Army of the Trans-Mississippi

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The Army of the Trans-Mississippi was a major Confederate field army that operated west of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War, overseeing military campaigns in states such as Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Confederate field army
military formation
allegiance Confederacy
alsoKnownAs Trans-Mississippi Army
branch Army
commanderTitle department commander
communication largely cut off from Confederate east after 1863
conflict American Civil War
country Confederate States of America
engagedIn Battle of Jenkins' Ferry
Battle of Mansfield
Battle of Marks' Mills
Battle of Milliken's Bend
Battle of Pleasant Hill
Battle of Poison Spring
Camden Expedition
Price's Missouri Expedition
Red River Campaign
linked to: Red River campaign
formedFrom Trans-Mississippi District
geographicalScope Trans-Mississippi Department
headquartersLocation Shreveport, Louisiana
linked to: Shreveport
lastCommander Edmund Kirby Smith
notableCharacteristic operated in relative isolation from main Confederate armies
notableCommander Edmund Kirby Smith
Richard Taylor
Sterling Price
Theophilus H. Holmes
notableEvent remained active after surrender of Robert E. Lee
operatedIn Arkansas
Indian Territory
Louisiana
Missouri
Texas
west of the Mississippi River
partOf Confederate States Army
region American Southwest
Lower Mississippi Valley
role department-level command
field army
subordinateUnit District of Arkansas
District of Indian Territory
linked to: Indian Territory

District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona
District of West Louisiana
supplySituation chronically short of men and materiel
surrenderDate May 26, 1865
surrenderedTo United States forces
theater Trans-Mississippi Theater
typeOfOperations defensive operations
offensive raids

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Confederate States Army hasPart Army of the Trans-Mississippi
William L. Cabell servedIn Trans-Mississippi Department
linked to: Army of the Trans-Mississippi
Military Division of the Mississippi subordinateUnit Army of the Arkansas
linked to: Army of the Trans-Mississippi
John B. Magruder servedIn Trans-Mississippi Department
linked to: Army of the Trans-Mississippi
Army of New Mexico partOf Confederate Army of the West
linked to: Army of the Trans-Mississippi
Confederate artillery usedBy Army of Trans-Mississippi
linked to: Army of the Trans-Mississippi
Army of the Trans-Mississippi formedFrom Trans-Mississippi District
linked to: Army of the Trans-Mississippi
Army of the Trans-Mississippi alsoKnownAs Trans-Mississippi Army
linked to: Army of the Trans-Mississippi
Army of the Trans-Mississippi geographicalScope Trans-Mississippi Department
linked to: Army of the Trans-Mississippi
Red River Campaign (participation) involvedUnitConfederate Trans-Mississippi Department (Confederate)
linked to: Army of the Trans-Mississippi
General (Confederate States Army) commanded Trans-Mississippi Department (when held by Edmund Kirby Smith)
linked to: Army of the Trans-Mississippi
Army of the Frontier engagedAgainst Confederate States Army forces in the Trans-Mississippi Theater
linked to: Army of the Trans-Mississippi
Army of the Gulf opposedBy Confederate forces in the Trans-Mississippi Department
linked to: Army of the Trans-Mississippi
Edmund Kirby Smith commanded Trans-Mississippi Department
linked to: Army of the Trans-Mississippi