The Department of the Arkansas was created on January 6, 1864, to consist of
Union occupied
Arkansas, except
Fort Smith. Fort Smith was merged into the Department of the Arkansas on April 17, 1864. It was co-extensive with the reconstitution of
7th Army Corps. Commanders were
Frederick Steele (January 6, 1864 to December 22, 1864) and
Joseph J. Reynolds (December 22, 1864 to August 1, 1865). ==See also==