Carolinas campaign order of battle: Union
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The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Carolinas campaign of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the campaign.[1]
Abbreviations used
[edit]Military rank
[edit]- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = 1st Lieutenant
- Bvt = Brevet
Union Forces
[edit]MG William T. Sherman
Headquarters guard:
- 7th Company Ohio Sharpshooters: Lt James Cox
Engineers:
- 1st Michigan Engineers & Mechanics: Col John B. Yates
- 1st Missouri Engineers (5 companies): Ltc William Tweeddale
Artillery: Bvt MG William Farquhar Barry
Right Wing, Army of the Tennessee
[edit]MG Oliver O. Howard
Escort:
- Company K, 15th Illinois Cavalry: Cpt William Duncan
- 4th Company Ohio Cavalry: Cpt John L. King
Pontoon Train Guard:
- Company E, 14th Wisconsin: Cpt William I. Henry
XV Corps
[edit]| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
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| First Division | 1st Brigade Bvt BG William Burnham Woods |
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| 2nd Brigade |
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| 3rd Brigade Col George A. Stone | ||
| Second Division | 1st Brigade Col Theodore Jones |
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| 2nd Brigade Col Wells S. Jones |
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| 3rd Brigade |
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| 3rd Division | 1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade Col Clark R. Wever |
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| 4th Division | 1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade Col Robert N. Adams |
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| 3rd Brigade Col Frederick J. Hurlbut |
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| Unassigned |
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| Artillery Ltc William H. Ross |
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XVII Corps
[edit]MG Francis Preston Blair Jr.
Escort:
- Company G, 11th Illinois Cavalry: Cpt Stephen S. Tripp
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
| First Division | 1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade |
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| 3rd Brigade Col Charles H. DeGroat |
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| Third Division | 1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade |
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| Fourth Division | 1st Brigade |
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| 3rd Brigade |
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| Artillery Maj Frederick Welker |
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| Unassigned |
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Left Wing, Army of Georgia
[edit]MG Henry W. Slocum
Pontoniers:
- 58th Indiana: Ltc Joseph Moore
XIV Corps
[edit]Bvt MG Jefferson C. Davis
Provost guard: Ltc E. Hibbard Topping
- 110th Illinois (9 companies)
- Company A, 24th Illinois
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
| First Division | 1st Brigade Bvt BG Harrison C. Hobart |
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| 2nd Brigade Bvt BG George P. Buell |
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| 3rd Brigade Col Henry A. Hambright |
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| 2nd Division
| 1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade |
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| 3rd Brigade Ltc James W. Langley |
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| 3rd Division | 1st Brigade Col Morton C. Hunter |
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| 2nd Brigade Col Newell Gleason |
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| 3rd Brigade Ltc Hubbard K. Milward |
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| Artillery Maj Charles Houghtaling |
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XX Corps
[edit]Bvt MG Alpheus S. Williams
MG Joseph A. Mower
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
| First Division | 1st Brigade BG James L. Selfridge |
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| 2nd Brigade Bvt BG William Hawley |
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| 3rd Brigade |
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| Second Division | 1st Brigade Col George W. Mindil |
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| 2nd Brigade |
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| 3rd Brigade Bvt BG Henry A. Barnum |
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| Third Division | 1st Brigade Col Henry Case |
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| 2nd Brigade Bvt BG Daniel Dustin |
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| 3rd Brigade Bvt BG William Cogswell |
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| Artillery Maj John A. Reynolds |
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Center, Army of the Ohio
[edit]MG John M. Schofield
Escort:
- Company G, 7th Ohio Cavalry: Cpt John A. Ashbury
Signal Corps: Cpt Edmund H. Russell
Engineers:
- 15th New York (3 companies): Maj Henry V. Slosson
Artillery: Ltc Terance J. Kennedy
X Corps
[edit]MG Alfred H. Terry
Escort: Company I, 20th New York Cavalry: Cpt John J. Carroll
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
| First Division | 1st Brigade | |
| 2nd Brigade at Wilmington | ||
| 3rd Brigade Col Nicholas W. Day |
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| Artillery |
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| Second Division | 1st Brigade Col Rufus Daggett |
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| 2nd Brigade Col William B. Coan |
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| 3rd Brigade Col G. Frederick Granger |
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| Artillery |
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| Third Division | 1st Brigade Bvt BG Delevan Bates |
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| 2nd Brigade Bvt BG Samuel A. Duncan |
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| Unattached |
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XXIII Corps
[edit]MG Jacob Dolson Cox
Engineer Battalion: Cpt Oliver S. McClure
Provost Guard:
- Company H, 9th New Jersey: Cpt Edward S. Pullen
Artillery: Ltc George W. Schofield, Cpt Giles J. Cockerill
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
| First Division | 1st Brigade Bvt BG Israel N. Stiles |
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| 2nd Brigade Col John C. McQuiston |
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| 3rd Brigade Col Minor T. Thomas |
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| Artillery |
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| Second Division | 1st Brigade Col Orlando H. Moore |
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| 2nd Brigade Col John Mehringer |
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| 3rd Brigade Col Silas A. Strickland |
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| Artillery |
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| Third Division
| 1st Brigade Col Oscar W. Sterl |
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| 2nd Brigade Bvt BG John S. Casement |
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| 3rd Brigade Bvt BG Thomas J. Henderson |
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| Artillery |
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| Third Division - Cavalry | 1st Brigade Bvt BG Thomas J. Jordan |
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| 2nd Brigade Bvt BG Smith D. Atkins |
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| 3rd Brigade Col Michael Kerwin |
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| Artillery |
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XLVII, Part 1, pages 46-60
See also
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References
[edit]- U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901.
- Bradley, Mark L. This Astounding Close: The Road to Bennett Place (Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press), 2000. ISBN 0-8078-2565-4