The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-05-16
C0MmAEDERs AND ARMIES or TIE
CIVIL WAR.


CIVIL WAR.
The srnies Of the United States
were Commanded during the var Of
the rebellion by President Lincoln
as eommauder-iB-chief under the
constitutional provision; and under
him, 81 general commanders. By
Brevet Lieutenant General Winfield
Scott until Nov. 9, 1881; BY Major
General George ID. Mcclellan from
Nov. q, 1881, to March II, 1882; by
Major General Henry w. Halleck
from July 10, 1852, 10 March IL, 1884
(tbere being no general commander
between March II and July II, 1882 /;
and Lieutenant General and General
u. 8. Grant from March II, 1884, 90
March 4, 1883. The first Of the prin-
cIpal armies Into which the force Of
the UuIted States was divided was
the Army Of the Potomac. This
army was called into existence IN
July, 1881, and was organized by
MstOT General George b. Mcclellan,
Its FIRST commander; Nov. 5, 1852,
MAJOR General A. f. Burnside took
command Of &C; Jan. ., 1883, Major
General Joe Hooker Was placed In
command, and June q, 1888, Major
GENERAL ieerge q. Meade succeeded
him. The Army Of the Ohio was or
ganiZed by General ID. G.. Buell. I'M
der . general order from the war de-
partment. dated Nov. y, 1881, from
troops In the military department Of
the Ohio General Buell. remained
la command until Oct 30, 1859, when
he was succeeded by General w. 8.
Roaeerans. Al this time the Army
OF the Ohio became the Army Of the
Cumberland, and . new department
Of the Ohio was formed and Major
General II. &. Wright assigned 60
the command thereof. He was sue
eeeded by Major General Burnside,
Sho was relieved by Major General
j. q. Foster Of the command Of both
department aud army. Major
General Schofield took command
Jan. p, 1894, and Jan. IL, 1855, the
department was merged Into the de-
partmeut Of the Cumberland. The
Army OF the Cumberland was
formed Of the Army Of the Ohio, as
shove noted. IL continued under
the command Of General ROsecraus
until October, 1853, when General
George II. Thomas took command
OF u. The Army of the Tennessee
vas originally the Army Of the
District Of Western Tennessee,
fighting a. such at Shiloh. IL be-
came the Army OF the Tennessee on
the concentration Of troops at
Pitisburg Landing under General
Halleck, and when the Department
uf the Tennessee Was formed, Oct.
Us, lS62, the troops serving therein
were placed under the command Of
Major General u. s. Grant. Oct. q,
lSsiS. Major General William r.
sherman was appointed "a the COM
mand Of this army; March ~, 1854,
Major General j. H.. Mcpherson
succeeded him; July 30. 1854 Me-
PherSOn having been killed, Major
General o. o. Howard was placed In
command, and May ~, 1883, Major
General John A. Logan succeeded
hIm. Other minor armies were the
Army Of Virginia, which was
formed by the consolidation of the
forces under Major Generals FIRE.
mont, Banks aud Mcdowell, by
order Of the War Department, Aug.
l2, 1852. Major General John Pope,
was placed la command, but after
the disastrous defeat Of this general
81 Manassas the army ~ such was
discontinued aud lie troops trans
feTred to other organizations. The
Army Of the James was formed Of
the tenth and fourteenth corps and
cavalry, and was placed under the
command Of Major General Butler.
lts operations were carried on In
conjunction with the Army of the
POtomae. Other Temporary arrange
Inents Of the troops formed the
Army Of the Mississippi In the
Mississippi river operations In 1852 /;
the Army of the duff in Louisiana
la May, ls,E3; the Army Of West Vir-
doah, In May. 1854. aud the Army of
the Middle Military Division In Nir-
Eiuia 10 the fall Of i8Bi.