Trans-Mississippi Musings
Trans-Mississippi Musings
Trans-Mississippi Musings features short articles about important events leading up to, occuring during, and following the American Civil War.
![A map of the western United States of America showing the boundaries of Union and Confederate Departments as of December 1864 (Official Records Atlas) A map of the western United States of America showing the boundaries of Union and Confederate Departments as of December 1864 (Official Records Atlas)](uploads/images/maps/600p-western-us-dec-1864-or-atlas.jpg)
During the American Civil War, the Trans-Mississippi referred to the geographic area west of the Mississippi River. The Confederacy actually had a military department named Trans-Mississippi that included the states of Missouri, Texas, Arkansas, and part of Louisiana, and the Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma).
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