 Ord (January 18, 1865 – June 14, 1865)
Henry W. Halleck (appointed April 16, 1865, but revoked April 19, 1865)
Alfred H. Terry (June 14, 1865 – August 6, 1866)


The Department of North Carolina was created on January 7, 1862, to include the areas of North Carolina occupied by Union forces.These areas were formerly part of the Department of Virginia.Brigadier General Ambrose E. Burnside was the department's first commander.