165 YEARS AGO: Political turmoil and military maneuvering continue in the bitterly divided state of Missouri.
Tag: John Pope
Surrender of the Trans-Mississippi
Federal commanders accept the surrender of the last major organized Confederate force still in the field.
The Court-Martial of Fitz John Porter
General Fitz John Porter stands trial, ostensibly for disobeying orders, but also because he symbolizes an era in the U.S. army that the Lincoln administration is trying to erase.
Treated as Maniacs or Wild Beasts
Federal forces effectively suppress the Sioux uprising of 1862 by driving much of the tribe out of Minnesota.
The End of the Army of Virginia
John Pope’s Federal Army of Virginia is absorbed into George B. McClellan’s Army of the Potomac, and Pope is reassigned under protest.
An Idea of the Demoralization
The Federal armies outside Washington suffer from demoralization following military failure, with many blaming George B. McClellan for not doing enough to help in the crisis.