Army of Mississippi









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.)




Contents






  • 1 Army of Mississippi (March 1862)


    • 1.1 Command history




  • 2 Army of Mississippi (December 1862)


    • 2.1 Command history




  • 3 Army of Mississippi (1863–64)


    • 3.1 Command history




  • 4 References





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 the Battle of Shiloh), was one of the most important in the Western Theater, fighting at Shiloh, Corinth, and 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
Corinth
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 Army of West Tennessee. Its sole function was to defend Vicksburg, Mississippi, on the Mississippi River and it ceased to exist when southern Gen. John C. Pemberton surrendered it after a long offensive campaign and siege to Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant on July 4, 1863, opening up the "Father of Waters" to Union control and splitting the Confederacy in two.



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, 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


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