As Henry W. Halleck prepares to go to Washington to become general-in-chief, he reorganizes the armies within his Department of the Mississippi.
Tag: Army of the Mississippi
The Western Army Separation
Henry W. Halleck returns his “Grand Army” to three separate armies, with the main objective to be a campaign to seize the key railroad town of Chattanooga.
The Fall of Island Number Ten
Federal army and navy forces capture a key stronghold on the Mississippi River.
Preparing to Attack Island Number Ten
John Pope readies his Federal army to capture strategic Island Number 10 on the Mississippi River with naval support.
The Fall of New Madrid
Confederate defenders abandon a position on the Mississippi River under artillery bombardment from John Pope’s Army of the Mississippi.