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Confederate Positions at Spotsylvania Court House (09-21 May 1864) |
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This map of the Spotsylvania Campaign Campaign (09-21 May 1864) was drawn by Maj. Jedediah Hotchkiss (30 November 1828-17 January 1899), Topographical Engineer of
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The table below contains a chronological chart detailing the organization of the Confederate armies. The departments, districts, armies, and corps frequently changed based upon command and governmental decisions, as well as loss of territory due to Federal capture or occupation. While not without possible omissions or oversights, the information below has been heavily researched for accuracy. Included are descriptions regarding the contents of the areas of operations, hyperlinks that connect to earlier or later delineations, and complete dates of command assignments (when available). As this is a very large project and can not be completed quickly, there will be periodic updates. As is the case with the rest of this site, the information posted here is not to be used for profit or for any other publication (print, web or otherwise) without written permission from the Historian. |
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Organization of the Confederate Armies |
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Code Key |
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CONFEDERATE MILITARY SERVICE |
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A ± denotes an officer who died in combat or while in service. |
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STATE/CONFEDERATE CIVIL SERVICE |
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(S) Secession Convention Delegate |
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February 1861 |
DEPARTMENT OF LOUISIANA* |
Maj. Gen. Braxton Bragg* |
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*Alternately known as Army of Louisiana. 22 February 1861: Embraced various state militia around New Orleans, Louisiana. 17 April 1861: Merged into Military District of Louisiana. |
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March 1861 |
FORCES IN AND NEAR |
Brig. Gen. Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard |
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03 March 1861: Brig. Gen. Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard (28 May 1818-20 February 1893) was instructed to take command at Charleston, South Carolina, receive troops into service of the Confederacy, and to organize the defenses of Charleston Harbor. 21 March 1861: Extended to embrace the coast of South Carolina from Beaufort to Georgetown. 21 August 1861: Merged into Department of South Carolina. |
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Brig. Gen. Braxton Bragg† |
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07 March 1861: Brig. Gen. Braxton Bragg (22 March 1817-26 September 1876) was assigned command of troops in and near Pensacola, Florida. 22 October 1861: Re-designated Army of Pensacola. |
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April 1861 |
Col. Earl Van Dorn† |
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11 April 1861: Col. (later Brig. Gen.) Earl Van Dorn (17 September 1820-07 May 1863) was assigned to the state of Texas for the purpose of organizing troops, posts and other lines of defense, and to prevent actions by remaining Federal garrisons. 24 May 1861: Two lines for the defense of Texas' western frontiers established. The first, extended from the Red River to the junction of the North and Main Conchas. The second, from Fort Inge to Fort Bliss. 02 October 1861: Military District of Galveston created. 03 January 1862: Military District of Houston created. 10 February 1862: Divided into Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Eastern District embraced the area between the northern and eastern boundaries of the state, the eastern shore of Galveston Bay, and left bank of the Trinity River to its intersection with the Cross Timbers region at Alton, then following the boundary of the Cross Timbers to the Red River. All other parts of Texas constituted Western District. 25 February 1862: Military District of Galveston and Military District of Houston re-designated Military Sub-District of Galveston and Military Sub-District of Houston. Military Sub-District of the Rio Grande created. 26 May 1862-20 August 1862: Subsection of Trans-Mississippi Department. 03 June 1862: Military Sub-District of Galveston merged into Military Sub-District of Houston. 20 August 1862: Merged into District of Texas. |
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Maj. Gen. David Emanuel Twiggs |
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17 April 1861: Embraced the city and defenses of New Orleans, Louisiana. 27 May 1861: Merged into Department No. 1. |
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Brig. Gen. Alexander Robert Lawton(C) |
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26 October 1861: Merged into Department of Georgia. |
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Maj. Gen. Kenton Harper* |
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18 April 1861: Virginia militia under Maj. Gen. Kenton Harper (1801-25 December 1867) took possession of Harper's Ferry, Virginia following the Federal evacuation of the city and burning of its armory. 15 June 1861: Harper's Ferry evacuated. 20 June 1861: Troops previously of this command were re-organized as Army of the Shenandoah. |
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Brig. Gen. Philip St. George Cocke* |
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*Alternately known as the Alexandria Line, and Potomac Department. 21 April 1861: Embraced Alexandria, Virginia and troops in the vicinity. 24 May 1861: Alexandria occupied by Federal troops. 10 June 1861: Revised to embrace troops in the Virginia counties of Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William. 20 June 1861: Troops previously of this command were re-organized as Army of the Potomac. |
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DEPARTMENT OF FREDERICKSBURG* |
Brig. Gen. Daniel Ruggles* |
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*Alternately known as the Potomac Line. 22 April 1861: Embraced troops along the line of the Potomac River, extending from Mount Vernon south to the mouth of the Rappahannock River. 22 October 1861: Merged into Department of Northern Virginia and re-designated Aquia District. |
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MILITARY AND NAVAL FORCES |
Maj. Gen. Robert Edward Lee*† |
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23 April 1861: Embraced all military and naval forces of the state of Virginia. 10 May 1861: Maj. Gen. Robert Edward Lee's (19 January 1807-12 October 1870) authority was extended over Confederate forces operating in Virginia. 08 June 1861: Virginia State Troops were transferred to the authority of the Confederate States. 01 August 1861: Lee assumed supervisory command of troops operating in Western (now West) Virginia. |
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Brig. Gen. Walter Gwynn* |
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26 April 1861: Brig. Gen. Walter Gwynn (22 February 1802-06 February 1882) was assigned command of troops in and about, Norfolk, Virginia. 15 October 1861: Re-designated Department of Norfolk. |
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FORCES IN AND ABOUT |
Maj. Gen. Joseph Eggleston Johnston•* |
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26 April 1861: Maj. Gen. Joseph Eggleston Johnston (03 February 1807-21 March 1891) was assigned command of troops in and about Richmond, Virginia. 21 May 1861: Ceased to exist in subsequent records. |
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May 1861 |
Col. Christopher Quarles Tompkins* |
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03 May 1861: Col. Christopher Quarles Tompkins (04 August 1813-28 May 1877) was assigned command of troops in Virginia's Kanawha Valley. 12 August 1861: Troops previously of this command were re-organized as Army of the Kanawha. |
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Col. John Bankhead Magruder† |
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*Alternately known as the Hampton Line, District of Yorktown, and Army of the Peninsula. 21 May 1861: Embraced the troops and area of military operations on the line to Hampton, Virginia, including defenses at and near Jamestown Island, Williamsburg, and Yorktown. 26 August 1861: Extended to embrace the Virginia counties of Gloucester, Matthews, and Middlesex. 18 September 1861: Extended to embrace the Virginia counties of King and Queen, King William, Prince George, and Surry. 12 April 1862: Merged into Department of Northern Virginia. |
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Maj. Gen. David Emanuel Twiggs |
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27 May 1861: Embraced the state of Louisiana and the southern parts of Alabama and Mississippi, including Fort Morgan. 14 October 1861: Revised to include the state of Louisiana and the southern part of Mississippi not contained in Department No. 2. 26 May 1862: Following the loss of New Orleans, boundaries were revised include the state of Mississippi south of the thirty-third parallel, west of the Pascagoula and Chickasawha Rivers, and Louisiana east of the Mississippi River. 25 June 1862: Merged into Department No. 2. |
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June 1861 |
ARMY OF THE NORTHWEST* |
Brig. Gen. Robert Seldon Garnett± |
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*Alternately known as Northwestern Army. 08 June 1861: Brig. Gen. Robert Seldon Garnett (16 December 1819-13 July 1861) was assigned command of troops operating in Northwestern Virginia. 09 February 1862: Following the disastrous Western (now West) Virginia Campaign, a harsh winter, and with low morale among its troops, this command was disbanded. The majority of its troops were absorbed into Maj. Gen. Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson's (21 January 1824-10 May 1863) Valley District. |
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Brig. Gen. Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard |
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20 June 1861: Embraced troops previously of Department of Alexandria. 20 June 1861: First Corps formed, Brig. Gen. (later Gen.) Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard (28 May 1818-20 February 1893) commanding. 20 July 1861: Army of the Shenandoah merged into Army of the Potomac under immediate command of Gen. Joseph Eggleston Johnston (03 February 1807-21 March 1891). 21 July 1861: Claiming lesser knowledge of the ground and dispositions, Johnston defers to Beauregard in the actual field command of troops in the Battle of First Manassas (21 July 1861). 25 September 1861: Second Corps formed, Maj. Gen. Gustavus Woodson Smith(C) (30 November 1821-24 June 1896) commanding. 22 October 1861: Merged into Department of Northern Virginia. |
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Brig. Gen. Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard† |
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20 June 1861: First Corps formed, Brig. Gen. (later Gen.) Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard (28 May 1818-20 February 1893) commanding. 22 October 1861: Merged into Department of Northern Virginia. |
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Brig. Gen. Joseph Eggleston Johnston† |
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20 June 1861: Embraced troops previously stationed in and near Harper's Ferry. 20 July 1861: Merged into Army of the Potomac under immediate command of Gen. Joseph Eggleston Johnston (03 February 1807-21 March 1891). |
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July 1861 |
Maj. Gen. Leonidas Polk |
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*Alternately known as Western Department. 04 July 1861: Embraced the part of Alabama north of the Tennessee River, beginning at Waterloo and running east with the river to Decatur, and also the part of Alabama lying north of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad from Decatur to Stevenson, together with the part of Tennessee west and south of the Tennessee River; the river counties of Arkansas and Mississippi, including Corinth, Mississippi, and the area adjacent thereto, and extending to Eastport on the Tennessee River; the river parishes of Louisiana north of the Red River, and the part of Arkansas, besides the river counties mentioned above, lying north and east of the White and Black Rivers. 02 September 1861: Extended to embrace the state of Arkansas and all military operations in Missouri. 10 September 1861: Extended to embrace the states of Arkansas and Tennessee and the part of Mississippi west of the New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern & Central Railroad; also the military operations in Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, and the Indian Territory immediately west of Arkansas and Missouri. 26 May 1862: Extended south to the thirty-third parallel, east of the Mississippi River, and along that parallel to the eastern boundary of Alabama. 25 June 1862: Revised to include the part of this department's former limits east of the Mississippi River, and also the former limits of Department No. 1. The eastern boundary was extended to the line of railroad from Chattanooga via Atlanta to West Point, on the Chattahoochee River, then down the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola Rivers to the Gulf of Mexico. 29 June 1862: Revised to include the states of Alabama and Mississippi and the part of Louisiana east of the Mississippi River; as well as part of Georgia and Florida, west of the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola Rivers. 18 July 1862: Revised to include Alabama, Mississippi, East Louisiana, and the part of Florida west of the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola Rivers. 30 January 1863: Extended to embrace the line of railroad from Chattanooga to West Point, Georgia, with the towns, villages and stations on it, including the post of Atlanta, and as much adjacent territory as necessary for military purposes. 08 June 1863: Extended to embrace all of Tennessee west of Department of East Tennessee. 25 July 1863: Extended to embrace Department of East Tennessee and re-designated Department of Tennessee. |
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UPPER DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS |
Brig. Gen. William Joseph Hardee |
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Subsection of Department No. 2. 25 June 1861: Embraced the part of Arkansas lying west of the White and Black Rivers and north of the Arkansas River to the Missouri line. 10 January 1862: Merged into Trans-Mississippi District. |
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DISTRICT OF EAST TENNESSEE |
Brig. Gen. Felix Kirk Zollicoffer |
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10 November 1861: With Brig. Gen. Felix Kirk Zollicoffer (19 May 1812-19 January 1862) in process of invading Southeastern Kentucky, Col. Danville Leadbetter(C) (26 August 1811-26 September 1866) was placed in charge of this district to ensure communication lines and rail transportation remained open. 08 December 1861: Maj. Gen. George Bibb Crittenden (20 March 1812-27 November 1880) superseded Zollicoffer's command of troops, but Leadbetter retained control of this district. 09 March 1862: Re-designated Department of East Tennessee. |
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August 1861 |
Lt. Col. John Robert Baylor*(2nd) |
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01 August 1861: After the passage of Arizona's Ordinance of Secession in March, and a "friendly" invasion by troops under Lt. Col. John Robert Baylor(2nd) (27 July 1822-06 February 1894) in July, Baylor became the Confederate Territorial Governor. 14 December 1861: Brig. Gen. Henry Hopkins Sibley (25 May 1816-23 August 1886) assumed command of troops on the upper Rio Grande, and in Arizona and New Mexico Territories which were thereafter designated Army of New Mexico. 04 May 1862: Following a failed campaign in Arizona and New Mexico, Sibley began a slow withdrawal to Texas. 20 August 1862: Merged into Trans-Mississippi Department. |
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Brig. Gen. John Buchanan Floyd |
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12 August 1861: Embraced troops in Western (now West) Virginia in the area around Lewisburg. 25 September 1861: After a great deal of infighting and power struggles between long standing political rivals and former Virginia Governors, Brig. Gen. John Buchanan Floyd (01 June 1806-26 August 1863) and Brig. Henry Alexander Wise, Sr.(S) (03 December 1806-12 September 1876), Wise was transferred. December 1861: Months of poor execution of orders and blaming his defeats on his supervisory commander, Gen. Robert Edward Lee (19 January 1807-12 October 1870), led to the dissolution of this command and the transfer of Floyd to Central Army of Kentucky. |
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Brig. Gen. Richard Caswell Gatlin |
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19 August 1861: Embraced the coastal defenses of the state of North Carolina. 26 November 1861: Revised to include Roanoke Island. 22 January 1862: Roanoke Island was belatedly placed under authority of Department of Norfolk, before falling under Federal control. 01 June 1862: After months of losing territory, and key cities and installations to Federal operation successes, forces in Eastern Virginia and North Carolina were placed under the overall authority of Gen. Robert Edward Lee (19 January 1807-12 October 1870) and Department of Northern Virginia. 21 June 1862: Revised to embrace areas from the Cape Fear River, in North Carolina, to the south bank of the James River, in Virginia, including Drewry's Bluff. 30 June 1862-01 July 1862: Forces originally of this department took part in the Seven Days Campaign (25 June 1862-01 July 1862), most notably in the Battle of Malvern Hill (01 July 1862). Following that campaign, most of these troops were integrated into Army of Northern Virginia in its re-organization of 13 July 1862. Maj. Gen. Daniel Harvey Hill (12 July 1821-24 September 1889) maintained control of a division within that army, and this department (at least on paper), until about 18 August 1862. 19 September 1862-01 April 1863: Subsection of Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia. 01 April 1863: Re-established as a separate department, embracing the state of North Carolina. 28 May 1863: Revised to include areas formerly controlled by Department of Southern Virginia, as far north as to embrace the city of Petersburg and its environs, and including the Appomattox River. 23 April 1864: Gen. Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard (28 May 1818-20 February 1893) was assigned to this department, and also charged with the defense of Petersburg, Virginia. Upon assuming command, he reprised the designation Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia. 11 November 1864: Re-established to embrace the state of North Carolina, east of the Blue Ridge Mountains. 06 March 1865: Gen. Joseph Eggleston Johnston (03 February 1807-21 March 1891) was assigned overall command of troops in this department. Gen. Braxton Bragg (22 March 1817-26 September 1876) retained immediate command. 09 April 1865: Troops formerly of this department were consolidated at Smithfield, North Carolina with others from Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida and Army of Tennessee. |
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Brig. Gen. John Breckinridge Grayson± (21 August 1861-21 October 1861) Col. William Scott Dilworth•(S) (21 October 1861-17 November 1861) Brig. Gen. James Heyward Trapier (17 November 1861-19 March 1862) Col. William Scott Dilworth•(S) (19 March 1862-18 April 1862) Brig. Gen. Joseph Finegan(S) (18 April 1862-04 November 1862) |
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*Alternately known as Department of Florida. 21 August 1861: Embraced the middle and eastern portions of Florida. 05 November 1861-14 March 1862: Subsection of Department of South Carolina, Georgia and East Florida. 14 March 1862-08 April 1862: Subsection of Department of South Carolina and Georgia. 14 March 1862: The western boundary was defined as the Choctawhatchee River. 09 April 1862-07 October 1862: Resumed status as a separate department. 07 October 1862-04 November 1862: Subsection of Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. 04 November 1862: Divided into District of East Florida and District of Middle Florida. |
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Brig. Gen. Roswell Sabine Ripley |
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21 August 1861: Embraced the state of South Carolina and its coastal defenses. 05 November 1861: Merged into Department of South Carolina, Georgia and East Florida. |
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September 1861 |
DISTRICT OF ALABAMA |
Brig. Gen. Jones Mitchell Withers |
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Subsection of Department of Alabama and West Florida. 12 September 1861: Embraced the state of Alabama and the part of Mississippi east of the Pascagoula River. 20 December 1861: Extended westward to embrace Pascagoula Bay and the part of Mississippi east of the Pascagoula River. 27 January 1862: Re-designated Army of Mobile. |
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Brig. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner |
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Subsection of Department No. 2. 18 September 1861: Embraced the area around Bowling Green, Kentucky and troops in the vicinity. 28 October 1861: Merged into Central Army of Kentucky. |
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FIRST DIVISION, |
Maj. Gen. Leonidas Polk |
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Subsection of Department No. 2. 21 September 1861: Embraced the area beginning at the point on the Tennessee state line crossed by the Memphis & Louisville Railroad, and running along the Henderson & Nashville & Central Alabama Railroad (excluding the city of Nashville); then west along that boundary and the northern boundary of Mississippi to the Mississippi River; then northward along the western bank of the Mississippi River. The northern boundary of this division extended into the state of Kentucky, west of the Cumberland River, as far as found advisable by the division's commander. The commander was charged with the defenses of the Mississippi River from the southern line of this division northward, as far as his troops could occupy. 06 March 1862: Troops previously of this command were re-organized as Army of the Mississippi. |
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Maj. Gen. Gustavus Woodson Smith(C) |
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25 September 1861: Second Corps formed, Maj. Gen. Gustavus Woodson Smith(C) (30 November 1821-24 June 1896) commanding. 22 October 1861: Merged into Department of Northern Virginia. |
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Brig. Gen. Joseph Reid Anderson |
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24 September 1861-01 July 1862: Subsection of Department of North Carolina. 24 September 1861: Brig. Gen. Joseph Reid Anderson (16 February 1813-07 September 1892) took command of what is initially called Coast Defenses of North Carolina. 05 October 1861: Brig. Gen. Anderson's command began being referred to as District of the Cape Fear. 21 December 1861: Defined as embracing the coastal areas of North Carolina, not a part of Albemarle District and District of the Pamlico. 22 March 1862: Revised to include the North Carolina counties of Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, New Hanover, Onslow, Robeson and Sampson. 01 July 1862: Brig. Gen. Samuel Gibbs French (22 November 1818-20 April 1910) was called to Petersburg, Virginia, and use of this district's designation ceased. 08 November 1862: Re-established as a separate district for purposes of defending Wilmington and the Cape Fear River region. 18 April 1863-26 September 1863: Subsection of Department of North Carolina. 26 September 1863: Re-established as a separate district for purposes of defending Wilmington and the Cape Fear River region. 18 April 1864: Merged into Department of North Carolina. |
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Brig. Gen. Daniel Harvey Hill (29 September 1861-16 November 1861) Brig. Gen. Lawrence O'Bryan Branch (16 November 1861-14 March 1862) Brig. Gen. Samuel Gibbs French (18 March 1862-22 March 1862) |
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Subsection of Department of North Carolina. 29 September 1861: Embraced the part of North Carolina between Albemarle Sound and the Neuse River, and Pamlico Sound, including those waters. 26 November 1861: Extended to embrace Roanoke Island. 21 December 1861: Revised to include coastal areas between Albemarle District and Bogue Inlet. 17 March 1862: Revised to include the North Carolina counties of Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Edgecombe, Greene, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Pitt, Wayne and Wilson. 22 March 1862: Brig. Gen. Samuel Gibbs French (22 November 1818-20 April 1910) assumed command of District of the Cape Fear, and use of this district's designation ceased. |
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October 1861 |
Col. John Creed Moore |
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Subsection of Department of Texas. 02 October 1861: Embraced Galveston Island, Virginia Point, adjacent bay coast, and the peninsula of Bolivar. 25 February 1862: Re-designated Military Sub-District of Galveston. |
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Maj. Gen. Braxton Bragg |
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14 October 1861: Embraced Pensacola, Florida, its coastal areas, and the state of Alabama. 12 December 1861: Extended westward to embrace Pascagoula Bay and the part of Mississippi east of the Pascagoula River. 29 June 1862: Merged into Department No. 2. |
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Maj. Gen. Benjamin Huger |
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15 October 1861: Embraced forces in and about Norfolk, Virginia. 21 December 1861: Extended to embrace the part of North Carolina east of the Chowan River, together with the counties of Tyrrell and Washington. 05 February 1862: Extended to embrace the North Carolina counties of Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, Martin, and Northampton. 22 January 1862: Extended to embrace Roanoke Island. 23 February 1862: Following the loss of Roanoke Island, Albemarle District was deemed supernumerary and absorbed. 12 April 1862: Merged into Department of Northern Virginia. |
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Brig. Gen. John Henry Winder |
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21 October 1861: Embraced the county of Henrico, Virginia, including various instruction camps, prisons, hospitals, city, presidential, and prison guards in and about Richmond. 26 March 1862: Extended to embrace the city of Petersburg and the adjoining and surrounding area for ten miles. 05 May 1864: Merged into Department of Richmond. |
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Gen. Joseph Eggleston Johnston |
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22 October 1861: Comprised of Aquia District, Potomac District, and Valley District. 12 April 1862: Extended to embrace Department of Norfolk and Department of the Peninsula. 01 June 1862: Extended to embrace the armies in Eastern Virginia and North Carolina. 09 April 1865: Surrendered by authority of Gen. Robert Edward Lee (19 January 1807-12 October 1870) at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. |
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Maj. Gen. Theophilus Hunter Holmes |
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Subsection of Department of Northern Virginia. 22 October 1861: Embraced the part of Virginia between Powell's River and the mouth of the Potomac, including the Northern Neck, and the counties (Caroline, Essex, King George, Lancaster, Middlesex, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Westmoreland) on either side of the Rappahannock from its mouth to Fredericksburg. 18 April 1862: Troops previously of this command were re-organized into what would later become Army of Northern Virginia. |
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Gen. Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard |
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Subsection of Department of Northern Virginia. 22 October 1861: Embraced the part of Virginia between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the left bank of Powell's River. 18 April 1862: Troops previously of this command were re-organized into what would later become Army of Northern Virginia. |
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Maj. Gen. Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson† |
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Subsection of Department of Northern Virginia. 22 October 1861: Embraced the part of Virginia between the Blue Ridge and Alleghany Mountains. 09 April 1865: Surrendered by authority of Gen. Robert Edward Lee (19 January 1807-12 October 1870) at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. |
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Brig. Gen. Adley Hogan Gladden• |
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Subsection of Department of Alabama and West Florida. 22 October 1861: Embraced forces in and near Pensacola, Florida. 13 March 1862: Use of this designation was discontinued. Troops were placed under the control of Col. Thomas Marshall Jones (11 March 1832-07 March 1913) until the city was finally evacuated, 09-12 May 1862. |
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Brig. Gen. Alexander Robert Lawton(C) |
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26 October 1861: Embraced the state of Georgia and its coastal defenses. 05 November 1861: Merged into Department of South Carolina, Georgia and East Florida and re-designated Military District of Georgia. |
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Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston |
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Subsection of Department No. 2. 28 October 1861: Comprised of troops formerly of Central Division of Kentucky. 04 December 1861: Area of operations were defined as including the part of Tennessee lying north of the Cumberland River and all of Kentucky lying west of a line drawn due north from the point where the Cumberland River enters Tennessee on the east. 29 March 1862: Merged into Army of the Mississippi under immediate command of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston (02 February 1803-06 April 1862). |
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November 1861 |
Gen. Robert Edward Lee |
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*Alternately known as Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. 05 November 1861: Embraced the coastal defenses of South Carolina, Georgia and East Florida. 14 March 1862: Re-designated Department of South Carolina and Georgia. |
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Brig. Gen. Alexander Robert Lawton(C) |
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05 November 1861-14 March 1862: Subsection of Department of South Carolina, Georgia and East Florida. 05 November 1861: Embraced the state of Georgia and its coastal defenses. 14 March 1862-07 October 1862: Subsection of Department of South Carolina and Georgia. 07 October 1862-12 October 1864: Subsection of Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. 28 December 1862: Revised to include the state of Georgia, excluding the defenses of the Apalachicola River and its main effluents. 24 December 1863-25 May 1864: Maj. Gen. Jeremy Francis Gilmer(C) (23 February 1818-01 December 1883) was given temporary control of Third Military District of South Carolina and this district as well. Brig. Gen. Hugh Weedon Mercer (27 November 1808-09 June 1877) retained control of administrative operations at Savannah until 26 April 1864. 25 May 1864: Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws (15 January 1821-24 July 1897) replaced Gilmer as commander of both Third Military District of South Carolina and this district. October 12, 1864: Third Military District of South Carolina was re-designated Fifth Sub-District of South Carolina and remained attached to this district. 21 December 1864: Savannah was evacuated and troops were withdrawn to Hardeeville, South Carolina. 06 January 1865: Re-established with the following boundaries: Commencing at Augusta and running along the Georgia Railroad to Warrenton; then via Sparta and Milledgeville, following the line of the railroad, to the Ocmulgee River, but not including Macon; down the Ocmulgee River to Coffee County, following the western boundary of that county to the Alapaha River, and down that river and the Suwannee River to the Gulf of Mexico. 24 February 1865: Maj. Gen. Daniel Harvey Hill (12 July 1821-24 September 1889) was ordered to move with the bulk of his troops to unite with Army of Tennessee in North Carolina. 10 April 1865: McLaws (15 January 1821-24 July 1897) was re-assigned command of this district. Boundaries were set to embrace as much of Georgia not included in Department of Tennessee and Georgia. 26 April 1865: Surrendered by authority of Gen. Joseph Eggleston Johnston (03 February 1807-21 March 1891) at Bennett Place, Durham Station, North Carolina. |
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December 1861 |
Col. Arthur Middleton Manigault |
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10 December 1861-14 March 1862: Subsection of Department of South Carolina, Georgia and East Florida. 10 December 1861: Embraced the area from Little River Inlet to the South Santee River. 14 March 1862-07 October 1862: Subsection of Department of South Carolina and Georgia. 25 March 1862: Positions at Georgetown were ordered evacuated. Col. Arthur Middleton Manigault (26 October 1824-17 August 1886) relinquished command of this district to Col. Robert F. Graham (12 November 1833-15 November 1874), who continued the withdrawal to Charleston. 28 May 1862: Troops from former First and Second Military Districts of South Carolina were embraced by this command. 11 July 1862: Revised to include the area from the North Carolina boundary to the Stono River. 07 October 1862-12 October 1864: Subsection of Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. 28 December 1862: Revised to include the works for the defense of the harbor and approaches to the city of Charleston, limited on the east by the South Santee River and on the west by the Stono River and Rantowles Creek. 28 February 1863: Fourth Military District of South Carolina was merged into this district and re-designated Fifth Sub-Division. 22 October 1863: Revised to include Fort Sumter, Sullivan's and Long Islands, and the parishes of Christ Church and St. Thomas. 28 October 1863: Fort Sumter was detached to Fifth Military District of South Carolina. 23 May 1864: Fifth Military District of South Carolina was merged into this district. 12 October 1864: Merged into District of South Carolina and re-designated Second Sub-District of South Carolina. |
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Brig. Gen. Roswell Sabine Ripley |
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10 December 1861-14 March 1862: Subsection of Department of South Carolina, Georgia and East Florida. 10 December 1861: Embraced the area from the South Santee River and extending to the Stono River and up Rantowles Creek. 10 December 1861-18 December 1861: For purposes of command, Third Military District of South Carolina was briefly attached to this district. 14 March 1862-07 October 1862: Subsection of Department of South Carolina and Georgia. 28 May 1862: Troops from former First and Second Military Districts of South Carolina were embraced by First Military District of South Carolina. 07 October 1862-12 October 1864: Subsection of Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. 28 December 1862: Embraced the area extending from the western limit of First Military District of South Carolina to the Ashepoo River. 02 December 1863: Extended to embrace the area between the western limits of Sixth Military District of South Carolina and the Combahee and Little Salkehatchie Rivers, and the southern boundary of Barnwell District to the Edisto River. 03 May 1864-12 October 1864: For purposes of command, Sixth Military District of South Carolina was attached to this district. 12 October 1864: Consolidated with Sixth Military District of South Carolina, merged into District of South Carolina, and re-designated Fourth Sub-District of South Carolina. |
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Brig. Gen. Nathan George "Shanks" Evans |
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10 December 1861-14 March 1862: Subsection of Department of South Carolina, Georgia and East Florida. 10 December 1861: Embraced the area between the Stono and Ashepoo Rivers. 10 December 1861-18 December 1861: Briefly attached for purposes of command to Second Military District of South Carolina. 14 March 1862-07 October 1862: Subsection of Department of South Carolina and Georgia. 28 May 1862: Troops from former Third and Sixth Military Districts of South Carolina were embraced by Fourth Military District of South Carolina. 28 May 1862: Troops from former Fourth and Fifth Military Districts of South Carolina were embraced by this command. 19 July 1862: Fourth Military District of South Carolina merged with this district, thereby extending lines to embrace the area from the Ashepoo River to the Savannah River. 07 October 1862-12 October 1864: Subsection of Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. 28 December 1862: Re-defined as limited on the east by Second Military District of South Carolina and on the west by the Savannah River. 24 December 1863-25 May 1864: Maj. Gen. Jeremy Francis Gilmer(C) (23 February 1818-01 December 1883) was given temporary control of Military District of Georgia and this district as well. Brig. Gen. William Stephen Walker (13 April 1822-07 June 1899) retained control of administrative operations at Pocotaligo until 19 April 1864. For the remainder of this period, Brig. Gen. Thomas Jordan (30 September 1819-27 November 1895) was assigned as Walker's replacement. 25 May 1864: Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws (15 January 1821-24 July 1897) replaced Gilmer as commander of both Military District of Georgia and this district. 12 October 1864: Re-designated Fifth Sub-District of South Carolina and remained attached to Military District of Georgia. |
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10 December 1861-14 March 1862: Subsection of Department of South Carolina, Georgia and East Florida. 10 December 1861: Embraced the area extending from the Ashepoo River to the Port Royal entrance, then through the Colleton River and Ocetee Creek to Ferebeeville. 14 March 1862-19 July 1862: Subsection of Department of South Carolina and Georgia. 19 March 1862: Revised to include the part of the coast of South Carolina between the Ashepoo River and the east bank of the Pocotaligo River. 11 April 1862: Extended as far west as the Coosawhatchie River, including the station at Coosawhatchie, from and below Coosawhatchie Station, bounded by the east bank of the Coosawhatchie River. 22 April 1862-28 May 1862: During this period, Fourth and Fifth Military Districts of South Carolina were subsequently under the command of Col. Peyton H. Colquitt (07 October 1831-21 September 1863) and Col. William Stephen Walker (13 April 1822-07 June 1899). 28 May 1862: Troops from former Fourth and Fifth Military Districts of South Carolina were embraced by Third Military District of South Carolina. 28 May 1862: Troops from former Third and | ||
