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==Noted units==

Because of its proximity to the nation's largest cities at the time, [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Philadelphia]], and [[New York City]], the Army of the Potomac received more contemporary media coverage than the other Union field armies. Such coverage produced fame for a number of this army's units. Individual brigades, such as the [[Irish Brigade (U.S.)|Irish Brigade]], the [[Philadelphia Brigade]], the [[First New Jersey Brigade]], the [[Vermont Brigade]], and the [[Iron Brigade]], were well known to the general public, both during and after the Civil War.