Second Corinth Confederate order of battle
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The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Second Battle of Corinth
of the American Civil War
on October 3 and 4, 1862, in Corinth, Mississippi
. The Union order of battle
is listed separately.
(not present)
Second Battle of Corinth
The Second Battle of Corinth was fought October 3–4, 1862, in Corinth, Mississippi. For the second time in the Iuka-Corinth Campaign, Union Maj. Gen. William 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...
on October 3 and 4, 1862, in Corinth, Mississippi
Corinth, Mississippi
Corinth is a city in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,054 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Alcorn County. Its ZIP codes are 38834 and 38835.- History :...
. The Union order of battle
Second Corinth Union order of battle
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Corinth of the American Civil War on October 3 and 4, 1862, in Corinth, Mississippi...
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
Price's Corps (Army of the West)
MG Sterling PriceSterling Price
Sterling Price was a lawyer, planter, and politician from the U.S. state of Missouri, who served as the 11th Governor of the state from 1853 to 1857. He also served as a United States Army brigadier general during the Mexican-American War, and a Confederate Army major general in the American Civil...
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division BG Louis Hébert Louis Hébert (Confederate Army officer) Louis Hébert was an American educator, civil engineer, writer and soldier who became a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... (reported himself as sick morning of October 5) BG Martin E. Green Martin E. Green Martin Edwin Green was a Confederate brigadier general in the American Civil War, and a key organizer of the Missouri State Guard in northern Missouri.-Early life:... |
First Brigade Col Elijah Gates |
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| Second Brigade
Col W. Bruce Colbert |
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| Third Brigade
BG Martin E. Green Col W. H. Moore (mw) |
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| Fourth Brigade
Col John D. Martin |
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Maury's Division BG Dabney H. Maury Dabney H. Maury Dabney Herndon Maury was an officer in the United States Army, instructor at West Point, author of military training books, and a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
Moore's Brigade BG John C. Moore |
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| Cabell's Brigade
BG William L. Cabell (temporarilly attached to Green's division on October 5) |
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| Phifer's Brigade
BG C. W. Phifer |
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| Cavalry Brigade
BG Frank C. Armstrong |
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| Reserve Artillery |
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District of the Mississippi
BG Daniel RugglesDaniel Ruggles
Daniel Ruggles was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He commanded a division at the Battle of Shiloh.-Biography:Ruggles was born in Barre, Massachusetts, in 1810...
(not present)
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division MG Mansfield Lovell Mansfield Lovell Mansfield Lovell was a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was roundly criticized in Southern newspapers for allowing Union forces to capture the city of New Orleans.... |
First Brigade BG Albert Rust Albert Rust Albert Rust was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas, and a delegate to the Provisional Confederate Congress... |
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| Second Brigade
BG John Villepigue |
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| Third Brigade
BG John S. Bowen John S. Bowen John Stevens Bowen was a career United States Army officer and a general in the Confederate States Army, a commander in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. He is often said to have died just as his abilities were gaining attention.-Early life:Bowen was born in Bowen's Creek, Georgia... |
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| Cavalry Brigade
Col William H. Jackson William Hicks Jackson William Hicks "Red" Jackson was a cotton planter, horse breeder, and general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
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Sources
- Cozzens, Peter, The Darkest Days of the War: The Battles of Iuka and Corinth, Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina PressUniversity of North Carolina PressThe University of North Carolina Press , founded in 1922, is a university press that is part of the University of North Carolina....
, 1997, ISBN 0-8078-2320-1.