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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 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 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 Army of the James to support his Overland Campaign in 1864. On July 15, 1863, the United States War Department issued General Orders No. 217, combining the Department of Virginia with…
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…
Army of the Potomac (USA)
1861–1865 The Army of the Potomac was the Union's primary fighting force in the Eastern Theater throughout most of the American Civil War. At 4:30 a.m., April 12, 1861, Confederate forces began shelling the Federal garrison at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, plunging the United States into the American Civil War. Three days later President Abraham…
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 South
February – April 1865 Formed in February 1865 and commanded by Major General Joseph E. Johnston, the Confederate Army of the South, consisted of the Army of Tennessee and all troops in Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and the Department of Southern Virginia. In December 1864, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant ordered Major…
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…