Pea Ridge Confederate order of battle
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The following Confederate States Army
and Confederate-aligned units and commanders fought in the Battle of Pea Ridge
of the American Civil War
in Pea Ridge, Arkansas
on March 7 and 8, 1862. The Union order of battle
is shown separately.
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Headquarters Units:
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
and Confederate-aligned units and commanders fought in the Battle of Pea Ridge
Battle of Pea Ridge
The Battle of Pea Ridge was a land battle of the American Civil War, fought on March 6–8, 1862, at Pea Ridge in northwest Arkansas, near Garfield. In the battle, Union forces led by Brig. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis defeated Confederate troops under Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn. The outcome of the...
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...
in Pea Ridge, Arkansas
Pea Ridge, Arkansas
Pea Ridge is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The name Pea Ridge comes from a combination of the physical location of the original settlement of the town, across the crest of an Ozark Mountains ridge, and for the hog peanuts or turkey peas that had been originally cultivated by...
on March 7 and 8, 1862. The Union order of battle
Pea Ridge Union order of battle
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Pea Ridge of the American Civil War in Pea Ridge, Arkansas on March 7 and 8, 1862...
is shown 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...
Other
- w = wounded
- mw = mortally wounded
- k = killed
- c = captured
Right Wing
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McCulloch's Division BG Benjamin McCulloch Benjamin McCulloch Benjamin McCulloch was a soldier in the Texas Revolution, a Texas Ranger, a U.S. marshal, and a brigadier general in the army of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.-Early life:... (k) BG James M. McIntosh James M. McIntosh James McQueen McIntosh was a career American soldier who served as a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War... (k) Col Elkanah Greer Elkanah Greer Elkanah Brackin Greer was an antebellum cotton planter, merchant, and then a general in the Confederate States Army who served in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.-Biography:... and BG Albert Pike Albert Pike Albert Pike was an attorney, Confederate officer, writer, and Freemason. Pike is the only Confederate military officer or figure to be honored with an outdoor statue in Washington, D.C... |
Hébert’s Infantry Brigade Col Louis Hébert Louis Hébert (Confederate Army officer) Louis Hébert was an American educator, civil engineer, writer and soldier who became a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... (c) Col Evander McNair Evander McNair Evander McNair was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... |
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BG James M. McIntosh James M. McIntosh James McQueen McIntosh was a career American soldier who served as a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War... (k) Col Elkanah Greer Elkanah Greer Elkanah Brackin Greer was an antebellum cotton planter, merchant, and then a general in the Confederate States Army who served in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.-Biography:... |
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Arkansas Civil War Confederate Units Arkansas Civil War Confederate Units, a list of units formed from that state for service in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Like most states, Arkansas possessed a prewar Militia organization, which consisted of seventy one regiments, organized into eight brigades, and divided into two... |
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Pike’s Indian Brigade BG Albert Pike Albert Pike Albert Pike was an attorney, Confederate officer, writer, and Freemason. Pike is the only Confederate military officer or figure to be honored with an outdoor statue in Washington, D.C... |
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19th (Dawson's) Arkansas Infantry Regiment The 19th Arkansas Infantry was a Confederate Army infantry regiment during the American Civil War.-Organization:19th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Nashville, Arkansas, in November 1861. The field officers were Colonel C. L. Dawson; Lieutenant Colonels A. S. Hutchison and P. R.... (not engaged) |
Left Wing (Missouri State Guard)
MG Sterling PriceSterling Price
Sterling Price was a lawyer, planter, and politician from the U.S. state of Missouri, who served as the 11th Governor of the state from 1853 to 1857. He also served as a United States Army brigadier general during the Mexican-American War, and a Confederate Army major general in the American Civil...
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Headquarters Units:
- Cearnal’s Missouri Cavalry Battalion
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First (Price's) Division MG Sterling Price Sterling Price Sterling Price was a lawyer, planter, and politician from the U.S. state of Missouri, who served as the 11th Governor of the state from 1853 to 1857. He also served as a United States Army brigadier general during the Mexican-American War, and a Confederate Army major general in the American Civil... (w) |
First Missouri Brigade Col Henry Little Lewis Henry Little Lewis Henry Little was a career United States Army officer and a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War. He served mainly in the Western Theater and was killed in action during the Battle of Iuka.... |
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| Second Missouri Brigade
Col William Y. Slack William Y. Slack William Yarnel Slack was a Missouri lawyer, politician, and general in the Missouri State Guard during the American Civil War... (mw) |
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| Third Missouri Brigade
Col Colton Greene Colton Greene Colton Greene was an American businessman and soldier. He served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, mostly leading cavalry units... |
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Second Division BG Martin E. Green Martin E. Green Martin Edwin Green was a Confederate brigadier general in the American Civil War, and a key organizer of the Missouri State Guard in northern Missouri.-Early life:... |
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| Third Division
Col John B. Clark, Jr. |
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| Fifth Division
Col James P. Saunders |
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| Sixth Division
Maj D. Herndon Lindsay |
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| Seventh and Ninth Divisions
BG Daniel M. Frost Daniel M. Frost Daniel Marsh Frost was an antebellum officer in the United States Army and then a brigadier general in the Missouri Volunteer Militia and the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War... |
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| Eighth Division
BG James S. Rains James S. Rains James Spencer Rains was a brigadier general of the Missouri State Guard during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
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