Department of the Tennessee

The Department of the Tennessee was a Union Military Department created on October 16, 1862 to include Cairo, Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, northern Mississippi, and Tennessee west of the Tennessee River. It was also commonly referred to as the Army of the Tennessee.

Statistical Information

• Begin: October 16, 1862
• End: N/A

Roster of Units

COMMANDERS

• October 16, 1862 - October 24, 1863: U.S. Grant (Major General)
• October 24, 1863 - March 26, 1864: W.T. Sherman (Major General)
• March 26, 1864 - July 22, 1864: J.B. McPherson (Major General)
• July 22, 1864 - July 27, 1864: John A. Logan (Major General)
• July 27, 1864 - May 19, 1865: O.O. Howard (Major General)
• May 19, 1865 - August 1, 1865: John A. Logan (Major General)

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Page ?)