Carolinas_campaign_Union_order_of_battle
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]
Military rank
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = 1st Lieutenant
- Bvt = Brevet
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
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
Main article: XV Corps (Union Army)
More information Division, Brigade ...
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
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First Division
|
1st Brigade
Bvt BG William Burnham Woods |
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| 2nd Brigade |
| |
| 3rd Brigade
Col George A. Stone |
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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 |
|
| 2nd Brigade
Col Robert N. Adams |
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| 3rd Brigade
Col Frederick J. Hurlbut |
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| Unassigned |
| |
| Artillery
Ltc William H. Ross |
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Close
XVII Corps
Main article: XVII Corps (Union Army)
MG Francis Preston Blair Jr.
Escort:
- Company G, 11th Illinois Cavalry: Cpt Stephen S. Tripp
More information Division, Brigade ...
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
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First Division
|
1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| Artillery
Maj Frederick Welker |
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| Unassigned |
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Close
Left Wing, Army of Georgia
MG Henry W. Slocum
Pontoniers:
- 58th Indiana: Ltc Joseph Moore
XIV Corps
Main article: XIV Corps (Union Army)
Bvt MG Jefferson C. Davis
Provost guard: Ltc E. Hibbard Topping
- 110th Illinois (9 companies)
- Company A, 24th Illinois
More information Division, Brigade ...
| 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 |
| |
| 3rd Brigade
Col Henry A. Hambright |
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|
2nd Division
|
1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| Artillery
Maj Charles Houghtaling |
|
Close
XX Corps
Main article: XX Corps (Union Army)
Bvt MG Alpheus S. Williams
MG Joseph A. Mower
More information Division, Brigade ...
| 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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Close
Center, Army of the Ohio
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
Main article: X Corps (Union Army)
MG Alfred H. Terry
Escort: Company I, 20th New York Cavalry: Cpt John J. Carroll
More information Division, Brigade ...
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
|
First Division
|
1st Brigade | |
| 2nd Brigade
at Wilmington |
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| 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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Close
XXIII Corps
Main article: XXIII Corps (Union Army)
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
More information Division, Brigade ...
| 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
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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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- Official Records, Series I, Volume XLVII, Part 1, pages 46-60
- 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