Eastern Division of the
United States Army
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was one of its superior administrative organizations that existed during the mid-19th century and for a short time in the early 20th century.
Eastern Division 1837 - 42
Eastern Division of the U. S. Army was first created 1837, as the Army reorganized its administration. It had a subordinate 7th Military Department until 1841, and it was eliminated in 1842.
Renewed Eastern Division 1844 - 53
The Eastern Division was restored in 1844 with subordinate 5th Military Department until 1848 and the 8th Military Department until 1846.
From 1848 to 1853 the Eastern Division had 4 subordinate departments.
* 1st Military Department, 1848–53; consolidated 1st and 3d Military Departments, 1849–50
* 2nd Military Department, 1848–51; consolidated 1st and 2d Military Departments, 1848–49
* 3rd Military Departments, 1848, 1850–53
* 4th Military Departments, 1848–53; consolidated 3d and 4th Military Departments, 1848
In 1853, the Eastern Division was replaced, along with the whole division echelon, in favor of territorial Departments. The
Department of the East
The Department of the East was a military administrative district established by the U.S. Army several times in its history. The first was from 1853 to 1861, the second Department of the East, from 1863 to 1873, and the last from 1877 to 1913.
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absorbed the four numerated departments (1st-4th) of the Eastern Division, with boundaries encompassing all the states east of the
Mississippi River
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Renewed Eastern Division 1911 - 13
The departments were again organized under new divisions in 1911, with the Eastern Division having the subordinate Department of the East and Department of the Gulf. In 1913, the “Stimson Plan” again eliminated the division administrative echelon. The
Eastern Department
Eastern may refer to:
Transportation
*China Eastern Airlines, a current Chinese airline based in Shanghai
*Eastern Air, former name of Zambia Skyways
*Eastern Air Lines, a defunct American airline that operated from 1926 to 1991
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and
Southern Department absorbed most of the Eastern Division.
See also
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Western Division (United States Army) Western Division or West Division may refer to:
Locations
*Western Division (The Gambia)
*Western Division, Fiji
* West Division (Northern Ireland)
*Western Division (New South Wales)
* West Division, Western Australia
Units
*13th (Western) ...
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Pacific Division (United States Army) Pacific Division of the U. S. Army was one of its superior administrative organizations that existed during the early 19th century and for a short time in the early 20th century.
Pacific Division 1848–1853
The first Pacific Division of the U.S. ...
References
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National Archives, Guide to Federal Records; Records of United States Army Continental Commands, 1821-1920 (Record Group 393), 1817-1940 (bulk 1817-1920)
Departments and districts of the United States Army