Infobox Military Unit unit name Army of WestVirginia image caption dates country United States United States of America branch United States Army type role size command structure current commander garrison ceremonial chief colonel of the regiment nickname patron motto colors march mascot battles American Civil War notable commanders anniversaries The Army of WestVirginia served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was the primary field army of the Department of WestVirginia. It campaigned primarily in WestVirginia, Southwest Virginia and in the Shenandoah Valley . It is noted for having two future U.S. presidents serve in its ranks Rutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley , both from the 23rd Ohio Infantry . History Brigadier general United States Brigadier General George Crook was appointed to command the Department of WestVirginia on July 25, 1864. Crook did not immediately assume this command and in the meantime was in command of the Army of the Kanawha . When Crook assumed command on August 9, 1864, the army in the field was given the title Army of WestVirginia . The army consisted of three divisions and for all practical purposes functioned as a corps in Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan s Union Army of the Shenandoah Army of the Shenandoah . Often this command has been referred to as the VIII Corps . ref Eicher does not confirm that the Army of WestVirginia was synonymous ... usforces.htm Civil War Home Union Army Formations Category Union armies WestVirginia, Army of Category WestVirginia in the American Civil War ... 19, 1864, with the fighting in the Valley over, Crook s forces ceased to be known as the Army of WestVirginia and continued on simply as the Department of WestVirginia. Commander Major General Franz ... with the official Union Army VIII Corps Union Army VIII Corps , which was commanded by Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace and on guard duty along the B & O Railroad during this time. Crook led the army through the Valley ... more details
The WestVirginiaArmy National Guard WVARNG is the United States Army component of the WestVirginia National Guard . It has 38 units and activities stationed in 22 counties throughout WestVirginia and overseas. ref WV ARNG, http www.wv.ngb.army.mil about default.aspx About the WV Army National Guard , accessed May 2009 ref The WV ARNG currently has units supporting operations in Iraq , Afghanistan , and Kosovo . Together with U.S. active military forces, the WVARNG is supporting activities as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom , Operation Enduring Freedom , Homeland Security , and supporting peace keeping missions in Kosovo . Mission The WVARNG has a three fold mission Fact date July 2008 a Federal Mission As a Reserve Component of the Army, maintain combat ready units and Soldiers who are available to mobilize in support of the U.S. National Military Strategy b State Mission Provide organized, trained and equipment units to protect life and property and to preserve peace, order and public safety when ordered by the governor and c Community Mission To add value to the communities in which we live, work and serve. Units 111th Engineer Brigade United States 111th Engineer Brigade D Company, 230th Brigade Support Battalion , 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group Airborne HHD, SPT CO, C CO, DET 1 History Historic units 157th MP CO directly descendant from Morgan s Militia The 150th Cavalry and 201st Field Artillery are two of only nineteen Army National ... www.history.army.mil ARNG NG WV.htm Bibliography of WestVirginiaArmy National Guard History compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History http www.arcadiapublishing.com mm5 merchant.mvc ... unit. http www.wv.ngb.army.mil dawson Camp Dawson , near Kingwood, WV NGbystate US Army navbox Category Military in WestVirginia US Army stub ... cat &PowerSearch Begin Only &sort name.asc&range low &range high WestVirginia National Guard 1898 1919 ... more details
Infobox military structure name WestVirginia World War II Army Airfields Image Us army air corps shield.svg 80px partof World War II location coordinates image caption type Army Airfields code built 1940 1944 builder materials height used 1940 present demolished condition ownership controlledby garrison commanders occupants battles events During World War II , the United States Army Air Force USAAF established numerous airfields in WestVirginia for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers. Most of these airfields were under the command of First Air Force or the Air Training Command Army Air Forces Training Command AAFTC A predecessor of the current day United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command . However, the other USAAF support commands Air Technical Service Command ATSC and Air Transport Command ATC or Troop Carrier Command commanded a significant number of airfields in a support roles. It is still possible to find remnants of these wartime airfields. Many were converted into municipal airports, some were returned to agriculture and several were retained as United States Air Force installations and were front line bases during the Cold War . Hundreds of the temporary buildings that were used survive today, and are being used for other purposes. Major Airfields First Air Force Greenbrier AAF, Greenbrier, WestVirginia Greenbrier Now Greenbrier Valley Airport Airport codes LWB KLWB LWB Note Airports at Cumberland, MD WV MSA Cumberland , Elkins, WestVirginia Elkins , Moundsville, WestVirginia Moundsville and Buckhannon, WestVirginia Buckhannon were also used by the USAAF during the war, however their use has not been determined. References Maurer, Maurer 1983 . Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924. Ravenstein, Charles A. 1984 . Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors ... War II WestVirginia External links Portal box United States Air Force Military of the United ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name Army of Virginia image caption dates June 26, 1862 &ndash September 12, 1862 country United States of America USA allegiance Union American Civil War Union type Field Army ... notable commanders Maj. Gen. John Pope military officer John Pope anniversaries The Army of Virginia was organized as a major unit of the Union Army and operated briefly and unsuccessfully in 1862 in the American ... Army Confederate Army of Northern VirginiaArmy of Northern Virginia , commanded by Robert E. Lee . History The Army of Virginia was constituted on June 26, 1862, by General Orders Number 103, from four existing departments operating around Virginia Maj. Gen. John C. Fr mont s Mountain Department ... into three corps of over 50,000 men. Three corps of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan s Army of the Potomac later were added for combat operations. Banks s corps of the Army of Virginia fought against ... of Washington, D.C. . On September 12, 1862, the units of the Army of Virginia were merged into the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Virginia was never reconstituted. Commander Major General John ... given numeric designations that overlapped with those in the Army of the Potomac . They were rededignated as shown for the Maryland Campaign and later. I Corps, Army of Virginia commanded by Franz ... ACW XI Corps II Corps, Army of Virginia commanded by Nathaniel Banks formerly known as V Corps ACW V Corps and Department of the Shenandoah later known as XII Corps ACW XII Corps III Corps, Army of Virginia ... attached for operations during the Northern Virginia Campaign III Corps ACW III Corps , Army of the Potomac ... Bull Run Union Army Formations Category Union armies Virginia, Army of Category Virginia in the American Civil War da Army of Virginia de Army of Virginia es Ej rcito de Virginia fr Arm e de Virginie unioniste it Armata della Virginia no Army of Virginia pt Ex rcito da Virg nia zh ... counterattack led by A.P. Hill . The entire army was soundly defeated at the Second Battle ... more details
Army of the West may refer to Army of the West 1793 , a French Revolutionary unit during the French Revolutionary Wars Army of the West 1846 , a United States army during the Mexican American War Army of the West 1862 , a Confederate States army during the American Civil War disambiguation ... more details
About the U.S. state of WestVirginia pp move indef US state Name WestVirginia Fullname State of WestVirginia Flag Flag of West Virginia.svg Flaglink Flag of WestVirginia Flag Seal Seal of West Virginia.svg Map WestVirginia in United States.svg Nickname Mountain State Motto Montani semper liberi Mountaineers Are Always Free Former Virginia Capital Charleston, WestVirginia Charleston LargestCity ... Ray Tomblin D Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kessler D Legislature WestVirginia Legislature Upperhouse WestVirginia Senate Senate Lowerhouse WestVirginia House of Delegates House of Delegates Senators Jay Rockefeller D br Joe Manchin D Representative WestVirginia s 1st congressional district 1 David McKinley R br WestVirginia s 2nd congressional district 2 Shelley Moore Capito R br WestVirginia ... WestVirginia IPAc en audio en us West Virginia.ogg w s t v r d n j is a U.S. state state ... to the east. WestVirginia is the List of U.S. states and territories by area 41st most extensive ... . The capital and largest city is Charleston, WestVirginia Charleston . WestVirginia became a state following the Wheeling Convention s, Secession in the United States WestVirginia breaking away ... of American Geographers ref consider WestVirginia part of the Southern United States South . The northern panhandle extends adjacent to Pennsylvania and Ohio with the WestVirginia cities of Wheeling, WestVirginia Wheeling and Weirton, WestVirginia Weirton being just across the border from the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, while Bluefield, WestVirginia Bluefield is less than convert 70 .... The unique position of WestVirginia means that it is often included in several geographical regions ... covered in clouds. Main Geography of WestVirginia Located in the Appalachian Mountains Appalachian Mountain range , WestVirginia covers an area of convert 24,229.76 sqmi km2 , with convert 24,077.73 ... 2000 url http www.infoplease.com ipa A0108355.html accessdate 2010 07 07 ref WestVirginia borders ... more details
about the 1871 case the later case Virginia v. WestVirginia 1911 Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants Virginia v. WestVirginia ArgueDate ArgueYear DecideDate March 6 DecideYear 1871 FullName State of Virginia v. State of WestVirginia USVol 78 USPage 39 Citation 20 L. Ed. 67 11 Wall. 39 Prior Subsequent Holding ... v. WestVirginia , 78 U.S. 39 1871 , is a 6 to 3 ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States ... of the state of WestVirginia from the state of Virginia , and explicitly ratified that the counties of Berkeley County, WestVirginia Berkeley and Jefferson County, WestVirginia Jefferson were part of WestVirginia. Background At the beginning of the American Civil War , Virginia Secession ... to protect the institution of slavery. The Army of Northern Virginia fought for many reasons ... of Virginia were decidedly pro union. ref Rice and Brown, WestVirginia A History, 1993, p. 112. ref ... 17, 1861, to approve Virginia s secession from the United States. ref name Rice116 Rice and Brown, West ... in recognizing the Reorganized Government. See Kesavan and Paulsen, Is WestVirginia Unconstitutional ... of Wheeling, WestVirginia Wheeling to consider secession from the state of Virginia. ref Rice and Brown, WestVirginia A History, 1993, p. 117 118. ref Delegates duly assembled, and at the Wheeling ... States. ref name Rice118 Rice and Brown, WestVirginia A History, 1993, p. 118 120. ref ref name ... Rice121 Rice and Brown, WestVirginia A History, 1993, p. 121. ref ref Randall, Constitutional Problems ... and Brown, WestVirginia A History, 1993, p. 121 122 Randall, Constitutional Problems Under Lincoln ... on August 6. ref name Rice122 Rice and Brown, WestVirginia A History, 1993, p. 122. ref File ... assistance, ref name Rice122 ref Kesavan and Paulsen, Is WestVirginia Unconstitutional? , California ... Rice122 ref name Kesavan300 Kesavan and Paulsen, Is WestVirginia Unconstitutional? , California Law ... counties, with the counties of Berkeley, Greenbrier County, WestVirginia Greenbrier , Hampshire ... more details
is an unincorporated community straddling the border between Tazewell County, Virginia Tazewell County , Virginia and Mercer County, WestVirginia Mercer County , WestVirginia , United States . Yards is located on the Bluestone River convert 4 mi km northwest of Bluefield, Virginia . References reflist Tazewell County, Virginia Mercer County, WestVirginia Category Populated places in Tazewell County, Virginia Category Populated places in Mercer County, WestVirginia Category Unincorporated communities in Virginia Category Unincorporated communities in WestVirginia TazewellVA geo stub MercerWV ... more details
Infobox settlement official name West Columbia, WestVirginia settlement type Unincorporated community nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map mapsize map caption image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 pushpin map WestVirginia Location coordinates region US WV subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 WestVirginia subdivision type2 List of counties in WestVirginia County subdivision name2 Mason County, WestVirginia Mason Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 area land km2 area water km2 area total sq mi area land sq mi area water sq mi Population population as of population footnotes population total population density km2 population density sq mi General information timezone Eastern Time Zone Eastern EST utc offset 5 timezone DST EDT utc offset DST 4 elevation footnotes elevation m elevation ft 571 latd 38 latm 58 lats 59 latNS N longd 82 longm 03 longs 49 longEW W coordinates display Area postal codes & others postal code type ZIP code postal code 25287 area code Area codes 304 and 681 304 & 681 blank name Geographic Names Information System GNIS feature ID blank info 1555941 ref gnis 1555941 ref blank1 name blank1 info website footnotes West Columbia is an unincorporated community in Mason County, WestVirginia Mason County , WestVirginia , United States . West Columbia is located on the Ohio River and WestVirginia Route 62 convert 3 mi km southwest of Mason, WestVirginia Mason . West Columbia has a post office with ZIP code 25287. ref http www.zipinfo.com ... Mason County, WestVirginia Category Populated places in Mason County, WestVirginia Category Unincorporated communities in WestVirginia MasonWV geo stub ... more details
about the community in Pocahontas County West Union, Pocahontas County, WestVirginia the community in the WestVirginia Panhandle Dallas, WestVirginia Infobox settlement official name West Union, WestVirginia settlement type Town nickname motto Images image skyline West Union West Virginia.jpg imagesize 250px image caption Main Street in West Union in 2006 image flag image seal Maps image map WVMap doton WestUnion.PNG mapsize 250px map caption Location of West Union, WestVirginia image map1 mapsize1 ... name1 WestVirginia subdivision type2 List of counties in WestVirginia County subdivision name2 Doddridge County, WestVirginia Doddridge Government government footnotes government type leader ... The Doddridge County Courthouse in West Union Image Middle Island Creek.jpg thumb 250px Middle Island Creek in West Union in 1996 West Union , incorporated July 20, 1881, is a town in Doddridge County, WestVirginia Doddridge County , WestVirginia . The population was 806 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Doddridge County, WestVirginia Doddridge County GR 6 . The mayor is Robert Fetty ... Virginia Route 18 the North Bend Rail Trail also passes through the town. ref DeLorme 1997 . West ... http www.wvencyclopedia.org articles 1012 title The WestVirginia Encyclopedia West Union date November 12, 2010 accessdate 2011 07 23 author Frank Engle McCallum publisher WestVirginia Humanities ... of WestVirginia s 21st governor. Governor Matthew M. Neely was born just south of West Union ... External links http www.westunion wv.com Town website Doddridge County, WestVirginia Category Populated places in Doddridge County, WestVirginia Category Towns in WestVirginia Category County seats in WestVirginia Category Northwestern Turnpike Category Clarksburg micropolitan area ca West Union Virg nia de l Oest es West Union Virginia Occidental fr West Union Virginie Occidentale nl West Union WestVirginia pt West Union Virg nia Ocidental vo West Union WestVirginia ... more details
Infobox settlement official name West Liberty, WestVirginia settlement type Town nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map WVMap doton WestLiberty.PNG mapsize 250px map caption Location of West Liberty shown in WestVirginia image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 WestVirginia subdivision type2 List of counties in WestVirginia County subdivision name2 Ohio County, WestVirginia Ohio Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 1.7 area land km2 1.7 area water km2 0.0 area total sq mi 0.7 area land sq mi 0.7 area water sq mi 0.0 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total 1220 population density km2 720.4 population density sq mi 1865.9 General information timezone North American Eastern ... feature ID blank1 info 1555947 GR 3 website footnotes West Liberty is a town in Ohio County, WestVirginia Ohio County , WestVirginia , United States . The population was 1,220 at the 2000 United States Census 2000 census . It is the home of West Liberty University . It is part of the Wheeling, WestVirginia Wheeling metropolitan area Metropolitan Statistical Area . Geography West Liberty is located ... under age 18 and 15.7 of those age 65 or over. References references Ohio County, WestVirginia Northern Panhandle of WestVirginia Category Towns in WestVirginia Category Populated places in Ohio County, WestVirginia Category Wheeling metropolitan area ca West Liberty Virg nia de l Oest es West Liberty Virginia Occidental fr West Liberty Virginie Occidentale nl West Liberty WestVirginia pt West Liberty Virg nia Ocidental vo West Liberty WestVirginia ... more details
Infobox settlement official name West Milford, WestVirginia settlement type Town nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map WVMap doton WestMilford.PNG mapsize 250px map caption Location of West Milford, WestVirginia image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 WestVirginia subdivision type2 List of counties in WestVirginia County subdivision name2 Harrison County, WestVirginia Harrison Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 1.4 area land km2 1.4 area water km2 0.0 area total sq mi 0.5 area land sq mi 0.5 area water sq mi 0.0 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total 651 population density km2 472.3 population density sq mi 1223.1 General information timezone North American Eastern Time Zone Eastern EST utc offset 5 timezone DST EDT utc offset DST 4 elevation footnotes elevation ... feature ID blank1 info 1555949 GR 3 website footnotes West Milford is a town in Harrison County, WestVirginia Harrison County , WestVirginia , United States . The population was 651 at the 2000 census. Geography West Milford is located at coord 39 12 9 N 80 24 13 W city 39.202490, 80.403719 , GR 1 along the West Fork River . ref DeLorme 1997 . WestVirginia Atlas & Gazetteer . Yarmouth, Maine ... Harrison County, WestVirginia Category Towns in WestVirginia Category Populated places in Harrison County, WestVirginia Category Clarksburg micropolitan area ca West Milford Virg nia de l Oest es West Milford Virginia Occidental nl West Milford WestVirginia pt West Milford Virg nia Ocidental vo West Milford ... more details
Infobox settlement official name West Hamlin, WestVirginia settlement type Town nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map WVMap doton WestHamlin.PNG mapsize 250px map caption Location of West Hamlin, WestVirginia image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 WestVirginia subdivision type2 List of counties in WestVirginia County subdivision name2 Lincoln County, WestVirginia Lincoln Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 1.5 area land km2 1.4 area water km2 0.1 area total sq mi 0.6 area land sq mi 0.5 area water sq mi 0.0 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total 696 population density km2 493.8 population density sq mi 1278.9 General information timezone North American Eastern Time Zone Eastern EST utc offset 5 timezone DST EDT utc offset DST 4 elevation footnotes elevation m 179 elevation ft 587 coordinates display inline,title coordinates type region US type city latd 38 ... ID blank1 info 1548934 GR 3 website footnotes West Hamlin is a town in Lincoln County, WestVirginia Lincoln County , WestVirginia , United States , along the Guyandotte River . The population was 696 at the 2000 census. Geography West Hamlin is located at coord 38 17 8 N 82 11 31 W city 38.285461 ...?sectionid 13 West Hamlin Elementary http www.westhamlinfire.org West Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department Lincoln County, WestVirginia Category Towns in WestVirginia Category Populated places in Lincoln County, WestVirginia Category Guyandotte River Category Charleston, WestVirginia metropolitan area ca West Hamlin es West Hamlin Virginia Occidental nl West Hamlin pt West Hamlin vo West Hamlin ... more details
Infobox settlement official name West Logan, WestVirginia settlement type Town nickname motto Images image skyline Guyandotte River.jpg imagesize 250px image caption The Guyandotte River at West Logan image flag image seal Maps image map WVMap doton WestLogan.PNG mapsize 250px map caption Location of West Logan, WestVirginia image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location coordinates region US WV subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 WestVirginia subdivision type2 List of counties in WestVirginia County subdivision name2 Logan County, WestVirginia Logan Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 0.9 area land km2 0.9 area water km2 0.0 area total sq mi 0.3 area land sq mi 0.3 area water sq mi 0.0 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total 418 population density km2 477.5 population density sq mi 1236.6 General information timezone North American Eastern Time Zone Eastern EST utc offset 5 timezone DST EDT utc offset DST 4 elevation footnotes elevation m 208 elevation ft 682 coordinates display 1 latd 37 latm 52 lats 10 latNS N longd 81 longm 59 longs 14 longEW W Area postal ... under age 18 and 12.5 of those age 65 or over. References references Logan County, WestVirginia Category Populated places in Logan County, WestVirginia Category Towns in WestVirginia Category Guyandotte River ca West Logan es West Logan Virginia Occidental nl West Logan pt West Logan vo West ... Names Information System GNIS feature ID blank1 info 1555948 GR 3 website footnotes West Logan is a town in Logan County, WestVirginia Logan County , WestVirginia , United States , along the Guyandotte River . The population was 418 at the 2000 census. Geography West Logan is located at coord 37.869557 ... more details
Infobox military unit unit name Headquarters, State Area Command br VirginiaArmy National Guard image Image Virginia ARNG SSI.gif 200px caption Virginia STARC Shoulder Sleeve insignia dates country United States allegiance Virginia branch Army National Guard type ARNG Headquarters Command role size command structure Virginia National Guard current commander Major General Robert Newman garrison Richmond, Virginia march battles notable commanders anniversaries The VirginiaArmy National Guard is composed ... and disciplined forces for domestic emergencies or as otherwise provided by state law. VirginiaArmy National Guard units are trained and equipped as part of the United States Army. The same United States Army enlisted rank insignia enlisted ranks and United States Army officer rank insignia officer ... differing policies . History The VirginiaArmy National Guard traces its history back to 1607, to the Jamestown ... ARNG NG VA.htm Bibliography of VirginiaArmy National Guard History compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History http vko.va.ngb.army.mil VirginiaGuard Virginia National ... GlobalSecurity.org VirginiaArmy National Guard , accessed 28 Nov 2006 NGbystate US Army navbox Use dmy dates date January 2011 Category United States Army National Guard Category Military in Virginia ... needed date December 2009 The Governor may call individuals or units of the Virginia National ... of the United States military United States military awards . The Virginia Guard also bestows ... of Virginia . Units and Formations Expand section date June 2008 29th Infantry ... of the Army National Guard National Guard units can be mobilized at any time by President of the United ... of emergency by the governor of the state in which they serve. Unlike United States Army Reserve Army ... in a full time capacity. The current forces formation plans of the US Army call for the typical National ... of only nineteen Army National Guard units with campaign credit for the War of 1812 . See also Coats ... more details
Cleanup date March 2010 Infobox military unit unit name Army of Northern Virginia image Image ANV Flag.svg 300px caption Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia during Lee s command dates October 22, 1861 ... Smith br Robert E. Lee anniversaries The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force ... Virginia. It was most often arrayed against the Union Army Union Army of the Potomac . Three districts .... Origin Image Battle flag of the US Confederacy.svg thumb 150px Army of Northern Virginia Battle Flag, designed by Beauregard The name Army of Northern Virginia referred to its primary area of operation ... all operational forces in northern Virginia. On July 20 and July 21, the Army of the Shenandoah ... between March 14 and May 17, 1862. The Army of the Potomac was renamed Army of Northern Virginia ... Virginia as of October 22, 1861 and the name Army of Northern Virginia can be seen as an informal ... received on June 1, and thus it is generally referred to today as the Army of Northern Virginia, even ... commander of the Army of Northern Virginia was General P.G.T. Beauregard under its previous name ... battle flag for all corps and forces under the Army of Northern Virginia. The flag was designed due ..., the Department of Northern Virginia was officially created, officially ending the Army of the Potomac ... of Virginia . Gen. Johnston was eventually forced into maneuvering the Army southward to the defenses ... Virginia Image Army of Northern Virginia Fredericksburg.svg thumb left 200px Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia at the time of the Battle of Fredericksburg December 1862 Image Army of Northern Virginia Wilderness.svg thumb left 200px Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia at the time ... corps, sometimes referred to as wings or commands First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia First Corps Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia Second Corps Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia Third Corps Fourth Corps, Army of Northern Virginia Fourth Corps , often styled Richard H. Anderson ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox Military Unit unit name Army of West Mississippi image caption dates country United States United States of America branch United States Army type role size command structure current commander garrison ceremonial chief colonel of the regiment nickname patron motto colors march mascot battles American Civil War notable commanders anniversaries The Army of West Mississippi was a Union army that served in the Western Theater of the American Civil War Western Theater of the American Civil War . It was virtually the same force as the Army of the Gulf , but was renamed when it became a part of the Military Division of West Mississippi, in the Department of the Gulf commanded by Major General Maj. Gen. Edward Richard Sprigg Canby Edward Canby . History After the disastrous Red River Campaign , Nathaniel P. Banks resigned from the army and command of the Department of the Gulf was given to Gen. Stephen Hurlbut , but the military forces in the region that comprised the Army of the Gulf saw little action. In August 1864, units from the department participated in the land attack at the Battle of Mobile Bay , directly commanded by Gen. Gordon Granger . In 1865, the XIII Corps ACW XIII Corps and XVI Corps ACW XVI Corps were transferred to the Division of West Mississippi and placed under the command of General Canby, who renamed the forces the Army of West Mississippi after the military division. The renamed army fought in the Battle of Spanish Fort and the subsequent Battle of Fort Blakely . When Canby was later appointed commander of the Department of the Gulf, the forces again took the title Army of the Gulf . Commander Major General Edward Richard Sprigg Canby E.R.S. Canby 1865 Major Battles Battle of Spanish Fort Canby Battle of Fort Blakely Canby Union Army Formations DEFAULTSORT Army Of West Mississippi Category Union armies West Mississippi, Army of Category Alabama in the American Civil War ... more details
Flickr References United States First Army Division West Headquarters, Public Affairs Office references Template U.S. Army Category United States Army Service Component Commands ...Use dmy dates date May 2011 Infobox military unit unit name First Army Division Wast image File 1st Army.svg caption Shoulder Sleeve Insignia dates 7 March 2007 present country USA allegiance Regular Army branch Combined Arms type Training Support Division role size command structure current commander Maj. Gen. PERRY L. WIGGINS br Present garrison Fort Hood , Texas motto Train for Combat battles Operation Enduring Freedom br Horn of Africa br Kosovo notable commanders The First Army Division West is a division of the First United States Army . With its new role, the First United States Army developed two subordinate multi component headquarters one division to support the western United States and the other to support the eastern United States. First Army Division East was activated at Fort Meade , Maryland . First Army Division West was activated on 7 March 2007, and is headquartered at Fort Hood , Texas . First Army Division West was established by the Department of the Army to provide training and readiness oversight and mobilization operations for an area of responsibility spanning the states and territories west of the Mississippi River . First Army Division West is responsible for mobilizing, training, readiness oversight and deploying the United States Reserve Component and National Guard Soldiers, and selected Sailors and Airmen along with members of multiple interagency and governmental entities. The division is organized into eight brigades located throughout the wastern United States with 52 total battalions. First Army Division Wast is responsible for the following eight brigades. ref http www.hood.army.mil div west index.html ref File 5th ar bde.jpg 20px 5th Armored ... div west official site http www.facebook.com DivWest?v wall&ref ts Facebook http twitter.com ... more details
For the Confederate army of this name during the American Civil War, see Army of the West 1862 . For the French force of this name, see Army of the West 1793 . California Campaign California history sidebar Unreferenced date December 2009 The Army of the West was the name of the United States force commanded by Stephen W. Kearny during the Mexican American War , which played a prominent role in the conquest of New Mexico and California . It was headquartered at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas . After the war, it was broken up into the Department of the Pacific and the Department of the West . New Mexico Colonel Stephen W. Kearny initially commanded some 1,700 regular army and volunteer soldiers mustering at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas . Kearny was promoted to brigadier general , and he designated the force the Army of the West and advanced on the Santa Fe trail by the end of June 1846. Other American ... of U.S. troops in New Mexico. The forces left behind in New Mexico were still regarded as part of Army of the West . Price was able to successfully put down the Taos Revolt in the early part of 1847. Eventually the Army of the West would have some 4 5,000 soldiers operating in California, New Mexico ... been signed. In 1862, Sterling Price would command another force named Army of the West 1862 Army of the West ... House 1989 . External links California history DEFAULTSORT Army Of The West 1846 Category Military units and formations of the Mexican American War Army of the West Category California Campaign Category ... the 1st New York Volunteer Infantry and some regular army units arrived by ship in California. Kearny ... for further operations in New Mexico while Kearny with the remaining forces of the army proceeded ... was over. Chihuahua In late 1846, General Stephen W. Kearney headed west to California, where ... . The last major action of the army came in 1848 when Price, recently promoted to the rank of general ... See also Army of Occupation Mexico Bent s Old Fort National Historic Site Fort Marcy New Mexico ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name Army of West Tennessee image File The Van Dorn Flag.png 200px caption Van Dorn s battleflag dates September 1862 to December 1862 country Confederate States of America allegiance branch Confederate States Army type role size command structure garrison garrison label nickname battles Second Battle of Corinth br Battle of Hatchie s Bridge disbanded notable commanders Earl Van Dorn for the Union army led originally by Ulysses S. Grant Army of West Tennessee File Earl Van Dorn.jpg thumb 200px Maj. Gen. Earl van Dorn The Army of West Tennessee was a short lived Confederate States Army Confederate army led by General officers in the Confederate States Army Major General Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn , which fought principally in the Second Battle of Corinth . The army was organized from elements of the Army of the West 1862 Army of the West on September 28, 1862, with Earl Van Dorn its first and only commander. On November 24, 1862, adjutant general Samuel Cooper general Samuel Cooper issued a ruling that the army s name and function were improper and on December 9, 1862, the units of the Army of West Tennessee were merged into the Army of Mississippi Army of Mississippi December 1862 Army of Mississippi under General officers in the Confederate States Army Lieutenant General Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton . History As part of his preparations for the Confederate ... at Ripley, Mississippi , on September 28 and placed himself under his command. Price s army was redesignated as Price s Corps the other parts of Van Dorn s army were the forces of his District of the Mississippi ... by Stephen A. Hurlbut was approaching from the west towards the Davis Bridge, thus cutting ... of the army reached another crossing six miles to the south during the resulting engagement, the Confederates ... on October 7, but due to the poor condition of his army and a shortage of supplies at Ripley he ... Category Armies of the Confederate States of America West Tennessee ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name Army of the West image File The Van Dorn Flag.png 200px caption Van Dorn ... to be popularly called the Army of the West. Price s troops were formally reconstituted as the Army .... ref Iuka Corinth Campaign Following the transfer of the Army of the West to Corinth, part of the army ..., covering northwestern Mississippi and northeastern Alabama, with the Army of the West ..., Mississippi on September 28, Price placed himself under Van Dorn s command. The Army of the West was redesignated ..., formed Van Dorn s Confederate Army of West Tennessee Army of West Tennessee . Lovell s division ... the army could reach another crossing six miles to the south. Maury formed a line on the west side ... over the Army of West Tennessee. Price was reassigned to the Trans Mississippi Department in February ... Missouri in the Civil War Category Armies of the Confederate States of America West, Army ... branch Confederate States Army type role size command structure garrison garrison label nickname ... disbanded notable commanders Earl Van Dorn br John P. McCown br Sterling Price For the U.S. army during the Mexican American War see Army of the West 1846 , and for the French Revolutionary army unit see Army of the West 1793 . The Army of the West was a military force within the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War that the was part of the Trans Mississippi Department and was composed ..., pp. 2, 19. ref During February 1862, the Union Army of the Southwest commanded by Brigadier General ... army but the process was slow and only one brigade was organized onto complete regiments by March another ... s army before the campaign started. ref Shea & Hess, pp. 23&ndash 25, 58. ref Van Dorn launched his ... called Big Mountain between the Confederates and the Union army. At this time, McCulloch received permission ..., since this would shorten the distance he would travel. However, a portion of the Union army, commanded ... positions and Van Dorn failed to order it to follow the army as a result, the Confederates were low ... more details
The West Russian Volunteer Army or Bermontians was an army in the Baltic states Baltic provinces of the former Russian Empire during the Russian Civil War of 1918 1920. The Western Russian Volunteer Army, unlike the pro Allies of World War I Entente Volunteer Army was supported and in fact created by Germany . The Armistice with Germany Compi gne Compi gne Armistice , article 12, stipulated that German troops were to remain in the Baltic provinces to help fight Bolshevik advances and were to withdraw once Allies of World War I the Allies determined the situation is under control. The order to withdraw was given after the Treaty of Versailles was signed in June 1919. However, only small portion of the Freikorps in the Baltic retired the rest stayed under the leadership of General R diger von der Goltz . To avoid casting blame on Germany and enfuriating the Allies, he withdrew into the background and merged his troops with the Special Russian Corps , led by Cossack General Pavel Bermont Avalov . The two generals recruited about 50,000 men mostly Freikorps, Baltic Germans , as well as some Russia n POW s captured by Germany in World War I and then released on the promise that they would help fight against the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War. The Army declared that it joined the forces of Aleksandr Kolchak and marched to attack Bolsheviks, but their real goal was to sustain German power in the Baltic region. In October 1919 the West Russian Volunteer Army attacked the newly independent states of Lithuania and Latvia , to which Germany had granted independence. It briefly occupied west bank of Daugava river in Riga and the government of K rlis Ulmanis had to request military ... the Latvian army managed to drive the Bermont Avalov forces into Lithuanian territory. Finally, the West Russian Volunteer Army suffered heavy defeats by the Lithuanians near Radvili kis , a major ... of the West Russian Volunteer Army withdrew from the Baltics into Germany. See also White Movement Freikorps ... more details
For the Confederate force of this name see Army of the West 1862 , and for the US army of the Mexican American War see Army of the West 1846 . The Army of the West arm e de l Ouest was one of the French Revolutionary Armies . It was created on 1 August 1793 by merging the arm e des c tes de Brest , the arm e des c tes de La Rochelle , and the arm e de Mayence , and was sent to fight the War in the Vendee revolt in the Vendee . History Before 17 October 1793 Empty section date February 2011 Reorganisation Visiting Republican soldiers of the arm e de l Ouest, Jean Baptiste Carrier was aggrieved by the state in which he found them patched uniforms, mismatched or worn out weapons, supplies insufficient in both quantity and quality, infectious illnesses especially venereal ones spreading rapidly, drunkenness. For Jean Baptiste Carrier, the negligence and greed of the fat and bold army suppliers Citation needed date October 2008 that had forced the troops to behave like looters. Determined to track down the egotism of the rich citizens of Nantes Citation needed date October 2008 , Carrier began a requisitions scheme to improve the Arm e de l Ouest. Requisitions Matelas, draps, pi ces de tissus, charpie , ustensiles divers ne tardent pas s entasser dans les magasins de l arm e, apport s par les bourgeois qui pr f rent se livrer ces dons patriotiques plut t que de subir la saisie en r gle de leurs biens R f rence n cessaire . L appel aux dons patriotiques incombe au Comit nantais qui se charge de les faire parvenir l arm e. Au passage, un certain nombre de personnages se servent tous ces d tournement, que Carrier ignorea ou qu il laisse faire, firent beaucoup pour la chute du Comit nantais et l arrestation de ses principaux animateurs R f rence n cessaire . R quisition pour ... Gabriel Marie Joseph d H douville Use dmy dates date February 2011 DEFAULTSORT Army Of The West France Category Arm es of the French First Republic West fr Arm e de l Ouest ... more details
The WestVirginia National Guard consists of the WestVirginiaArmy National Guard Two units of the WestVirginiaArmy National Guard, the 150th Cavalry and the 201st Field Artillery, are among the nineteen Army National Guard units with campaign credit for the War of 1812 . External links http www.wv.ngb.army.mil WestVirginiaArmy Guard Home Page http www.history.army.mil ARNG NG WV.htm Bibliography of WestVirginiaArmy National Guard History compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History NGbystate Category United States National Guard Category Military in WestVirginia ... more details
Military in WestVirginiaWestVirginia Air National Guard WestVirginiaArmy National Guard History ... Virginia The Great Seal of the State of WestVirginia Image Map of USA WV.svg thumb The location of the state of WestVirginia in the United States of America Image Map of WestVirginia NA.png thumb An enlargeable map of the state of WestVirginia see also Index of WestVirginia related articles The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of WestVirginia TOC limit limit 2 General reference Names Common name WestVirginia Pronunciation IPA en w st v r d nj en us West Virginia.ogg U.S. state List of states Official name State of WestVirginia Abbreviations ... registration plates of WestVirginia license plates Panhandle State Adjectivals and demonyms for U.S. states Adjectival s WestVirginia , WestVirginia n Adjectivals and demonyms for U.S. states Demonym WestVirginia n, WestVirginia Mountaineer Geography of WestVirginia Main article Geography of WestVirginiaWestVirginia is a U.S. state , a State administrative division federal state of the United ... Mid Atlantic states Southeastern United States Southern United States Demographics of WestVirginia Population Population of WestVirginia 1,852,994 2010 U.S. Census ref cite web url http quickfacts.census.gov qfd states 54000.html title U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts WestVirginia ref Geography of WestVirginia Area Area of WestVirginia commons Atlas of WestVirginia Atlas of WestVirginia Places in WestVirginia Historic places in WestVirginia List of National Historic Landmarks in WestVirginia National Historic Landmarks in WestVirginia National Register of Historic Places listings in WestVirginia List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in WestVirginia Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in WestVirginia List of National Natural Landmarks in WestVirginia National Natural Landmarks in WestVirginia List of national parks in West ... more details
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