Monocacy Union order of battle
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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 Monocacy
Battle of Monocacy
The Battle of Monocacy was fought on July 9, 1864, just outside Frederick, Maryland, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864, in the American Civil War. Confederate forces under Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early defeated Union forces under Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace...

 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
Monocacy Confederate order of battle
The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Monocacy of the American Civil War in Frederick County, Maryland on July 9, 1864...

 is shown separately.

Military rank

  • MG = Major General
    Major General
    Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...

  • BG = Brigadier General
    Brigadier General
    Brigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...

  • Col = Colonel
    Colonel
    Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...

  • Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
    Lieutenant colonel
    Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...

  • Maj = Major
    Major
    Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...

  • Cpt = Captain

VIII Corps (detachment)

MG Lewis Wallace
Brigade Regiment or Other
First Brigade

  
BG Erastus B. Tyler
Erastus B. Tyler
Erastus Bernard Tyler was an American businessman, merchant, and soldier. He was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and fought in many of the early battles in the Eastern Theater before being assigned command of the defenses of Baltimore, Maryland. He briefly commanded the...

  • 1st Maryland Potomac Home Brigade
    1st Maryland Infantry, Potomac Home Brigade
    The 1st Maryland Infantry, Potomac Home Brigade was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...

     (5 companies): Cpt Charles J. Brown
  • 3rd Maryland Potomac Home Brigade
    3rd Maryland Infantry, Potomac Home Brigade
    The 3rd Maryland Infantry, Potomac Home Brigade was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...

    : Col Charles Gilpin
  • 11th Maryland
    11th Regiment Maryland Volunteer Infantry
    The 11th Maryland Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 11th Maryland Infantry was organized at Baltimore, Maryland and mustered in on June 16, 1864 for 100 days under the command of Colonel William T...

    : Col William T. Landstreet
  • 144th Ohio
    144th Ohio Infantry
    The 144th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 144th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio and mustered in as an Ohio National Guard unit of 834 men for 100 days service on May 11, 1864 under the command...

     (3 companies): Col Allison L. Brown
  • 149th Ohio
    149th Ohio Infantry
    The 149th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 149th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio and mustered in as an Ohio National Guard unit for 100 days service on May 8, 1864 under the command of...

     (7 companies): Col Allison L. Brown
  • Baltimore Artillery (6 guns): Cpt F. W. Alexander
Cavalry

  
Ltc David R. Clendenin
  • 8th Illinois Cavalry
    8th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
    The 8th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment served the duration of the war, and was the only cavalry regiment to serve the entire war in the Army of the Potomac...

    : Ltc D.R. Clendenin
  • 159th Ohio Infantry
    159th Ohio Infantry
    The 159th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 159th Ohio Infantry was organized at Zanesville, Ohio and mustered in as an Ohio National Guard unit for 100 days service on May 9, 1864 under the command of Colonel Lyman J...

     (detachment): Cpt Edward H. Leib
  • Detachment Mixed Cavalry: Maj Charles H. Wells
  • Loudoun Virginia Rangers
    Loudoun Rangers
    The Loudoun Rangers, also known as Mean's Rangers for their commander, Samuel C. Means, was a partisan cavalry unit raised in Loudoun County, Virginia, that fought for the Union during the American Civil War...


VI Corps (detachment)

Division Brigade Regiments and Other

Third Division

  
BG James Ricketts
First Brigade

  
Col William S. Truex
William S. Truex
William S. Truex was a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He led a brigade of Union soldiers against the Confederate Army at the Battle of Cold Harbor....

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Col W. Emerson
  • 14th New Jersey
    14th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry
    The 14th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 14th New Jersey Infantry was organized at Camp Vredenburgh near Freehold, New Jersey and mustered in for three years service on August 26, 1862 under the command of Colonel...

    : Ltc Caldwell K. Hall
  • 106th New York
    106th New York Volunteer Infantry
    The 106th New York Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...

    : Cpt E. M. Paine
  • 151st New York
    151st New York Volunteer Infantry
    The 151st New York Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 151st New York Infantry was organized at Lockport, New York and mustered in for three years service on October 22, 1862 under the command of Colonel William Emerson.The...

    : Col William Emerson
  • 87th Pennsylvania
    87th Pennsylvania Infantry
    The 87th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 87th Pennsylvania Infantry was organized at York, Pennsylvania and mustered in for a three year enlistment in September 1861 under the command of Colonel George...

    : Ltc James Alonzo Stahle
    James Alonzo Stahle
    James Alonzo Stahle was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...

  • 10th Vermont
    10th Vermont Infantry
    The 10th Vermont Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 10th Vermont Infantry was organized at Brattleboro, Vermont and mustered in for three years service on September 1, 1862 under the command of Colonel Albert Burton Jewett.The regiment...

    : Col William Wirt Henry
    William W. Henry
    William Wirt Henry was a manufacturer and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for gallantry in action.-Early life:...

     (w)
Second Brigade

  
Col Matthew R. McClennan
  • 9th New York Heavy Artillery
    9th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment
    -History:It was formerly the 138th infantry, reassigned to the 9th Heavy Artillery on December 19, 1862. On February 5, 1863, the 22d N.Y. Volunteer Battery was transferred to the regiment as Company M...

    : Col William H. Seward, Jr.
    William H. Seward, Jr.
    William Henry Seward, Jr. was born in Auburn, New York, the son of United States Secretary of State William Henry Seward, Sr...

  • 110th Ohio
    110th Ohio Infantry
    The 110th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 110th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Piqua in Piqua, Ohio and mustered in for three years service on October 3, 1862 under the command of Colonel Joseph Warren Keifer.The...

    : Ltc O. H. Brinkley
  • 122nd Ohio
    122nd Ohio Infantry
    The 122nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 122nd Ohio Infantry was organized at Zanesville, Ohio and mustered in for three years service on September 30, 1862 under the command of Colonel William H. Ball...

     (detachment): Ltc C. J. Gibson
  • 126th Ohio
    126th Ohio Infantry
    The 126th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 126th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Steubenville in Steubenville, Ohio and mustered in for three years service on September 4, 1862 under the command of Colonel Benjamin F...

    : Ltc Aaron W. Ebright
  • 138th Pennsylvania
    138th Pennsylvania Infantry
    The 138th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 138th Pennsylvania Infantry was organized at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and mustered in for a three year enlistment on August 16, 1862 under the command of...

    : Maj L. A. May
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