Corinth I Union order of battle
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The following units and commanders of the Union Army
fought at the Siege of Corinth
of the American Civil War
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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...
fought at the Siege of Corinth
Siege of Corinth
The Siege of Corinth was an American Civil War battle fought from April 29 to May 30, 1862, in Corinth, Mississippi.-Background:...
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...
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Military Rank
- Gen = GeneralGeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
- LTG = Lieutenant GeneralLieutenant GeneralLieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
- MG = Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor 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 GeneralBrigadier GeneralBrigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...
- Col = ColonelColonelColonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
- Ltc = Lieutenant ColonelLieutenant colonelLieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
- Maj = MajorMajorMajor is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = LieutenantLieutenantA lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
Department of the Mississippi
MG Henry W. HalleckHenry Wager Halleck
Henry Wager Halleck was a United States Army officer, scholar, and lawyer. A noted expert in military studies, he was known by a nickname that became derogatory, "Old Brains." He was an important participant in the admission of California as a state and became a successful lawyer and land developer...
- Second-in-Command - MG Ulysses S. GrantUlysses S. GrantUlysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...
- Chief-of-Staff - BG George W. Cullum
Right Wing (Army of the Tennessee)
MG George H. 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....
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| 1st Division (Army of the Ohio) MG George H. Thomas BG Thomas W. Sherman Thomas W. Sherman Thomas West Sherman was a United States Army officer with service during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.... |
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| 2nd Division
BG Thomas A. Davies |
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| 4th Division
BG Stephen A. Hurlbut Stephen A. Hurlbut Stephen Augustus Hurlbut , was a politician, diplomat, and commander of the U.S. Army of the Gulf in the American Civil War.-Biography:... |
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BG William T. Sherman William Tecumseh Sherman William Tecumseh Sherman was an American soldier, businessman, educator and author. He served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War , for which he received recognition for his outstanding command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness of the "scorched... |
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BG Thomas J. McKean Thomas J. McKean Thomas Jefferson McKean was an American engineer, soldier, politician, and farmer. A West Point graduate, he fought in the U.S. Army during the Seminole Wars, in the Mexican–American War, and he served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:Thomas J... BG Thomas W. Sherman Thomas W. Sherman Thomas West Sherman was a United States Army officer with service during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.... BG Thomas J. McKean |
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Center (Army of the Ohio)
MG Don Carlos BuellDon Carlos Buell
Don Carlos Buell was a career United States Army officer who fought in the Seminole War, the Mexican-American War, and the American Civil War. Buell led Union armies in two great Civil War battles—Shiloh and Perryville. The nation was angry at his failure to defeat the outnumbered...
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| 2nd Division BG Alexander M. McCook Alexander McDowell McCook Alexander McDowell McCook was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
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| 4th Division
BG William "Bull" Nelson |
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| 5th Division
BG Thomas L. Crittenden Thomas Leonidas Crittenden Thomas Leonidas Crittenden was a lawyer, politician, and Union general during the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
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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:... |
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Left Wing (Army of the Mississippi)
MG John PopeJohn Pope (military officer)
John Pope was a career United States Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War. He had a brief but successful career in the Western Theater, but he is best known for his defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run in the East.Pope was a graduate of the United States Military Academy in...
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Right Wing BG William S. Rosecrans William 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... |
1st Division BG Eleazar A. Paine |
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BG David S. Stanley David S. Stanley David Sloane Stanley was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Franklin.-Early life:... |
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Left Wing BG Schuyler Hamilton Schuyler Hamilton Schuyler Hamilton was an American soldier, a grandson of Alexander Hamilton. He was born in New York, graduated at West Point in 1841, served with great gallantry in the Mexican War, and was brevetted first lieutenant in 1846 and captain in 1847. From the latter year until 1854 he was... |
3rd Division BG Schuyler Hamilton BG Joseph B. Plummer |
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| 4th 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... |
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BG Gordon Granger Gordon 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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Reserves (Army of the Tennessee)
MG John A. McClernandJohn Alexander McClernand
John Alexander McClernand was an American lawyer and politician, and a Union general in the American Civil War. He was a classic case of the politician-in-uniform coming into conflict with career Army officers, graduates of the United States Military Academy. He was a prominent Democratic...
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| 1st Division MG John A. McClernand BG John A. Logan John 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... BG Henry M. Judah Henry M. Judah Henry Moses Judah was a career officer in the United States Army, serving during the Mexican-American War and American Civil War... |
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MG Lew Wallace Lew Wallace Lewis "Lew" Wallace was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, territorial governor and statesman, politician and author... |
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