A history of the United States . y;was nominated by Grant for Justice of the Supreme Court, but died beforetaking his seat. 872 §476] THE WAR IN THE WEST. 373 Columbus to Mill Spring. They had also constructed, asalready described (§ 461), two strong forts in Tennessee, justsouth of the Kentuckyline,—Fort Henry onthe Tennessee River,and Tort Donelson onthe Cumberland. Theorganization of theNorthern army in theWest introduced achange in the springof 1862. The Depart-ment of the Missis-sippi, which includedMissouri, Arkansas,and so much of Ken-tucky as was west ofthe Cumberland River,under Major
A history of the United States . y;was nominated by Grant for Justice of the Supreme Court, but died beforetaking his seat. 872 §476] THE WAR IN THE WEST. 373 Columbus to Mill Spring. They had also constructed, asalready described (§ 461), two strong forts in Tennessee, justsouth of the Kentuckyline,—Fort Henry onthe Tennessee River,and Tort Donelson onthe Cumberland. Theorganization of theNorthern army in theWest introduced achange in the springof 1862. The Depart-ment of the Missis-sippi, which includedMissouri, Arkansas,and so much of Ken-tucky as was west ofthe Cumberland River,under Major GeneralH. AV. Halleek, and theDepartment of theOhio, which includedthe eastern parts of Kentucky and Tennessee, under Major Gen-eral Don Carlos Buell, were consolidated on the 11th of March,1862, into one department, and placed imder Halleek, who thusreceived command of all the forces throughout the West, con-sisting of somewhat more than one hundred thousand S. Grant,^ who began his distinguished career in this. Edwin M. Stanton. 1 Bom in Ohio, 1822; died, 1885. Graduated at West Point, 1843; foughtgallantly in the Mexican War; resigned ia 1854, and engaged in businesswith indifferent success till 1861; was appointed colonel, and given commandat Cairo in 1861; took Fort Donelson, thus gaining the first brilliant victoryfor the Union arms, February, 1862; defeated Confederates at Pittsburg,.Landing, April, 1862; took Corinth and surrounding region in the summer of1862; opened the Mississippi River by capture of Vicksbui-g, July 4, 1863;was placed in command of Western annies, September, 1863; took Chatta-nooga in November, 1863; succeeded Halleek in command of all the armies in 374 THE CAMPAIGNS OF 1802 [§477 war as colonel, had been advanced to brigadier general in consequence of a prompt and successful seizure of Cairo, andwas now, though under the direction of Halleck, in commandof the middle branch of the army, while Buell- commanded theeastern section. 47
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