Champion Hill Union order of battle
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The following Union Army units[1] and commanders fought in the Battle of Champion Hill of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization, returns of casualties[2] and reports.[3]
Contents
Abbreviations used
Military rank
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = 1st Lieutenant
Other
- w = wounded
- mw = mortally wounded
- k = killed
Army of the Tennessee
XIII Corps
MG John A. McClernand
Escort:
- 3rd Illinois Cavalry (Company L): Cpt David R. Sparks
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Ninth Division |
1st Brigade |
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| 17th Brigade
Col Daniel W. Lindsey |
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| Artillery |
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| Cavalry |
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Tenth Division |
1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade |
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| Artillery |
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| Cavalry |
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Twelfth Division |
1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade
Col James R. Slack |
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| Artillery |
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| Cavalry |
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Fourteenth Division |
1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade |
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| Artillery |
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| Unattached units |
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XV Corps
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
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Second Division [attached to XIII Corps] |
1st Brigade
Col Giles A. Smith |
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| 2nd Brigade |
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| Artillery |
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XVII Corps
Provisional Cavalry Battalion: Cpt John S. Foster
- 2nd Illinois Cavalry (Companies A & B): Lt W. B. Cummins
- 4th Missouri Cavalry (Company F): Lt A. Mueller
- 4th Independent Company Ohio Cavalry: Cpt John S. Foster
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
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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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Seventh Division |
1st Brigade
Col John B. Sanborn |
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| 2nd Brigade
Col Samuel A. Holmes |
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| 3rd Brigade
Col George B. Boomer |
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| Artillery
Cpt Frank C. Sands |
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See also
Notes
- ↑ Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign.
- ↑ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXIV, Part 2, pages 7-11 and The Battle of Champion Hill website (Order of Battle)
- ↑ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXIV, Part 2, pages 725-726
- ↑ Quinby returned to the field on the morning of May 16. However, Crocker was left in command as he was already deploying the division for battle. Quinby stayed with the army until the battle was decided, then assumed command. Quinby’s Official Report
References
- 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.
- The Battle of Champion Hill website
