The [[Confederacy]] also styled one of its divisions "the Army of the Potomac," though the name was short-lived. After the first Battle of Bull Run, the army was renamed "the Army of Northern Virginia," and [[Robert E. Lee]] acceded to the generalship. | The [[Confederacy]] also styled one of its divisions "the Army of the Potomac," though the name was short-lived. After the first Battle of Bull Run, the army was renamed "the Army of Northern Virginia," and [[Robert E. Lee]] acceded to the generalship. |