Army of the Cumberland

Army · United States · October 24, 1862 – August 1, 1865

Union army in the Western Theater under William Rosecrans and then George Thomas. It fought at Stones River and Chickamauga, broke out of Chattanooga at Missionary Ridge, joined Sherman's Atlanta campaign, and under Thomas destroyed Hood's army at Nashville.

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Sub-units 3

Attached units 6

January 9, 1863 – November 9, 1864 XIV Corps (Union Army)
October 1, 1863 – April 4, 1864 XI Corps (Union Army) Sent west by rail to relieve Chattanooga
October 1, 1863 – April 4, 1864 XII Corps (Union Army) Sent west by rail to relieve Chattanooga
October 10, 1863 – November 13, 1864 IV Corps (Union Army)
April 4, 1864 – November 9, 1864 XX Corps (Union Army)
December 2, 1864 – August 1, 1865 IV Corps (Union Army)

Strength and losses

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December 31, 1862 Strength: 41,000 Battle of Stones River
September 18, 1863 Strength: 60,000 Battle of Chickamauga

Movements

September 4–20, 1862 Maryland campaign
September 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam
November 7, 1862 – December 25, 1862 Rosecrans takes command and concentrates at Nashville Map
December 7, 1862 Battle of Hartsville
December 11–15, 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg
December 31, 1862 – January 2, 1863 Battle of Stones River Map
April 30 – May 6, 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville
July 1–3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg
September 18, 1863 – September 20, 1863 Battle of Chickamauga Map
September 22, 1863 – November 22, 1863 Besieged in Chattanooga Map
October 28–29, 1863 Battle of Wauhatchie
November 23, 1863 – November 25, 1863 Second Battle of Chattanooga Storms Missionary Ridge Map
November 24, 1863 Battle of Lookout Mountain
November 25, 1863 Battle of Missionary Ridge
November 25, 1863 Chattanooga campaign
May 7 – September 2, 1864 Atlanta campaign
May 14, 1864 Battle of Resaca Map
May 27, 1864 Battle of Pickett's Mill
June 22, 1864 Battle of Kolb's Farm
June 27, 1864 Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Map
July 20, 1864 Battle of Peachtree Creek Map
August 5–7, 1864 Battle of Utoy Creek
September 2, 1864 Battle of Jonesborough Occupies Atlanta Map
September 18 – December 27, 1864 Franklin–Nashville campaign
November 15 – December 21, 1864 Sherman's March to the Sea
November 24–29, 1864 Battle of Columbia
November 29, 1864 Battle of Spring Hill
November 30, 1864 Battle of Franklin
December 15, 1864 – December 16, 1864 Battle of Nashville Map
March 16, 1865 Battle of Averasborough
March 19–21, 1865 Battle of Bentonville