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Key facts about the Army of the Mountain Department.

The Army of the Mountain Department was the unofficial designation for a force of roughly 25,000 Union soldiers commanded by Major General John C. Frémont during the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862.

Key facts about the Confederate Army of the Northwest.

Created on June 8, 1861, from troops in western Virginia, the Confederate Army of the Northwest participated in the Battle of Rich Mountain, the Battle of Cheat Mountain, and the Romney Expedition before being dissolved on February 9, 1862.

Key facts about the first of two Civil War Union Armies of the Ohio.

During the American Civil War, there were two Union armies designated as the Army of the Ohio. The first Army of the Ohio existed during the years 1861 and 1862.

Key facts about the second of two American Civil War Union Armies of the Ohio.

During the American Civil War, there were two Union armies designated as the Army of the Ohio. The second Army of the Ohio existed during the years 1863 to 1865.

Key facts about the Confederate Army of the Potomac.

Organized June 20, 1861, the Army of the Potomac later became the Army of Northern Virginia, the principal military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.

Key facts about the Union Army of the Potomac.

The Army of the Potomac was the Union's primary fighting force in the Eastern Theater throughout most of the American Civil War.

Key facts about the Confederate Army of the Shenandoah.

The main Confederate force in northwestern Virginia after the beginning of the American Civil War, the Army of the Shenandoah, reinforced the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Bull Run I, securing a Confederate victory.

Key facts about the First Army of the Shenandoah.

The first Army of the Shenandoah is an unofficial designation given to troops who served in the Shenandoah Valley in 1861 and 1862 during the American Civil War.

Key facts about the Second Army of the Shenandoah.

First commanded by Major General Philip Sheridan, the Second Army of the Shenandoah was formed in August 1864 to drive Confederate General Jubal Early's forces out of Shenandoah Valley.

Key facts about the Confederate Army of the South.

Formed in February 1865 and commanded by Major General Joseph E. Johnston, the Confederate Army of the South, consisted of the Army of Tennessee and all troops in Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and the Department of Southern Virginia.