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Army of the Shenandoah (USA) (1864)
1864–1865 First commanded by Major General Philip Sheridan, the Army of the Shenandoah was formed in August 1864 to drive Confederate General Jubal Early's forces out of Shenandoah Valley. On June 17 and 18, Confederate Lieutenant General Jubal Early's Army of the Valley moved into the Shenandoah Valley from the south and drove Major General…
Army of the Tennessee
1861–1865 Composed primarily of Midwesterners, the Army of the Tennessee participated in nearly all of the major campaigns in the Western Theater during the American Civil War from 1861 through 1865. The informal origins of the Army of the Tennessee spring from the troops commanded by Ulysses S. Grant when he commanded the District of…
Army of West Virginia
Army of West Virginia The Army of West Virginia served under Brigadier-General George Crook during Major General Philip Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign in 1864. On June 24, 1863, the United States War Department issued General Orders No. 186, creating the Department of West Virginia, commanded by Brigadier-General Benjamin Franklin Kelley. Troops assigned to the department…
August Valentine Kautz
January 5, 1828 – September 4, 1895 A prominent cavalry officer, Ohioan August Kautz served in the Union military in the Eastern and Western Theaters during the American Civil War. August Valentine Kautz was born on January 5, 1828, in Ispringen, Baden, Germany. He was the first of seven children of Johann Georg and Dorthea…
Battery A, 1st Regiment Ohio Light Artillery (Federal Organization)
1861–1865 In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal government with 260 regiments of men, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Ohioans also served in several other regiments from other states, most notably from Kentucky, West Virginia, and Massachusetts, as well as in federal units. In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal…
Battery A, 2nd Regiment Ohio Heavy Artillery
1863–1865 In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal government with 260 regiments of men, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Ohioans also served in several other regiments from other states, most notably from Kentucky, West Virginia, and Massachusetts, as well as in federal units. In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal…
Battery B, 1st Regiment Ohio Light Artillery (Federal Organization)
1861–1865 In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal government with 260 regiments of men, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Ohioans also served in several other regiments from other states, most notably from Kentucky, West Virginia, and Massachusetts, as well as in federal units. In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal…
Battery B, 2nd Regiment Ohio Heavy Artillery
1863–1865 In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal government with 260 regiments of men, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Ohioans also served in several other regiments from other states, most notably from Kentucky, West Virginia, and Massachusetts, as well as in federal units. In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal…
Battery C, 1st Regiment Ohio Light Artillery (Federal Organization)
1861–1865 In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal government with 260 regiments of men, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Ohioans also served in several other regiments from other states, most notably from Kentucky, West Virginia, and Massachusetts, as well as in federal units. In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal…
Battery C, 2nd Regiment Ohio Heavy Artillery
1863–1865 In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal government with 260 regiments of men, including infantry, artillery, and cavalry units. Ohioans also served in several other regiments from other states, most notably from Kentucky, West Virginia, and Massachusetts, as well as in federal units. In the American Civil War, Ohio provided the federal…