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 Siege of Corinth, the Battle of Iuka, and the Battle of Corinth II, before being discontinued on October 26, 1862. On November 9, 1861, the United States War Department issued General…
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 Northwest (CSA)
June 8, 1861–February 9, 1862 Created on June 8, 1861, from troops in western Virginia, the Confederate Army of the Northwest participated in the Battle of Rich Mountain, the Battle of Cheat Mountain, and the Romney Expedition before being dissolved on February 9, 1862. For much of 1861, Union and Confederate forces struggled for control…
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) (1861)
1861–1862 The first Army of the Shenandoah is an unofficial designation given to troops who served in the Shenandoah Valley in 1861 and 1862 during the American Civil War. The first Army of the Shenandoah is an unofficial designation given to troops who served in the Shenandoah Valley in 1861 and 1862 during the American…
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 Southwest
December 25, 1861 – December 13, 1862 The Army of the Southwest was a short-lived Union force organized on December 25, 1861, to resist Confederate forces operating in Missouri. When the American Civil War began, sympathies in the border state of Missouri were greatly divided. Although many Missourians favored remaining in the Union, Governor Claiborne…