Peachtree Creek Union order of battle
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The following Union Army
units and commanders fought in the Battle of Peachtree Creek
of the American Civil War
. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.
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 Peachtree Creek
Battle of Peachtree Creek
The Battle of Peachtree Creek was fought in Georgia on July 20, 1864, as part of the Atlanta Campaign in the American Civil War. It was the first major attack by Lt. Gen. John B. Hood since taking command of the Confederate Army of Tennessee. The attack was against Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's...
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 general (United States)In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a two-star general-officer rank, with the pay grade of O-8. Major general ranks above brigadier general and below lieutenant general...
- BG = Brigadier GeneralBrigadier 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 = ColonelColonel (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...
- Cpt = Captain
IV Corps
MG Oliver O. HowardOliver O. Howard
Oliver Otis Howard was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War...
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First Division MG David S. Stanley David S. Stanley David Sloane Stanley was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Franklin.-Early life:... |
1st Brigade Col Isaac M. Kirby |
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2nd Brigade
Col Jacob E. Taylor |
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3rd Brigade
Col William Grose William Grose William Grose was a lawyer, politician, author, and brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War... |
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Artillery
Cpt Theodore Thomasson |
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Second Division BG John Newton |
1st Brigade BG 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... |
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2nd Brigade
Col. John W. Blake |
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3rd Brigade
BG Luther P. Bradley |
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Artillery
Cpt Charles Aleshire Cpt Wilbur Goodspeed |
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Third Division BG Thomas J. Wood Thomas J. Wood Thomas John Wood was a career United States Army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
1st Brigade Col William H. Gibson |
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2nd Brigade
BG William B. Hazen |
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3rd Brigade
Col Frederick Knefler Frederick Knefler Frederick Knefler served in the Union Army in the U.S. Civil War, joining as a first lieutenant in May 1861 and mustering out as a Brevet Brigadier General on June 11, 1865.-Early life:... |
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Artillery
Cpt Cullen Bradley |
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XIV Corps
MG John M. PalmerDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division BG Richard W. Johnson Richard W. Johnson Richard W. Johnson was an American soldier, born in Kentucky.-Early career:He graduated at West Point in 1849 and up to the time of the Civil War was employed chiefly on frontier service. In 1861 he was commissioned colonel in the 3rd Kentucky Cavalry and soon afterward became a brigadier general... |
1st Brigade Col Anson G. McCook Anson G. McCook Anson George McCook was a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, attorney, and three-term postbellum U.S. Congressman from New York... |
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2nd Brigade
BG John H. King |
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3rd Brigade
Col Marshall F. Moore Marshall F. Moore Marshall F. Moore was the 7th Governor of Washington Territory.He served during the Civil War under George McClellan in Virginia and under Sherman. He was at Rich Mountain, Shiloh, Chickamauga, Jonesboro and Missionary Ridge. He rose to the rank of breveted major general on March 13, 1865. He... |
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Artillery
Cpt Lucius Drury |
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Second Division BG 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... |
1st Brigade BG James D. Morgan James D. Morgan James Dada Morgan was a merchant sailor, soldier, businessman, and a Union general during the American Civil War. He commanded a division of infantry in some of the final campaigns in the Western Theater.... |
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2nd Brigade
Col John G. Mitchell John G. Mitchell (general) John Grant Mitchell was an Ohio lawyer and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was active in several important campaigns and battles in the Western Theater, including the Chickamauga, Atlanta, and Franklin-Nashville and Carolinas campaigns... |
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3rd Brigade
Col Caleb J. Dilworth |
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Artillery
Cpt Charles Barnett |
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XX Corps
MG Joseph HookerJoseph Hooker
Joseph Hooker was a career United States Army officer, achieving the rank of major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Although he served throughout the war, usually with distinction, Hooker is best remembered for his stunning defeat by Confederate General Robert E...
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First Division BG Alpheus S. Williams Alpheus S. Williams Alpheus Starkey Williams was a lawyer, judge, journalist, U.S. Congressman, and a Union general in the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
1st Brigade BG Joseph F. Knipe Joseph F. Knipe Joseph Farmer Knipe was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. His troops won a decisive victory in late 1864 that helped clear Tennessee of Confederates during the Franklin-Nashville Campaign.-Biography:Joseph F. Knipe was born to a blacksmith and his wife in Mount... |
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2nd Brigade
BG Thomas H. Ruger Thomas H. Ruger Thomas Howard Ruger was an American soldier and lawyer who served as a Union general in the American Civil War. After the war, he was a superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.... |
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3rd Brigade
Col James S. Robinson James S. Robinson James Sidney Robinson was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
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Artillery
Cpt John D. Woodbury |
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Second Division BG John W. Geary John W. Geary John White Geary was an American lawyer, politician, Freemason, and a Union general in the American Civil War... |
1st Brigade Col Charles Candy Charles Candy Charles Candy was a career soldier in the United States Army who served as an officer in the volunteer Union Army during the American Civil War... |
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2nd Brigade
Col Patrick H. Jones |
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3rd Brigade
Col George A. Cobham, Jr. George A. Cobham, Jr. George Ashworth Cobham, Jr. commanded a regiment in the American Civil War and rose to brigade command before being killed in battle.-Early life:... (k) Col David Ireland David Ireland (colonel) David Ireland was a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Commanding the 137th New York Infantry Regiment, he played a key defensive role on Culp's Hill in the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early life:... |
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Third Division BG William T. Ward |
1st Brigade Col Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States . Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there... |
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2nd Brigade
Col John Coburn John Coburn (politician) John Coburn was a United States Representative from Indiana and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
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3rd Brigade
Col James Wood |
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Artillery
Cpt Marco B. Gary |
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Unattached Units |
Reserve Brigade Col Joseph W. Burke Col Heber Le Favour |
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Pontoniers
Col George P. Buell George P. Buell George Pearson Buell was an American civil engineer and soldier. He served as a Union Army general during the American Civil War, and remained in the United States Army following the conflict.-Early life and career:... |
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Siege Artillery
Cpt Arnold Sutermeister |
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