M MikeyB Sergeant Joined Sep 13, 2018 Mar 18, 2019 #1 Anyone know the origin of how the Union army came to name its armies after rivers? Was this a Stanton thing? Lincoln? Mac? Cameron? US army tradition? mike
Anyone know the origin of how the Union army came to name its armies after rivers? Was this a Stanton thing? Lincoln? Mac? Cameron? US army tradition? mike
bankerpapaw Captain Joined Dec 26, 2007 Location Rome, Georgia Mar 18, 2019 #2 I'm guessing, but I would imagine because of the army's area of operations.