Department of the Cumberland
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The Department of the Cumberland was a major Union Army administrative and operational command in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, overseeing key campaigns in Tennessee and surrounding regions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Department of the Cumberland canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army department
ⓘ
military administrative district ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| controlled |
railroad lines in Middle Tennessee
ⓘ
supply routes into Georgia ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateCreated | 1862-08-15 ⓘ |
| dateDissolved | 1865-08-06 ⓘ |
| engagedInBattle |
Battle of Chickamauga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Lookout Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Missionary Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Stones River NERFINISHED ⓘ Battles for Chattanooga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Military Division of the Tennessee (as higher command structure) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonDuty | Nashville supply base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Chattanooga, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louisville, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Cumberland River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cumberland region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Major General Don Carlos Buell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Major General George H. Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Major General John M. Schofield NERFINISHED ⓘ Major General William S. Rosecrans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Confederate Army of Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversawCampaign |
Atlanta Campaign (in part)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chattanooga Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Chickamauga Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Stones River Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Tullahoma Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Army of the Ohio (as principal field force in region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
military occupation of Middle Tennessee
ⓘ
military operations in Tennessee ⓘ military operations in northern Alabama ⓘ military operations in northern Georgia ⓘ |
| role |
administrative command for Union forces in the Cumberland region
ⓘ
operational command for field armies in the Western Theater ⓘ |
| subordinateUnit | Army of the Cumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | Union logistics in the Western Theater ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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