Kernstown I Union order of battle - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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 First Battle of Kernstown

Battle of Kernstown I

The First Battle of Kernstown was fought on March 23, 1862, in Frederick County and Winchester, Virginia, the opening battle of Confederate Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's campaign through the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War....

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

Kernstown I Confederate order of battle

The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the First Battle of Kernstown of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is shown separately.-Military rank:* Gen = General* LTG = Lieutenant General...

is shown separately.

Military rank

Gen = General
General
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LTG = Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General
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MG = Major General
Major General
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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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Sgt = Sergeant
Sergeant
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Union Forces Around Kernstown

BG James Shields

James Shields

James Shields was an American politician and United States Army officer who was born in Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland. Shields, a Democrat, is the only person in United States history to serve as a U.S. Senator for three different states...

Division	Brigade	Regiment or Other
First Division BG James Shields James Shields James Shields was an American politician and United States Army officer who was born in Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland. Shields, a Democrat, is the only person in United States history to serve as a U.S. Senator for three different states... (wounded previous day) Col Nathan Kimball Nathan Kimball Nathan Kimball was a physician, politician, postmaster, and military officer, serving as a general in the Union army during the American Civil War...	First Brigade Col Nathan Kimball Nathan Kimball Nathan Kimball was a physician, politician, postmaster, and military officer, serving as a general in the Union army during the American Civil War...	14th Indiana Infantry 14th Indiana Infantry Regiment The 14th Indiana Infantry Regiment, otherwise known as the Gallant Fourteenth, was an Civil War infantry regiment. A part of the celebrated Gibraltar Brigade of the Army of the Potomac, the 14th helped secure Cemetery Hill during the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.- Service :*The 14th Indiana was... - Ltc William Harrow William Harrow William Harrow was an Indiana lawyer and a controversial Union general in the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... 8th Ohio Infantry 8th Ohio Infantry The 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the Eastern Theater in a number of campaigns and battles, but perhaps is most noted for its actions in helping repulse Pickett's Charge during the Battle of... - 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... 67th Ohio Infantry 67th Ohio Infantry The 67th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 67th Ohio Infantry was organized by consolidation of recruits for the 67th Ohio Infantry and 45th Ohio Infantry and mustered in for three years service under the command of... - Ltc Alvin C. Voris 84th Pennsylvania Infantry - Col William G. Murrey (k)
	Second Brigade Col Jeremiah C. Sullivan Jeremiah C. Sullivan Jeremiah Cutler Sullivan was an Indiana lawyer, antebellum United States Navy officer, and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was among a handful of former Navy officers who later served as infantry generals during the war.-Early life and career:Jeremiah C....	5th Ohio Infantry 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.... - Ltc John H. Patrick 39th Illinois Infantry (not engaged) - Col Thomas O. Osborn Thomas O. Osborn Thomas Ogden Osborn was an American lawyer, soldier, and diplomat who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was also the U.S. Minister to Argentina from 1874–85.-Early life and career:... 13th Indiana Infantry 13th Regiment Indiana Infantry The 13th Indiana Infantry Regiment, was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during theAmerican Civil War.- Service :The 13th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment was originally accepted for state service for one year and was organized at Indianapolis for the U. S. service by volunteers from the... - Ltc Robert S. Foster Robert Sanford Foster Robert Sanford Foster was a Union general during the American Civil War. He played a prominent role in the siege of Petersburg and the Appomattox Campaign.-Biography:... 62nd Ohio Infantry 62nd Ohio Infantry The 62nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 62nd Ohio Infantry was organized in Zanesville, McConnellsville, and Somerset, Ohio beginning September 17, 1861 and mustered in for three years service on December 24, 1861 under... - Col Francis B. Pond
	Third Brigade Col Erastus B. Tyler Erastus B. Tyler Erastus Bernard Tyler was an American businessman, merchant, and soldier. He was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and fought in many of the early battles in the Eastern Theater before being assigned command of the defenses of Baltimore, Maryland. He briefly commanded the...	7th Indiana Infantry - Ltc John F. Creek 7th Ohio Infantry 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... - Ltc William R. Creighton 29th Ohio Infantry 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.... - Col Lewis P. Buckley 110th Pennsylvania Infantry Col William D. Lewis, Jr. 1st West Virginia Infantry Col Thomas Thoburn
	Cavalry Brigade Col Thornton F. Brodhead	1st Michigan Cavalry (battalion) - Ltc Joseph T. Copeland Joseph T. Copeland Joseph Tarr Copeland was a Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1852 until 1857, as well as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... 1st Ohio Cavalry 1st Ohio Cavalry The 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... (companies A and C) - Cpt Nathan D. Menken 1st Squadron Pennsylvania Cavalry - Cpt John Keys 1st West Virginia (battalion) 1st West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment The 1st West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 1st West Virginia Cavalry was organized at Wheeling, Clarksburg, and Morgantown in western Virginia between July 10 and November 25, 1861.An analysis of... - Maj B.F. Chamberlain Independent companies, Maryland cavalry - Cpt Henry A. Cole, Cpt William Firey, and Cpt John Horner
	Artillery Ltc Philip Daum	Battery H, 1st Ohio Artillery Battery H, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Battery H, 1st Ohio Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was also known as Huntington's Battery.-Service:... (not engaged) - Cpt James F. Huntington Battery L, 1st Ohio Artillery - Cap Lucius N. Robinson Battery E, 4th U.S. Artillery - Cap Joseph C. Clark, Jr. Battery A, West Virginia Artillery - Cap John Jenks Battery B, West Virginia Artillery

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