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Military units and formations established in 1861 | HearLore
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Military units and formations established in 1861
Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate)The Army of the Shenandoah began as scattered militia companies sent to Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Robert E. Lee appointed Thomas J.
Army of the PeninsulaColonel John B. Magruder received his assignment in May 1861 to command operations on the lower Virginia Peninsula. Yorktown served as his headquarters…
Army of the PotomacThe Army of the Potomac was created in July 1861 shortly after the First Battle of Bull Run. Its nucleus began as the Army of Northeastern Virginia led by…
Quantrill's RaidersThe Missouri-Kansas border area became fertile ground for guerrilla warfare when the Civil War erupted in 1861. In February 1861, Missouri voters elected…
Army of Northern VirginiaOn the 20th of June 1861, the Army of the Potomac organized itself from operational forces in Northern Virginia. This unit would eventually become known as…
Army of the TennesseeIn September 1861, Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant established his headquarters at the river port of Cairo, Illinois.
Confederate States ArmyOn the 8th of February 1861, delegates from seven Deep South slave states met in Montgomery, Alabama to adopt the Provisional Constitution of the Confederate…
Stonewall BrigadeGeneral Thomas J. Jackson stood before a group of raw recruits at Harpers Ferry on the 27th of April, 1861. He began to shape these enthusiastic volunteers…
Missouri State GuardThe Missouri General Assembly passed the Military Bill on the 11th of May 1861. This law arrived just one day after the Camp Jackson Affair in St. Louis.