Army of the Trans-Mississippi

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Confederate field army military formation

The Army of the Trans-Mississippi was a major Confederate field army that operated west of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War, overseeing military campaigns in states such as Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Trans-Mississippi Department	4
Army of Trans-Mississippi	1
Army of the Arkansas	1
Army of the Trans-Mississippi canonical	1
Confederate Army of the West	1
Confederate States Army forces in the Trans-Mississippi Theater	1
Confederate forces in the Trans-Mississippi Department	1
Trans-Mississippi Army	1
Trans-Mississippi Department (Confederate)	1
Trans-Mississippi Department (when held by Edmund Kirby Smith)	1
Trans-Mississippi District	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Confederate field army ⓘ military formation ⓘ
allegiance	Confederate States of America ⓘ surface form: Confederacy
alsoKnownAs	Army of the Trans-Mississippi ⓘ surface form: Trans-Mississippi Army
branch	Army ⓘ
commanderTitle	department commander ⓘ
communication	largely cut off from Confederate east after 1863 ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
country	Confederate States of America ⓘ
engagedIn	Battle of Jenkins' Ferry ⓘ Battle of Mansfield ⓘ Battle of Marks' Mills ⓘ Battle of Milliken’s Bend ⓘ surface form: Battle of Milliken's Bend Battle of Pleasant Hill ⓘ Battle of Poison Spring ⓘ Camden Expedition ⓘ Price’s Missouri Expedition ⓘ surface form: Price's Missouri Expedition Red River campaign ⓘ surface form: Red River Campaign
formedFrom	Army of the Trans-Mississippi self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Trans-Mississippi District
geographicalScope	Army of the Trans-Mississippi self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Trans-Mississippi Department
headquartersLocation	Shreveport ⓘ surface form: Shreveport, Louisiana
lastCommander	Edmund Kirby Smith ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	operated in relative isolation from main Confederate armies ⓘ
notableCommander	Edmund Kirby Smith ⓘ Richard Taylor ⓘ Sterling Price ⓘ Theophilus H. Holmes ⓘ
notableEvent	remained active after surrender of Robert E. Lee ⓘ
operatedIn	Arkansas ⓘ Indian Territory ⓘ Louisiana ⓘ Missouri ⓘ Texas ⓘ west of the Mississippi River ⓘ
partOf	Confederate States Army ⓘ
region	southwestern United States ⓘ surface form: American Southwest Lower Mississippi River basin ⓘ surface form: Lower Mississippi Valley
role	department-level command ⓘ field army ⓘ
subordinateUnit	District of Arkansas ⓘ Indian Territory ⓘ surface form: District of Indian Territory District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona ⓘ District of West Louisiana ⓘ
supplySituation	chronically short of men and materiel ⓘ
surrenderDate	May 26, 1865 ⓘ
surrenderedTo	United States Armed Forces ⓘ surface form: United States forces
theater	Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ surface form: Trans-Mississippi Theater
typeOfOperations	defensive operations ⓘ offensive raids ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Confederate States Army → hasPart → Army of the Trans-Mississippi ⓘ

William L. Cabell → servedIn → Army of the Trans-Mississippi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Mississippi Department

Military Division of the Mississippi → subordinateUnit → Army of the Trans-Mississippi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Army of the Arkansas

John B. Magruder → servedIn → Army of the Trans-Mississippi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Mississippi Department

Army of New Mexico → partOf → Army of the Trans-Mississippi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Confederate Army of the West

Confederate artillery → usedBy → Army of the Trans-Mississippi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Army of Trans-Mississippi

Army of the Trans-Mississippi → formedFrom → Army of the Trans-Mississippi self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Mississippi District

Army of the Trans-Mississippi → alsoKnownAs → Army of the Trans-Mississippi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Mississippi Army

Army of the Trans-Mississippi → geographicalScope → Army of the Trans-Mississippi self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Mississippi Department

Red River Campaign (participation) → involvedUnitConfederate → Army of the Trans-Mississippi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Mississippi Department (Confederate)

General (Confederate States Army) → commanded → Army of the Trans-Mississippi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Mississippi Department (when held by Edmund Kirby Smith)

Army of the Frontier → engagedAgainst → Army of the Trans-Mississippi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Confederate States Army forces in the Trans-Mississippi Theater

Army of the Gulf → opposedBy → Army of the Trans-Mississippi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Confederate forces in the Trans-Mississippi Department

Edmund Kirby Smith → commanded → Army of the Trans-Mississippi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trans-Mississippi Department