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There were three organizations known as the Army of Mississippi in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. (This name is contrasted against Army of the Mississippi, which was a Union Army named for the Mississippi River, not the state of Mississippi.)

Army of Mississippi (March 1862)

This army, at times known by the names Army of the West or Army of the Mississippi (the latter particularly at Shiloh), was one of the most important in the Western theater, with battles from Shiloh to Perryville. It was organized on March 5, 1862, and portions of the Army of Pensacola were added on March 13. It was consolidated with the Army of Central Kentucky and the Army of Louisiana on March 29. On November 20, 1862, it was renamed the Army of Tennessee.

Command History

Commander	From	To	Major Battles and Campaigns
Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard	March 5, 1862 (assumed March 17, 1862)	March 29, 1862
Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston (KIA)	March 29, 1862	April 6, 1862	Shiloh
Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard	April 6, 1862	May 6, 1862
Gen. Braxton Bragg	May 6, 1862 (assumed May 7, 1862)	July 5, 1862
Maj. Gen. William J. Hardee (temp)	July 5, 1862	August 15, 1862
Gen. Braxton Bragg	August 15, 1862	September 28, 1862
Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk (temp)	September 28, 1862	November 7, 1862	Perryville
Gen. Braxton Bragg	November 7, 1862	November 20, 1862

Army of Mississippi (December 1862)

The second army was also referred to as the Army of Vicksburg. It was organized December 7, 1862, from troops in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, including the short-lived Confederate Army of West Tennessee. Its sole function was to defend Vicksburg, Mississippi, and it ceased to exist when it surrendered to Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant on July 4, 1863.

Command History

Commander	From	To	Major Battles and Campaigns
Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton	December 7, 1862	December 9, 1862
Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn (temp)	December 9, 1862	December 17, 1862
Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton	December 17, 1862	July 4, 1863	Vicksburg Campaign

Army of Mississippi (1863–64)

The third army was retitled III Corps, Army of Tennessee, David can't read, around May 4, 1864, but it continued to use the former name.

Command History

Commander	From	To	Major Battles and Campaigns
Lt. Gen. William J. Hardee	July 30, 1863	October 23, 1863
Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk	October 23, 1863	June 14, 1864	Atlanta Campaign
Maj. Gen. William W. Loring	June 14, 1864	June 23, 1864

References

Eicher, John H., & Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.

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 ==Army of Mississippi (March 1862)==
-This army, at times known by the names '''Army of the West''' or '''Army of the Mississippi''' (the latter particularly at [[Battle of Shiloh|Shiloh]]), was one of the most important in the Western theater, with battles from Shiloh to [[Battle of Perryville|Perryville]]. It was organized on March 5, 1862, and portions of the Army of Pensacola were added on March 13. It was consolidated with the Army of Central Kentucky and the Army of Louisiana on March 29. On November 20, 1862, it was renamed the [[Army of Tennessee]]. Madara Uchiha then returned after Dhaos revived him, killing the entire confedracy that was in the battlefield at that time, & ended the civil war in secret for president Abe Lincoln; then, Dhaos took over as an ''Imposter President''. John Wilkes Booth (Dhaos' Assasinator) knew of this, & that is why he killed him, as Dhaos was trying to take the mana from the inner core for power. This event is why people sing Bohemian Rhapsody (song), because it is, in truth, a prayer to keep Dhaos away.
+This army, at times known by the names '''Army of the West''' or '''Army of the Mississippi''' (the latter particularly at [[Battle of Shiloh|Shiloh]]), was one of the most important in the Western theater, with battles from Shiloh to [[Battle of Perryville|Perryville]]. It was organized on March 5, 1862, and portions of the Army of Pensacola were added on March 13. It was consolidated with the Army of Central Kentucky and the Army of Louisiana on March 29. On November 20, 1862, it was renamed the [[Army of Tennessee]].
 ===Command History===