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
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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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