Bentonville Union order of battle
Encyclopedia
The following Union Army
units and commanders fought in the Battle of Bentonville
of the American Civil War
. The Confederate order of battle
is shown separately.
, commanding
Headquarters Guard
Engineers and Mechanics
Right Wing (Army of the Tennessee
MG Oliver O. Howard
Escort
Pontoon Train Guard
XV Corps
Maj. Gen. John A. Logan
XVII Corps
MG Francis Preston Blair, Jr.
Escort
Left Wing (Army of Georgia
Maj. Gen. Henry W. Slocum
Pontoniers
XIV Corps
Bvt. MG Jefferson C. Davis
XX Corps
Bvt. MG Alpheus S. Williams
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
units and commanders fought in the Battle of Bentonville
Battle of Bentonville
At 3 p.m., Confederate infantry from the Army of Tennessee launched an attack and drove the Union left flank back in confusion, nearly capturing Carlin in the process and overrunning the XIV Corps field hospital. Confederates under Maj. Gen. D.H. Hill filled the vacuum left by the retreating...
of the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. The Confederate order of battle
Bentonville Confederate order of battle
The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Bentonville of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is shown separately.-Military rank:* Gen = General* LTG = Lieutenant General* MG = Major General...
is shown separately.
Military rank
- MG = Major GeneralMajor general (United States)In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a two-star general-officer rank, with the pay grade of O-8. Major general ranks above brigadier general and below lieutenant general...
- BG = Brigadier GeneralBrigadier general (United States)A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed...
- Col = ColonelColonel (United States)In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general...
- Ltc = Lieutenant ColonelLieutenant Colonel (United States)In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of commander in the other uniformed services.The pay...
- Maj = MajorMajor (United States)In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, major is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel...
- Cpt = Captain
- Bvt. = Brevet
Grand Army of the West
MG William T. ShermanWilliam Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman was an American soldier, businessman, educator and author. He served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War , for which he received recognition for his outstanding command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness of the "scorched...
, commanding
Headquarters Guard
- 7th Company, Ohio Sharpshooters
Engineers and Mechanics
- 1st Michigan
- 1st Missouri (five companies)
Right Wing (Army of the TennesseeArmy of the TennesseeThe Army of the Tennessee was a Union army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, named for the Tennessee River. It should not be confused with the similarly named Army of Tennessee, a Confederate army named after the State of Tennessee....
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MG Oliver O. HowardOliver O. Howard
Oliver Otis Howard was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War...
Escort
- 15th Illinois Cavalry
Pontoon Train Guard
- 14th Wisconsin (Company E)
XV CorpsXV Corps (ACW)The XV Army Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the Army of the Tennessee under Maj. Gens. Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman. It was commanded by Sherman in the Siege of Vicksburg and then by Maj. Gen. John A. Logan in Sherman's Atlanta Campaign. ...
Maj. Gen. John A. LoganJohn A. Logan
John Alexander Logan was an American soldier and political leader. He served in the Mexican-American War and was a general in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He served the state of Illinois as a state senator, congressman and senator and was an unsuccessful candidate for Vice President...
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1st Division Bvt. MG Charles R. Woods Charles R. Woods Charles Robert Woods was a career United States Army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War... |
1st Brigade Bvt. BG William B. Woods William Burnham Woods William Burnham Woods was an American jurist, politician, and soldier.-Early life and career:Woods was born on August 3, 1824 in Newark, Ohio. He was the older brother of Charles R. Woods, another future Civil War general. He attended college at both Western Reserve University and Yale... |
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2nd Brigade
Col Robert F. Catterson |
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3rd Brigade
Col George A. Stone |
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2nd Division MG William B. Hazen William Babcock Hazen William Babcock Hazen was a career United States Army officer who served in the Indian Wars, as a Union general in the American Civil War, and as Chief Signal Officer of the U.S. Army... |
1st Brigade Col Theodore Jones |
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2nd Brigade
Col Wells S. Jones |
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3rd Brigade
BG John M. Oliver |
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3rd Division Bvt. MG John E. Smith John E. Smith John Eugene Smith was a Swiss immigrant to the United States, who served as a Union general during the American Civil War.-Early life:Smith was born in Berne, Switzerland in 1816. His father had served under Napoleon Bonaparte and emigrated with his family to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after the... |
1st Brigade BG William T. Clark |
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2nd Brigade
Col Clark R. Wever |
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4th Division Bvt. MG John M. Corse John M. Corse John Murray Corse was an American politician and soldier who served as a general in the Union Army in the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
1st Brigade BG Elliott W. Rice |
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2nd Brigade
Col Robert N. Adams |
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3rd Brigade
Col Frederick J. Hurlbut |
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Unassigned (Not Engaged) |
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Artillery
Ltc William H. Ross |
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XVII CorpsXVII Corps (ACW)XVII Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was organized December 18, 1862 as part of Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee. It was most notably commanded by Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson and Maj. Gen. Francis P. Blair II, and served in the Western...
MG Francis Preston Blair, Jr.Francis Preston Blair, Jr.
Francis Preston Blair, Jr. was an American politician and Union Army general during the American Civil War. He represented Missouri in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and he was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President in 1868.-Early life and career:Blair was born in...
Escort
- 11th Illinois Cavalry (Company G)
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1st Division MG Joseph A. Mower Joseph A. Mower Joseph Anthony Mower was a Union general during the American Civil War. He was a competent officer and well respected by his troops and fellow officers to whom he was known as "Fighting Joe". William T. Sherman said of Mower, "he's the boldest young officer we have".-Biography:Mower was born in... |
1st Brigade BG John W. Fuller John W. Fuller John Wallace Fuller was a British-born American publisher, businessman, and soldier. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. After the war Fuller engaged in the wholesale footwear trade as well as in civil affairs in Ohio.-Early life and career:John W... |
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2nd Brigade
Col Milton Montgomery |
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3rd Brigade
Col John Tillson |
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3rd Division BG Manning F. Force Manning Force Manning Ferguson Force was a lawyer, judge and soldier from Ohio. He became known as the commander of the 20th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and was a recipient of the Army Medal of Honor for gallantry in action.-Early life and career:Manning F... |
Provost Guard |
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1st Brigade
Col Cassius Fairchild |
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2nd Brigade
Col Greenberry F. Wiles |
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4th Division Bvt. MG Giles A. Smith |
1st Brigade BG Benjamin F. Potts Benjamin F. Potts Benjamin Franklin Potts was a lawyer, politician, and soldier from the state of Ohio who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, as well as a postbellum Governor of the Montana Territory from 1870 to 1883... |
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3rd Brigade
BG William W. Belknap William W. Belknap William Worth Belknap was a United States Army general, government administrator, and United States Secretary of War. He was the only Cabinet secretary ever to have been impeached by the United States House of Representatives.-Birth and early years:Born in Newburgh, New York to career soldier... |
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Artillery
Maj Allen C. Waterhouse |
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Unassigned |
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Left Wing (Army of GeorgiaArmy of GeorgiaThe Army of Georgia was a Union army that constituted the Left Wing of Major General William T. Sherman's Army Group during the March to the Sea and the Carolinas Campaign.-History:...
, Recently the Army of the CumberlandArmy of the CumberlandThe Army of the Cumberland was one of the principal Union armies in the Western Theater during the American Civil War. It was originally known as the Army of the Ohio.-History:...
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Maj. Gen. Henry W. SlocumHenry Warner Slocum
Henry Warner Slocum , was a Union general during the American Civil War and later served in the United States House of Representatives from New York. During the war, he was one of the youngest major generals in the Army and fought numerous major battles in the Eastern Theater and in Georgia and the...
Pontoniers
- 58th Indiana
XIV CorpsXIV Corps (ACW)XIV Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was one of the earliest corps formations in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.-Creation:...
Bvt. MG Jefferson C. DavisJefferson C. Davis
Jefferson Columbus Davis was an officer in the United States Army who served in the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, and the Modoc War. He was the first commander of the Department of Alaska, from 1868 to 1870...
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1st Division BG William P. Carlin William P. Carlin William Passmore Carlin was a career soldier from the state of Illinois who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and then in the postbellum United States Army... |
1st Brigade Bvt. BG Harrison C. Hobart |
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2nd Brigade
Bvt. BG George P. Buell George P. Buell George Pearson Buell was an American civil engineer and soldier. He served as a Union Army general during the American Civil War, and remained in the United States Army following the conflict.-Early life and career:... |
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3rd Brigade
Ltc David Miles (w) Ltc Arnold McMahan |
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2nd Division BG James D. Morgan James D. Morgan James Dada Morgan was a merchant sailor, soldier, businessman, and a Union general during the American Civil War. He commanded a division of infantry in some of the final campaigns in the Western Theater.... |
Provost Guard |
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1st Brigade
BG William Vandever |
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2nd Brigade
BG John G. Mitchell John G. Mitchell (general) John Grant Mitchell was an Ohio lawyer and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was active in several important campaigns and battles in the Western Theater, including the Chickamauga, Atlanta, and Franklin-Nashville and Carolinas campaigns... |
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3rd Brigade
Bvt. BG Benjamin D. Fearing (w) Ltc James W. Langley |
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3rd Division Bvt. MG Absalom Baird Absalom Baird Absalom Baird was a career United States Army officer who distinguished himself as a Union Army general in the American Civil War. Baird received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his military actions-Early life:... |
1st Brigade Col Morton C. Hunter |
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2nd Brigade
Ltc Thomas Doan |
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3rd Brigade
Col George P. Este |
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Artillery
Maj Charles Houghtaling |
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XX CorpsXX Corps (ACW)Two corps of the Union Army were called XX Corps during the American Civil War. Though both served in the Union Army of the Cumberland, they were distinct units and should be recognized as such.- McCook's Corps :...
Bvt. MG Alpheus S. WilliamsAlpheus S. Williams
Alpheus Starkey Williams was a lawyer, judge, journalist, U.S. Congressman, and a Union general in the American Civil War.-Early life:...
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1st Division BG Nathaniel J. Jackson Nathaniel J. Jackson Nathaniel James Jackson was an American machinist and soldier. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, in which he was wounded three times. After the war Jackson operated a mine.... |
1st Brigade Col James L. Selfridge |
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2nd Brigade
Col William Hawley |
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3rd Brigade
BG James S. Robinson James S. Robinson James Sidney Robinson was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
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2nd Division Bvt. MG John W. Geary John W. Geary John White Geary was an American lawyer, politician, Freemason, and a Union general in the American Civil War... |
1st Brigade Bvt. BG Ario Pardee, Jr. Ario Pardee, Jr. Ario Pardee, Jr. was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He rose to fame during the Battle of Gettysburg, where he led the defense of a portion of Culp's Hill on July 3, 1863. A monument on the Gettysburg Battlefield commemorates the spot as "Pardee Field."-Early life:Ario ... |
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2nd Brigade
Col George W. Mindil |
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3rd Brigade
Bvt. BG Henry A. Barnum Henry A. Barnum Henry Alanson Barnum was a United States Army officer during the American Civil War and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.-Early life:... |
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3rd Division Bvt. MG William T. Ward |
1st Brigade Col Henry Case |
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2nd Brigade
Col Daniel Dustin |
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3rd Brigade
Bvt. BG William Cogswell William Cogswell William Cogswell was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War who was awarded the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general, U.S. Volunteers.-Biography:... |
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Artillery
Maj John A. Reynolds |
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Cavalry
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3rd Division Bvt. MG Judson Kilpatrick Hugh Judson Kilpatrick Hugh Judson Kilpatrick was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, achieving the rank of brevet major general. He was later the United States Minister to Chile, and a failed political candidate for the U.S... |
1st Brigade Col Thomas J. Jordan |
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2nd Brigade
Bvt. BG Smith D. Atkins Smith D. Atkins Smith Dykins Atkins was an American newspaper editor, lawyer, and a Union Army colonel during the American Civil War , who temporarily commanded brigades of infantry for two periods of time and cavalry for three periods of time and who was awarded the grades of brevet brigadier general of... |
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3rd Brigade
Col George E. Spencer |
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4th Brigade (provisional)
Ltc William B. Way |
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