Monocacy 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 Battle of Monocacy

Battle of Monocacy

The Battle of Monocacy was fought on July 9, 1864, just outside Frederick, Maryland, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864, in the American Civil War. Confederate forces under Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early defeated Union forces under Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace...

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

Monocacy Confederate order of battle

The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Monocacy of the American Civil War in Frederick County, Maryland on July 9, 1864...

is shown separately.

Military rank

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

VIII Corps (detachment)

MG Lewis Wallace

Brigade	Regiment or Other
First Brigade BG 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...	1st Maryland Potomac Home Brigade 1st Maryland Infantry, Potomac Home Brigade The 1st Maryland Infantry, Potomac Home Brigade was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:... (5 companies): Cpt Charles J. Brown 3rd Maryland Potomac Home Brigade 3rd Maryland Infantry, Potomac Home Brigade The 3rd Maryland Infantry, Potomac Home Brigade was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:... : Col Charles Gilpin 11th Maryland 11th Regiment Maryland Volunteer Infantry The 11th Maryland Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 11th Maryland Infantry was organized at Baltimore, Maryland and mustered in on June 16, 1864 for 100 days under the command of Colonel William T... : Col William T. Landstreet 144th Ohio 144th Ohio Infantry The 144th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 144th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio and mustered in as an Ohio National Guard unit of 834 men for 100 days service on May 11, 1864 under the command... (3 companies): Col Allison L. Brown 149th Ohio 149th Ohio Infantry The 149th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 149th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio and mustered in as an Ohio National Guard unit for 100 days service on May 8, 1864 under the command of... (7 companies): Col Allison L. Brown Baltimore Artillery (6 guns): Cpt F. W. Alexander
Cavalry Ltc David R. Clendenin	8th Illinois Cavalry 8th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry The 8th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment served the duration of the war, and was the only cavalry regiment to serve the entire war in the Army of the Potomac... : Ltc D.R. Clendenin 159th Ohio Infantry 159th Ohio Infantry The 159th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 159th Ohio Infantry was organized at Zanesville, Ohio and mustered in as an Ohio National Guard unit for 100 days service on May 9, 1864 under the command of Colonel Lyman J... (detachment): Cpt Edward H. Leib Detachment Mixed Cavalry: Maj Charles H. Wells Loudoun Virginia Rangers Loudoun Rangers The Loudoun Rangers, also known as Mean's Rangers for their commander, Samuel C. Means, was a partisan cavalry unit raised in Loudoun County, Virginia, that fought for the Union during the American Civil War...

VI Corps (detachment)

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Other
Third Division BG James Ricketts	First Brigade Col William S. Truex William S. Truex William S. Truex was a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He led a brigade of Union soldiers against the Confederate Army at the Battle of Cold Harbor.... (w) Col W. Emerson	14th New Jersey 14th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry The 14th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 14th New Jersey Infantry was organized at Camp Vredenburgh near Freehold, New Jersey and mustered in for three years service on August 26, 1862 under the command of Colonel... : Ltc Caldwell K. Hall 106th New York 106th New York Volunteer Infantry The 106th New York Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:... : Cpt E. M. Paine 151st New York 151st New York Volunteer Infantry The 151st New York Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 151st New York Infantry was organized at Lockport, New York and mustered in for three years service on October 22, 1862 under the command of Colonel William Emerson.The... : Col William Emerson 87th Pennsylvania 87th Pennsylvania Infantry The 87th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 87th Pennsylvania Infantry was organized at York, Pennsylvania and mustered in for a three year enlistment in September 1861 under the command of Colonel George... : Ltc James Alonzo Stahle James Alonzo Stahle James Alonzo Stahle was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:... 10th Vermont 10th Vermont Infantry The 10th Vermont Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 10th Vermont Infantry was organized at Brattleboro, Vermont and mustered in for three years service on September 1, 1862 under the command of Colonel Albert Burton Jewett.The regiment... : Col William Wirt Henry William W. Henry William Wirt Henry was a manufacturer and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for gallantry in action.-Early life:... (w)
Third Division BG James Ricketts	Second Brigade Col Matthew R. McClennan	9th New York Heavy Artillery 9th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment -History:It was formerly the 138th infantry, reassigned to the 9th Heavy Artillery on December 19, 1862. On February 5, 1863, the 22d N.Y. Volunteer Battery was transferred to the regiment as Company M... : Col William H. Seward, Jr. William H. Seward, Jr. William Henry Seward, Jr. was born in Auburn, New York, the son of United States Secretary of State William Henry Seward, Sr... 110th Ohio 110th Ohio Infantry The 110th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 110th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Piqua in Piqua, Ohio and mustered in for three years service on October 3, 1862 under the command of Colonel Joseph Warren Keifer.The... : Ltc O. H. Brinkley 122nd Ohio 122nd Ohio Infantry The 122nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 122nd Ohio Infantry was organized at Zanesville, Ohio and mustered in for three years service on September 30, 1862 under the command of Colonel William H. Ball... (detachment): Ltc C. J. Gibson 126th Ohio 126th Ohio Infantry The 126th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 126th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Steubenville in Steubenville, Ohio and mustered in for three years service on September 4, 1862 under the command of Colonel Benjamin F... : Ltc Aaron W. Ebright 138th Pennsylvania 138th Pennsylvania Infantry The 138th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 138th Pennsylvania Infantry was organized at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and mustered in for a three year enlistment on August 16, 1862 under the command of... : Maj L. A. May

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