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June 1861
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June 2, 1861
P.G.T. Beauregard takes Command

P.G.T. Beauregard takes Command of Confederate forces in
Northern Virginia. He succeeds Milledge L. Bonham. The force
was known by various names, Department of Alexandria, the
Potomac Department and the Army of the Potomac.