Camden Expedition Union order of battle
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The following Union Army
units and commanders fought in the Camden Expedition
of the American Civil War
. The Confederate order of battle
is listed separately.
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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 Camden Expedition
Camden Expedition
The Camden Expedition was a military campaign in southern and central Arkansas during the American Civil War. It involved Union forces stationed at Little Rock and Fort Smith under the command of Major General Frederick Steele...
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
Camden Expedition Confederate order of battle
The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Camden Expedition of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately.-Military rank:* Gen = General* MG = Major General* BG = Brigadier General...
is listed 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...
Department of Arkansas & VII Corps
MG Frederick SteeleFrederick Steele
Frederick Steele was a career military officer in the United States Army, serving as a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was most noted for his successful campaign to retake much of secessionist Arkansas for the Union cause.-Early life:Steele was born in Delhi, New...
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- 3rd Illinois Cavalry3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer CavalryThe 3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 3rd Illinois Cavalry was mustered into service at Camp Butler, Illinois on August 27, 1861....
, Company D - 15th Illinois Cavalry15th Regiment Illinois Volunteer CavalryThe 15th Regiment of the Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was a volunteer cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-History of Service:...
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Third Division BG Frederick C. Salomon Frederick C. Salomon Frederick C. Salomon was a German immigrant to the United States who served as a Union brigadier general in the American Civil War.-Biography:He was born in Stroebeck near Halberstadt, Prussia... |
1st Brigade BG Samuel Allen Rice Samuel Allen Rice Samuel Allen Rice was born in Cattaraugus, New York. He lived in Mahaska County, Iowa where he practiced law, was county attorney, and state attorney general . In the American Civil War, he was a colonel in the 33rd regiment of Iowa... |
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2nd Brigade
Col William E. McLean |
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3rd Brigade
Col Adolph Englemann |
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Frontier Division [joined near Elkins Ferry] BG John Milton Thayer John Milton Thayer John Milton Thayer was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum United States Senator from Nebraska, as well as governor of Wyoming Territory and governor of Nebraska.-Early life and career:... |
1st Brigade Col John Edwards |
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2nd Brigade
Col Charles W. Adams |
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3rd Brigade
Col Owen Bassett |
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Cavalry Division BG Eugene Asa Carr Eugene Asa Carr Eugene Asa Carr was a soldier in the United States Army and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
1st Brigade Col John F. Ritter |
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2nd Brigade
Col Daniel Anderson |
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Independent Cavalry Brigade [mixed; at Pine Bluff]
Col Powell Clayton Powell Clayton Powell Clayton was an engineer, a Union Army general in the American Civil War, the first Reconstruction Governor of the State of Arkansas, and Ambassador to Mexico during the administrations of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.-Early life:Clayton was born in Bethel, Pennsylvania, to John... |
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See also
- Army of ArkansasArmy of ArkansasThe Army of Arkansas was a Union Army that served in the Trans-Mississippi Theater during the American Civil War. This force functioned exclusively in the state of Arkansas.-History:...
- Arkansas in the American Civil WarArkansas in the American Civil WarThe state of Arkansas was a part of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, and provided a source of troops, supplies, and military and political leaders for the fledgling country. Arkansas had become the 25th state of the United States, on June 15, 1836, entering as a...