Department of the Ohio
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The Department of the Ohio was a Union Army administrative and military command area in the American Civil War, responsible for organizing, training, and directing forces in the strategically important Ohio Valley region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Department of the Ohio canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army department
ⓘ
military administrative district ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Ambrose E. Burnside
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Don Carlos Buell NERFINISHED ⓘ George B. McClellan NERFINISHED ⓘ George Stoneman NERFINISHED ⓘ John G. Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ John M. Schofield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateDissolved |
1861-07-25
ⓘ
1865-01-17 ⓘ |
| dateFormed |
1861-05-03
ⓘ
1862-08-19 ⓘ |
| engagedIn | defense against Morgan's Raid ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United States War Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstCommander | George B. McClellan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonDuty |
Cincinnati, Ohio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Covington, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisville, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Cincinnati, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | strategic importance in protecting Midwestern states ⓘ |
| oversawOperation |
East Tennessee campaign
ⓘ
Knoxville campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Military Division of the Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Ohio Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
state of Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ state of Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ state of Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ state of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ state of Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ state of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ state of West Virginia ⓘ |
| responsibility |
defense of the Ohio River line
ⓘ
recruitment of Union volunteers ⓘ suppression of Confederate raids in the Ohio Valley ⓘ training of Union troops ⓘ |
| role |
administrative control of Union forces in the Ohio Valley
ⓘ
coordination of field operations in its territory ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
General-in-Chief of the Union Armies
ⓘ
United States War Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateUnit |
Army of the Ohio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IX Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ XXIII Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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