<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Army of the Potomac </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Commanders of the Army of the Potomac at Culpeper , Virginia , 1863 . From the left : Gouverneur K. Warren , William H. French , George G. Meade , Henry J. Hunt , Andrew A. Humphreys , George Sykes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Active </Th> <Td> July 26 , 1861 -- June 28 , 1865 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Branch </Th> <Td> United States Army </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Field army </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Role </Th> <Td> Primary Union Army in Eastern Theater </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Part of </Th> <Td> Union Army </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Garrison / HQ </Th> <Td> Washington , D.C. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Engagements </Th> <Td> American Civil War </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Notable commanders </Th> <Td> George B. McClellan Ambrose Burnside Joseph Hooker George G. Meade </Td> </Tr> </Table>
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George B. McClellan Ambrose Burnside Joseph Hooker George G. Meade