Chickamauga Union order of battle
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The following Union Army
units and commanders fought in the Battle of Chickamauga
of the American Civil War
. The Confederate order of battle
is listed separately.
General Headquarters
Headquarters
Provost guard
Escort
Headquarters
Provost guard
81st Indiana Infantry
, Company H: Cpt William J. Richards
Escort
2nd Kentucky Cavalry
, Company I: Lt George W. L. Batman
Headquarters
Escort
15th Illinois Cavalry
, Company K: Cpt Samuel B. Sherer
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 Chickamauga
Battle of Chickamauga
The Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863, marked the end of a Union offensive in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia called the Chickamauga Campaign...
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
Chickamauga Confederate order of battle
The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Chickamauga of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately.-Military rank:* Gen = General* 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
- Lt = 1st Lieutenant
Army of the Cumberland
MG William RosecransWilliam Rosecrans
William Starke Rosecrans was an inventor, coal-oil company executive, diplomat, politician, and United States Army officer. He gained fame for his role as a Union general during the American Civil War...
General Headquarters
- 1st Battalion, 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...
: Cpt Gershom M. Barber - 10th Ohio Infantry10th Ohio InfantryThe 10th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was also known as the Montgomery Regiment and the Bloody Tenth...
: Ltc William M. Ward - 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry15th Pennsylvania Volunteer CavalryThe 15th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry was a volunteer cavalry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-History:The regiment was recruited from July to October 1862, with mustering in taking place at Carlisle...
: Col William J. Palmer
XIV Corps
MG George Henry ThomasGeorge Henry Thomas
George Henry Thomas was a career United States Army officer and a Union General during the American Civil War, one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater....
Headquarters
Provost guard
- 9th Michigan Infantry9th Michigan Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 9th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The Ninth Michigan Infantry organized at Fort Wayne , near Detroit, Michigan, from independent companies recruited throughout the state, and mustered into...
: Col John Gibson Parkhurst
Escort
- 1st Ohio Cavalry1st Ohio CavalryThe 1st Ohio Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 1st Ohio Cavalry was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio August 17-October 30, 1861 and mustered in for a three year enlistment under the command of Colonel Owen P. Ransom.The...
, Company L: Cpt John D. Barker
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First Division BG 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 Benjamin F. Scribner |
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2nd Brigade
BG John C. Starkweather (w) |
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3rd Brigade
BG John H. King |
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Artillery |
4th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery 4th Indiana Battery Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was often referred to as "Bush's Battery".-Service:... : Lt David Flansburg, Lt Henry J. Willits Howard Mather Burnham Lt. Howard Mather Burnham , is best known for having fought and died at the Battle of Chickamauga in Georgia, during the American Civil War.-Early life:... (k), Lt Joshua A. Fessenden |
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Second Division MG James S. Negley James S. Negley James Scott Negley was an American Civil War General, farmer, railroader, and U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania. He played a key role in the Union victory at the Battle of Murfreesboro.-Early life:... |
1st Brigade BG John Beatty John Beatty (congressman) John Beatty was an American banker and statesman from Ohio. He served as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... |
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2nd Brigade
Col Timothy R. Stanley Timothy Robbins Stanley Timothy Robbins Stanley A native of Hartford, Connecticut, he served during the Civil War as colonel of the 18th Ohio Infantry. He was brevetted brigadier general, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "gallant and meritorious services during the war."-External links:* 18th Ohio Volunteer Infantry... Col William L. Stoughton |
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3rd Brigade
Col William Sirwell |
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Artillery |
Battery G, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Battery G, 1st Ohio Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio and mustered in for a three year enlistment on December 17, 1861... : Cpt Alexander Marshall Battery M, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Battery M, 1st Ohio Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio and mustered in for a three year enlistment on December 3, 1861... : Cpt Frederick Schultz |
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Third Division BG John Milton Brannan John Milton Brannan John Milton Brannan was a career American Army officer who served in the Mexican-American War and as a Union general in the American Civil War, in command of the Department of Key West in Florida and assigned to Fort Zachary Taylor... |
1st Brigade Col John M. Connell |
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2nd Brigade
Col John T. Croxton John T. Croxton John Thomas Croxton was an attorney, a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and a postbellum U.S. diplomat.-Early life and career:... Col William H. Hays |
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3rd Brigade
Col Ferdinand Van Derveer Ferdinand Van Derveer Ferdinand Van Derveer was a lawyer and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... |
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Artillery |
Battery C, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Battery C, 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 and mustered in for a three year enlistment on September 9, 1861. The regiment was organized as early as... : Lt Marco B. Gary 4th U.S. Light Artillery, Battery I Battery "I" 4th Regiment of Artillery was an light artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was joined McClellan in western Virginia in July 1861, and served unattached, Army of Occupation, western Virginia, to September 1861. 3rd Brigade,... : Lt Frank G. Smith |
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Fourth Division MG Joseph J. Reynolds Joseph J. Reynolds Joseph Jones Reynolds was an American engineer, educator, and military officer who fought in the American Civil War and the postbellum Indian Wars.-Early life and career:Reynolds was born in Flemingsburg, Kentucky... |
1st Brigade Col John T. Wilder John T. Wilder John Thomas Wilder was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. As an industrialist, he was instrumental in developing the natural resources of the State of Tennessee.-Early life and career:... |
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2nd Brigade
Col Edward A. King Col Milton S. Robinson Milton S. Robinson Milton Stapp Robinson was an Indiana lawyer, politician, judge, and soldier. He was a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum U.S. Representative.-Biography:... |
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3rd Brigade
BG John B. Turchin |
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Artillery |
18th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery The 18th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery also known as Lilly's Hoosier Battery and Lilly's battery, was a civil war regiment formed in Indiana during the American Civil War. The regiment was formed at the end of 1860 by 22-year-old Eli Lilly, an Indianapolis pharmacist... : Cpt Eli Lilly Colonel Eli Lilly Eli Lilly was an American soldier, pharmaceutical chemist, industrialist, entrepreneur, and founder of the Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical corporation... 19th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery 19th Indiana Battery Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was often referred to as Harris' Battery.-Service:... : Cpt Samuel J. Harris, Lt Robert S. Lackey 21st Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery 21st 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 and mustered in September 9, 1862 for a three year enlistment under the command of Captain William W... : Cpt William W. Andrew |
XX Corps
MG Alexander McDowell McCookAlexander McDowell McCook
Alexander McDowell McCook was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War.-Early life:...
Headquarters
Provost guard
81st Indiana Infantry
81st Regiment Indiana Infantry
The 81st Regiment Indiana Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 81st Indiana Infantry was organized and mustered in at New Albany, Indiana for a three year enlistment on August 29, 1862 under the command of Colonel William W...
, Company H: Cpt William J. Richards
Escort
2nd Kentucky Cavalry
2nd Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry
The 2nd Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 2nd Kentucky Cavalry was organized at Camp Joe Holt and Muldraugh's Hill, Kentucky and mustered in for a three year enlistment on September 9, 1861 under the...
, Company I: Lt George W. L. Batman
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First Division BG Jefferson C. Davis Jefferson 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... |
1st Brigade Col P. Sidney Post |
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2nd Brigade
BG William P. Carlin William P. Carlin William Passmore Carlin was a career soldier from the state of Illinois who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and then in the postbellum United States Army... |
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3rd Brigade
Col Hans C. Heg Col John Alexander Martin John Martin (Governor of Kansas) John Alexander Martin was the tenth Governor of Kansas.Martin was born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, a son of James and Jane Montgomery Martin. His father was a native of Maryland, and his mother a native of Pennsylvania. He was of Scots-Irish extraction, and the family was related to General... |
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Second Division BG Richard W. Johnson Richard W. Johnson Richard W. Johnson was an American soldier, born in Kentucky.-Early career:He graduated at West Point in 1849 and up to the time of the Civil War was employed chiefly on frontier service. In 1861 he was commissioned colonel in the 3rd Kentucky Cavalry and soon afterward became a brigadier general... |
1st Brigade BG August Willich August Willich August Willich , born Johann August Ernst von Willich, was a military officer in the Prussian Army and a leading early proponent of Communism in Germany. In 1847 he discarded his title of nobility... |
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2nd Brigade
Col Joseph B. Dodge |
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3rd Brigade
Col Philemon P. Baldwin (k) Col William W. Berry |
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Third Division MG Philip Sheridan Philip 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... |
1st Brigade BG William Haines Lytle William Haines Lytle William Haines Lytle was a politician in Ohio, renowned poet, and military officer in the United States Army during both the Mexican-American War and American Civil War, where he was killed in action as a brigadier general.-Biography:Lytle was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the scion of a leading area... (k) Col Silas Miller |
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2nd Brigade
Col Bernard Laiboldt |
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3rd Brigade
Col Luther Prentice Bradley Luther Prentice Bradley Luther Prentice Bradley was an American soldier who served as a Union general officer during the American Civil War.-Early life:... (w) Col Nathan H. Walworth |
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XXI Corps
MG Thomas Leonidas CrittendenThomas Leonidas Crittenden
Thomas Leonidas Crittenden was a lawyer, politician, and Union general during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
Headquarters
Escort
15th Illinois Cavalry
15th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
The 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:...
, Company K: Cpt Samuel B. Sherer
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First Division BG Thomas J. Wood Thomas J. Wood Thomas John Wood was a career United States Army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
1st Brigade Col 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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2nd Brigade
BG George D. Wagner George D. Wagner George Day Wagner was an Indiana politician, farmer, and soldier, serving as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. His controversial actions at the Battle of Franklin in 1864 overshadowed his positive performance earlier in the war.-Early life and career:Wagner was born in... |
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3rd Brigade
Col Charles G. Harker |
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Artillery |
8th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery 8th 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 and mustered in for a three year enlistment on December 13, 1861.... : Cpt George Estep 10th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery 10th 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 and mustered in for a three year enlistment on January 25, 1862.... : Lt William A. Naylor 6th Ohio Battery 6th Ohio Independent Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized at Camp Buckingham in Mansfield, Ohio on November 20, 1861 and mustered in for a three year enlistment on December 10, 1861 under Captain Cullen Bradley... : Cpt Cullen Bradley |
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Second Division MG John M. Palmer John M. Palmer (politician) John McAuley Palmer , was an Illinois resident, an American Civil War General who fought for the Union, the 15th Governor of Illinois, and presidential candidate of the National Democratic Party in the 1896 election on a platform to defend the gold standard, free trade, and limited... |
1st Brigade BG Charles Cruft Charles Cruft (general) Charles Cruft was a teacher, lawyer, railroad executive, and a Union general during the American Civil War.-Biography:... |
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2nd Brigade
BG 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... |
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3rd Brigade
Col William Grose William Grose William Grose was a lawyer, politician, author, and brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War... |
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Artillery
Cpt William E. Standart |
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Unattached |
110th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 110th Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 110th Illinois Infantry was organized at Anna, Illinois and mustered in for three years service on September 11, 1862 under the command of Colonel Thomas S. Casey... (battalion): Ltc Ebenezer Hibbard Topping |
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Third Division BG Horatio P. Van Cleve Horatio P. Van Cleve Horatio Phillips Van Cleve was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
1st Brigade BG Samuel Beatty Samuel Beatty (general) Samuel Beatty was an American soldier, sheriff, and farmer from Ohio. He was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. In 1866, he was awarded the brevet grade of major general of volunteers.... |
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2nd Brigade
Col George F. Dick |
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3rd Brigade
Col Sidney M. Barnes |
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Artillery |
7th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery 7th 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 and mustered in for a three year enlistment on December 2, 1861. It was mustered in under the command of Captain... : Cpt George R. Swallow Battery B, Pennsylvania Light Artillery Independent Battery "B", Pennsylvania Volunteers was a light artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The unit was also referenced as the Twenty-sixth Independent Battery, Pennsylvania Artillery, and commonly as "Muehler's Battery," or "Stevens' Battery," after... : Cpt Alanson J. Stevens, Lt Samuel M. McDowell 3rd Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery The 3rd Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery , nicknamed the "Badger Battery," was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:... : Lt Cortland Livingston |
Reserve Corps
MG Gordon GrangerGordon Granger
Gordon Granger was a career U.S. army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War. He distinguished himself at the Battle of Chickamauga.-Early life & Mexico:...
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First division BG James B. Steedman James B. Steedman James Blair Steedman was an American soldier, printer, and politician. He also served during the American Civil War as a general in the Union Army, most noted for his performances at the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863 and the Battle of Nashville in 1864.-Early life and career:Steedman was born in... |
1st Brigade BG Walter C. Whitaker Walter C. Whitaker Walter Chiles Whitaker was an American farmer, attorney, and soldier. He served as an officer in the United States Army during the Mexican–American War, and also was a Union general during the American Civil War... |
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2nd Brigade
Col 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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Second Division |
2nd Brigade Col Daniel McCook, Jr. Daniel McCook, Jr. Daniel McCook, Jr. , one of the famed Fighting McCooks, was a brigade commander in the Union Army who was mortally wounded in the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, during the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
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Cavalry Corps
BG Robert B. MitchellDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division Col Edward M. McCook Edward M. McCook Edward Moody McCook was a lawyer, politician, distinguished Union cavalry general in the American Civil War, American diplomat, and Governor of the Territory of Colorado. He was a member of the famed "Fighting McCook" family of Ohio... |
1st Brigade Col Archibald P. Campbell |
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2nd Brigade
Col Daniel M. Ray |
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3rd Brigade
Col Louis D. Watkins |
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Second Division BG George Crook George 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:... |
1st Brigade Col Robert H. G. Minty |
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2nd Brigade
Col Eli Long Eli Long Eli Long was a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:Long was born on June 16, 1837 in Woodford County, Kentucky, and graduated from the Kentucky Military Institute in 1855. In 1856, he was appointed second lieutenant in the 1st U.S... |
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Artillery |
Chicago Board of Trade Independent Battery Light Artillery The Chicago Board of Trade Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The Chicago Board of Trade Battery was mustered into service at Chicago, Illinois, on August 1, 1862.... : Cpt James H. Stokes |