These entities were sometimes the only governmental authority in the listed areas, although they often co-existed with civil governments in scarcely populated states and territories. * From June 14, 1798 until May 14, 1800, Maj. Gen. Charles commanded a district that encompassed Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Brig. Gen. James Wilkinson commanding troops in the remaining states in the north and west. 1800–1813 1813–1815 1815–1821 1821–37 1837–1844 1844–1848 In 1844 the Army renewed the use of the Eastern and Western Divisions during the Mexican–American War.