This tour is scheduled for April 11 & 12 at Shiloh National Park. For more information or to register contact us.
This tour
is scheduled for April 11 & 12 at Shiloh National Park. For more information
or to register contact us.
CHRONOLOGY OF THE ARMY
OF THE CUMBERLAND (leading up to Shiloh)
| Date | Event |
| 28 May 61 | After Ft. Sumter, Robert Anderson takes command of the dept. of Kentucky which is then renamed the dept. of the Cumberland. Anderson asks for Thomas. |
| 15 Sept. 61 | Anderson assigns Thomas to take command of Camp Dick Robinson, Ky., the nation's first modern basic training camp. |
| 8 Oct. 61 | Reorganization of the Army of the Cumberland under William T. Sherman. Sherman panics, recalls Thomas from East Tennesee, where upon Union sympathizers hang. |
| 9 Nov. 61 | Reorganization under the name Army of the Ohio under Don Carlos Buell. |
| 19 Jan. 62 | Battle of Mill Springs, Ky. Thomas defeats George B. Crittenden. First major Union victory of the war. Confederate western theater begins to unravel. |
| 16 Feb. 62 | Buell occupies key city of Nashville, Tenn. Remained in Union hands rest of CW. |
| 7 April 62 | Buell arrives evening of first day of battle of Shiloh, sees chaos as he has never seen before. Grant is very happy to see him at first. Next day Buell's fresh troops turn the tide. Afterward Grant not so happy that Buell was there. |
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