Department of Annapolis
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Jump to navigationJump to searchThe Department of Annapolis was a Union Military Department constituted on April 27, 1861. It consisted of the counties within 20 miles on both sides of the railroad between Annapolis and Washington, D.C. (as far as Bladensburg). Its name was briefly changed to the Department of Maryland, before finally being merged into the Department of Pennsylvania on July 25th.
Statistical Information
- Begin: April 27, 1861
- Changed: July 19, 1861 (Department of Maryland)
- End: July 25, 1861 (Merged in the Department of Pennsylvania)
Roster of Units
COMMANDERS
- April 27, 1861 - May 15, 1861: B.F. Butler (Brigadier General)
- May 15, 1861 - June 11, 1861: George Cadwallader (Major General)
- June 11, 1861 - July 19, 1861: Nathaniel P. Banks (Major General)
- Changed to Department of Maryland
- July 19, 1861 - July 25, 1861: John A. Dix (Major General)
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Notes
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Page ?)
