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Military units and formations established in 1862 | HearLore
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Military units and formations established in 1862
Army of the CumberlandThe Army of the Cumberland began its life in November 1861 as the Army of the Ohio. Brigadier General Robert Anderson led this new force during its earliest…
Army of VirginiaGeneral Orders Number 103 arrived on the 26th of June 1862 to reshape the Union war effort in Virginia. This single document dissolved four separate…
Army of TennesseeThe Army of Tennessee took its name from the Confederate state of Tennessee and was formed on the 20th of November 1862.
First Corps, Army of Northern VirginiaOn the 1st of June 1862, Robert E. Lee took command of the Army of the Potomac following Johnston's wounding during Battle of Seven Pines.
Army of the GulfAdmiral David G. Farragut captured New Orleans in 1862, creating a vacuum that required immediate military governance. Benjamin F.
Trans-Mississippi DepartmentWar Department General Orders No. 39 dated the 26th of May 1862 created the Trans-Mississippi Department. Headquarters began at Little Rock in Arkansas.