Fort Hindman Union order of battle - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The following Union Army

Union Army

The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...

units and commanders fought in the Battle of Fort Hindman

Battle of Fort Hindman

The Battle of Fort Hindman, or the Battle of Arkansas Post, was fought January 9–11, 1863, near the mouth of the Arkansas River at Arkansas Post, Arkansas, as part of the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War.-Background:...

(or Battle of Arkansas Post) of the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

. The Confederate order of battle

Fort Hindman Confederate order of battle

The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Fort Hindman of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately.-Military rank:* BG = Brigadier General* Col = Colonel...

is listed separately.

Military rank

MG = Major General
Major general (United States)
In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a two-star general-officer rank, with the pay grade of O-8. Major general ranks above brigadier general and below lieutenant general...
BG = Brigadier General
Brigadier general (United States)
A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed...
Col = Colonel
Colonel (United States)
In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general...
Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel (United States)
In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of commander in the other uniformed services.The pay...
Maj = Major
Major (United States)
In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, major is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel...
Cpt = Captain
Lt = 1st Lieutenant

XIII Corps

MG George W. Morgan

George W. Morgan

George Washington Morgan was an American soldier, lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He fought in the Texas Revolution and the Mexican-American War, and was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War...

Escort: Company A, 3rd Illinois Cavalry

3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry

The 3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 3rd Illinois Cavalry was mustered into service at Camp Butler, Illinois on August 27, 1861....

: Cpt Richard H. Ballinger

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
First Division BG Andrew Jackson Smith Andrew Jackson Smith Andrew Jackson Smith was a United States Army general during the American Civil War, rising to the command of a corps. He was most noted for his victory over Confederate General S.D...	1st Brigade BG Stephen Gano Burbridge Stephen G. Burbridge -External links:* — Article by Civil War historian/author Bryan S. Bush...	16th Indiana 16th Regiment Indiana Infantry (3 years) The 16th Regiment Indiana Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. In August 1863, the regiment was converted to mounted infantry for the remainder of the war.-Service:... : Ltc John M. Orr (w), Maj James H. Redfield 60th Indiana: Col Richard Owen 67th Indiana 67th Regiment Indiana Infantry The 67th Regiment Indiana Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 67th Indiana Infantry was organized at Madison, Indiana and mustered in for a three year enlistment on August 20, 1862 under the command of Colonel Frank Emerson.The... : Col Frank Emerson (w) 83rd Ohio 83rd Ohio Infantry The 83rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was nicknamed "The Greyhound Regiment".-Service:... : Ltc William H. Baldwin 96th Ohio 96th Ohio Infantry The 96th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 96th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Delaware in Delaware, Ohio and mustered in for three years service on August 29, 1862 under the command of Colonel Joseph W... : Col Joseph W. Vance 23rd Wisconsin 23rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 23rd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 23rd Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service August 30, 1862.... : Col Joseph J. Guppey
	2nd Brigade Col William J. Landram William J. Landram William Jennings Landram was a lawyer, publisher, and Union officer during the American Civil War. He served in many of the campaigns associated with the XIII Corps often in command of a brigade and occasionally in division command...	77th Illinois 77th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 77th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:77th Regiment Illinois was organized at Peoria, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on September 3, 1862.... : Col David P. Grier 97th Illinois 97th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 97th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 97th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Butler, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on September 16, 1862.The regiment was mustered out on July... : Col Friend S. Rutherford 108th Illinois 108th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 108th Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 108th Illinois Infantry was organized in Peoria, Illinois mustered in for three years service on August 28, 1862 under the command of Colonel John Warner.The regiment was... : Col John Warner 131st Illinois 131st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 131st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 131st Illinois Infantry was organized at Old Fort Massac, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on November 13, 1862 for a three year enlistment.The... : Ltc R. A. Peter 19th Kentucky 19th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry The 19th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 19th Kentucky Infantry was organized at Camp Harwood in Harrodsburg, Kentucky and mustered in for a three-year enlistment on January 2, 1862 under the... : Ltc John Cowan 48th Ohio 48th Ohio Infantry The 48th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 48th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio September through December 1861 and mustered in February 17, 1862 for three years service under the command... : Ltc Job R. Parker (w), Cpt S. G. W. Peterson
	Artillery	Chicago Mercantile Light Artillery Chicago Mercantile Independent Battery Light Artillery Chicago Mercantile Independent Battery Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:... : Cpt Charles G. Cooley 17th Ohio Light Artillery 17th Ohio Battery 17th Ohio Independent Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized in Dayton, Ohio and mustered in August 21, 1862 for a three year enlistment under Captain Ambrose A. Blount.... : Cpt Ambrose A. Blount
	Cavalry	6th Missouri 6th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry The 6th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry was an cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 6th Missouri Cavalry was mustered in for three years service on February 14, 1862 by consolidation of Wright's Cavalry Battalion, Wood's Cavalry Battalion, and... (squadron): Col Clark Wright
Second Division BG Peter J. Osterhaus Peter J. Osterhaus Peter Joseph Osterhaus was Union Army General in the American Civil War and later served as a diplomat.-Early life:Osterhaus was born in Koblenz, Rhenish Prussia. He attended the Berlin Military Academy and after serving for some time as a Prussian Army officer, he emigrated to the United States...	1st Brigade Col Lionel A. Sheldon	118th Illinois 118th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 118th Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. On June 10, 1863, the regiment was converted to mounted infantry.-Service:... : Col John G. Fonda 69th Indiana 69th Regiment Indiana Infantry The 69th Regiment Indiana Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 69th Indiana Infantry was organized at Richmond, Indiana and mustered in for a three year enlistment on August 19, 1862 under the command of Colonel Thomas Warren... : Col Thomas Warren Bennett Thomas W. Bennett (territorial governor) Thomas Warren Bennett was governor of Idaho Territory from 1871 to 1875. He also served as a Congressional delegate from the territory from March 4, 1875 to June 23, 1876... 120th Ohio 120th Ohio Infantry The 120th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 120th Ohio Infantry was organized Mansfield, Ohio and mustered in August 29, 1862 for three years service under the command of Colonel Daniel French.The regiment first served... : Col Daniel French
	2nd Brigade Col Daniel W. Lindsey	49th Indiana 49th Regiment Indiana Infantry The 49th Regiment Indiana Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 49th Indiana Infantry was organized at Jeffersonville, Indiana and mustered in for a three year enlistment on November 21, 1861 under the command of Colonel John W.... : Col James Keigwin 7th Kentucky 7th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry The 7th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 7th Kentucky Infantry was organized at Camp Dick Robinson and mustered in for a three year enlistment on September 22, 1861... : Cpt Andrew H. Clark 114th Ohio 114th Ohio Infantry The 114th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 114th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Circleville in Circleville, Ohio and mustered in for three years service on September 11, 1862 under the command of Colonel John... : Ltc Horatio B. Maynard
	3rd Brigade Col John F. DeCourcy	54th Indiana: Col Fielding Mansfield 22nd Kentucky 22nd Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry The 22nd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 22nd Kentucky Infantry was organized at Louisa, Kentucky and mustered in on January 20, 1862.... : Maj William J. Worthington 16th Ohio 16th Ohio Infantry The 16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Three-months regiment:... : Cpt Eli W. Botsford 42nd Ohio 42nd Ohio Infantry The 42nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 42nd Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio September through November 1861 and mustered in for three years service on December 7, 1861 under the command of... : Ltc Don Albert Pardee Don Albert Pardee Don Albert Pardee was a United States federal judge.Born in Wadsworth, Ohio, Pardee read law to enter the Bar in 1859, and was in private practice in Medina County, Ohio from 1859 to 1861. He was in the United States Army during the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865, returning to private...
	Artillery	Battery G, 1st Michigan Light Artillery: Cpt Charles H. Lanphere 1st Wisconsin Light Artillery 1st Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery The 1st Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 1st Independent Battery was mustered into service at LaCrosse, Wisconsin on October 10, 1861.... : Cpt Jacob T. Foster
	Engineers	Patterson's Kentucky Engineers & Mechanics Patterson's Independent Company Kentucky Volunteer Engineers Patterson's Independent Company Kentucky Volunteer Engineers was an engineer regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:... : Cpt William F. Patterson

XV Corps

MG William T. Sherman

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Fourth Division BG Frederick Steele Frederick Steele Frederick Steele was a career military officer in the United States Army, serving as a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was most noted for his successful campaign to retake much of secessionist Arkansas for the Union cause.-Early life:Steele was born in Delhi, New... Escort: Dodson's Kane County (Illinois) Cavalry Independent Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Companies The state of Illinois raised a number of short-lived Independent Cavalry Companies which served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Most of these units were quickly amalgamated with larger formations.-Units:... : Cpt William C. Wilder	1st Brigade BG Francis Preston Blair, Jr. Francis Preston Blair, Jr. Francis Preston Blair, Jr. was an American politician and Union Army general during the American Civil War. He represented Missouri in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and he was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President in 1868.-Early life and career:Blair was born in...	13th Illinois 13th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 13th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, nicknamed "Fremont's Grey Hounds," was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:... : Ltc Adam B. Gorgas 29th Missouri: Col John S. Cavender 30th Missouri: Ltc Otto Schadt 31st Missouri: Ltc Samuel P. Simpson 32nd Missouri: Col Francis H. Manter 58th Ohio 58th Ohio Infantry The 58th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 58th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio and mustered in for three years service on January 28, 1862 under the command of Colonel Valentine Bausenwein.The... : Cpt Bastian Benkler 4th Ohio Battery 4th Ohio Battery 4th Ohio Independent Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 4th Ohio Battery was organized in Cincinnati, Ohio and mustered in for three years service on August 17, 1861 under Captain Louis Hoffman.The battery was attached to Army... : Cpt Louis Hoffman
	2nd Brigade BG Charles E. Hovey Charles Edward Hovey Charles Edward Hovey was an educator, college president, pension lobbyist and a brevet major general in the United States Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... (w)	25th Iowa 25th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 25th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 25th Iowa Infantry was organized at Mount Pleasant, Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service on September 27, 1862.The regiment was mustered... : Col George A. Stone 31st Iowa 31st Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 31st Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 31st Iowa Infantry was organized at Davenport, Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service on October 13, 1862.The regiment was mustered out on... : Col William Smyth 3rd Missouri: Col Isaac F. Shepard 12th Missouri: Col Hugo Wangelin 17th Missouri: Col Francis Hassendeubel 76th Ohio 76th Ohio Infantry The 76th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment served in the Western Theater, primarily as part of the XV Corps in the Army of the Tennessee.-Organization:... : Col Charles Robert Woods Charles R. Woods Charles Robert Woods was a career United States Army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War... 1st Missouri Horse Artillery: Cpt Clemens Landgraeber
	3rd Brigade BG John Milton Thayer John Milton Thayer John Milton Thayer was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum United States Senator from Nebraska, as well as governor of Wyoming Territory and governor of Nebraska.-Early life and career:...	4th Iowa 4th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 4th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 4th Iowa Infantry was organized at Council Bluffs, Iowa and mustered into Federal forces on August 8, 1861.... : Col James Alexander Williamson James Alexander Williamson James A. Williamson was a politician, and lawyer who served in the Union army during the American Civil War, rising to the rank of brigadier general. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou.-Biography:Williamson was born in Columbia, Kentucky in 1829... 9th Iowa 9th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 9th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 9th Iowa Infantry was organized at Dubuque, Iowa and mustered into Federal service on September 24, 1861.... : Ltc William H. Coyl 26th Iowa 26th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 26th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 26th Iowa Infantry was organized at Clinton, Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service on September 30, 1862.The regiment was mustered out on... : Col Milo Smith 30th Iowa 30th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 30th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 30th Iowa Infantry was organized at Keokuk, Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service on September 20, 1862.The regiment was mustered out on... : Ltc W. M. G. Torrence 34th Iowa 34th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 34th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 34th Iowa Infantry was organized at Burlington, Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service on October 15, 1862.The regiment was mustered out on... : Col George W. Clark 1st Iowa Light Artillery 1st Iowa Independent Battery Light Artillery The 1st Iowa Independent Battery Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:... : Cpt Henry H. Griffiths
	Cavalry	3rd Illinois Cavalry 3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry The 3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 3rd Illinois Cavalry was mustered into service at Camp Butler, Illinois on August 27, 1861.... : Col Lafayette McCrillis
Second Division BG David Stuart David Stuart (politician) David Stuart was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:...	1st Brigade Col Giles A. Smith	113th Illinois 113th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 113th Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 113th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Hancock near Chicago, Illinois and mustered in for three years service on October 1, 1862 under the command of Colonel George B... : Col George B. Hoge 116th Illinois 116th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 116th Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-History:The 116th Illinois Infantry was organized in Decatur, Illinois and mustered in for three years service on September 30, 1862 under the command of Colonel Nathan W... : Ltc James P. Boyd 6th Missouri 6th Missouri Volunteer Infantry The 6th Missouri Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 6th Missouri Infantry was organized at St. Louis, Missouri June 15 - July 9, 1861 and mustered in for three years service.... : Ltc James H. Blood 8th Missouri: Ltc David C. Coleman (w), Maj Dennis T. Kirby 1st Battalion, 13th US: Maj Daniel Chase
	2nd Brigade Col Thomas Kilby Smith Thomas Kilby Smith Thomas Kilby Smith was a lawyer, soldier, and diplomat from the state of Ohio who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and then in the postbellum United States Army...	55th Illinois 55th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 55th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment is sometimes referred to as the Canton Rifles or the Douglas Brigade 2nd Regiment.-Service:... : Ltc Oscar Malmborg Oscar Malmborg Frans Oscar Malmborg , a veteran of the Mexican War, became famous for his ostentatious manner in training recruits for the American Civil War, primarily the 55th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment in which he served.... 127th Illinois 127th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 125th Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 127th Illinois Infantry was organized at Camp Douglas in Chicago, Illinois and mustered in for three years service on September 6, 1862 under the command of Colonel John Van... : Col John Van Arman 83rd Indiana 83rd Regiment Indiana Infantry The 83rd Regiment Indiana Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 83rd Indiana Infantry was organized at Lawrenceburg, Indiana September 4 - November 5, 1862 and mustered in for a three year enlistment under the command of Colonel... : Col Benjamin J. Spooner 54th Ohio 54th Ohio Infantry The 54th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 54th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio in October 1861 and mustered in for three years service under the command of Colonel Thomas Kilby Smith... : Cpt S. B. Yoeman (w) 57th Ohio 57th Ohio Infantry The 57th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 57th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Vance in Findlay, Ohio and mustered in for three years service on December 12, 1861 under the command of Colonel William Mungen.The... : Col William Mungen William Mungen William Mungen was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer, teacher, editor and publisher from Ohio.-Biography:...
	Artillery	Battery A, 1st Illinois Light Artillery: Cpt Peter P. Wood Battery B, 1st Illinois Light Artillery: Cpt Samuel E. Barrett Battery H, 1st Illinois Light Artillery: Lt Levi W. Hart 8th Ohio Light Artillery 8th Ohio Battery 8th Ohio Independent Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio and mustered in for a three year enlistment on March 11, 1862 under Captain Louis Markgraf.The battery was... : Lt James F. Putnam
	Cavalry	Company A & B, Thielman's Battalion (Illinois) Thielman's Independent Cavalry Battalion Thielman's Independent Cavalry Battalion was a cavalry battalion that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:... : Cpt Bertold Marschner Company C, 6th Missouri Cavalry: Lt Daniel W. Ballou

Naval forces

Rear Admiral David D. Porter

Fifty transport ships were used as well as the following:

Class	Vessel
City class ironclad City class ironclad The Pook Turtles, or City class gunboats to use their semi-official name, were war vessels intended for service on the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. They were also sometimes referred to as "Eads gunboats." The labels are applied to seven vessels of uniform design built from...
	USS Baron DeKalb USS Baron DeKalb (1861) USS Baron DeKalb was a City class ironclad gunboat constructed for the Union Navy by James B. Eads during the American Civil War.... Lieutenant Commander William Gwin William Gwin (naval officer) William Gwin was an officer in the United States Navy who was killed in action during the American Civil War...
	USS Cincinnati USS Cincinnati (1862) The City class ironclad USS Cincinnati was a stern-wheel casemate gunboat in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named for Cincinnati, Ohio and was the first ship to bear that name in the United States Navy.... Lieutenant George M. Bache George M. Bache George Mifflin Bache was an officer in the United States Navy, fighting on the Union side in the American Civil War and continuing to serve for a decade after the war's end.-Early life and ancestors:...
	U.S.S. Louisville USS Louisville (1862) USS Louisville was a City class ironclad gunboat constructed for the U.S. Army by James B. Eads during the American Civil War. [While initially owned by the Army, the City Class gunboats were commanded by U.S. Navy officers, and were eventually transferred to the Navy.]Louisville was built at St.... Lieutenant Commander Elias K. Owen Elias K. Owen Elias K. Owen was a United States Navy officer.-Biography:Born November 21, 1834, in Chicago, Owen entered the Navy in 1848. During the Civil War he served in the Mississippi Squadron, commanding Louisville and a division of Admiral David Porter's squadron.Owen died April 8, 1877 at Kaskaskia,...
Tinclad	USS Glide USS Glide (1862) The first USS Glide was a sternwheel tinclad gunboat in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.Glide originally built in Shousetown, Pennsylvania in 1862 and purchased by Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 17 November 1862. She was taken to Cairo, Illinois... Acting Lieutenant Selim E. Woodworth Selim E. Woodworth Selim E. Woodworth was a commander in the United States Navy, prominent San Francisco businessman, and member of the Woodworth political family.-Early years:...
Tinclad	USS Rattler USS Rattler (1862) USS Rattler was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederate States of America, especially the Mississippi River, and to be employed as a gunship when required.- Built at Cincinnati in 1862 :Florence... Lieutenant Commander Watson Smith
Others	USS Black Hawk USS Black Hawk (1848) USS Black Hawk was a large steamer purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.She was assigned by the Union Navy to gunship duty in the waterways of the rebellious Confederate States of America.... Lieutenant Commander K. R. Breese
	U.S.S. Lexington USS Lexington (1861) The third USS Lexington was a timberclad gunboat in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.-Purchase and conversion:Lexington was built as a sidewheel steamer at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1861 and was purchased by the War Department and converted into a gunboat at Cincinnati, Ohio,... Lieutenant James W. Shirk
	USS Monarch USS Monarch (1862) USS Monarch was a side paddle wheel ram in the United States Army. Monarch was built as a towboat at Fulton, Ohio, in 1853. She was converted to a ram in 1862 for service in the Ellet Ram Fleet under Lt. Col. Charles Ellet, Jr... Colonel C. R. Ellet
	USS New Era USS New Era (1862) USS New Era was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a gunboat in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways. New Era was also a name initially carried by a timberclad USS Essex.- Commissioned at St... Acting Master F. W. Flanner [possibly, Acting Master J. C. Bunner]

Military rank

XIII Corps

XV Corps

Naval forces

See also