Battle of Monocacy order of battle: Union

The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Monocacy of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is shown separately.

Abbreviations used[edit]

Military rank[edit]

Other[edit]

VIII Corps (detachment)[edit]

MG Lewis Wallace

Brigade Regiment or other
First Brigade


   BG Erastus B. Tyler

Cavalry


   Ltc David R. Clendenin

VI Corps (detachment)[edit]

Division Brigade Regiments and other

Third Division
   BG James B. Ricketts

First Brigade


   Col William S. Truex (w)
   Col William Emerson

Second Brigade


   Col Matthew R. McClennan

References[edit]

  • Leepson, Marc. Desperate Engagement: How a Little-Known Civil War Battle Saved Washington, D.C., and Changed the Course of American History (New York: Thomas Dunne Books), 2007. ISBN 0-3123-6364-8
  • Monacacy National Battlefield website
  • Composition and losses of the Union Forces at the Battle of Monocacy. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. United States War Department. Volume XXXVII, Chapter 49, pp. 201–203