Battle of Chickamauga order of battle: Union
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The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Chickamauga of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization[1] during the campaign.[2]
Abbreviations used
[edit]Military Rank
[edit]- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = 1st Lieutenant
Other
[edit]- w = wounded
- mw = mortally wounded
- k = killed
Army of the Cumberland
[edit]MG William Rosecrans, Commanding
General Staff
Chief of Staff: BG James A. Garfield
- Col James Barnett, Chief of Artillery
- Col William Truesdale
- Col John P. Sanderson, ADC
- Col Joseph C. McKibbin, ADC
- Ltc Calvin Goddard, Adjutant General
- Ltc Arthur C. Ducat, Inspector General
- Ltc Henry C. Hodges, Quartermaster General
- Ltc Samuel Simmons, Commissary of Subsistence
- Ltc William M. Wiles, Provost Marshal General
- Maj William M. McMichael, Adjutant General
- Maj Frank S. Bond, ADC
- Cpt Horace Porter, Chief of Ordnance
- Cpt Andrew S. Burt, Acting Inspector General
- Cpt Hunter Brooke, Acting Judge Advocate General
- Cpt William E. Merrill, Topographical Engineer
- Cpt William C. Margedant, Topographical Engineer
- Cpt Jesse Merrill, Signal Officer
- Cpt John C. Van Duzer, Telegraph
- Cpt R.S. Thomas, ADC
- Cpt James P. Drouillard, ADC
- Cpt Charles R. Thompson, ADC
- Cpt William Farrar, ADC
- Lt M.J. Kelly, Chief of Couriers
- Lt George Burroughs, Engineer
- Lt William L. Porter, Acting ADC
- Lt James K. Reynolds, Acting ADC
- Glover Perin, Surgeon
- Henry H. Seys, Surgeon
- D. Bache, Assistant Surgeon
- Jeremiah F. Trecy, Chaplain
General Headquarters
- 1st Battalion, Ohio Sharpshooters: Cpt Gershom M. Barber
- 10th Ohio Infantry: Ltc William M. Ward
- 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry: Col William J. Palmer
Pioneer Brigade
BG James St. Clair Morton, Chief Engineer (w)
- 1st Pioneer Battalion
- 2nd Pioneer Battalion
- 3rd Pioneer Battalion
XIV Corps
[edit]Headquarters
Provost guard:
Escort:
- 1st Ohio Cavalry, Company L: Cpt John D. Barker
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
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First Division |
1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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| Artillery |
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Second Division |
1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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| Artillery |
| |
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Third Division |
1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade |
| |
| Artillery |
| |
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Fourth Division |
1st Brigade[6]
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade |
| |
| Artillery |
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XX Corps
[edit]Headquarters
Provost guard:
81st Indiana Infantry, Company H: Cpt William J. Richards
Escort:
2nd Kentucky Cavalry, Company I: Lt George W. L. Batman
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
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First Division |
1st Brigade[7]
|
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| 2nd Brigade |
| |
| 3rd Brigade
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| |
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Second Division |
1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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| |
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Third Division |
1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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XXI Corps
[edit]Headquarters
Escort:
15th Illinois Cavalry, Company K: Cpt Samuel B. Sherer
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
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First Division |
1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade[9] |
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| 3rd Brigade |
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| Artillery |
| |
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Second Division |
1st Brigade |
|
| 2nd Brigade |
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| 3rd Brigade
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| |
| Artillery
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| Unattached |
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Third Division |
1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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| Artillery |
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Reserve Corps
[edit]| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
First division |
1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade
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Second Division
|
2nd Brigade |
|
Cavalry Corps
[edit]| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
First Division
|
1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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Second Division
|
1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| |
| Artillery |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign.
- ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXX, Part 1, pages 40-47
- ^ Not engaged; guarding trains and performing provost duty.
- ^ On September 20 the remnants of this battalion, 35 men, served attached to the 19th U.S. Infantry.
- ^ Not engaged; train guard.
- ^ Detached from its division and serving as mounted infantry.
- ^ Not engaged; guarding supply train.
- ^ Detached from its brigade and serving as mounted infantry.
- ^ Not engaged, detached to Chattanooga.
- ^ Stationed at Chattanooga, and not engaged.
- ^ Five companies detached as wagon guard.
- ^ Not engaged.
- ^ Stationed at Whiteside's, and not engaged.
- ^ Temporarily attached.
References
[edit]- U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901.
- Civil War Home: The Chickamauga Campaign. Union Order of Battle
- Union Chickamauga Order of Battle at Civil War Virtual Tours
- Richardson, Maj. Robert D. (1989). ROSECRANS' STAFF AT CHICKAMAUGA: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM S. ROSECRANS' STAFF ON THE OUTCOME OF THE CHICKAMAUGA CAMPAIGN (PDF). Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 19, 2016.
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