Perryville Union order of battle
Encyclopedia
The following Union Army
units and commanders fought in the Battle of Perryville
of the American Civil War
. The Confederate order of battle
is listed separately.
Army of the Ohio
147 guns, k-889, w-2966, m-433 = 4,288
MG Don Carlos Buell
MG George Henry Thomas
, second in command
Escort:
Signal detachment: Cpt Jesse Merrill
MG Alexander McDowell McCook
MG Thomas L. Crittenden
Escort:
MG Charles C. Gilbert
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 Perryville
Battle of Perryville
The Battle of Perryville, also known as the Battle of Chaplin Hills, was fought on October 8, 1862, in the Chaplin Hills west of Perryville, Kentucky, as the culmination of the Confederate Heartland Offensive during the American Civil War. Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg's Army of Mississippi won a...
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
Perryville Confederate order of battle
The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Perryville of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately.-Military rank:* Gen = General* MG = Major General* BG = Brigadier General...
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...
- Ltc = Lieutenant ColonelLieutenant 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 = MajorMajor (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
- 2Lt = 2nd Lieutenant
- Sgt = Sergeant
Artillery
- 3" R = 3 inch caliber Ordinance Rifle
- Jam = James rifleJames rifleJames rifle is a generic term to describe any artillery gun rifled to the James pattern for use in the American Civil War. Charles T. James developed a rifled projectile and rifling system. Modern authorities such as Warren Ripley and James Hazlett have suggested that the term "James rifle" only...
- How = Howitzer
- Mtn = Mountain
- Nap = M1857 Napoleon Gun
- Par = Parrott rifleParrott rifleThe Parrott rifle was a type of muzzle loading rifled artillery weapon used extensively in the American Civil War.-Parrott Rifle:The gun was invented by Robert Parker Parrott, a West Point graduate. He resigned from the service in 1836 and became the superintendent of the West Point Foundry in Cold...
- pdr = poundPound (mass)The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
(projectileProjectileA projectile is any object projected into space by the exertion of a force. Although a thrown baseball is technically a projectile too, the term more commonly refers to a weapon....
weight) - R = Rifled Gun
- SB = Smoothbore Gun
Other
- w = wounded
- mw = mortally wounded
- k = killed
- c = captured
- m = missing
Army of the OhioArmy of the OhioThe Army of the Ohio was the name of two Union armies in the American Civil War. The first army became the Army of the Cumberland and the second army was created in 1863.-History:...
147 guns, k-889, w-2966, m-433 = 4,288MG Don Carlos Buell
Don Carlos Buell
Don Carlos Buell was a career United States Army officer who fought in the Seminole War, the Mexican-American War, and the American Civil War. Buell led Union armies in two great Civil War battles—Shiloh and Perryville. The nation was angry at his failure to defeat the outnumbered...
MG George Henry Thomas
George Henry Thomas
George Henry Thomas was a career United States Army officer and a Union General during the American Civil War, one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater....
, second in command
Escort:
- Anderson TroopAnderson TroopAnderson Troop was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The unit was frequently referred to as "Anderson Troop, Pennsylvania Cavalry"...
, Pennsylvania Cavalry: 2Lt Thomas S. Maple - 4th US Cavalry (Companies B, C, D, G, I, & K): Ltc James Oakes
Signal detachment: Cpt Jesse Merrill
I Corps
38 guns, k-695, w-2290, m-346 = 3,331MG Alexander McDowell McCook
Alexander McDowell McCook
Alexander McDowell McCook was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War.-Early life:...
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Third Division 24 guns, k-494, w-1517, m-148 = 2,159 BG Lovell Harrison Rousseau Escort: 1st Michigan Engineers & Mechanics 1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Engineers and Mechanics The 1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Engineers and Mechanics was an engineer regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:... (Companies A, C, & H): Maj Enos Hopkins 2nd Kentucky Cavalry 2nd Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry The 2nd Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 2nd Kentucky Cavalry was organized at Camp Joe Holt and Muldraugh's Hill, Kentucky and mustered in for a three year enlistment on September 9, 1861 under the... (6 companies): Col Buckner Board |
9th Brigade k-142, w-427, m-39 = 608 Col Leonard A. Harris |
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17th Brigade k-187, w-614, m-35 = 836 Col William Haines Lytle William Haines Lytle William Haines Lytle was a politician in Ohio, renowned poet, and military officer in the United States Army during both the Mexican-American War and American Civil War, where he was killed in action as a brigadier general.-Biography:Lytle was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the scion of a leading area... (w/c) Col Curran Pope (w) |
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28th Brigade k-165, w-458, m-70 = 693 Col John Converse Starkweather |
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Tenth Division 14 guns, k-201, w-773, m-198 = 1,172 BG James Streshly Jackson James S. Jackson James Streshly Jackson was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... (k) Col Albert S. Hall |
33rd Brigade k-112, w-356, m-59 = 527 BG William Rufus Terrill William R. Terrill William Rufus Terrill was a United States Army soldier and general who was killed in action at the Battle of Perryville during the American Civil War... (mw) Escort: Terrill's Guards & Scouts: Cpt Louis Christman |
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34th Brigade k-89, w-417, m-139 = 645 Col George P. Webster (k) Ltc Silas A. Strickland |
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II Corps
65 guns, k-2, w-4, m-6 = 12MG Thomas L. Crittenden
Escort:
- 1st Michigan Engineers & Mechanics1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Engineers and MechanicsThe 1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Engineers and Mechanics was an engineer regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...
(Companies B, E, I, & K): Col William Innes - 1st Ohio Cavalry1st Ohio CavalryThe 1st Ohio Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 1st Ohio Cavalry was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio August 17-October 30, 1861 and mustered in for a three year enlistment under the command of Colonel Owen P. Ransom.The...
(4 companies): Maj James Laughlin - 3rd Ohio Cavalry3rd Ohio Cavalry3rd Ohio Cavalry was organized in September 1861 by future Civil War general Lewis Zahm. In April 1862, it moved with General Don Carlos Buell through Tennessee. During that summer, the 3rd Ohio Cavalry participated in the Siege of Corinth. It later fought at the Battle of Chickamauga. In...
(4 companies): Maj John H. Foster
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Fourth Division 27 guns, k-0, w-0, m-0 = 0 BG William Sooy Smith William Sooy Smith William Sooy Smith was a West Point graduate and career United States Army officer who rose through the ranks to become a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.... Escort: 2nd Kentucky Cavalry (4 companies): Ltc Thomas Cochran |
10th 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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19th Brigade
Col William Babcock Hazen |
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22nd Brigade
BG Charles Cruft Charles Cruft (general) Charles Cruft was a teacher, lawyer, railroad executive, and a Union general during the American Civil War.-Biography:... |
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Fifth Division 18 guns, k-0, w-0, m-0 = 0 BG Horatio Phillips Van Cleve Horatio P. Van Cleve Horatio Phillips Van Cleve was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
11th Brigade Col Samuel Beatty Samuel Beatty (general) Samuel Beatty was an American soldier, sheriff, and farmer from Ohio. He was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. In 1866, he was awarded the brevet grade of major general of volunteers.... |
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14th Brigade
Col Pierce Butler Hawkins |
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23rd Brigade
Col Stanley Matthews |
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Sixth Division 18 guns, k-0, w-0, m-2 = 2 BG Thomas John 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:... |
15th Brigade k-0, w-0, m-0 = 0 BG Milo Smith Hascall Milo Smith Hascall Milo Smith Hascall was an American soldier, banker, and real estate executive who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
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20th Brigade
k-0, w-0, m-0 = 0 Col Charles Garrison Harker Charles Garrison Harker Charles Garrison Harker was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was killed in action at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in northern Georgia during the Atlanta Campaign... |
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21st Brigade
k-0, w-0, m-2 = 2 Col George Day Wagner George D. Wagner George Day Wagner was an Indiana politician, farmer, and soldier, serving as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. His controversial actions at the Battle of Franklin in 1864 overshadowed his positive performance earlier in the war.-Early life and career:Wagner was born in... |
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McCook's Cavalry Brigade
k-2, w-4, m-4 = 10 Col Edward Moody McCook |
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III Corps
44 guns, k-192, w-672, m-80 = 944MG Charles C. Gilbert
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First Division 14 guns, k-4, w-14, m-7 = 25 BG Albin Schoepf Albin Francisco Schoepf Albin Francisco Schoepf was an European-born military officer who became a Union brigadier general during the American Civil War, best known as the commanding officer of Fort Delaware, a wartime camp for Confederate prisoners of war.-Early life:Schoepf was born in Podgórze, Poland... Escort: 1st Ohio Cavalry 1st Ohio Cavalry The 1st Ohio Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 1st Ohio Cavalry was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio August 17-October 30, 1861 and mustered in for a three year enlistment under the command of Colonel Owen P. Ransom.The... (6 companies): Col Minor Milliken |
1st Brigade k-0, w-0, m-0 = 0 Col Moses B. Walker |
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2nd Brigade
k-4, w-7, m-0 = 11 BG Speed S. Fry Speed S. Fry Speed Smith Fry was a lawyer, judge, and a United States Army officer during the Mexican-American War and American Civil War.-Early life:... |
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3rd Brigade
k-0, w-7, m-7 = 14 BG James B. Steedman James B. Steedman James Blair Steedman was an American soldier, printer, and politician. He also served during the American Civil War as a general in the Union Army, most noted for his performances at the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863 and the Battle of Nashville in 1864.-Early life and career:Steedman was born in... |
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Ninth Division 16 guns, k-133, w-356, m-58 = 547 BG Robert B. Mitchell Escort: Sherer's Independent Cavalry Company Independent Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Companies The state of Illinois raised a number of short-lived Independent Cavalry Companies which served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Most of these units were quickly amalgamated with larger formations.-Units:... : Cpt Samuel B. Sherer 2nd Kansas Cavalry 2nd Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry The 2nd Kansas Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 2nd Kansas Cavalry was organized at Kansas City, Kansas beginning on November 8, 1861 but its designation was changed to 9th Kansas Infantry on February 4, 1862.... (detachment, 150 men): Sgt Hugh Quinn |
30th Brigade k-133, w-344, m-58 = 535 Col Michael Gooding (w/c) |
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31st Brigade
k-0, w-11, m-0 = 11 Col William Passmore Carlin |
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32nd Brigade
k-0, w-1, m-0 = 1 Col William W. Caldwell |
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Eleventh Division 12 guns, k-51, w-288, m-14 = 353 BG Philip H. Sheridan Escort: Company L, 2nd Kentucky Cavalry: |
35th Brigade k-22, w-102, m-1 = 125 Ltc Bernard Laiboldt |
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36th Brigade
k-8, w-62, m-9 = 79 Col Daniel McCook, Jr. Daniel McCook, Jr. Daniel McCook, Jr. , one of the famed Fighting McCooks, was a brigade commander in the Union Army who was mortally wounded in the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, during the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
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37th Brigade
k-21, w-118, m-4 = 143 Col Nicholas Gruesel |
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Artillery |
Battery "I", 2nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery Battery "I", 2nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:... [2 12-pdr Nap, 2 10-pdr Par, 2 6-pdr M1841 Jam R]: Cpt Charles M. Barnett Battery G, 1st Missouri Light Artillery Battery G, 1st Missouri Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The battery was often referred to as Hescock's Battery.-Service:The regiment and its batteries were organized at St... [4 12-pdr Nap, 2 10-pdr Par]: Cpt Henry Hescock |
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Gay's Cavalry Brigade
k-4, w-14, m-1 = 19 Cpt Ebenezer Gay |
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