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Department of the Gulf. Until 1864, the department's command was coterminous with that of the X Corps. North Carolina was added to the department briefly, from January 18, 1865 to January 31, 1865.
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This iteration of the
Department of the South, organized on May 19, 1866, comprised posts in Georgia and Alabama. On August 6, 1866, it was reorganized to include North Carolina and South Carolina from the
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121:. This order ended this iteration of the Department of the South until it was reconstituted with different territory on May 19, 1866.
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113:. Under General Orders No. 118 on June 27, 1865, the States of Georgia and South Carolina were merged into the
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This iteration of the
Department of the South comprised posts in North Carolina and South Carolina from the
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On May 17, 1865, that part of
Florida remaining in the department was transferred to the
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that existed in several iterations in the 19th century during and after the
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341:"Records of United States Army Continental Commands, 1821-1920"
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237:
states in the former
Confederacy. It was subordinate to the
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Cavalry Corps of the
Military Division of the Mississippi
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In this iteration, the
Department of the South comprised
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Departments and districts of the United States Army
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217:and posts in Alabama, Florida and Georgia from the
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764:District of West Florida and South Alabama
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482:Department of Virginia and North Carolina
89:. On August 8, 1862, Florida west of the
1126:1862 establishments in the United States
197:. Georgia and Alabama were moved to the
744:District of Baton Rouge and Port Hudson
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225:from July 28, 1868 to March 13, 1869.
148:, October 30, 1862 to January 21, 1863
7:
275:, January 6, 1881–September 14, 1883
73:. This included troops stationed at
176:, May 26, 1864 to February 11, 1865
183:, February 9 to November 17, 1865.
14:
754:District of Key West and Tortugas
243:Military Division of the Atlantic
53:After the first 11 months of the
20:was a military department of the
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268:, July 1, 1878–December 26, 1880
261:, September 8, 1876–July 1, 1878
46:Gen. Gillmore's headquarters at
432:District of Southern California
162:, June 12, 1863, to May 1, 1864
134:, March 31 to September 3, 1862
61:troops occupying the states of
826:District of Southwest Missouri
475:Northern District (Charleston)
239:Military Division of the South
221:. It was commanded by General
81:in South Carolina, along with
1:
560:Department of the Susquehanna
555:Department of the Monongahela
169:, May 1, 1864 to May 26, 1864
806:District of Central Missouri
723:District of Eastern Arkansas
676:District of Western Kentucky
645:District of Northern Alabama
640:District of Middle Tennessee
631:Department of the Cumberland
486:District of Eastern Virginia
401:District of Western New York
391:District of Central New York
372:Formations of the Union Army
155:, January 21 to June 3, 1863
119:Department of South Carolina
844:Department of the Northwest
593:Department of West Virginia
195:Department of the Carolinas
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811:District of North Missouri
795:District of Upper Arkansas
661:District of East Tennessee
650:District of West Tennessee
597:District of Harper's Ferry
551:Department of Pennsylvania
524:Department of Rappahannock
491:District of North Carolina
465:District of North Carolina
266:Christopher Columbus Augur
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544:District of Eastern Shore
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444:Department of the Potomac
408:Department of the Pacific
396:District of Massachusetts
954:Army of West Mississippi
833:Department of New Mexico
790:District of South Kansas
785:District of North Kansas
728:District of the Frontier
576:District of Saint Mary's
567:Department of Washington
529:Department of Shenandoah
353:Civil War High Commands.
321:Civil War High Commands.
215:Second Military District
203:Second Military District
919:Army of the Mississippi
821:District of Saint Louis
733:District of Little Rock
460:District of Hilton Head
451:Department of the South
219:Third Military District
199:Department of Tennessee
18:Department of the South
1141:Southern United States
1131:Union Army departments
934:Army of the Shenandoah
889:Army of the Cumberland
802:Department of Missouri
759:District of La Fourche
749:District of Carrollton
740:Department of the Gulf
719:Department of Arkansas
666:Department of Kentucky
657:Department of the Ohio
635:District of the Etowah
581:District of Washington
571:District of Alexandria
427:District of California
387:Department of the East
111:Department of the Gulf
95:Department of the Gulf
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959:Army of West Virginia
944:Army of the Tennessee
939:Army of the Southwest
858:District of Wisconsin
853:District of Minnesota
586:District of Annapolis
539:District of Baltimore
347:Eicher, John H., and
315:Eicher, John H., and
115:Department of Georgia
97:. On March 16, 1863,
45:
894:Army of the Frontier
780:District of Nebraska
775:District of Colorado
771:Department of Kansas
697:District of Michigan
692:District of Illinois
470:District of Savannah
417:District of Humboldt
241:until 1876, and the
181:Quincy Adams Gilmore
160:Quincy Adams Gilmore
93:was detached to the
38:X Corps (Union Army)
929:Army of the Potomac
837:District of Arizona
687:District of Indiana
683:Northern Department
534:Mountain Department
455:District of Florida
412:District of Arizona
259:Thomas Howard Ruger
1136:American Civil War
1005:Seventh Army Corps
884:Army of the Border
863:District of Dakota
422:District of Oregon
273:Henry Jackson Hunt
264:Brigadier General
257:Brigadier General
165:Brigadier General
144:Brigadier General
91:Apalachicola River
87:Pensacola, Florida
55:American Civil War
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26:American Civil War
22:United States Army
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990:Fourth Army Corps
980:Second Army Corps
909:Army of the James
816:District of Rolla
707:Military Division
671:District of Cairo
612:Military Division
520:Middle Department
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1000:Sixth Army Corps
995:Fifth Army Corps
985:Third Army Corps
975:First Army Corps
949:Army of Virginia
924:Army of the Ohio
914:Army of Kentucky
904:Army of the Gulf
879:Army of Arkansas
848:District of Iowa
602:Kanawha District
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132:David Hunter
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711:Mississippi
616:Mississippi
380:Departments
378:Independent
75:Hilton Head
48:Hilton Head
1115:Categories
968:Army Corps
280:References
249:Commanders
125:Commanders
59:Union Army
36:See also:
331:. p. 845.
229:1869–1883
188:1866-1867
512:Division
271:Colonel
117:and the
101:and the
99:Key West
709:of West
67:Georgia
63:Florida
32:1862–65
614:of the
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