Cedar Mountain Union order of battle

The following Union army

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 Mountain

Battle of Cedar Mountain

The Battle of Cedar Mountain, also known as Slaughter's Mountain or Cedar Run, took place on August 9, 1862, in Culpeper County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War. Union forces under Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks attacked Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Thomas J...

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 Mountain Confederate order of battle

The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Cedar Mountain of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is shown separately.-Military rank:* MG = Major General* BG = Brigadier General* Col = Colonel...

is shown separately.

Military Rank Abbreviations Used

MG = Major General
Major General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
BG = Brigadier General
Brigadier General
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Col = Colonel
Colonel
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Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant colonel
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Maj = Major
Major
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Cpt = Captain
Lt = Lieutenant
Lieutenant
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II Corps

Maj. Gen. Nathaniel Banks

Nathaniel Prentice Banks

Nathaniel Prentice Banks was an American politician and soldier, served as the 24th Governor of Massachusetts, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and as a Union general during the American Civil War....

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1st Michigan Cavalry (detachment)

5th New York Cavalry (detachment)

1st West Virginia Cavalry (detachment)

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
First Division BG Alpheus S. Williams Alpheus S. Williams Alpheus Starkey Williams was a lawyer, judge, journalist, U.S. Congressman, and a Union general in the American Civil War.-Early life:...	1st Brigade BG Samuel W. Crawford Samuel W. Crawford Samuel Wylie Crawford was a United States Army surgeon and a Union general in the American Civil War.-Early life:...	5th Connecticut Col George D. Chapman (wc) 10th Maine George L. Beal 28th New York Dudley Donnelly (mw) 46th Pennsylvania 46th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry The 46th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was a Union Army regiment in the American Civil War. It served in both the Eastern and Western Theaters, most notably at the 1862 Battle of Cedar Mountain and during the 1864 Atlanta Campaign... Col Joseph Knipe (w)
	3rd Brigade BG George H. Gordon George Henry Gordon George Henry Gordon was an American lawyer and a Union general in the American Civil War.-Early life:...	2nd Massachusetts 2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry The 2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that saw extensive federal service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment saw action at the Battle of Antietam and the Battle of Gettysburg.-History:... Col George L. Andrews 3rd Wisconsin Col 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.... 27th Indiana Col Silas Colgrove Zouaves d’Afrique (Collis’s company)
Second Division BG Christopher C. Augur Christopher C. Augur Christopher Columbus Augur was an American military officer, most noted for his role in the American Civil War. Although less well known than other Union commanders, he was nonetheless considered an able battlefield commander.-Early life:Augur was born in Kendall, New York. He moved with his... (w) BG Henry Prince 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...	1st Brigade BG John W. Geary John W. Geary John White Geary was an American lawyer, politician, Freemason, and a Union general in the American Civil War... Col Charles Candy Charles Candy Charles Candy was a career soldier in the United States Army who served as an officer in the volunteer Union Army during the American Civil War...	5th Ohio 5th Ohio Infantry The 5th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment from southwestern Ohio that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War, serving in both the Eastern and Western Theaters in a series of campaigns and battles.... Col Samuel H. Dunning 7th Ohio 7th Ohio Infantry The 7th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment formed in northeastern Ohio for service in the Union Army during the American Civil War... Col William R. Creighton (w) 29th Ohio 29th Ohio Infantry The 29th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was a volunteer infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Raised in the northeastern part of the state of Ohio, the 29th served with distinction in several battles of the Atlanta Campaign.... 66th Ohio 66th Ohio Infantry The 66th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 66th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp McArthur in Urbana, Ohio and mustered in for three years service on December 17, 1861 under the command of Colonel Charles Candy.The...
	2nd Brigade BG Henry Prince Col David P. DeWitt	3rd Maryland 102nd New York 109th Pennsylvania 111th Pennsylvania 8th and 12th U.S. Infantry Battalion
	3rd Brigade 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... Col James A. Tait	1st District of Columbia 78th New York
Corps Artillery Cpt ;;Clermont L. Best]]	4th Battery, Maine Light Artillery 4th Maine Battery 4th Maine Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 4th Maine Battery was organized in Augusta, Maine and mustered in for three years' service on December 21, 1861.... 6th Battery, Maine Light Artillery 6th Maine Battery 6th Maine Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 6th Maine Battery was organized in Augusta, Maine and mustered in for three years' service on January 1, 1862 under the command of Captain Freeman McGilvery.The battery was attached... Battery K, 1st New York Light Artillery Battery L, 1st New York Light Artillery Battery M, 1st New York Light Artillery Battery L, 2nd New York Light Artillery 10th Battery, New York Light Artillery Battery E, Pennsylvania Light Artillery Battery F, 4th U.S. Artillery

III Corps

MG Irvin McDowell

Irvin McDowell

Irvin McDowell was a career American army officer. He is best known for his defeat in the First Battle of Bull Run, the first large-scale battle of the American Civil War.-Early life:...

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Second Division BG James B. Ricketts James 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:...	1st Brigade Abram Duryée Abram Duryée Abram Duryée was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, the commander of one of the most famous Zouave regiments, the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry. After the war he was New York City Police Commissioner.-Birth and early years:...	97th New York 104th New York 105th New York 107th Pennsylvania
	2nd Brigade BG Zealous B. Tower	26th New York 94th New York 88th Pennsylvania 90th Pennsylvania
	3rd Brigade George L. Hartsuff	12th Massachusetts 12th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry The 12th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union army during the American Civil War. It was formed on June 14, 1861 in Boston, Massachusetts. Its original commander was Colonel Fletcher Webster, son of the famed U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, Daniel Webster... 13th Massachusetts 13th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry The 13th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union army during the American Civil War. It was formed on July 16, 1861 at Fort Independence in Boston, Massachusetts. Its original commander was Colonel Samuel H. Leonard.... 83rd New York 11th Pennsylvania 11th Pennsylvania Infantry The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was a Union army regiment that participated in the American Civil War. It had the distinction of being the oldest unit in continuous service from Pennsylvania.-History:...
	4th Brigade Col Samuel S. Carroll Samuel S. Carroll Samuel Spriggs "Red" Carroll was a career officer in the United States Army who rose to the rank of brigadier general during the American Civil War...	7th Indiana 84th Pennsylvania 110th Pennsylvania 1st West Virginia
Cavalry Brigade BG George D. Bayard George Dashiell Bayard George Dashiell Bayard was a career soldier in the United States Army and a general in the Union Army in the American Civil War...	1st Maine Cavalry 1st Maine Volunteer Cavalry Regiment The 1st Maine Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was one of the Maine units used during the American Civil War.- History :Organized in Augusta, Maine on October 31, 1861 for three years... 1st New Jersey Cavalry 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry 1st Rhode Island Cavalry

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