Army of West Tennessee (Confederate)

Army of West Tennessee
Van Dorn's battleflag
ActiveSeptember 1862 to December 1862
Country Confederate States of America
Allegiance Tennessee
Branch Confederate States Army
EngagementsSecond Battle of Corinth
Battle of Hatchie's Bridge
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Earl Van Dorn
Maj. Gen. Earl van Dorn

The Army of West Tennessee was a short-lived Confederate army led by 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 on September 28, 1862, with Earl Van Dorn its first and only commander. On November 24, 1862, Adjutant 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 under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton.


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