Cedar Creek Union order of battle
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The following Union Army
units and commanders fought in the Battle of Cedar Creek
of the American Civil War
. The Confederate order of battle
is listed separately.
MG Horatio Wright
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BG George W. Getty
Army of West Virginia
BG George Crook
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 Cedar Creek
Battle of Cedar Creek
The Battle of Cedar Creek, or Battle of Belle Grove, October 19, 1864, was one of the final, and most decisive, battles in the Valley Campaigns of 1864 during the American Civil War. The final Confederate invasion of the North, led by Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early, was effectively ended...
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
Cedar Creek Confederate order of battle
The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Cedar Creek. The Union order of battle is listed separately.-Military rank abbreviations used:* LTG = Lieutenant General* MG = Major 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...
- 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
Army of the Shenandoah
MG Philip SheridanPhilip Sheridan
Philip Henry Sheridan was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. His career was noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close association with Lt. Gen. Ulysses S...
MG Horatio Wright
Horatio Wright
Horatio Gouverneur Wright was an engineer and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. After the war, he was involved in a number of engineering projects, including the Brooklyn Bridge and the completion of the Washington Monument, and served as Chief of Engineers for the U.S...
VI Corps
BG James B. RickettsJames B. Ricketts
James Brewerton Ricketts was a career officer in the United States Army, serving as a Union Army general in the Eastern Theater during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
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BG George W. Getty
George W. Getty
George Washington Getty was a career military officer in the United States Army, most noted for his role as a division commander in the Army of the Potomac during the final full year of the American Civil War....
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First Division BG Frank Wheaton Frank Wheaton Frank Wheaton was a career military officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and Indian Wars.-Early life and career:... |
1st Brigade First New Jersey Brigade The First New Jersey Brigade is the common name for an American Civil War brigade of New Jersey infantry regiments in the Union Army of the Potomac... Col William Henry Penrose |
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2nd Brigade
Col Joseph Eldridge Hamblin Joseph Eldridge Hamblin Joseph Eldridge Hamblin was an American general during the Civil War, who led a regiment and then a brigade in the Army of the Potomac.-Biography:... |
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3rd Brigade
Col Oliver Edwards Oliver Edwards Oliver Edwards was a machine company executive, an inventor, and a volunteer officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.... |
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Second Division BG George W. Getty George W. Getty George Washington Getty was a career military officer in the United States Army, most noted for his role as a division commander in the Army of the Potomac during the final full year of the American Civil War.... BG Lewis A. Grant Lewis A. Grant Lewis Addison Grant was a teacher, lawyer, soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and later Assistant U.S. Secretary of War... |
1st Brigade Col James M. Warner James M. Warner James Meech Warner was a New England manufacturer and a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
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2nd Brigade 1st Vermont Brigade The First Vermont Brigade, or "Old Brigade" was an infantry brigade in the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. It suffered the highest casualty count of any brigade in the history of the United States Army, with some 1,172 killed in action... BG Lewis A. Grant Col George P. Foster George P. Foster George Perkins Foster was a school teacher, general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and then a United States Marshal.-Early life and career:... |
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3rd Brigade
BG Daniel D. Bidwell Daniel D. Bidwell Daniel Davidson Bidwell was a civic leader in Buffalo, New York, before the outbreak of the American Civil War. He enlisted early in the war and then was appointed colonel of a regiment of infantry... (k) Ltc Winsor B. French |
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Third Division Col J. Warren Keifer J. Warren Keifer Joseph Warren Keifer was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a prominent U.S. politician during the 1880s. He served in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from Ohio from 1877 to 1885 and from 1905 to 1911... |
1st Brigade Col William Emerson |
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2nd Brigade
Col William H. Ball |
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Artillery
Col Charles H. Tompkins |
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Army of West VirginiaArmy of West VirginiaThe Army of West Virginia served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was the primary field army of the Department of West Virginia. It campaigned primarily in West Virginia, Southwest Virginia and in the Shenandoah Valley. It is noted for having two future U.S. presidents serve in...
BG George CrookGeorge Crook
George R. Crook was a career United States Army officer, most noted for his distinguished service during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars.-Early life:...
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First Division Col Joseph Thoburn Joseph Thoburn Joseph Thoburn was born in the district of Mallusk north of Belfast, County Antrim, to be found in the modern-day borough of Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, UK. He went on to be a physician and soldier from the state of West Virginia who served as an officer and brigade commander in the Union... (k) Col Thomas M. Harris |
1st Brigade Ltc Thomas F. Wildes |
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3rd Brigade
Col Thomas M. Harris |
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Second Division Kanawha Division The Kanawha Division was a Union Army division which could trace its origins back to a brigade originally commanded by Jacob D. Cox. This division served in western Virginia and Maryland and was at times led by such famous personalities as George Crook and Rutherford B. Hayes.-Kanawha Brigade:On... Col Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th President of the United States . As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction and the United States' entry into the Second Industrial Revolution... |
1st Brigade Col Hiram F. Devol |
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2nd Brigade
Ltc Benjamin F. Coates |
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Artillery
Cpt Henry A. du Pont Henry A. du Pont Henry Algernon du Pont , known as "Colonel Henry", was an American soldier and politician from Winterthur, near Greenville, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of the American Civil War, and a member of the Republican Party, who served two terms as U.S... |
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Provisional Division
Col J. Howard Kitching J. Howard Kitching John Howard Kitching , often referred to as J. Howard Kitching, was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He served in the cavalry, artillery and infantry in the Army of the Potomac and Army of the Shenandoah... (mw) |
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XIX Corps
BG William H. EmoryWilliam H. Emory
William Hemsley Emory was an United States Army officer and surveyor of Texas.-Early life and career:...
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First Division BG James W. McMillan James W. McMillan James Winning McMillan was an American soldier who fought during the Mexican–American War and served as a Union Army general during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
1st Brigade Col Edwin P. Davis |
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2nd Brigade
Col Stephen Thomas Stephen Thomas Stephen Thomas , manufacturer, politician, jurist, and Union Army officer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for gallantry.-Early life:... |
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Second Division BG Cuvier Grover |
1st Brigade BG Henry W. Birge |
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2nd Brigade
Col Edward L. Molineux |
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3rd Brigade
Col Daniel Macauley |
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4th Brigade
Col David Shunk |
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Division Artillery
Maj Albert W. Bradbury |
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Cavalry Corps
MG Alfred T. A. TorbertDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division BG Wesley Merritt Wesley Merritt Wesley Merritt was a general in the United States Army during the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War. He is noted for distinguished service in the cavalry.-Early life:... |
1st Brigade Col James H. Kidd |
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2nd Brigade
BG Thomas C. Devin |
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Reserve Brigade
Col Charles Russell Lowell Charles Russell Lowell Charles Russell Lowell, Jr. was a railroad executive, foundryman, and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Cedar Creek and was mourned by a number of leading generals... (mw) |
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Second Division Col William H. Powell |
1st Brigade Col Alpheus S. Moore |
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2nd Brigade
Col Henry Capehart Henry Capehart -External links:... |
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Third Division BG George Armstrong Custer George Armstrong Custer George Armstrong Custer was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. Raised in Michigan and Ohio, Custer was admitted to West Point in 1858, where he graduated last in his class... |
1st Brigade Col Alexander Cummings McWhorter Pennington, Jr. Alexander Cummings McWhorter Pennington, Jr. Alexander Cummings McWhorter Pennington, Jr. , was an artillery officer and brigadier general in the United States Army and a veteran of both the American Civil War and Spanish-American War.-Early life and career:... |
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2nd Brigade
Col William Wells William Wells (general) -Medal of Honor:Wells commanded the Second Battalion, 1st Vermont Cavalry, in the repulse of Stuart's Cavalry at the Battle of Hanover during the Gettysburg Campaign... |
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Horse Artillery U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade The Horse Artillery Brigade of the Army of the Potomac was a brigade of various batteries of horse artillery during the American Civil War.Made up almost entirely of individual, company-strength batteries from the Regular Army’s five artillery regiments, the Horse Artillery operated under the... |
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