Army of the Southwest

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The Army of the Southwest was a Union Army that served in the Trans-Mississippi Theater during the American Civil War.

Contents 1 History 2 Commanders 3 Major Battles 4 References

[edit] History

Created on Christmas Day, 1862, the Army of the Southwest was composed of troops from the Department of Missouri. The principal commander of the army was Brigadier General Samuel R. Curtis, but several other officers commanded the army for brief periods of time for the rest of the war. Curtis led the army into its greatest engagement of the war at the Battle of Pea Ridge. After capturing Helena, Arkansas, later that year the army ceased to be of great significance for the rest of the war.

[edit] Commanders

• Major General Samuel R. Curtis (December 25 – August 29, 1862)
• Major General Frederick Steele (August 29 – October 7, 1862)
• Major General Eugene A. Carr (October 7 – ?)
• Major General Willis A. Gorman (1863–1864) Also in command of the District of Eastern Arkansas

[edit] Major Battles

• Battle of Pea Ridge (Curtis)
• Capture of Helena (Curtis)

[edit] References

• Civil War Home article adapted from "Photographic History of the Civil War"