Shiloh Union order of battle
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The following Union Army
units and commanders fought in the Battle of Shiloh
of the American Civil War
. The Confederate order of battle
is shown separately.
Army of the Tennessee
MG Ulysses S. Grant
, Commanding
Army of the Ohio
MG Don Carlos Buell
, Commanding
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 Shiloh
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. A Union army under Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant had moved via the Tennessee River deep into Tennessee and...
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
Shiloh Confederate order of battle
The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Shiloh of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is shown separately...
is shown 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 = Lieutenant
Artillery
- 3" R = 3 inch caliber Ordinance Rifle
- How = HowitzerHowitzerA howitzer is a type of artillery piece characterized by a relatively short barrel and the use of comparatively small propellant charges to propel projectiles at relatively high trajectories, with a steep angle of descent...
- lb = 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) - Nap = M1857 Napoleon Gun
- R = Rifled GunRifleA rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile , imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the...
- SB = Smoothbore GunSmoothboreA smoothbore weapon is one which has a barrel without rifling. Smoothbores range from handheld firearms to powerful tank guns and large artillery mortars.-History of firearms and rifling:...
Other
- w = wounded
- mw = mortally wounded
- k = killed
- c = captured
Army of the TennesseeArmy of the TennesseeThe Army of the Tennessee was a Union army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, named for the Tennessee River. It should not be confused with the similarly named Army of Tennessee, a Confederate army named after the State of Tennessee....
MG Ulysses S. GrantUlysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...
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- Chief of Staff: Col Joseph D. Webster
- Chief of Engineers: Col James B. McPhersonJames B. McPhersonJames Birdseye McPherson was a career United States Army officer who served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War...
- 2nd Illinois Heavy Artillery Regiment: Cpt Relly Madison
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First Division MG John A. McClernand John Alexander McClernand John Alexander McClernand was an American lawyer and politician, and a Union general in the American Civil War. He was a classic case of the politician-in-uniform coming into conflict with career Army officers, graduates of the United States Military Academy. He was a prominent Democratic... |
1st Brigade Col Abraham M. Hare (w) Col Marcellus M. Crocker Marcellus M. Crocker Marcellus Monroe Crocker was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War most noted for his service in the Western Theater.-Biography:... |
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2nd Brigade
Col C. Carroll Marsh C. Carroll Marsh Charles Carroll Marsh was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. He served with distinction early in the war at the battles of Fort Donelson and Shiloh. He is commonly referred to as "C. Carrol Marsh" in official reports.-Early life:... |
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3rd Brigade
Col Julius Raith (mw) Ltc Enos P. Wood |
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Stewart's Independent Cavalry Battalion The Stewart's Independent Cavalry Battalion was a cavalry battalion that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:... : Lt Ezra King Battery "E", 2nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery Battery "E", 2nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery, was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized St... (2 6 lb SB, 2 12 lb how): Lt George L. Nispel 14th Ohio Battery 14th Ohio Independent Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized in Cleveland, Ohio and mustered in September 10, 1861 for a three year enlistment under Captain Jerome B. Burrows.The battery was attached to 1st... (4 6 lb Wiard R, 2 12 lb Wiard R): Cpt Jerome B. Burrows (w) |
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Second Division BG W.H.L. Wallace W.H.L. Wallace William Hervey Lamme Wallace , more commonly known as W.H.L. Wallace, was a lawyer and a Union general in the American Civil War, considered by Ulysses S. Grant to be one of the Union's greatest generals.... (mw) Col James M. Tuttle James M. Tuttle James Madison Tuttle was a soldier, businessman, and politician from the state of Iowa who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He commanded a brigade and then a division in the Army of the Tennessee in several campaigns in the Western Theater of operations... |
1st Brigade Col James M. Tuttle |
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2nd Brigade
BG John McArthur John McArthur John McArthur was a Union general during the American Civil War. McArthur became one of the ablest Federal commanders in the Western Theater.-Early life:... (w) Col Thomas Morton |
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3rd Brigade
Col Thomas W. Sweeny (w) Col Silas D. Baldwin |
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2nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry The 2nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:Companies "A" to "L of the 2nd Illinois Cavalry was mustered into service at Camp Butler, Illinois on August 12, 1861... (Company A): Cpt John R. Hotaling |
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Third Division MG Lew Wallace Lew Wallace Lewis "Lew" Wallace was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, territorial governor and statesman, politician and author... |
1st Brigade Col Morgan L. Smith Morgan Lewis Smith Morgan Lewis Smith was a Union general in the American Civil War.-Biography:Smith was born in Oswego County, New York. In 1843 he settled in Indiana, and later had some military experience in the United States Army. At the outbreak of the Civil War he raised the 8th Missouri Volunteer Infantry, of... |
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2nd Brigade
Col John M. Thayer John Milton Thayer John Milton Thayer was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum United States Senator from Nebraska, as well as governor of Wyoming Territory and governor of Nebraska.-Early life and career:... |
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3rd Brigade
Col Charles Whittlesey Charles Whittlesey (geologist) Charles Whittlesey was a soldier, geologist and an investigator of mounds relics of the United States.-Biography:... |
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9th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery 9th Indiana Battery Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana and mustered in December 20, 1861 for a three years service.... (4 6 lb SB, 2 12 lb how): Lt George R. Brown 5th Ohio Cavalry The 5th Regiment, Ohio Cavalry was a regiment of Union cavalry raised in seven counties in southwestern Ohio for service during the American Civil War. It primarily served in the Western Theater in several major campaigns of the Army of the Tennessee.... , 3rd Battalion: Maj Charles S. Hayes 11th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry The 11th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was raised by orator Robert Green Ingersoll who became its first colonel and Basile D... , 3rd battalion: Maj James F. Johnson |
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Fourth Division BG Stephen A. Hurlbut Stephen A. Hurlbut Stephen Augustus Hurlbut , was a politician, diplomat, and commander of the U.S. Army of the Gulf in the American Civil War.-Biography:... |
1st Brigade Col Nelson G. Williams Nelson G. Williams Nelson G. Williams was a New York City customs agent and Union Army officer during the American Civil War.-Early life:Williams was born in New York and was appointed to West Point in 1839. He resigned a year later due to poor math grades. He worked as an importer in New York City before moving to... (w) Col Isaac C. Pugh Isaac C. Pugh Isaac Campbell Pugh was a United States volunteer soldier who was a veteran of the Black Hawk War, Mexican War and American Civil War rising to the rank of Brevet brigadier general.-Early life:... |
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2nd Brigade
Col James C. Veatch James C. Veatch James Clifford Veatch was a lawyer who served as an Indiana state legislator and county auditor. He later served as a Union general during the American Civil War, fighting primarily in the Western Theater... |
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3rd Brigade
BG Jacob G. Lauman |
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5th Ohio Cavalry The 5th Regiment, Ohio Cavalry was a regiment of Union cavalry raised in seven counties in southwestern Ohio for service during the American Civil War. It primarily served in the Western Theater in several major campaigns of the Army of the Tennessee.... , 1st & 2nd battalions: Col William H. Taylor 13th Ohio Battery 13th Ohio Independent Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was never fully organized. One section mustered in February 15, 1862 for a three year enlistment... (one section) |
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Fifth Division BG William T. Sherman (w) |
1st Brigade Col John A. McDowell |
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2nd Brigade
Col David Stuart David Stuart (politician) David Stuart was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:... (w) Col Thomas Kilby Smith Thomas Kilby Smith Thomas Kilby Smith was a lawyer, soldier, and diplomat from the state of Ohio who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and then in the postbellum United States Army... |
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3rd Brigade
Col Jesse Hildebrand |
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4th Brigade
Col Ralph P. Buckland Ralph P. Buckland Ralph Pomeroy Buckland was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, as well as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and an executive of the Union Pacific Railroad following the war.... |
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4th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry The 4th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 4th Illinois Cavalry was mustered into service at Ottawa, Illinois on September 26, 1861.... (1st & 2nd battalions): Ltc William McCullough |
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Sixth Division BG Benjamin M. Prentiss (c) |
1st Brigade Col Everett Peabody Everett Peabody Everett Peabody was a Harvard graduate and civil engineer working for various railroads in Massachusetts and Missouri. He is best remembered for his service as a colonel in the Union army during the Civil War, in particular his role in the battle of Shiloh.-Biography:Peabody was born in... (k) |
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2nd Brigade
Col Madison Miller Madison Miller Madison Miller was a U.S. soldier, military officer and railroad manager.In the Mexican-American War, Miller held a captaincy within the 2nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry and was wounded at the Battle of Buena Vista.... (c) |
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Robert G. Ingersoll Robert Green "Bob" Ingersoll was a Civil War veteran, American political leader, and orator during the Golden Age of Freethought, noted for his broad range of culture and his defense of agnosticism. He was nicknamed "The Great Agnostic."-Life and career:Robert Ingersoll was born in Dresden, New York... 15th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 15th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 15th Iowa Infantry was organized at Keokuk, Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service on February 22, 1862.The regiment was mustered out on July... : Col Hugh Thompson Reid Hugh Thompson Reid Hugh Thompson Reid was a lawyer, president of the Des Moines Valley Railroad and Union general during the American Civil War.-Early life:... (w) 3rd Ohio Battery 3rd Ohio Independent Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 3rd Ohio Battery was organized in Canton, Minerva, and Massillon, Ohio November 9, 1861 through March 15, 1862 and mustered in for three years service under Captain William S... : Cpt William S. Williams 5th Ohio Battery 5th Ohio Independent Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 5th Ohio Battery was organized in St. Louis, Missouri on August 31, 1861 and mustered in there for three years service on September 22, 1861 under Captain Andrew... : Cpt Andrew Hickenlooper Andrew Hickenlooper Andrew Hickenlooper was an Ohio civil engineer, politician, industrialist, and most famously, an officer who served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and Civil War career:... 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery The 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The battery was mustered in at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. on November 21, 1861.... - 2 12 lb How, 4 James R 18th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 18th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 18th Wisconsin was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service March 15, 1862.... : Col James S. Alban (k), Ltc Samuel W. Beall (w), Maj Josiah W. Crane (k) |
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15th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 15th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 15th Michigan Infantry was organized at Ypsilanti and Detroit, Michigan between October 16, 1861 and March 13, 1862 and was mustered into Federal service... 14th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 14th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Four of its members received the Medal of Honor for service in the Battle of Corinth, October 3 and 4, 1862; among them the Color-Sergeant Denis J. F... : Col David E. Wood 8th Ohio Battery 8th Ohio Independent Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio and mustered in for a three year enlistment on March 11, 1862 under Captain Louis Markgraf.The battery was... (6 30 lb Parrott R): Cpt Louis Markgraf John Wesley Powell John Wesley Powell was a U.S. soldier, geologist, explorer of the American West, and director of major scientific and cultural institutions... (w) |
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:...
MG Don Carlos BuellDon 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...
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- Chief of Staff: Col James B. FryJames Barnet FryJames Barnet Fry was an American soldier and prolific author of historical books.-Biography:He was born in Carrollton, Illinois. He graduated from West Point in 1847 and served for a time as assistant instructor of artillery there. He was stationed successively in Oregon, Louisiana, and Texas, and...
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Second Division BG Alexander M. McCook |
4th Brigade BG Lovell H. Rousseau |
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5th Brigade
Col Edward N. Kirk Edward N. Kirk Edward Needles Kirk was a Quaker school teacher, attorney, and then a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... (w) |
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6th Brigade
Col William H. Gibson |
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Fourth Division BG William Nelson |
10th Brigade Col Jacob Ammen Jacob Ammen Jacob Ammen was a college professor, civil engineer, and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. His younger brother, Daniel Ammen, was an admiral in the United States Navy.-Early life and career:... |
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19th Brigade
Col William B. Hazen William Babcock Hazen William Babcock Hazen was a career United States Army officer who served in the Indian Wars, as a Union general in the American Civil War, and as Chief Signal Officer of the U.S. Army... |
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22nd Brigade
Col Sanders D. Bruce |
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Fifth Division BG Thomas L. Crittenden |
11th Brigade BG Jeremiah T. Boyle |
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14th Brigade
Col William S. 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.... |
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3rd Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry The 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 3rd Kentucky Cavalry was organized at Calhoun, Kentucky and McLean County, Kentucky and mustered in for a three year enlistment on December 13, 1861 under the... Battery G, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Battery G, 1st Ohio Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio and mustered in for a three year enlistment on December 17, 1861... (4 6 lb SB, 2 12 lb Wiard R): Cpt Joseph Bartlett 4th U.S. Light Artillery, Battery H Battery "H" 4th Regiment of Artillery was a light artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was attached to 5th Division, Army of the Ohio, February to May 1862. Artillery, 4th Division, Army of the Ohio, to September 1862... and M, 4th U.S. Artillery 4th U.S. Light Artillery, Battery M Battery "M" 4th Regiment of Artillery was a light artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was attached to Artillery, 5th Division, Army of the Ohio, to May 1862. Artillery, 4th Division, Army of the Ohio, to September 1862... (2 3" R, 2 12 lb How) |
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Sixth 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:... |
20th Brigade BG James A. Garfield James Garfield James Abram Garfield served as the 20th President of the United States, after completing nine consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Garfield's accomplishments as President included a controversial resurgence of Presidential authority above Senatorial courtesy in executive... |
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21st Brigade
Col George D. 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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