Chickasaw Bayou Union order of battle
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The following Union Army
units and commanders fought in the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou
of the American Civil War
. The Confederate order of battle
is listed separately.
Unattached units
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 Chickasaw Bayou
Battle of Chickasaw Bayou
The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, also called Walnut Hills, fought December 26–29, 1862, was the opening engagement of the Vicksburg Campaign during the American Civil War. Confederate forces under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton repulsed an advance by Union Maj. Gen. William T...
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
Chickasaw Bayou Confederate order of battle
The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately.-Military rank:* 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
Right Wing, XIII Corps
MG William T. ShermanDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division BG Andrew Jackson Smith Andrew Jackson Smith Andrew Jackson Smith was a United States Army general during the American Civil War, rising to the command of a corps. He was most noted for his victory over Confederate General S.D... Escort: Company C, 4th Indiana Cavalry: Cpt Joseph P. Lesslie |
1st Brigade BG Stephen Gano Burbridge Stephen G. Burbridge -External links:* — Article by Civil War historian/author Bryan S. Bush... |
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2nd Brigade
Col William J. Landram William J. Landram William Jennings Landram was a lawyer, publisher, and Union officer during the American Civil War. He served in many of the campaigns associated with the XIII Corps often in command of a brigade and occasionally in division command... |
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Second Division BG Morgan Lewis Smith Morgan Lewis Smith Morgan Lewis Smith was a Union general in the American Civil War.-Biography:Smith was born in Oswego County, New York. In 1843 he settled in Indiana, and later had some military experience in the United States Army. At the outbreak of the Civil War he raised the 8th Missouri Volunteer Infantry, of... (w) BG David Stuart David Stuart (politician) David Stuart was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
1st Brigade Col Giles A. Smith |
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4th Brigade
BG David Stuart Col Thomas Kilby Smith Thomas Kilby Smith Thomas Kilby Smith was a lawyer, soldier, and diplomat from the state of Ohio 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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Third Division BG George Washington Morgan George W. Morgan George Washington Morgan was an American soldier, lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He fought in the Texas Revolution and the Mexican-American War, and was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War... |
1st Brigade Col Lionel A. Sheldon |
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2nd Brigade
Col Daniel W. Lindsey |
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3rd Brigade
Col John F. DeCourcy |
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Artillery
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Fourth Division BG Frederick Steele Frederick Steele Frederick Steele was a career military officer in the United States Army, serving as a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was most noted for his successful campaign to retake much of secessionist Arkansas for the Union cause.-Early life:Steele was born in Delhi, New... |
1st Brigade BG 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... |
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2nd Brigade
BG Charles E. Hovey |
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3rd Brigade
BG John Milton Thayer John Milton Thayer John Milton Thayer was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum United States Senator from Nebraska, as well as governor of Wyoming Territory and governor of Nebraska.-Early life and career:... |
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Unattached units
- Battery A, 1st Illinois Light Artillery: Cpt Peter P. Wood
- Battery B, 1st Illinois Light Artillery: Cpt Samuel E. Barrett
- Battery H, 1st Illinois Light Artillery: Lt Levi W. Hart
- Chicago Mercantile Light ArtilleryChicago Mercantile Independent Battery Light ArtilleryChicago Mercantile Independent Battery Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...
: Cpt Charles G. Cooley - 8th Ohio Light Artillery8th Ohio Battery8th 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 Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio and mustered in for a three year enlistment on March 11, 1862 under Captain Louis Markgraf.The battery was...
: Lt James F. Putnam - 17th Ohio Light Artillery17th Ohio Battery17th Ohio Independent Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized in Dayton, Ohio and mustered in August 21, 1862 for a three year enlistment under Captain Ambrose A. Blount....
: Cpt Ambrose A. Blount - 3rd Illinois Cavalry3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer CavalryThe 3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 3rd Illinois Cavalry was mustered into service at Camp Butler, Illinois on August 27, 1861....
: Col Lafayette McCrillis - Thielman's Battalion (Illinois)Thielman's Independent Cavalry BattalionThielman's Independent Cavalry Battalion was a cavalry battalion that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...
: - 6th Missouri Cavalry6th Missouri Volunteer CavalryThe 6th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry was an cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 6th Missouri Cavalry was mustered in for three years service on February 14, 1862 by consolidation of Wright's Cavalry Battalion, Wood's Cavalry Battalion, and...
: Col Clark Wright - Patterson's Kentucky Engineers & MechanicsPatterson's Independent Company Kentucky Volunteer EngineersPatterson's Independent Company Kentucky Volunteer Engineers was an engineer regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...
: Cpt William F. Patterson