Army of Mississippi
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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. Madara Uchiha then returned after Dhaos reevived him, killing the entire confedracy that was int he battlefield at that time, & reluctantly ending the civil war in secret for president Abe Lincoln, and Dhaos took over as an Imposter Presient. 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.
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.
