Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State
Encyclopedia
A list of American Civil War
regiments
organized into federally-organized units as well as units raised by individual states and territories. As multiple states had soldiers fighting both for the United States
(U.S. Army
/Union Army
) and the Confederate States
(C.S. Army
), forces from states which did not fall under Union or Confederate control are noted as such.
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...
regiments
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
organized into federally-organized units as well as units raised by individual states and territories. As multiple states had soldiers fighting both for the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(U.S. Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
/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...
) and the Confederate States
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
(C.S. Army
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
), forces from states which did not fall under Union or Confederate control are noted as such.
Federal organized
State forces
- Alabama (Union)
- Arkansas (Union)
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Georgia (Union)
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana (Union)
- MaineMaine Units in the Civil WarList of military units raised by the state of Maine during the American Civil War.-Artillery units:-Cavalry units:*1st Maine Volunteer Cavalry Regiment*2nd Maine Volunteer Cavalry Regiment-Infantry units:-See also:...
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina (Union)
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina (Union)
- Tennessee (Union)
- Vermont
- West VirginiaWest Virginia Units in the Civil WarWest Virginia provided the following units to the Union Army during the American Civil War. Units from raised in western Virginia prior to the creation of the state of West Virginia carried the title of Virginia until then.-Infantry units:...
- Wisconsin
Territories
State forces
- AlabamaAlabama Civil War Confederate Units-Infantry Units:*1st Alabama Conscripts *Swanson Guards Lockhart's Battalion *1st Mobile Infantry *1st Regiment Alabama Infantry*1st Battalion Alabama Infantry Loomis'...
- ArkansasArkansas Civil War Confederate UnitsArkansas Civil War Confederate Units, a list of units formed from that state for service in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Like most states, Arkansas possessed a prewar Militia organization, which consisted of seventy one regiments, organized into eight brigades, and divided into two...
- California (Confederate)California Civil War Confederate UnitsAlthough California stayed in the Union, it was divided in its politics like many of the Border States. The southern part of the state had the majority of the southern sympathizers. In 1861, Los Angeles and El Monte formed two secessionist miltia units...
- FloridaFlorida Civil War Confederate Units-Infantry:* 1st Infantry* 2nd Infantry * 3rd Infantry* 4th Infantry* 5th Infantry* 6th Infantry* 7th Infantry* 8th Infantry* 9th Infantry* 10th Infantry* 11th Infantry* 2nd Infantry Battalion* 1st Infantry-Cavalry:* 1st Cavalry* 2nd Cavalry...
- Georgia
- KentuckyKentucky Civil War Confederate Units-Infantry:* 1st Infantry Battalion * 1st Infantry Regiment* 2nd Infantry Regiment* 3rd Infantry Regiment* 4th Infantry Regiment* 5th Infantry Regiment* 6th Infantry Regiment* 7th Infantry Regiment* 8th Infantry Regiment...
- LouisianaLouisiana Civil War Confederate Units-Infantry:* 1st Infantry* 1st Infantry* 1st Infantry* 2nd Infantry* 3rd Infantry* 4th Infantry* 5th Infantry* 6th Infantry* 7th Infantry* 8th Infantry* 9th Infantry* 10th Infantry* 11th Infantry* 12th Infantry* 13th Infantry...
- Maryland (Confederate)Maryland Civil War Confederate UnitsThis is a list of Civil War regiments from Maryland which fought in the Confederate States Army.-Artillery:*1st Maryland Artillery, CSA *2nd Maryland Artillery, CSA...
- MississippiMississippi Civil War Confederate UnitsThis is a list of Mississippi Civil War Confederate Units, or military units from the state of Mississippi which fought for the Confederacy in the American Civil War.-Infantry:* 1st Infantry* 1st Infantry...
- MissouriMissouri Civil War Confederate UnitsThis is a list of Missouri Civil War Confederate Units, or military units from the state of Missouri which fought for the Confederacy in the American Civil War.-Infantry:* 1st Infantry* 1st and 4th Infantry* 2nd Infantry...
- North CarolinaNorth Carolina Civil War Confederate UnitsThis is a list of North Carolina Civil War Confederate Units.-Infantry:* 1st Infantry* 2nd Infantry* 3rd Infantry* 4th Infantry* 5th Infantry* 6th Infantry* 7th Infantry* 8th Infantry* 11th Infantry* 12th Infantry* 13th Infantry...
- South Carolina
- TennesseeTennessee Civil War Confederate UnitsThis is a list of Tennessee Civil War Confederate Units.-Infantry:* 1st Infantry* 1st Infantry* 1st Zouaves* 2nd Infantry * 2nd Infantry* 3rd Infantry* 4th Infantry* 5th Infantry...
- TexasTexas Civil War Confederate UnitsThis is a list of Texas American Civil War Confederate Units.-Infantry:* 1st Infantry Battalion * 1st Infantry Battalion * 1st Infantry *Company A...
- Virginia
- West Virginia (Confederate)West Virginia Civil War Confederate UnitsThe following is a list of West Virginia Confederate Units which were composed mostly or notably by citizens of the 50 counties of western Virginia which eventually became West Virginia. These units, with the exception of the Kentucky units, are designated "Virginia", as were the Union regiments...
Territories
- Arizona Territory
- Indian Territory (also known as OklahomaOklahomaOklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
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