Editing Army of Northern Virginia (section)

===Department of Northern Virginia, October 22, 1861===
[[Image:North Virginia Silk.svg|thumb|upright=1.1|The Army of Northern Virginia's silk battle flag from November 1861]]
The '''Military Department of Northern Virginia''' was embattled on October 22, 1861.<ref>The War of the Rebellion, Series I, Vol. V, p. 913f: [http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/sources/recordView.cfm?page=913&dir=005 General Orders No. 15]</ref> The department initially consisted of three districts under the overall command of General Joseph E. Johnston.

{| class="wikitable"
!  style="width:150px; background:#ffc1c1;"|Defence district
!  style="width:150px; background:#ffc1c1;"|Division
!  style="width:150px; background:#ffc1c1;"|Brigade
!  style="width:220px; background:#ffc1c1;"|Commander/Officers in charge
|-
| Potomac
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| General [[P. G. T. Beauregard]]
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| 1. Division
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| Major General [[Earl Van Dorn]]
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| 2. Division
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| Major General [[Gustavus Woodson Smith|Gustavus W. Smith]]
|-
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| 3. Division
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| Major General [[James Longstreet]]
|-
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| 4. Division
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| Major General [[Edmund Kirby Smith|E. Kirby Smith]]
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| Aquia
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| Major General [[Theophilus H. Holmes]]
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| French's Brigade
| Brigadier General [[Samuel Gibbs French]]
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| 2. Brigade
| Brigadier General [[John George Walker|John G. Walker]]
|-
| Valley
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| Major General [[Thomas Jonathan Jackson|Thomas J. Jackson]]
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| Garnett's Brigade
| Brigadier General [[Richard B. Garnett]]
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| Ashby's Cavalry
| Colonel [[Turner Ashby]]
|}
On February 28, 1862, there were 47,617 soldiers present for duty to the military district.<ref>The War of the Rebellion, Series I, Vol. V, p. 1086: [http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/moa/pageviewer?frames=1&cite=http%3A%2F%2Fcdl.library.cornell.edu%2Fcgi-bin%2Fmoa%2Fmoa-cgi%3Fnotisid%3DANU4519-0005&coll=moa&view=75&root=%2Fmoa%2Fwaro%2Fwaro0005%2F&tif=01139.TIF&pagenum=1086 Army's day-service strength]</ref>  The Cavalry Brigade was provided from the Potomac's Military District and under direct control from the Defense District. The artillery formed an Artillery Corps with 109 cannons.