Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-07-16
MILITARY DIVISIONS.
The Armies of the evil War and by Whon
They We're Commanded

They Were Commanded
The armies Of the United States
were commanded during the war OF
the rebellion by President Lincoln as
comrnander-in-chief under constitn-
tional provision; and under him, as
general commanders. by Brevet Lieu
tenant General Winfield Scott until
November 6. 1861; by Major-General
George B. Mcclellan from November
s. 1861. to March II. 1862; by Major
General Henry w. Halleck from July
IL, 1862. to March II. 1864 tthere
being no general commander between
March IL and July II. 1882; and
General and General L. ,.
Grant from March II, 1861, to March
4, 1869. The first OF the principal
armies into which the force OF the
United States was divided was the
Army of the Potomac. This army
was called into existence in july, 1861,
and was organized by Maior-General
George b. Mcclellan, it, first COM
mander: November 5, 1862, Major
General A. f.. Burnside took command
of it; January %, 1858, Major-General
Joe Hooker was placed in command.
and June II, 1868, Major-General
George G.. Meade succeeded him. The
Army OF the Ohio was organized by
General ID. T.. Buell. under Il general
order from the War Department,
| dated November Q, 1861. from troops
in the Military Department Of the
Ohio. General Buell. remained in
| command until October 80. 1862, when
he was succeeded By General w ).
Rosecrans At this time the Army
Of the Ohio became the Army OF the
Cumberland and new department OF
the Ohio was formed and Major-Gen-
sral H. G.. Wright assigned to the
command thereof He was succeeded
hy Major-General Burnside. who WAS
relieved by Major-General j. G. Foster
Of the command OF both department and
army Major-General Schoiied took
command January q, 1864. and Jan
nary IL. 1865, the department was
merged into the Department Of the
Cumberland. The Army OF the Cum
bertrand was formed OF the Army OF the
Ohio. as above noted. II continued
under the command OF General Rose
Grams until October. 1868, when Gen
eral George Ii. Thomas took command
OF it. The Army of the Tennes-
see was originally the Army Of
the Western District OF Tennes-
see. fighting as such at Shiloh.
1t became the Army of the Tennessee
on the concentration of troops ut Pitts
burg Landing under General Halleck,
aud when the Department OF the Ten
nessee was formed, October It, 1862,
the troops serving therein were placed
nnder the command OF Major-General
Y. =. Grant. October q, 1868, Major
General William T. Sherman was APP
pointed to the command OF this army;
March II, 1864, Major-General j, b.
| Mcpherson succeeded him; July 80.
Major-General o. o. Howard was
placed in command. and May 10, 1862,
Major-t,eDeral John A. Logan sue
ceeded him. Other minor armies
were the Army of Virginia. which was
formed by the consolidation Of the
forces under Major-tieneras Fremont.
Banks and Mcdowell. by order OF the
War Department. August II. 1862
Major-General John Pope was placed
In command, but after the disastrous
defeat OF this General at Manassas the
army as such was discontinued and it.
troops transferred to other organiza-
tions. The Army of the James was
formed OF the Tenth and Fourteenth
corps and cavalry, and was placed un
der the command of Major-Genera
Butler, Its operations were carried
on in conjunction with the Army o
the Potomac. Other temporary ar
rangements OF the troops formed
the Army of the Mississippi il
the Mississippi river operation
in 1862; the Army of the Gulf il
Louisiana in May. 1868; the Army o
West Virginia, in the valley of tn
Shenandoah, in May, 1864. and tn,
Army of the Middle Military Division
In Virginia in the fall of 1864. -
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