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Military Division of the South
was a
U. S. Army
unit established in 1869 during the period of Reconstruction, but had an earlier life after the War of 1812 through 1821 when
Andrew Jackson
held that command and the military division was discontinued.
[1]
Major General
H. W. Halleck
was assigned to the command of the military division of the South, which was composed of the
Departments of the South
and
Louisiana
, of the
Fourth Military District
(Mississippi and Arkansas), and the
Department of the Cumberland
(composed of the States of West Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky), with its headquarters at
Louisville, Kentucky
. As the former Confederate states were reconstructed, they were added to this military division. Major General Halleck, in command of the
Military Division of the Pacific
proceed to his new command as soon as he was relieved by Major General
George Henry Thomas
.
[2]
The division was merged into the
Military Division of the Atlantic
in 1876.
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