United States. Army. Dept. of the South.

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Military department consisting of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, with the expedition and forces under Brigadier General Sherman. The U.S. Army constittuted this Dept., 15 Mar. 1862, defined as the states of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida; placed under Division of the South in 1869, and under the Atlantic Division in 1876; merged into Dept. of the East in 1883.

From the description of Records, 1862-1866. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 43557115

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associatedWith Barnard, F. E. person
associatedWith Boiland, Bradford. person
associatedWith Corwin, B. Ryder. person
associatedWith Gillmore, Quincy Adams, 1825-1888. person
associatedWith Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911. person
associatedWith Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 person
associatedWith Meigs, Montgomery Cunningham, 1816-1892. person
associatedWith Montgomery, James, 1814-1871. person
associatedWith Phillips, Samuel Dunn. person
associatedWith Saxton, Rufus, 1824-1908. person
associatedWith Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869. person
associatedWith Sweeny, James. person
associatedWith Thomas, Lorenzo, 1804-1875. person
associatedWith United States. Army corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. corporateBody
associatedWith Whittaker, Charles. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
South Carolina--Beaufort County
Beaufort (S.C.)
United States
Morris Island (S.C.)
Port Royal (S.C.)
South Carolina
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Slavery
African Americans
African American soldiers
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
Draft
Freedmen
Military history, Modern
Plantations
Trials (Military offenses)
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Active 1862

Active 1866

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