keep it pushing forward and the media turned on Meade because of his anti-newspaper sentiments.

Edit - You're right that neither Pope nor Grant was ever commander of the Army of the Potomac, but in order to get credit for a correct response, you would have needed to name one of the men who was temporarily in command.

hoosier
 
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List all the commanders of the Army of the Potomac (hint: Irwin McDowell is not one of them!)

*looking for 5 (five) Names

credit: @BrianB
McClellan, Burnside, Hooker, Meade, Grant

Edit - Sorry, Peace Society, Grant was never commander of the Army of the Potomac. As general in chief of Union armies, he located his headquarters with the Army of the Potomac and gave direction to Meade, but technically Meade remained commander of the Army of the Potomac until the end of the war.

Welcome to the trivia game, anyway. Hope you'll come back and play again.

hoosier
 
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1. MG George McClellan (July 26, 1861 - November 9, 1862)
2. MG Ambrose E. Burnside (November 9, 1862 - January 26, 1863)
3. MG Joseph Hooker ( January 26, 1863 - June 28, 1863)
4. MG George G. Meade ( June 28, 1863 - June 28, 1865)
5. MG John G. Parke ( took brief temporary command during Meade's absences on four occasions during the period June 28, 1863 -June 28, 1865).
 
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