Vicksburg Union order of battle
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The following Union Army
units and commanders fought in the Battle of Vicksburg
of the American Civil War
. The Confederate order of battle
is listed separately.
Army of the Tennessee
MG Ulysses S. Grant
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Engineers
Acting Inspector General: BG Jeremiah C. Sullivan
MG Edward Ord
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Pioneers
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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 Vicksburg
Battle of Vicksburg
The Siege of Vicksburg was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. In a series of maneuvers, Union Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate army of Lt. Gen. John C...
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
Vicksburg Confederate order of battle
The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Vicksburg of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately.-Military Officer Rank:* Gen = General* LTG = Lieutenant 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 = Lieutenant
- Sgt = SergeantSergeantSergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
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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- 4th Illinois Cavalry, Company A: Cpt Embury D. Osband
Engineers
- 1st Battalion Engineer Regiment of the West: Maj William Tweeddale
Acting Inspector General: BG Jeremiah C. Sullivan
Jeremiah C. Sullivan
Jeremiah Cutler Sullivan was an Indiana lawyer, antebellum United States Navy officer, and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was among a handful of former Navy officers who later served as infantry generals during the war.-Early life and career:Jeremiah C....
IX Corps
MG John ParkeJohn Parke
John Grubb Parke was a United States Army engineer and a Union general in the American Civil War.-Early life:...
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First Division BG Thomas Welsh Thomas Welsh (general) Thomas Welsh was a soldier in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War and a Union brigadier general during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
1st Brigade Col Henry Bowman |
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3rd Brigade
Col Daniel Leasure Daniel Leasure Daniel Leasure was an American soldier and physician who served as a colonel and brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
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Second Division BG Robert B. Potter |
1st Brigade Col Simon Goodell Griffin Simon Goodell Griffin Simon Goodell Griffin was an American soldier, legislator, farmer and teacher.-Pre-War:Simon G. Griffin was born at Nelson, New Hampshire in 1824. Griffin was a farmer and a teacher at first... |
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2nd Brigade
BG Edward Ferrero Edward Ferrero Edward Ferrero was one of the leading dance instructors, choreographers, and ballroom operators in the United States. He also served as a Union Army general in the American Civil War, best remembered for his role in the Battle of the Crater in 1864.-Early life and career:Ferrero was born in... |
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3rd Brigade
Col Benjamin C. Christ Benjamin C. Christ Benjamin C. Christ was an officer in the Union army during the American Civil War. He commanded a brigade in the IX Corps of the Army of the Potomac at several important battles, including the Battle of Antietam.... |
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XIII Corps
MG John A. McClernandJohn 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...
MG Edward Ord
Edward Ord
Edward Otho Cresap Ord was the designer of Fort Sam Houston, and a United States Army officer who saw action in the Seminole War, the Indian Wars, and the American Civil War. He commanded an army during the final days of the Civil War, and was instrumental in forcing the surrender of Confederate...
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- 3rd Illinois Cavalry, Company L3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer CavalryThe 3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 3rd Illinois Cavalry was mustered into service at Camp Butler, Illinois on August 27, 1861....
: Cpt David R. Sparks
Pioneers
- Kentucky Engineers (Independent Company)Patterson's Independent Company Kentucky Volunteer EngineersPatterson's Independent Company Kentucky Volunteer Engineers was an engineer regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...
: Cpt William F. Patterson
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Ninth Division BG Peter J. Osterhaus Peter J. Osterhaus Peter Joseph Osterhaus was Union Army General in the American Civil War and later served as a diplomat.-Early life:Osterhaus was born in Koblenz, Rhenish Prussia. He attended the Berlin Military Academy and after serving for some time as a Prussian Army officer, he emigrated to the United States... |
1st Brigade BG Albert L. Lee (w May 19) Col James Keigwin |
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2nd Brigade
Col Daniel W. Lindsey |
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Cavalry |
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... (5 companies): Ltc Daniel B. Bush, Jr. 3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry The 3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 3rd Illinois Cavalry was mustered into service at Camp Butler, Illinois on August 27, 1861.... (3 companies): Cpt John L. Campbell 6th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry The 6th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry was an cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 6th Missouri Cavalry was mustered in for three years service on February 14, 1862 by consolidation of Wright's Cavalry Battalion, Wood's Cavalry Battalion, and... (7 companies): Col Clark Wright |
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Artillery
Cpt Jacob T. Foster |
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Tenth Division BG Andrew J. Smith Escort
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1st Brigade
BG Stephen G. Burbridge Stephen G. Burbridge -External links:* — Article by Civil War historian/author Bryan S. Bush... |
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2nd Brigade
Col William J. Landram |
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Chicago Mercantile Independent Battery Light Artillery Chicago Mercantile Independent Battery Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:... : Cpt Patrick H. White 17th Ohio Battery 17th Ohio Independent Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized in Dayton, Ohio and mustered in August 21, 1862 for a three year enlistment under Captain Ambrose A. Blount.... : Cpt Ambrose A. Blount, Cpt Charles S. Rice |
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Twelfth Division BG Alvin P. Hovey Alvin P. Hovey Alvin Peterson Hovey was a Union general during the American Civil War, an Indiana Supreme Court justice, congressman, and the 21st Governor of Indiana from 1889 to 1891. During the war he played an important role in several battles and uncovered a secret plot for an uprising in Indiana... Escort
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1st Brigade
BG George F. McGinnis George Francis McGinnis George Francis McGinnins was a volunteer soldier during the Mexican-American War and a Union general during the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
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2nd Brigade
Col James R. Slack James R. Slack James Richard Slack was an Indiana politician and a Union general during the American Civil War.-Early life:Slack was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in 1818. His family moved to Indiana in 1837 where he worked as a farm hand on his father's farm. He also worked as a teacher, studied law and... |
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Battery A, 1st Missouri Light Artillery Battery A, 1st Missouri Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The regiment and its batteries were organized at St. Louis, Missouri from the 1st Missouri Infantry and mustered in for a three year enlistment on September 1, 1861... : Cpt George W. Schofield 2nd Ohio Battery 2nd Ohio Independent Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 2nd Ohio Battery was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio and mustered in for three years service on August 7, 1861 under Captain Thomas J. Carlin.The battery was... : Lt Augustus Beach 16th Ohio Battery 16th Ohio Independent Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized in Springfield, Ohio August 20, 1861 and mustered in September 5, 1861 for a three year enlistment under Captain James A. Mitchell... : Lt Russell P. Twist |
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Fourteenth Division BG Eugene A. Carr Eugene Asa Carr Eugene Asa Carr was a soldier in the United States Army and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:... Escort
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1st Brigade
BG William P. Benton Col Henry D. Washburn Henry D. Washburn Henry Dana Washburn was a U.S. Representative from Indiana and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... Col David Shunk |
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2nd Brigade
BG Michael K. Lawler |
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Artillery |
Battery "A", 2nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery Battery "A", 2nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery, was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War... : Lt Frank B. Fenton, Cpt Peter Davidson 1st Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery 1st 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 Evansville, Indiana August 5, 1861 and mustered in at Indianapolis, Indiana for a three year enlistment on August 16, 1861 under the command... : Cpt Martin Klauss |
XV Corps
MG William T. ShermanWilliam Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman was an American soldier, businessman, educator and author. He served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War , for which he received recognition for his outstanding command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness of the "scorched...
- Chief-of-Staff: Ltc John Henry Hammond
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First Division MG Frederick Steele Frederick Steele Frederick Steele was a career military officer in the United States Army, serving as a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was most noted for his successful campaign to retake much of secessionist Arkansas for the Union cause.-Early life:Steele was born in Delhi, New... |
1st Brigade Col Francis H. Manter Col Bernard G. Farrar |
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2nd Brigade
Col Charles R. Woods Charles R. Woods Charles Robert Woods was a career United States Army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War... |
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3rd Brigade
BG John M. Thayer |
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4th Ohio Battery 4th Ohio Independent Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 4th Ohio Battery was organized in Cincinnati, Ohio and mustered in for three years service on August 17, 1861 under Captain Louis Hoffman.The battery was attached to Army... : Cpt Louis Hoffmann |
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Cavalry |
3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry The 3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 3rd Illinois Cavalry was mustered into service at Camp Butler, Illinois on August 27, 1861.... : Lt Jonathan Kershner |
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Second Division MG Francis Preston Blair, Jr. Francis Preston Blair, Jr. Francis Preston Blair, Jr. was an American politician and Union Army general during the American Civil War. He represented Missouri in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and he was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President in 1868.-Early life and career:Blair was born in... |
1st Brigade Col Giles A. Smith |
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2nd Brigade
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... BG Joseph A. J. Lightburn |
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3rd Brigade
BG Hugh Boyle Ewing Hugh Boyle Ewing Hugh Boyle Ewing, , was a diplomat, author, attorney, and Union Army general during the American Civil War. He was a member of the prestigious Ewing family, son of Thomas Ewing, the eldest brother of Thomas Ewing, Jr. and Charles Ewing, and the foster brother and brother-in-law of William T. Sherman... |
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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... : Cpt James F. Putnam |
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10th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry The 10th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 10th Missouri Cavalry was organized at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis, Missouri in October 1862 and mustered in for three years. It was organized from the 28th... , Company C: Cpt Daniel W. Ballou, Lt Benjamin Joel |
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Third Division BG 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 BG 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.... Col William L. McMillen William L. McMillen Dr. William Linn McMillen was an American surgeon, army general, farmer and legislator.-Biography:Born in Hillsboro, Ohio, and educated there, he graduated from Starling Medical College in 1852, and practiced medicine in Ohio until July 1862. McMillen served as a surgeon with the Russian Army in... |
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2nd Brigade
BG Joseph A. Mower Joseph A. Mower Joseph Anthony Mower was a Union general during the American Civil War. He was a competent officer and well respected by his troops and fellow officers to whom he was known as "Fighting Joe". William T. Sherman said of Mower, "he's the boldest young officer we have".-Biography:Mower was born in... |
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3rd Brigade
BG Charles L. Matthies Charles L. Matthies Charles Leopold Matthies was a Prussian soldier, revolutionary and Union Army officer during the American Civil War, rising to the rank of brigadier general.-Biography:... Col Joseph J. Woods |
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Artillery
Cpt Nelson T. Spoor |
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4th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry The 4th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 4th Iowa Cavalry was organized at Camp Harlan in Mount Pleasant, Iowa beginning in September 1861, and mustered in for three years service under the command of... : Ltc Simeon D. Swan |
XVI Corps (detachment)
MG Cadwallader C. WashburnCadwallader C. Washburn
Cadwallader Colden Washburn was an American businessman, politician, and soldier noted for founding what would later become General Mills and working in government for Wisconsin. He was born in Livermore, Maine, one of seven brothers that included Israel Washburn, Jr., Elihu B. Washburne, William D...
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First Division 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
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1st Brigade
Col John M. Loomis Col Sanford J. Stoughton |
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2nd Brigade
Col Stephen G. Hicks Stephen G. Hicks Stephen G. Hicks Stephen G. Hicks Stephen G. Hicks ( 22 Feb 1809 - 14 Dec 1869 (or 1866) American soldier, born in Jackson County, Georgia, and active during the American Civil War with the 40th Illinois Infantry Regiment. He enlisted on the July 22, 1861, and was honorably discharged on the July... |
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3rd Brigade
Col Joseph R. Cockerill Joseph R. Cockerill Joseph Randolph Cockerill was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Loudoun County, Virginia, Cockerill moved to Scott Township, Ohio, in 1837 and settled in Youngstown.He attended the public schools.He taught school.... |
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4th Brigade
Col William W. Sanford |
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Artillery
Cpt William Cogswell William Cogswell William Cogswell was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War who was awarded the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general, U.S. Volunteers.-Biography:... |
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Fourth Division BG Jacob G. Lauman |
1st Brigade 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 Cyrus Hall |
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3rd Brigade
Col George E. Bryant Col Amory K. Johnson |
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Cavalry |
15th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry The 15th Regiment of the Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was a volunteer cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-History of Service:... , Companies F and I: Maj James G. Wilson |
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Artillery.
Cpt George C. Gumbart |
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Provisional Division BG Nathan Kimball Nathan Kimball Nathan Kimball was a physician, politician, postmaster, and military officer, serving as a general in the Union army during the American Civil War... |
Engelmann's Brigade Col Adolph Engelmann |
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Richmond's Brigade
Col Jonathan Richmond |
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Montgomery's Brigade
Col Milton Montgomery |
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XVII Corps
MG James B. McPhersonJames B. McPherson
James Birdseye McPherson was a career United States Army officer who served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War...
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- 4th Company Ohio Cavalry: Cpt John S. Foster
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Third Division MG John A. Logan John A. Logan John Alexander Logan was an American soldier and political leader. He served in the Mexican-American War and was a general in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He served the state of Illinois as a state senator, congressman and senator and was an unsuccessful candidate for Vice President... Escort
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1st Brigade
BG John E. Smith BG Mortimer D. Leggett |
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2nd Brigade
BG Mortimer D. Leggett Col Manning F. Force |
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3rd Brigade
BG John Dunlap Stevenson John Dunlap Stevenson John D. Stevenson was an American attorney, politician, and soldier in the U.S. Army in two wars. He was promoted to brevet major general of volunteers at the end of the American Civil War.... |
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Maj Charles J. Stolbrand |
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Sixth Division 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:... Escort
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1st Brigade (Post of Lake Providence) BG Hugh T. Reid |
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2nd Brigade
BG Thomas E.G. Ransom |
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3rd Brigade
Col William Hall Col Alexander Chambers |
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Artillery
Maj Thomas D. Maurice |
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Seventh Division BG Isaac Quinby BG John E. Smith Escort
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1st Brigade
Col John B. Sanborn John B. Sanborn John Benjamin Sanborn was a lawyer, politician, and soldier from the state of New Hampshire who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War... |
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2nd Brigade
Col Samuel A. Holmes Col Green B. Raum |
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3rd Brigade
Col George B. Boomer (k) [May 22] Col Holden Putnam BG Charles L. Matthies |
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Artillery.
Cpt Frank C. Sands Cpt Henry Dillon |
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Herron's Division MG 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... |
1st Brigade BG William Vandever |
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2nd Brigade
BG 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... |
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Unattached cavalry
Col Cyrus Bussey Cyrus Bussey Cyrus Bussey was an American soldier and politician, serving as a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
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District of Northeast Louisiana
BG Elias S. DennisElias Smith Dennis
Elias Smith Dennis was a lawyer, politician, and soldier from the state of Illinois who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
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Detached Brigade Col George W. Neeley |
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African Brigade
Col Isaac F. Shepard |
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Post of Goodrich's Landing, La.
Col William F. Wood |
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