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Key facts about the Army of the Trans-Mississippi Department.

The last major Southern force to surrender at the end of the American Civil War, the Army of the Trans-Mississippi Department embodied the troops assigned to the Trans-Mississippi Department.

Key facts about the Confederate Army of the West.

Formed on January 10, 1862, from troops operating in the Trans-Mississippi District of Department Number 2, in Arkansas and Missouri, the Confederate Army of the West participated in the Battles of Pea Ridge and Iuka before being merged with troops from the Department of Southern Mississippi and East Louisiana to form the Army of West Tennessee on September 28, 1862.

Key facts about the Confederate Army of Vicksburg.

Formally named the Army of the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton's Army of Vicksburg was charged with defending Vicksburg, Mississippi, during Union Major General Ulysses S. Grant's Vicksburg Campaign in 1863.

Key facts about the Union Army of Virginia.

Organized on June 26, 1862, the Army of Virginia was defeated at the Second Battle of Bull Run before it was discontinued on September 12, 1862.

Key facts about the Union Army of West Virginia.

The Army of West Virginia served under Brigadier General George Crook during Major General Philip Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign in 1864.

Benedict Arnold was a General in the Continental Army. He was instrumental in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga at the beginning of the American Revolution but eventually turned traitor.

Chester Alan Arthur was the twenty-first President of the United States, from September 19, 1881–March 4, 1885, succeeding President James Garfield after his assassination.

Full Name Chester Alan Arthur Birth Date October 5, 1829 Birth Location North Fairfield, Vermont Parents William and Malvina (Stone)…

The Articles of Confederation was America's first constitution. It was in effect from March 1, 1781, to March 4, 1789, when it was replaced by the United States Constitution.

General John Ashe (1720-1781) was a leader of the Patriot Cause in North Carolina and a prominent leader during the Revolutionary War.

James M. Ashley was a five-term Ohio Congressman and Radical Republican leader who introduced the House proposal that would become the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Key facts about James M. Ashley, a five-term Ohio Congressman and Radical Republican leader who introduced the House proposal that would become the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.