Camp Wildcat Union order of battle
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The following Union Army
units and commanders fought in the Battle of Camp Wildcat
(also known as Wildcat Mountain and Camp Wild Cat) of the American Civil War
on October 21, 1861, in Laurel County, Kentucky
. The Confederate order of battle
is listed separately.
Col Theophilus T. Garrard
[in command until the arrival of Schoepf]
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 Camp Wildcat
Battle of Camp Wildcat
The Battle of Camp Wildcat was one of the early engagements of the American Civil War. It occurred October 21, 1861, in northern Laurel County, Kentucky during the campaign known as the Kentucky Confederate Offensive...
(also known as Wildcat Mountain and Camp Wild Cat) 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...
on October 21, 1861, in Laurel County, Kentucky
Laurel County, Kentucky
Laurel County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The population was 58,849 in the 2010 Census. Its county seat is London.The London Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Laurel County....
. The Confederate order of battle
Camp Wildcat Confederate order of battle
The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Camp Wildcat of the American Civil War on October 21, 1861, in Laurel County, Kentucky. The Union order of battle is listed separately....
is listed separately.
Military rank
- 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...
- Cpt = Captain
Union Army
BG Albin F. SchoepfAlbin Francisco Schoepf
Albin Francisco Schoepf was an European-born military officer who became a Union brigadier general during the American Civil War, best known as the commanding officer of Fort Delaware, a wartime camp for Confederate prisoners of war.-Early life:Schoepf was born in Podgórze, Poland...
Col Theophilus T. Garrard
Theophilus T. Garrard
Theophilus Toulmin Garrard was a politician, Union general in the American Civil War, farmer, and businessman.-Early life and career:...
[in command until the arrival of Schoepf]
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| Artillery |
Battery B, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Battery B, 1st Ohio Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The battery was often referred to as Standart's Battery or Standart's Ohio Battery.-Service:... : Cpt William E. Standart |
| Cavalry |
1st Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry The 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 1st Kentucky Cavalry was organized at Liberty, Burkesville, and Monticello, Kentucky and mustered in for a three year enlistment on October 28, 1861... (dismounted): Col Frank Lane Wolford Frank Lane Wolford Frank Lane Wolford was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born near Columbia, Kentucky, Wolford attended the common schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Liberty, Kentucky.... |