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Massachusetts, soldier (U.S.A.). Massachusetts native. Married to Hannah Perry Paine. Graduated of Harvard University in 1854. Graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point on July 1, 1858. Assistant instructor of practical engineering at West Point in 1858. Served as second lieutenant, first lieutenant, captain in the Army Corps of Engineers at Clark's Point in Bristol County, Massachusetts, from 1860 to to November 6, 1863.
Maine, soldier (U.S.A.). New Hampshire native. Married to Sophia N. Gay. Father of George Gay, Elmer Gay. Farmer in Salem, Franklin County, Maine, in 1850. Graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point on July 1, 1855. Served as cadet, second lieutenant, first lieutenant, captain, brevet major, and brevet lieutenant colonel in the United States Army (U.S.A.) from 1855 to 1871. Served as second lieutenant, first lieutenant, of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) from July 1, 1855, to May 14 1861. Served as captain of the 16th Infantry (U.S.A.) from May 14, 1861, to September 21, 1866.
Kentucky soldier. Ohio native. Son of Salmon D. Buell and Eliza Buell. Married to Margaret Hunter Mason Buell. Graduate of the United States Military Academy in 1841. Served in the U.S.-Mexican War as first lieutenant and captain. Assistant adjutant general from 1848 to 1849. Promoted to lieutenant colonel and brigadier general. Commanded the Department of the Ohio from November 1861 to October 1862. Resigned from the United States Army on June 1, 1864. President of the Green River Iron Company from 1865.
Illinois soldier. Carrollton, Illinois, native. Married to Caroline Fry. Graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1847. Served garrison duty during the U.S.-Mexican War. Adjutant of the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1854 to 1859. Chief of staff for General Irvin McDowell and General Don Carlos Buell. Provost marshal general of the United States from November 1862 to August 1866. Brevet major general of the United States Army.
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Seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky. Located on the Ohio River.
This department existed in three separate periods. This department was created on May 3, 1861. It was geographically defined by the states of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. On May 9, 1861, the department was expanded to include portions of Western Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. The department was reconfigured to include Indiana, Ohio, and a portion of Western Virginia, removing the state of Illinois and portions of Pennsylvania and Maryland. On September 19, 1861, the department was redefined as the states of Indiana and Ohio, and the area of Kentucky within fifteen miles of Cincinnati, Ohio. And on November 9, 1861, the department was redefined as the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Tennessee, and the portions of Kentucky east of the Cumberland River. This department was disbanded on March 11, 1862 and combined with the Mountain Department and the Department of the Mississippi. Commander(s): George B. McClellan, William S. Rosecrans, Ormsby M. Mitchel, and Don Carlos Buell.
The second was created on August 19, 1862. It was geographically defined as the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, the portion of Kentucky east of the Tennessee River, and inclusive of Cumberland Gap and all Federal forces operating in its vicinity. Wisconsin transferred to the Department of the Northwest on September 6, 1862. On September 19, 1862, Alton, Illinois transferred to the Department of Missouri and all of Western Virginia joined the Department of the Ohio. Cairo, Illinois transferred to the Department of the Tennessee on October 16, 1862. On March 16, 1863, all of Western Virginia moved to the Middle Department. Gallipolis, Ohio and the Ohio shoreline opposite the mouth of Kanawha River joined the Middle Department on June 9, 1863. On June 9, 1863, Columbiana, Jefferson, and Belmont Counties in Ohio joined the Department of the Monongahela. On June 23, 1863, Monroe, Athens, Washington, Meigs, Gallia, and Lawrence Counties in Ohio joined the Middle Department. The department joined the Military Division of the Mississippi on October 16, 1863, joining the Departments of the Cumberland and the Tennessee. On November 16, 1863, the department was reconfigured to include the portions of Kentucky east of the Tennessee River and parts of East Tennessee under the control of the Army of the Ohio. Jeffersonville, Indiana joined the department on February 8, 1864. Covington, Kentucky and the surrounding fifteen mile radius joined the Northern Department. This department was disbanded on January 17, 1865 and joined the Department of the Cumberland. Commander(s): Horatio G. Wright, Ambrose E. Burnside, John G. Foster, John M. Schofield, and George Stoneman.
The third was created on June 27, 1865. It was geographically defined as the states of Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana, with the exception of Jeffersonville and New Albany, Indiana. The state of Wisconsin was added to the department on October 30, 1865. On June 5, 1866, the Department of Kentucky—along with Jeffersonville and New Albany, Indiana—were added to the department. This department was disbanded on August 6, 1866 and consolidated into the Department of the Lakes. Commander(s): Edward O. C. Ord and Orlando B. Wilcox.
GENERAL ORDERS,
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