Carolinas Campaign Union order of battle
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The following Union Army
units and commanders fought in the Carolinas Campaign
of the American Civil War
. The Confederate order of battle
is listed separately.
Headquarters guard:
Engineers:
Artillery: Bvt MG William Farquhar Barry
Right Wing, Army of the Tennessee
MG Oliver O. Howard
Escort:
Pontoon Train Guard:
Escort:
Left Wing, Army of Georgia
MG Henry W. Slocum
Pontoniers:
Provost guard: Ltc E. Hibbard Topping
MG Joseph A. Mower
Center, Army of the Ohio
MG John M. Schofield
Escort:
Signal Corps: Cpt Edmund H. Russell
Engineers:
Artillery: Ltc Terance J. Kennedy
Escort: Company I, 20th New York Cavalry: Cpt John J. Carroll
Engineer Battalion: Cpt Oliver S. McClure
Provost Guard:
Artillery: Ltc George W. Schofield, Cpt Giles J. Cockerill
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 Carolinas Campaign
Carolinas Campaign
The Carolinas Campaign was the final campaign in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. In January 1865, Union Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman advanced north from Savannah, Georgia, through the Carolinas, with the intention of linking up with Union forces in Virginia. The defeat of ...
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
Carolinas Campaign Confederate order of battle
The following units and commanders fought in the Carolinas Campaign of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately.-Background:...
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...
- 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
- Lt = 1st Lieutenant
Union Forces
MG William T. ShermanHeadquarters guard:
- 7th Company Ohio Sharpshooters1st Battalion Ohio SharpshootersThe 1st Battalion Ohio Sharpshooters was an irregular sharpshooter battalion in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 1st Battalion Ohio Sharpshooters was organized from four independent companies of sharpshooters and served at the headquarters of Generals William S. Rosecrans...
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Engineers:
- 1st Michigan Engineers & Mechanics1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Engineers and MechanicsThe 1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Engineers and Mechanics was an engineer regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...
: Col John B. Yates - 1st Missouri Engineers (5 companies): Ltc William Tweeddale
Artillery: Bvt MG William Farquhar Barry
William Farquhar Barry
William Farquhar Barry was a career officer in the United States Army, serving as an artillery commander during the Mexican-American War and Civil War.-Birth and early years:...
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....
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:
- Company K, 5th Illinois Cavalry: Cpt William Duncan
- 4th Company Ohio Cavalry: Cpt John L. King
Pontoon Train Guard:
- Company E, 14th Wisconsin: Cpt William I. Henry
XV Corps
MG 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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First 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 Burnham 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 Francis Catterson Robert Francis Catterson Robert Francis Catterson was an American physician and soldier. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War, enlisting at its beginning and rising to a general officer near the end... |
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3rd Brigade
Col George A. Stone |
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Second Division MG William Babcock 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 Morrison Oliver John Morrison Oliver John Morrison Oliver was a Union general during the Civil War. He fought in many of the battles involving the Army of the Tennessee, occasionally commanding a brigade.... |
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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 Thomas Clark William Thomas Clark William Thomas Clark was an American soldier and politician, serving as a general in the Union army during the American Civil War and as a postbellum U.S. Congressman.-Birth and early years:... |
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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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Artillery
Ltc William H. Ross |
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XVII Corps
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:
- Company G, 11th Illinois Cavalry: Cpt Stephen S. Tripp
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First 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... BG Manning F. Force |
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
BG John W. Sprague John W. Sprague John Wilson Sprague was an American soldier and railroad executive. He served as a general in the Union Army in the Western Theater of operations during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry at the Battle of Decatur during the Atlanta Campaign... |
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3rd Brigade
Col Charles H. DeGroat Bvt BG John Tillson |
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Third Division Bvt MG Mortimer Dormer Leggett Mortimer Dormer Leggett Mortimer Dormer Leggett was a lawyer, school administrator, professor, and major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
1st Brigade Col BG Charles Ewing Charles Ewing (General) Charles Ewing, was an attorney and Union Army general during the American Civil War. He was the son of Interior Secretary Thomas Ewing, the brother of Thomas Ewing, Jr. and Hugh Boyle Ewing, and the foster brother & brother-in-law of William T. Sherman... |
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2nd Brigade
BG Robert Kingston Scott Robert Kingston Scott Robert Kingston Scott was an American Republican politician, the 74th Governor of South Carolina, and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
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Fourth Division Bvt MG Giles Alexander Smith Giles Alexander Smith Giles Alexander Smith , was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... |
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 Frederick Welker |
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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:...
MG Henry W. SlocumPontoniers:
- 58th Indiana: Ltc Joseph Moore
XIV Corps
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...
Provost guard: Ltc E. Hibbard Topping
- 110th Illinois (nine companies)
- Company A, 24th Illinois
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First Division BG Charles C. Walcutt Charles C. Walcutt Charles Carroll Walcutt was an American surveyor, soldier, and politician. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, in which he was wounded twice.... |
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
Col Henry A. Hambright |
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2nd Division Bvt MG 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
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 Morton C. Hunter Morton Craig Hunter was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Biography:Morton Hunter was born in Versailles, Indiana and knew the hardships of growing up in a pioneer home. His father John Hunter was a soldier in the War of 1812 and his Irish immigrant grandfather served in the Revolutionary war... |
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2nd Brigade
Col Newell Gleason |
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3rd Brigade
Ltc Hubbard K. Milward BG George S. Greene George S. Greene George Sears Greene was a civil engineer and a Union general during the American Civil War. He was part of the Greene family of Rhode Island, which had a distinguished military record for the United States. His greatest contribution during the war was his defense of the Union right flank at Culp's... |
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Artillery
Maj Charles Houghtaling |
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XX 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:...
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...
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First 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.... Bvt MG Alpheus S. Williams |
1st Brigade BG James L. Selfridge |
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2nd Brigade
Bvt BG 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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Second 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 Col George W. Mindil 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 Patrick Henry Jones Patrick Henry Jones Patrick Henry Jones was an American lawyer, public servant and postmaster of New York City during the mid-to late 19th century. In 1878, he was involved in the Alexander T. Stewart bodysnatching case when he was contacted by the kidnappers to act as an intermediary between themselves and the... |
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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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Third Division Bvt MG William Thomas Ward William Thomas Ward William Thomas Ward was a brigadier general in the United States Army during the American Civil War, a United States Congressman from the U.S state Kentucky, and member of the Kentucky Legislature.-Biography:... |
1st Brigade Col Henry Case Bvt BG Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States . Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there... |
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2nd Brigade
Bvt BG 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 Cpt Charles E. Winegar Charles E. Winegar Charles E. Winegar commanded an artillery battery in the Union service during the American Civil War.-Early in the War:Battery M, First New York Artillery was organized at Lockport, New York in September of 1861, and mustered in at Rochester, New York on October 14, 1861. George W. Cothran of... |
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Center, Army of the OhioArmy of the OhioThe Army of the Ohio was the name of two Union armies in the American Civil War. The first army became the Army of the Cumberland and the second army was created in 1863.-History:...
MG John M. SchofieldEscort:
- Company G, 7th Ohio Cavalry7th Ohio CavalryThe 7th Regiment, Ohio Cavalry was a regiment of Union cavalry raised in southern Ohio for service during the American Civil War. Nicknamed the "River Regiment" as its men came from nine counties along the Ohio River, it served in the Western Theater in several major campaigns of the Army of the...
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Signal Corps: Cpt Edmund H. Russell
Engineers:
- 15th New York (three companies): Maj Henry V. Slosson
Artillery: Ltc Terance J. Kennedy
X Corps
MG Alfred H. TerryEscort: Company I, 20th New York Cavalry: Cpt John J. Carroll
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First Division Bvt MG Henry Warner Birge Henry Warner Birge Henry Warner Birge was an American general during the American Civil War.-Biography:Birge was born at Hartford, Connecticut.At the opening of the Civil War Birge organized the first state regiment of three-year troops — the 4th Connecticut Infantry — in which he was appointed major... |
1st Brigade at Morehead City Morehead City, North Carolina Morehead City is a port city in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 8,661 at the 2010 census. Morehead City celebrated the 150th anniversary of its founding on May 5, 2007... |
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2nd Brigade at Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina... |
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3rd Brigade Col Nicholas W. Day |
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22nd Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery 22nd Indiana Battery Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana in October 1862 and mustered in December 15, 1862 for a three year enlistment under the command of Captain Benjamin F... : Lt George W. Alexander |
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Second Division Bvt MG Adelbert Ames Adelbert Ames Adelbert Ames was an American sailor, soldier, and politician. He served with distinction as a Union Army general during the American Civil War. As a Radical Republican and a Carpetbagger, he was military governor, Senator and civilian governor in Reconstruction-era Mississippi... |
1st Brigade Col Rufus Daggett |
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2nd Brigade
Col William B. Coan Col John S. Littell |
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3rd Brigade
Col G. Frederick Granger |
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Third Division BG Charles Jackson Paine Charles Jackson Paine Charles Jackson Paine was an American railroad executive, soldier, and yachtsman who was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... |
1st Brigade Bvt BG Delvan Bates |
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2nd Brigade
Bvt BG Samuel A. Duncan |
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XXIII Corps
MG Jacob Dolson CoxJacob Dolson Cox
Jacob Dolson Cox, was a lawyer, a Union Army general during the American Civil War, and later a Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the 28th Governor of Ohio and as United States Secretary of the Interior....
Engineer Battalion: Cpt Oliver S. McClure
Provost Guard:
- Company H, 9th New Jersey: Cpt Edward S. Pullen
Artillery: Ltc George W. Schofield, Cpt Giles J. Cockerill
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First Division Bvt MG Thomas H. Ruger Thomas H. Ruger Thomas Howard Ruger was an American soldier and lawyer who served as a Union general in the American Civil War. After the war, he was a superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.... |
1st Brigade Bvt BG Israel N. Stiles |
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2nd Brigade
Col John C. McQuiston |
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3rd Brigade
Col Minor T. Thomas |
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Second Division MG Darius N. Couch Darius N. Couch Darius Nash Couch was an American soldier, businessman, and naturalist. He served as a career U.S. Army officer during the Mexican-American War, the Second Seminole War, and as a general officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.During the Civil War, Couch fought notably in the... BG Joseph Alexander Cooper Joseph Alexander Cooper Joseph Alexander Cooper was an American farmer, soldier, and civil servant. He briefly served in the United States Army during the Mexican–American War, and later he was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, fighting most notably during the 1864 Battle of Nashville.-Early life:Cooper... |
1st Brigade Col Orlando H. Moore BG Joseph A. Cooper |
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2nd Brigade
Col John Mehringer |
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3rd Brigade
Col Silas A. Strickland |
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19th Ohio Battery 19th Ohio Independent Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized in Cleveland, Ohio and mustered in September 10, 1862 for a three year enlistment under Captain Joseph C. Shields.The battery was attached to Army of... : Cpt Frank Wilson, Sr. |
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Third Division BG James W. Reilly James W. Reilly James William Reilly 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... BG Samuel P. Carter Samuel P. Carter Samuel Perry "Powhatan" Carter was a United States naval officer who served in the Union Army as a brevet major general during the American Civil War and became a rear admiral in the postbellum United States Navy. He was the first and thusfar only United States officer to have been commissioned... Provost Guard:
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1st Brigade
Col Oscar W. Sterl |
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2nd Brigade
Bvt BG John S. Casement John S. Casement John Stephen "Jack" Casement was a general and brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a noted railroad contractor. He directed the constructional phase of the Transcontinental Railroad, which linked the Western United States with the East.-Early life and career:John... |
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3rd Brigade
Bvt BG Thomas J. Henderson Thomas J. Henderson (politician) Thomas Jefferson Henderson was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Brownsville, Tennessee, Henderson moved with his parents to Illinois at the age of eleven. He served as clerk of the Board of Commissioners of Stark County, Illinois from 1847 to 1849. and as clerk of the court of Stark... |
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Battery D, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Battery D, 1st Ohio Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio in September 1861 and mustered in for a three year enlistment on October 17, 1861. The regiment was... : Cpt Giles J. Cockerill, Lt Cecil C. Reed |
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Third Division - Cavalry Bvt MG Hugh 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 Bvt BG 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 Michael Kerwin Bvt BG Thomas T. Heath |
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See also
- North Carolina in the American Civil War
- South Carolina in the American Civil War