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Maj. Gen. John Pope

 

 

 

Born: March 16, 1822

Louisville, Kentucky

 

 

 

 

Died: September 23, 1892

Ohio Soldier's Home

near Sandusky, Ohio

 

 

West Point: 1842

Brevet 2nd Lieutenant: 1842

Brevet 1st Lieutenant: 1847

Brevet Captain: 1847

Brig. Gen. Volunteers: June 14, 1861

Maj. Gen. Volunteers: March 21, 1862

Brig. Gen. USA: July 14, 1862

Maj. Gen. USA: 1882

Maj. Gen. John Pope

Courtesy of Library of Congress

June 1842: West Point Graduate - 17th in class of 56

June 1842: Brevet 2nd Lieutenant in the Topographical Engineers

1846-1848: Mexican American War

September 25, 1846: Battle of Monterrey

February 23, 1847: Battle of Buena Vista

1847: Brevet 1st Lieutenant

1847: Brevet Captain

Surveyor in Minnesota

1850: Demonstrated the navigability of the Red River

1851-1853: Chief Engineer of the Department of New Mexico

1854-1860: Surveying a route for the Pacific Railroad

February 1861: One of four officers selected to escort President-elect Lincoln to Washington D.C.

Offered to serve as an aide to President Lincoln

June 14, 1861: Appointed to Brigadier General, US Volunteers, effective May 17, 1861 and ordered to Illinois to recruit volunteers

July 29 - October 1861: Commanding, District of North Missouri, Western Department

October - November 9, 1861: Commanding 2nd Division, Army of Southwest Missouri, Western Department

November 9 - December 1861: Commanding 2nd Division, Army of Southwest Missouri, Department of Missouri

December 18, 1861: Assumes command of the District of North and Central Missouri - This game him operational control along a portion of the Mississippi River

February 23 - June 26, 1862: Commanding, Army of the  Mississippi

February 28 - April 8, 1862: Battle of New Madrid/Island #10

March 21, 1862: Major General, US Volunteers

April 29 - June 10, 1862: Siege of Corinth

June 26 - September 2, 1862: Commanding, Army of Virginia

July 14, 1862: Brigadier General, Regular US Army

July 14, 1862: Pope's Address to his troops

August 29-30, 1862: Second Battle of Bull Run

September 12, 1862: Relieved from Command of Army of Virginia

September 16 - November 28, 1862: Commanding, Department of Minnesota

February 13, 1863 - February 13, 1865: Commanding, Department of Minnesota

April 1867: Governor of the Reconstruction Third Military District forming his headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia

December 28, 1867: Removed as Military Governor

Served with distinction in the Apache Wars

1879: Board of Inquiry concludes that Fitz John Porter was unfairly convicted for the loss at 2nd Bull Run and Pope bore most of the responsibility for the loss of the battle

1882: Promoted to Major General in Regular Army

1886: Retired from the Army

Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1959. p 658-659

Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Blue: Lives of Union Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1964. p 376-377

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