Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant · Character
John Pope
Union general who commanded the Army of Virginia.
minor
Also known as Pope, General Pope, Brigadier-General John Pope
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John Pope shows up with force in Appointed Colonel of the 21st Illinois—Personnel of the Regiment—General Logan—March to Missouri—Movement Against Harris at Florida, Mo.—General Pope in Command—Stationed at Mexico, Mo.. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Commanding the district of Missouri between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers; Grant reports to him and is assigned command of a sub-district at Mexico, Missouri.
John Pope first appears in 0003 i.
In Appointed Colonel of the 21st Illinois—Personnel of the Regiment—General Logan—March to Missouri—Movement Against Harris at Florida, Mo.—General Pope in Command—Stationed at Mexico, Mo.: Commanding the district of Missouri between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers; Grant reports to him and is assigned command of a sub-district at Mexico, Missouri.
Later, in Halleck Assumes Command in the Field—The Advance Upon Corinth—Occupation of Corinth—The Army Separated: Arrives with 30,000 men from Island Number Ten, commands the left wing. He pushes forward aggressively at Farmington but is ordered back to conform to the cautious general line.
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- Appointed Colonel of the 21st Illinois—Personnel of the Regiment—General Logan—March to Missouri—Movement Against Harris at Florida, Mo.—General Pope in Command—Stationed at Mexico, Mo.
- Halleck Assumes Command in the Field—The Advance Upon Corinth—Occupation of Corinth—The Army Separated
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