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Department of New England
The
Department
of
New England
was a
Union
Army Department
created on
October 1
,
1861
,
consisting of
the six
New England States
. The
department
was discontinued on
February 20
,
1862
.
Commanders
Major General
,
Benjamin
F.
Butler
,
October
1, 1861 -
February
20
, 1862
Posts
in Department of New
England
Fort
Adams
,
Rhode Island