Prairie Grove Union Order of Battle
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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
. The Confederate order of battle
is listed separately.
Army of the Frontier
MG James G. Blunt
(9,216 men on the battlefield)
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 Prairie Grove
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 Confederate order of battle
Prairie Grove Confederate order of battle
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...
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
Army of the FrontierArmy of the FrontierThe Army of the Frontier was a Union army that served in the Trans-Mississippi Theater during the Civil War. It fought in several minor engagements in Arkansas, Indian Territory, and Kansas...
MG James G. BluntJames G. Blunt
James Gillpatrick Blunt was a physician and abolitionist who rose to Union major general during the American Civil War.-Early life & career:...
(9,216 men on the battlefield)
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1st Division BG James G. Blunt James G. Blunt James Gillpatrick Blunt was a physician and abolitionist who rose to Union major general during the American Civil War.-Early life & career:... (3,144) |
1st Brigade BG Frederick Salomon (752) |
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Col William A. Weer William Weer William Weer was a lawyer, attorney general for Kansas and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War... (902) |
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Col William F. Cloud William F. Cloud William F. Cloud was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War who participated in many battles in the Trans-Mississippi Theater.-Early life and career:... (1490) |
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2nd Division Col Daniel Huston, Jr. Daniel Huston, Jr. Daniel Huston, Jr. was a career soldier in the United States army. Huston served in the infantry in the Regular Army and commanded a volunteer regiment of cavalry during the American Civil War. He retired from the army with the rank of colonel.... (2118) |
1st Brigade Col John G. Clark (938) |
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Col William Dye William McEntyre Dye William McEntyre Dye was a soldier from the United States who served in military capacities around the world. He became a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, a colonel in the Egyptian army and military adviser to the King of Korea.-Civil War:Dye was born in Washington,... (1175) |
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3rd Division BG 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... (3950) |
1st Brigade Ltc Henry Bertram Henry Bertram Henry Bertram was a Prussian immigrant to the United States who was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He served in the Trans-Mississippi and Western Theaters.... (1765) |
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Col William W. Orme William W. Orme Brigadier General William Ward Orme was born in Washington, D.C. in 1832. He moved to Bloomington, Illinois, in McLean County, prior to 1860 where he practiced law in the law firm of Swett & Orme. His partner was Leonard Swett... (1600) |
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