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Department of Virginia & North Carolina was created on July 15, 1863, composed of all the territories formerly part of the Department of Virginia and Department of North Carolina. From December 21, 1863, to June 27, 1864
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Department of North Carolina was created on January 7, 1862, to include the areas of North Carolina occupied by Union forces. These areas were formerly part of the Department of Virginia. Brigadier General
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was created, composed of the five divisions stationed in North
Carolina. On July 15, 1863, the department was merged with the Department of Virginia. The Department of North Carolina was headquartered at the
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District of North Carolina within the Department of Virginia & North Carolina. The Army and District of North Carolina were commanded by
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was also part of the department. On
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Fredericksburg-Richmond-Petersburg-Weldon Railroad. On April 19, 1865, much of the rest of Virginia was added, excluding the
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January 18, 1865, the Department of Virginia was re-created to consist of the area within 60 miles of Fort Monroe, the areas south of the
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Fredericksburg-Richmond-Petersburg-Weldon Railroad were added to the department. From June 26, 1862, to September 12, 1862,
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was appointed its first commander. Early battles undertaken by troops from this department under
General Butler included actions at
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was composed of troops within the Dept. of Virginia & North Carolina. It primarily served in Virginia during the
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operated within the department. On July 15, 1863, the Dept. of Virginia was merged with the Dept. of North Carolina.
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was the department's first commander. Early territories captured by Burnside's Expeditionary Force included
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The Department of Virginia was created on May 22, 1861, to include any areas within a 60-mile radius of
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consisted of troops from this department which were the first to enter the fallen capital city of
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and any sections of North Carolina and South Carolina occupied by the Union Army. Major General
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conducting operations against the city of Richmond north of the
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National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory
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Benjamin F. Butler (September 7, 1864 – December 14, 1864)
50:. In 1865 the two departments were once again separated.
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Cavalry Corps of the Military Division of the Mississippi
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Benjamin F. Butler (December 24, 1864 – January 7, 1865)
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642:. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
575:E.O.C. Ord (December 14, 1864 – December 24, 1864)
369:Ambrose Burnside (January 7, 1862 – July 6, 1862)
137:Benjamin F. Butler (May 22, 1861 – August 9, 1861)
117:. From January 18, 1865, to August 1, 1865, the
79:. Early on the department was also known as the
579:E.O.C. Ord (January 7, 1865 – January 18, 1865)
147:(appointed June 1, 1862 – never assumed command)
524:From April 28, 1864, to January 18, 1865, the
513:From August 12, 1863, to April 25, 1864, the
430:Camp Wool, 1862–1865, just west of Fort Clark
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501:Department of Virginia & North Carolina
353:. On May 19, 1866, it was merged into the
1090:District of West Florida and South Alabama
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90:. On June 1, 1862, the area south of the
808:Department of Virginia and North Carolina
677:Eicher, John H., & Eicher, David J.,
21:Department of Virginia and North Carolina
1457:1861 establishments in the United States
1070:District of Baton Rouge and Port Hudson
631:Survey Planning Unit Staff (May 1972).
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571:(September 5, 1864 – September 7, 1864)
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407:Posts in Department of North Carolina
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681:, Stanford University Press, 2001,
561:(August 28, 1863 – August 27, 1864)
185:Posts in the Department of Virginia
81:Department of Southeastern Virginia
393:(January 31, 1865 – June 20, 1865)
379:(March 29, 1863 – April 16, 1863)
237:Civil War Defenses of Williamsburg
171:(January 18, 1865 – June 14, 1865)
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1080:District of Key West and Tortugas
556:(July 18, 1863 – August 28, 1863)
181:(June 14, 1865 – August 6, 1866)
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374:(July 6, 1862 – March 29, 1863)
162:(April 14, 1863 – July 15, 1863)
157:(April 6, 1863 – April 14, 1863)
758:District of Southern California
551:(July 15, 1863 – July 18, 1863)
403:(June 28, 1865 – May 19, 1866)
398:(June 20, 1865 – June 28, 1865)
142:(August 9, 1861 – June 2, 1862)
1152:District of Southwest Missouri
801:Northern District (Charleston)
484:Camp Hoffman, 1862–1865, near
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881:Department of the Monongahela
1132:District of Central Missouri
1049:District of Eastern Arkansas
1002:District of Western Kentucky
971:District of Northern Alabama
966:District of Middle Tennessee
957:Department of the Cumberland
812:District of Eastern Virginia
727:District of Western New York
717:District of Central New York
698:Formations of the Union Army
274:Department of North Carolina
266:, 1862, 1863–1865, north of
255:Defenses of Jamestown Island
88:Department of North Carolina
48:Department of North Carolina
1170:Department of the Northwest
919:Department of West Virginia
508:St. Mary's County, Maryland
436:, 1861–1865, Hatteras Inlet
384:(April 16 – July 15, 1863)
355:Department of the Carolinas
246:Burwell's Landing Batteries
216:Norfolk Military Prison, VA
34:-occupied territory in the
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1121:District of Upper Arkansas
987:District of East Tennessee
976:District of West Tennessee
923:District of Harper's Ferry
877:Department of Pennsylvania
850:Department of Rappahannock
817:District of North Carolina
791:District of North Carolina
491:Defenses of Washington, NC
870:District of Eastern Shore
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770:Department of the Potomac
734:Department of the Pacific
722:District of Massachusetts
308:. On December 24, 1862,
1280:Army of West Mississippi
1159:Department of New Mexico
1116:District of South Kansas
1111:District of North Kansas
1054:District of the Frontier
902:District of Saint Mary's
893:Department of Washington
855:Department of Shenandoah
530:Bermuda Hundred Campaign
476:Defenses of New Bern, NC
319:New Bern, North Carolina
228:Post at Newport News, VA
1245:Army of the Mississippi
1147:District of Saint Louis
1059:District of Little Rock
786:District of Hilton Head
777:Department of the South
679:Civil War High Commands
349:, under the command of
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1215:Army of the Cumberland
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1075:District of Carrollton
1066:Department of the Gulf
1045:Department of Arkansas
992:Department of Kentucky
983:Department of the Ohio
961:District of the Etowah
907:District of Washington
897:District of Alexandria
753:District of California
713:Department of the East
633:"Slover-Bradham House"
515:Army of North Carolina
440:Bogue Sound Blockhouse
250:Kingsmill-on-the-James
200:Fort Calhoun, Virginia
54:Department of Virginia
44:Department of Virginia
25:United States Military
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1270:Army of the Tennessee
1265:Army of the Southwest
1184:District of Wisconsin
1179:District of Minnesota
912:District of Annapolis
865:District of Baltimore
335:capture of Wilmington
264:Swann's Point Battery
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1101:District of Colorado
1097:Department of Kansas
1023:District of Michigan
1018:District of Illinois
796:District of Savannah
743:District of Humboldt
315:Slover-Bradham House
224:, 1862–1864, Norfolk
1255:Army of the Potomac
1163:District of Arizona
1013:District of Indiana
1009:Northern Department
860:Mountain Department
781:District of Florida
738:District of Arizona
534:siege of Petersburg
286:Ambrose E. Burnside
259:Jamestown, Virginia
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204:Fort Wool, Virginia
202:, 1861–62, renamed
145:George B. McClellan
1331:Seventh Army Corps
1210:Army of the Border
1189:District of Dakota
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559:Benjamin F. Butler
331:William T. Sherman
218:, 1862–63, Norfolk
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206:, 1862–65, Norfolk
111:Rappahannock River
92:Rappahannock River
69:Benjamin F. Butler
36:Confederate States
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1306:Second Army Corps
1235:Army of the James
1142:District of Rolla
1033:Military Division
997:District of Cairo
938:Military Division
846:Middle Department
594:Army of the James
526:Army of the James
444:Morehead Township
391:John M. Schofield
119:Army of the James
115:Shenandoah Valley
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1326:Sixth Army Corps
1321:Fifth Army Corps
1311:Third Army Corps
1301:First Army Corps
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1250:Army of the Ohio
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942:Mississippi
706:Departments
704:Independent
538:James River
339:Fort Fisher
310:XVIII Corps
222:Camp Naglee
193:, 1861–65,
96:John Pope's
65:Fort Monroe
38:during the
1441:Categories
1294:Army Corps
600:References
564:E.O.C. Ord
544:Commanders
495:Washington
471:James City
449:Fort Macon
422:Fort Clark
361:Commanders
343:Wilmington
306:Fort Macon
230:, 1863–65
169:E.O.C. Ord
129:Commanders
73:Big Bethel
28:department
646:August 1,
486:Tuscarora
467:Fort Lane
40:Civil War
838:Division
583:See also
480:New Bern
469:, 1862,
302:Beaufort
294:New Bern
248:, 1862,
123:Richmond
46:and the
1035:of West
462:Newport
347:X Corps
195:Norfolk
940:of the
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23:was a
636:(pdf)
32:Union
683:ISBN
648:2014
387:1865
366:1862
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