. ▁P . ▁B anks , ▁ 2 2 ▁April ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁– ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁Major ▁General ▁E . ▁R . ▁S . ▁Can by , ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁– ▁ ▁Confeder ate ▁States ▁Army ▁ ▁Organ ization ▁The ▁department , ▁frequently ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁G ulf ▁District , ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Department ▁No . ▁ 2 ; ▁its ▁area ▁was ▁defined ▁as ▁the ▁coast ▁from ▁the ▁Pear l ▁River ▁to ▁the ▁Ap al ach icola ▁River ▁north ward ▁to ▁latitude ▁ 3 2 ° ▁north . ▁On ▁November ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁the ▁northern ▁boundary ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁latitude ▁ 3 3 ° ▁north . ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁the ▁department / d istrict ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Mississippi ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Louisiana . ▁It ▁remained ▁in ▁that ▁department ▁only ▁until ▁January ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Alabama ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Mississippi . ▁Upon ▁being ▁transferred , ▁the ▁department / d istrict ▁boundaries ▁were ▁re defined ▁as ▁beginning ▁at ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Pear l ▁River , ▁running ▁north ▁to ▁latitude ▁ 3 2 ° ▁north , ▁east ▁to ▁the ▁Georgia ▁State ▁line ▁and ▁south ▁to ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Mexico .