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Army of Kentucky (USA)
1862–1863 Formed on October 7, 1862, the Army of Kentucky served for eight months in the states of Kentucky and Tennessee, before being disbanded on June 8, 1863. On October 7, 1862, Major General Horatio Wright, commanding the Department of the Ohio, issued Special Order No. 51, assigning Major General Gordon Granger to command the…
Army of Northeastern Virginia
May 27, 1861–July 25, 1862 The Army of Northeastern Virginia was the unofficial name of the Union's primary fighting force in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War prior to the formation of the Army of the Potomac. At 4:30 a.m., April 12, 1861, Confederate forces began shelling the federal garrison at Fort Sumter,…
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 force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. Following the election of Republican presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln on November 6, 1860, the United…
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 between 1862 and 1865. Although not officially designated the Army of Tennessee until 1862, the roots of the Confederacy's primary fighting force in the West trace back to 1861. Prior to…
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 the Western Theater. On April 15, 1861, one day after the surrender of Fort Sumter propelled the nation into civil war, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation calling for seventy-five thousand…
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 to maintain Union control of Missouri during 1862 and 1863. When the American Civil War began, sympathies in the border state of Missouri were greatly divided. Although many Missourians favored remaining…
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 occupation force in New Orleans (1862-1863) and as the main Union command during the Red River Campaign during the American Civil War. On February 23, 1862, the United States War Department…
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 Fort Hindman during the Battle of Arkansas Post (January 9-11, 1863). On October 16, 1862, the U.S. War Department issued General Orders No. 159, placing Major General Ulysses S. Grant in…
Army of the Ohio 18611862
During the American Civil War, there were two Union armies designated as the Army of the Ohio. The first Army of the Ohio existed during the years 1861 and 1862. On April 15, 1861, one day after the surrender of Fort Sumter propelled the nation into civil war, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation calling…
Army of the Ohio 18631865
During the American Civil War, there were two Union armies designated as the Army of the Ohio. The second Army of the Ohio existed during the years 1863 to 1865. During the American Civil War, there were two Union armies designated as the Army of the Ohio. The first traced its roots to the beginning…