Department of East Tennessee and West Virginia
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The Department of East Tennessee and West Virginia was a Confederate Army
command in the Trans-Allegheny Theater during the American Civil War
. This department existed in two previous forms during the war.
Commanders:
. On September 25, extended to include the areas of southwestern Virginia formerly encompassed by the Department of East Tennessee and forces east of Knoxville. On March 19, 1864, the area around Saltville, Virginia
was added to the department and, briefly from April 23 to May 2, the entirety of the Department of East Tennessee was added to the department.
Commanders:
was added on April 9, 1865 from the Department of Northern Virginia.
Commanders:
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
command in the Trans-Allegheny Theater during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. This department existed in two previous forms during the war.
Department of Southwestern Virginia
Organized May 8, 1861 for the mountainous region of southwest Virginia and present-day southern West Virginia.Commanders:
- William W. LoringWilliam W. LoringWilliam Wing Loring was a soldier from North Carolina who served in the armies of the United States, the Confederacy, and Egypt.-Early life:...
- May 8, 1861 - October 16, 1862 - John EcholsJohn EcholsJohn Echols was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:Echols was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, and was educated at the Virginia Military Institute, Washington College and Harvard College. A tall imposing man, standing 6 feet 4 inches tall, Echols...
- October 16, 1862 - November 19, 1862 - John Stuart WilliamsJohn Stuart WilliamsJohn Stuart Williams was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum Democratic U.S. Senator from Kentucky.-Early life and career:...
- November 19, 1862 - November 21, 1862
Trans-Allegheny Department
Renamed on November 25, 1862 and extended to the border of eastern KentuckyKentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
. On September 25, extended to include the areas of southwestern Virginia formerly encompassed by the Department of East Tennessee and forces east of Knoxville. On March 19, 1864, the area around Saltville, Virginia
Saltville, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,204 people, 909 households, and 660 families residing in the town. The population density was 273.7 people per square mile . There were 1,003 housing units at an average density of 124.5 per square mile...
was added to the department and, briefly from April 23 to May 2, the entirety of the Department of East Tennessee was added to the department.
Commanders:
- John Stuart Williams (temp.) - November 21, 1862 - December 10, 1862
- Samuel Jones - December 10, 1862 - February 25, 1864
- John C. BreckinridgeJohn C. BreckinridgeJohn Cabell Breckinridge was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Kentucky and was the 14th Vice President of the United States , to date the youngest vice president in U.S...
- February 25, 1864 - May 23, 1864 - William "Grumble" JonesWilliam E. JonesWilliam Edmondson Jones, known as Grumble Jones, was a planter, a career United States Army officer, and a Confederate cavalry general, killed in the Battle of Piedmont in the American Civil War.-Early life:...
- May 23, 1864 - May 31, 1864 - George B. CrittendenGeorge B. CrittendenGeorge Bibb Crittenden was a career United States Army officer who served in the Black Hawk War, the Army of the Republic of Texas, the Mexican-American War, and was a general in the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War.-Early life:Crittenden was born in Russellville, Kentucky, his...
(temp.) - May 31, 1864 - June 22, 1864 - John H. MorganJohn Hunt MorganJohn Hunt Morgan was a Confederate general and cavalry officer in the American Civil War.Morgan is best known for Morgan's Raid when, in 1863, he and his men rode over 1,000 miles covering a region from Tennessee, up through Kentucky, into Indiana and on to southern Ohio...
(temp.) - June 22, 1864 - August 22, 1864 - John Echols (temp.) - August 22, 1864 - September 17, 1864
- John C. Breckinridge - September 17, 1864 - September 27, 1864
Department of East Tennessee and West Virginia
Organized September 27, 1864. The Valley DistrictValley District
The Valley District was an organization of the Confederate States Army and subsection of the Department of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War, responsible for operations between the Blue Ridge Mountains and Allegheny Mountains of Virginia. It was created on October 22, 1861, and was...
was added on April 9, 1865 from the Department of Northern Virginia.
Commanders:
- John C. Breckinridge - September 27, 1864 - February 20, 1865
- Jubal A. Early - February 20, 1865 - March 29, 1865
- John Echols - March 29, 1865 - April 19, 1865
Department of Tennessee and Georgia
Merged with the Department of Tennessee and Georgia on April 19, 1865.Sources
- Eicher, John H., & Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.