Opequon Union Order of Battle
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The following Union Army
units and commanders fought in the Battle of Opequon
of the American Civil War
. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.
Army of West Virginia
Bvt MG George Crook
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 Opequon
Battle of Opequon
The Battle of Opequon, more commonly known as the Third Battle of Winchester, was fought in Winchester, Virginia, on September 19, 1864, during the Valley Campaigns of 1864 in 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 is listed separately.
Military rank
- 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...
- Bvt = BrevetBrevet (military)In many of the world's military establishments, brevet referred to a warrant authorizing a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but usually without receiving the pay of that higher rank except when actually serving in that role. An officer so promoted may be referred to as being...
Rank
VI Corps
MG Horatio WrightHoratio Wright
Horatio Gouverneur Wright was an engineer and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. After the war, he was involved in a number of engineering projects, including the Brooklyn Bridge and the completion of the Washington Monument, and served as Chief of Engineers for the U.S...
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First Division BG David Allen Russell David Allen Russell David Allen Russell was a career United States Army officer who served in the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. He was killed in action as a brigadier general in the Union Army.-Early life:... (k) BG Emory Upton Emory Upton Emory Upton was a United States Army General and military strategist, prominent for his role in leading infantry to attack entrenched positions successfully at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House during the American Civil War, but he also excelled at artillery and cavalry assignments... (w) Col Oliver Edwards Oliver Edwards Oliver Edwards was a machine company executive, an inventor, and a volunteer officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.... |
1st Brigade (First New Jersey Brigade First New Jersey Brigade The First New Jersey Brigade is the common name for an American Civil War brigade of New Jersey infantry regiments in the Union Army of the Potomac... ) Ltc Edward L. Campbell |
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2nd Brigade
BG Emory Upton Emory Upton Emory Upton was a United States Army General and military strategist, prominent for his role in leading infantry to attack entrenched positions successfully at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House during the American Civil War, but he also excelled at artillery and cavalry assignments... Col Joseph Eldridge Hamblin Joseph Eldridge Hamblin Joseph Eldridge Hamblin was an American general during the Civil War, who led a regiment and then a brigade in the Army of the Potomac.-Biography:... |
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3rd Brigade
Col Oliver Edwards Col Isaac C. Bassett |
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Second Division BG George W. Getty George W. Getty George Washington Getty was a career military officer in the United States Army, most noted for his role as a division commander in the Army of the Potomac during the final full year of the American Civil War.... |
1st Brigade BG Frank Wheaton Frank Wheaton Frank Wheaton was a career military officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and Indian Wars.-Early life and career:... |
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2nd Brigade (First Vermont Brigade)
Col James M. Warner James M. Warner James Meech Warner was a New England manufacturer and a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:... Ltc Amasa S. Tracy (supervised part of the line) |
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3rd Brigade
BG Daniel D. Bidwell Daniel D. Bidwell Daniel Davidson Bidwell was a civic leader in Buffalo, New York, before the outbreak of the American Civil War. He enlisted early in the war and then was appointed colonel of a regiment of infantry... |
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Third Division BG James Ricketts |
1st Brigade Col William Emerson |
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2nd Brigade
Col J. Warren Keifer J. Warren Keifer Joseph Warren Keifer was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a prominent U.S. politician during the 1880s. He served in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from Ohio from 1877 to 1885 and from 1905 to 1911... |
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Artillery | Artillery Brigade
Col Charles H. Tompkins |
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Army of West VirginiaArmy of West VirginiaThe Army of West Virginia served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was the primary field army of the Department of West Virginia. It campaigned primarily in West Virginia, Southwest Virginia and in the Shenandoah Valley. It is noted for having two future U.S. presidents serve in...
Bvt MG George CrookGeorge 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:...
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First Division Col Joseph Thoburn Joseph Thoburn Joseph Thoburn was born in the district of Mallusk north of Belfast, County Antrim, to be found in the modern-day borough of Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, UK. He went on to be a physician and soldier from the state of West Virginia who served as an officer and brigade commander in the Union... |
1st Brigade Col George D. Wells |
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3rd Brigade
Col Thomas M. Harris Thomas Maley Harris Thomas Maley Harris was a physician and Union general during the Civil War.Born and raised in Harrisville, Virginia , Harris originally set out to be a teacher, but changed career paths to study medicine... |
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Second Division (Kanawha Division Kanawha Division The Kanawha Division was a Union Army division which could trace its origins back to a brigade originally commanded by Jacob D. Cox. This division served in western Virginia and Maryland and was at times led by such famous personalities as George Crook and Rutherford B. Hayes.-Kanawha Brigade:On... ) Col Isaac H. Duval Isaac H. Duval Isaac Harding Duval was an adventurer and businessman prior to becoming a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was a postbellum U.S. Representative from West Virginia in the 41st United States Congress.-Early life and career:Duval was born in Wellsburg, West... (w) Col Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th President of the United States . As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction and the United States' entry into the Second Industrial Revolution... |
1st Brigade Col Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th President of the United States . As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction and the United States' entry into the Second Industrial Revolution... Col Hiram F. Devol |
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2nd Brigade
Col Daniel D. Johnson Daniel D. Johnson Daniel D. Johnson was the Democratic President of the West Virginia Senate from Tyler County and served from 1872 to 1877 and from 1879 to 1881.... (w) Ltc Benjamin F. Coates |
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Artillery | Artillery Brigade
Cpt Henry A. du Pont Henry A. du Pont Henry Algernon du Pont , known as "Colonel Henry", was an American soldier and politician from Winterthur, near Greenville, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of the American Civil War, and a member of the Republican Party, who served two terms as U.S... |
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XIX Corps
BG William H. EmoryWilliam H. Emory
William Hemsley Emory was an United States Army officer and surveyor of Texas.-Early life and career:...
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First Division BG William Dwight William Dwight William Dwight, Jr. , was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:William Dwight was born July 14, 1831 in Springfield, Massachusetts... |
1st Brigade Col George L. Beal |
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2nd Brigade
BG James W. McMillan James W. McMillan James Winning McMillan was an American soldier who fought during the Mexican–American War and served as a Union Army general during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
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Second Division BG Cuvier Grover |
1st Brigade BG Henry W. Birge |
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2nd Brigade
Col Edward L. Molineux |
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3rd Brigade
Col Jacob Sharpe (w) Ltc Alfred Neafie |
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4th Brigade
Col David Shunk |
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Division Artillery |
1st Maine Battery 1st Maine Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 1st Maine Battery was organized in Portland, Maine and mustered in for three years' service on December 18, 1861.... : Cpt Albert W. Bradbury |
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Artillery | Reserve
Cpt Elijah D. Taft Elijah D. Taft -Pre-War:Elijah D. Taft was born in Mamaroneck, New York April 28, 1819. He worked as a carpenter in Brooklyn, New York. Taft entered a New York militia unit, rising to the rank of captain by the year 1855. In the same year Taft stood for political office in Brooklyn. He was nominated by the... |
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Cavalry Corps
Bvt MG Alfred T. A. TorbertDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division BG Wesley Merritt Wesley Merritt Wesley Merritt was a general in the United States Army during the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War. He is noted for distinguished service in the cavalry.-Early life:... |
1st Brigade BG George A. Custer |
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2nd Brigade
BG Thomas C. Devin |
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Reserve Brigade
Col Charles Russell Lowell Charles Russell Lowell Charles Russell Lowell, Jr. was a railroad executive, foundryman, and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Cedar Creek and was mourned by a number of leading generals... |
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Second Division Bvt MG William W. Averell William W. Averell William Woods Averell was a career United States Army officer and a cavalry general in the American Civil War. After the war he was a diplomat and became wealthy by inventing American asphalt pavement.-Early years:... |
1st Brigade Col James M. Schoonmaker James Martinus Schoonmaker James Martinus Schoonmaker, Sr. , was a German American Colonel in the Union Army in the American Civil War and a vice-president of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry at the Third Battle of Winchester on September 19, 1864.-Biography:He was born in... |
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2nd Brigade
Col Henry Capehart Henry Capehart -External links:... |
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Third Division BG James H. Wilson James H. Wilson James Harrison Wilson was a United States Army topographic engineer, a Union Army Major General in the American Civil War and later wars, a railroad executive, and author.-Early life and engineering:... |
1st Brigade BG John B. McIntosh (w) Ltc George A. Purington |
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2nd Brigade
BG George H. Chapman |
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Horse Artillery U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade The Horse Artillery Brigade of the Army of the Potomac was a brigade of various batteries of horse artillery during the American Civil War.Made up almost entirely of individual, company-strength batteries from the Regular Army’s five artillery regiments, the Horse Artillery operated under the... |
Horse Artillery
Cpt La Rhett L. Livingston |
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Source
- Organization of the Union Forces, commanded by Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, U.S. Army, at the battle of Winchester (or the Opequon), Va., September 19. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. United States War Department. Volume XLIII, Chapter LV, pp. 107–112. (1893)