Westport Confederate order of battle

The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Westport

Battle of Westport

The Battle of Westport, sometimes referred to as the "Gettysburg of the West," was fought on October 23, 1864, in modern Kansas City, Missouri, during the American Civil War. Union forces under Major General Samuel R. Curtis decisively defeated an outnumbered Confederate force under Major General...

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 Union order of battle

Westport Union order of battle

The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Westport of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.-Command Disputes:...

is listed separately.

Military rank

MG = Major General
BG = Brigadier General
Col = Colonel
Colonel (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 Colonel
Lieutenant 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 = Major
Major (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 = 1st Lieutenant

Army of Missouri
Army of Missouri
The Army of Missouri was an independent military formation during the American Civil War within the Confederate States Army, created in the fall of 1864 under the command of Maj. Gen. Sterling Price to invade Missouri. Price's Raid was unsuccessful, and his army retreated to Arkansas, where it was...

MG Sterling Price

Sterling 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
Fagan's Division MG James F. Fagan	Cabell's Brigade BG William L. Cabell	Gordon's Arkansas Cavalry: Col Anderson Gordon Gunter's Arkansas Cavalry Battalion: Ltc Thomas M. Gunter Harrell's Arkansas Cavalry Battalion: Ltc John M. Harrell Hill's Arkansas Cavalry Battalion: Col John F. Hill Monroe's Arkansas Cavalry: Col James C. Monroe Morgan's Arkansas Cavalry 8th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment The 8th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment was a Confederate Army cavalry regiment during the American Civil War. The regiment was designated at various times as Newton's Regiment Arkansas Cavalry, Morgan's Regiment Arkansas Cavalry, 2nd Regiment Arkansas Cavalry, and the 5th Regiment Arkansas... : Col Thomas J. Morgan Witherspoon's Arkansas Cavalry Battalion: Maj J. L. Witherspoon Hughey's Arkansas Battery (2 guns): Cpt William M. Hughey
	Dobbin's Brigade Col Archibald S. Dobbin	Dobbin's Arkansas Cavalry: Col Archibald S. Dobbin McGhee's Arkansas Cavalry: Col James H. McGee (w Oct. 23), Ltc Jesse S. Grider Witt's Arkansas Cavalry: Col A. R. Witt Blocher's Arkansas Battery (2 guns): Lt J. V. Zimmerman
	Slemons' Brigade Col William F. Slemons William F. Slemons William Ferguson Slemons was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas.-Biography:Born near Dresden, Tennessee, Slemons attended Bethel College.He moved to Arkansas in 1852.He studied law....	2nd Arkansas Cavalry: Col William F. Slemons Carlton's Arkansas Cavalry: Col Charles H. Carlton Crawford's Arkansas Cavalry: Col William A. Crawford Wright's Arkansas Cavalry: Col John C. Wright
	McCray's Brigade Col Thomas H. McCray	15th Missouri Cavalry: Col Timothy Reves 45th Arkansas (mounted): Col Milton D. Baber 47th Arkansas (mounted): Col Lee Crandall
	Unattached	Anderson's Arkansas Cavalry Battalion: Cpt William L. Anderson Lyle's Arkansas Cavalry: Col Oliver P. Lyle Rogan's Arkansas Cavalry: Col James W. Rogan

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Marmaduke's Division MG 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... Escort: 5th Missouri Cavalry, Company D: Cpt D. R. Stallard
	Marmaduke's Brigade BG John Bullock Clark, Jr. John Bullock Clark, Jr. John Bullock Clark, Jr. was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum five-term U.S. Congressman from Missouri.-Biography:...	3rd Missouri Cavalry: Col Colton Greene 4th Missouri Cavalry: Col John Q. Burbridge 7th Missouri Cavalry: Col Solomon G. Kitchen 8th Missouri Cavalry: Col William L. Jeffers 10th Missouri Cavalry: Col Robert R. Lawther 14th Missouri Cavalry Battalion: Ltc J. F. Davies Hogan's Engineer Company: Cpt James T. Hogan
	Artillery Maj Joseph H. Pratt	Harris' Missouri Battery (1 gun): Lt T. J. Williams Hynson's Texas Battery (4 guns): Cpt Henry C. Hynson
	Freeman's Brigade Col Thomas R. Freeman	Ford's Arkansas Cavalry Battalion: Ltc Barney Ford Freeman's Missouri Cavalry: Ltc Joseph R. Love Fristoe's Missouri Cavalry: Col Edward T. Fristoe

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Shelby's Division MG 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:...	Shelby's Iron Brigade BG M. Jeff Thompson M. Jeff Thompson Meriwether Jeff Thompson was a brigadier general in the Missouri State Guard during the American Civil War. He served the Confederate Army as a cavalry commander, and had the unusual distinction of having a ship in the Confederate Navy named for him.-Early life:*Father: Meriwether Thompson b....	5th Missouri Cavalry: Col Frank B. Gordon 11th Missouri Cavalry: Col Moses W. Smith 12th Missouri Cavalry: Ltc William H. Erwin Crisp's Cavalry Battalion: Ltc John T. Crisp Elliott's Missouri Cavalry: Col Benjamin F. Elliott Johnson's Cavalry Battalion: Maj Rector Johnson Slayback's Missouri Cavalry Battalion: Ltc Alonzo Slayback Collin's Missouri Battery (2 guns): Cpt Richard A. Collins
	Jackman's Brigade Col Sidney D. Jackman Sidney D. Jackman Sidney Drake Jackman was an American farmer, teacher, and soldier. He served as an officer in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, most noted for his performance in the early part of the Battle of Westport in 1864.After the war Jackman fled to Mexico, then returned to the United...	Hunter's Missouri Cavalry: Col DeWitt C. Hunter Jackman's Missouri Cavalry: Ltc C. H. Nichols Schnable's Missouri Cavalry Battalion: Ltc John A. Schnable Williams' Missouri Cavalry Battalion: Ltc D. A. Williams Collins' Missouri Battery (2 guns): Lt Jacob D. Connor
	Tyler's Brigade Col Charles H. Tyler	Coffee's Missouri Cavalry: Col J. T. Coffee Perkin's Missouri Cavalry: Col Caleb Perkins Searcey's Missouri Cavalry: Col James T. Searcey Unorganized recruits
	Unattached	46th Arkansas (mounted): Col W. O. Coleman

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