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159:and the surrender in April 1865, by General
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667:District of West Florida and South Alabama
123:in November 1863, effectively routing the
385:Department of Virginia and North Carolina
16:US Army Civil War administrative division
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458:Department of the Monongahela
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709:District of Central Missouri
626:District of Eastern Arkansas
579:District of Western Kentucky
548:District of Northern Alabama
543:District of Middle Tennessee
534:Department of the Cumberland
389:District of Eastern Virginia
304:District of Western New York
294:District of Central New York
275:Formations of the Union Army
149:Special Field Orders, No. 15
80:, which embraced all of the
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496:Department of West Virginia
234:Franklin-Nashville Campaign
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693:District of South Kansas
688:District of North Kansas
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479:District of Saint Mary's
470:Department of Washington
432:Department of Shenandoah
133:William Tecumseh Sherman
114:Department of the Platte
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724:District of Saint Louis
636:District of Little Rock
363:District of Hilton Head
354:Department of the South
256:Civil War High Commands
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705:Department of Missouri
662:District of La Fourche
652:District of Carrollton
643:Department of the Gulf
622:Department of Arkansas
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560:Department of the Ohio
538:District of the Etowah
484:District of Washington
474:District of Alexandria
330:District of California
290:Department of the East
84:stationed between the
862:Army of West Virginia
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842:Army of the Southwest
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756:District of Minnesota
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442:District of Baltimore
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121:Battle of Chattanooga
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678:District of Colorado
674:Department of Kansas
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373:District of Savannah
320:District of Humboldt
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586:Northern Department
437:Mountain Department
358:District of Florida
315:District of Arizona
908:Seventh Army Corps
787:Army of the Border
766:District of Dakota
325:District of Oregon
230:Carolinas Campaign
211:William T. Sherman
161:Joseph E. Johnston
94:William T. Sherman
63:William T. Sherman
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106:Missouri
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