Department of Washington
Department of Washington, was a department of the
Military Division of the Potomac on July 25, 1861. Later it was recreated on February 2, 1863 as the consolidated Department of Washington and XXII Corps
. It was again made the Department of Washington in 1865 and that command remained until 1869 when it was disbanded.
Commander, Department of Washington (1861)
- Lieutenant Colonel Charles Ferguson Smith, April 10, 1861 to April 28, 1861.
- Colonel Joseph K. Mansfield, April 28, 1861 to March 15, 1862.
Commander, Department of Washington and XXII Corps
- Major General Samuel P. Heintzelman, February 7, 1863 to October 14, 1863.
- Major General Christopher C. Augur, October 14, 1863 to June 27, 1865.[1]
- John Parke June 6–27, 1865
Commander, Department of Washington (1865–1869)
- ? June 27, 1865 – ?
Posts
- Carver Barracks, DC, 1861
- Camp Davis, DC, 1861
- Camp Lacey, DC, 1861
See also
References
- ^ Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (New York: T. Yoseloff, 1959; originally published Des Moines, IA: The Dyer Pub. Co., 1908), Vol. 1, pp. 254–257
- Eicher, John H., & Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
- National Archives, Guide to Federal Records; Records of United States Army Continental Commands, 1821–1920 (Record Group 393), 1817–1940 (bulk 1817–1920)