Army of Northern Virginia
June 1, 1862 – April 12, 1865 Organized in 1861, and officially named in 1862, the Army of Northern Virginia was the principal military … Read more
Army of Southwest Missouri
December 25, 1861 – December 13, 1862
Army of Tennessee
November 20, 1862–April 26, 1865 The Army of Tennessee was the Confederacy's primary fighting force in the Western Theater of the American Civil War … Read more
Army of the Cumberland
October 24, 1862–August 1, 1865 During the American Civil War, the Army of the Cumberland participated in nearly all of the major campaigns in … Read more
Army of the Frontier
October 12, 1862 – October 19, 1863 Formed from forces in the field from Missouri and Kansas the short-lived Army of the Frontier fought … Read more
Army of the Gulf
1862–1865 An amalgamation of troops assigned to the Department of the Gulf from 1862 through 1865, the Army of the Gulf served as an … Read more
Army of the James
1864–1865 During the American Civil War, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant consolidated troops from the Department of Virginia and North Carolina to form the … Read more
Army of the Mississippi (CSA)
March 5–November 20, 1862 Officially organized on March 5, 1862, the Army of the Mississippi transitioned into the Army of Tennessee, the Confederacy's preeminent … Read more
Army of the Mississippi (USA) (1862)
February 23, 1862–October 26, 1862 Created on February 23, 1862, the Army of the Mississippi participated in the Battle of Island No. 10, the … Read more
Army of the Mississippi (USA) (1863)
January 1863 Unofficially organized and discontinued in January 1863, the second Army of the Mississippi easily overran Brigadier-General Thomas J. Churchill's Confederate garrison at … Read more