Prairie Grove Confederate order of battle
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The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Prairie Grove
of the American Civil War
on December 7, 1862, in Washington County, Arkansas
. The Union order of battle
is listed separately.
Trans-Mississippi Army
MG Thomas C. Hindman
(11,059 men on the battlefield)
Battle of Prairie Grove
The Battle of Prairie Grove was a battle of the American Civil War fought on 7 December 1862, that resulted in a tactical stalemate but essentially secured northwest Arkansas for the Union.-Strategic situation: Union:...
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...
on December 7, 1862, in Washington County, Arkansas
Washington County, Arkansas
Washington County is a county located in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2010, the population was 203,065. The county seat is Fayetteville. Washington County is Arkansas's 17th county, formed on October 17, 1828, and named for George Washington, the first President of the...
. The Union order of battle
Prairie Grove Union Order of Battle
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Prairie Grove of the American Civil War on December 7, 1862, in Washington County, Arkansas...
is listed separately.
Military rank
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- 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
Trans-Mississippi ArmyArmy of the Trans-MississippiThe Army of the Trans-Mississippi was the major Confederate field army for the Department of the Trans-Mississippi during the American Civil War...
MG Thomas C. HindmanThomas C. Hindman
Thomas Carmichael Hindman, Jr. was a lawyer, United States Representative from the 1st Congressional District of Arkansas, and a Major General in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War....
(11,059 men on the battlefield)
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division BG John S. Roane (2,132) |
First Brigade Col Stand Watie Stand Watie Stand Watie , also known as Standhope Uwatie, Degataga , meaning “stand firm”), and Isaac S. Watie, was a leader of the Cherokee Nation and a brigadier general of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War... |
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| Second Brigade
BG John S. Roane (2,132) |
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Second Division BG Francis A. Shoup Francis A. Shoup Francis Asbury Shoup was a lawyer from Indianapolis, Indiana, who decided to become a brigadier general for the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Pre-war:... (3,219) |
First Brigade BG James F. Fagan (1,555) |
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| Second Brigade
BG Dandrdge McRae (1,664) |
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Third Division 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... (3,926) |
First Brigade BG Mosby M. Parsons (3,111) |
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| Second Brigade
Col Robert G. Shaver (815) |
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Fourth Division BG John S. Marmaduke John S. Marmaduke John Sappington Marmaduke was a career military man and a West Point graduate. He is known for his service as a Confederate Major general during the American Civil War... (1,782) |
First Brigade Col James C. Monroe (500) |
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| Second Brigade (Shelby's Raiders) Col Joseph O. Shelby Joseph O. Shelby Joseph Orville Shelby was a noted Confederate cavalry general in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War.-Early life and education:... (1,475) |
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| Third Brigade
Col Emmett MacDonald (807) |
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