Pea Ridge 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 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 Confederate order of battle

Pea Ridge Confederate order of battle

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...

is shown separately.

Military rank

BG = Brigadier General
Brigadier general (United States)
A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed...
Col = Colonel
Colonel (United States)
In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general...
Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel (United States)
In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of commander in the other uniformed services.The pay...
Maj = Major
Major (United States)
In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, major is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel...
Cpt = Captain
Lt = 1st Lieutenant

Army of the Southwest

BG Samuel R. Curtis

Headquarters Units:

24th Missouri
24th Missouri Volunteer Infantry
The 24th Missouri Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 24th Missouri Infantry was organized from recruits across the state of Missouri, October 24 through December 28, 1861 and mustered in for three years service under...

(5 companies): Maj Eli W. Weston
3rd Iowa Cavalry (5 companies): Col Cyrus Bussey
Cyrus Bussey
Cyrus Bussey was an American soldier and politician, serving as a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
Bowen’s Missouri Cavalry Battalion (4 companies plus 4 mountain howitzers): Maj William D. Bowen

First and Second Divisions

BG Franz Sigel

Franz Sigel

Franz Sigel was a German military officer, revolutionist and immigrant to the United States who was a teacher, newspaperman, politician, and served as a Union major general in the American Civil War.-Early life:...

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Other
First Division Col Peter J. Osterhaus Peter J. Osterhaus Peter Joseph Osterhaus was Union Army General in the American Civil War and later served as a diplomat.-Early life:Osterhaus was born in Koblenz, Rhenish Prussia. He attended the Berlin Military Academy and after serving for some time as a Prussian Army officer, he emigrated to the United States...	First Brigade Col Peter J. Osterhaus	25th Illinois 25th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 25th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 25th Illinois Infantry was organized at Saint Louis, Missouri and mustered into Federal service on August 4, 1861.... : Col William N. Coler 44th Illinois 44th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 44th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 44th Illinois Infantry was organized at Chicago, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on September 25, 1861.... : Col Charles Knobelsdorff 17th Missouri (Company A detached): Maj August H. Poten
	Second Brigade Col Nicholas Gruesel	36th Illinois 36th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 36th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 36th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Hammond at Montgomery, Illinois, just south of Aurora, and mustered into Federal service on September 23, 1861... (Company F detached): Col Nicholas Gruesel 12th Missouri (Company E detached): Maj Hugo Wangelin
	Artillery	4th Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery 4th Ohio Battery 4th Ohio Independent Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 4th Ohio Battery was organized in Cincinnati, Ohio and mustered in for three years service on August 17, 1861 under Captain Louis Hoffman.The battery was attached to Army... : Cpt Louis Hoffman Welfley’s Independent Battery, Missouri Light Artillery: Cpt Martin Welfley
Second Division BG Alexander S. Asboth (w)	First Brigade Col Frederick Schaefer Frederick Schaefer Frederick Schaefer was a German revolutionary and Union Army colonel during the American Civil War. He was a brigade commander at the battles of Pea Ridge and Stones River where he was killed in action.-Biography:...	2nd Missouri 2nd Missouri Volunteer Infantry The 2nd Missouri Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 2nd Missouri Infantry was organized at St... : Ltc Bernard Laiboldt 15th Missouri 15th Missouri Volunteer Infantry The 15th Missouri Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 15th Missouri Infantry was organized at St. Louis, Missouri August-September 1861 and mustered in for three years on under the command of Colonel Francis J.... : Col Francis J. Joliat
	Artillery	1st Missouri Flying Artillery Battery: Cpt Gustavus M. Elbert 2nd Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery 2nd Ohio Battery 2nd Ohio Independent Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 2nd Ohio Battery was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio and mustered in for three years service on August 7, 1861 under Captain Thomas J. Carlin.The battery was... : Lt William B. Chapman
	Not Brigaded	3rd Missouri (3 companies): Maj Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (general) Joseph Conrad was a Union American Civil War officer who was brevetted a brigadier general of volunteers during the Atlanta Campaign.-Biography:... 4th Missouri Cavalry 4th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry The 4th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 4th Missouri Cavalry was organized in February 1862 and mustered in for three years by consolidation of the Fremont Hussars and three companies of the Hollan Horse. ... (6 companies): Maj Emeric Meszaros 5th Missouri Cavalry: Col Joseph Nemett

Divisions Reporting Directly

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Other
Third Division Col 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...	First Brigade Col Thomas Pattison	8th Indiana: Col William P. Benton 18th Indiana 18th Regiment Indiana Infantry The 18th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 18th Indiana Volunteer Infantry was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana on August 16, 1861.Battle of Pea Ridge... : Ltc Henry D. Washburn Henry D. Washburn Henry Dana Washburn was a U.S. Representative from Indiana and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... 22nd Indiana 22nd Regiment Indiana Infantry The 22nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 22nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana on August 15, 1861.Battle of Pea Ridge... (Company B absent): Ltc John A. Hendricks (k), Maj David W. Daily, Jr. 1st Battery Indiana Light Artillery 1st Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery 1st Indiana Battery Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized at Evansville, Indiana August 5, 1861 and mustered in at Indianapolis, Indiana for a three year enlistment on August 16, 1861 under the command... : Cpt Martin Klauss
	Second Brigade Col Julius White Julius White Julius White was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, as well as a postbellum diplomat.-Civil War:...	37th Illinois 37th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 37th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, nicknamed the "Fremont Rifles" and "Illinois Greyhounds", was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Organization:... : Ltc Myron Barnes 59th Illinois 59th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 59th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 59th Illinois Infantry was originally organized as the 9th Missouri Volunteer Infantry Regiment at Saint Louis, Missouri and mustered into Federal service... : Ltc Calvin H. Frederick Battery A, 2nd Illinois Light Artillery Battery "A", 2nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery Battery "A", 2nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery, was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War... : Cpt Peter Davidson
	Not Brigaded	1st Missouri Cavalry (8 companies): Col Calvin A. Ellis
Fourth Division Col Eugene A. Carr (w)	First Brigade Col Grenville M. Dodge Grenville M. Dodge Grenville Mellen Dodge was a Union army officer on the frontier and during the Civil War, a U.S. Congressman, businessman, and railroad executive who helped construct the Transcontinental Railroad.... (w)	4th Iowa 4th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 4th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 4th Iowa Infantry was organized at Council Bluffs, Iowa and mustered into Federal forces on August 8, 1861.... : Ltc John Galligan (w) 35th Illinois 35th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 35th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 35th Illinois Infantry was organized at Decatur, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on July 3, 1861 for three years service. Its organizer and... : Col Gustavus A. Smith (w), Ltc William P. Chandler (w) 3rd Illinois Cavalry 3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry The 3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 3rd Illinois Cavalry was mustered into service at Camp Butler, Illinois on August 27, 1861.... : Maj John McConnell 1st Independent Battery, Iowa Light Artillery: Cpt Junius A. Jones (w), Lt Virgil A. David
Fourth Division Col Eugene A. Carr (w)	Second Brigade Col William Vandever	9th Iowa 9th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 9th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 9th Iowa Infantry was organized at Dubuque, Iowa and mustered into Federal service on September 24, 1861.... : Ltc Francis J. Herron Francis J. Herron Francis Jay Herron , was a Union general during the American Civil War.-Biography:Francis J. Herron attended the Western University of Pennsylvania, but left at the age of sixteen without completing his degree to become a bank clerk. In 1855, he joined his three brothers in Dubuque, Iowa, where... (w/c), Maj William H. Coyl (w) 25th Missouri: Col John S. Phelps John S. Phelps John Smith Phelps was a politician, soldier during the American Civil War, and the 23rd Governor of Missouri.-Early life and career:... (w) 3rd Independent Battery, Iowa Light Artillery: Cpt Mortimer M. Hayden

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