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Nashville Union order of battle
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The following Union Army
units and commanders fought in the Battle of Nashville
of the American Civil War
. The Confederate order of battle
is shown separately.
Detachment, Army of the Tennessee
MG Andrew J. Smith
Escort
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 Nashville
Battle of Nashville
The Battle of Nashville was a two-day battle in the Franklin-Nashville Campaign that represented the end of large-scale fighting in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. It was fought at Nashville, Tennessee, on December 15–16, 1864, between the Confederate Army of Tennessee under...
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
Nashville Confederate order of battle
The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Nashville of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is shown separately.-Military rank:* Gen = General* LTG = Lieutenant General* MG = Major General...
is shown separately.
Military rank
- MG = Major GeneralMajor 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 GeneralBrigadier 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 = ColonelColonel (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 ColonelLieutenant 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 = MajorMajor (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 = Lieutenant
IV Corps
BG Thomas J. WoodThomas J. Wood
Thomas John Wood was a career United States Army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
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First Division BG Nathan Kimball Nathan Kimball Nathan Kimball was a physician, politician, postmaster, and military officer, serving as a general in the Union army during the American Civil War... |
1st Brigade Col Isaac M. Kirby |
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2nd Brigade
BG Walter C. Whitaker Walter C. Whitaker Walter Chiles Whitaker was an American farmer, attorney, and soldier. He served as an officer in the United States Army during the Mexican–American War, and also was a Union general during the American Civil War... |
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3rd Brigade
BG William Grose William Grose William Grose was a lawyer, politician, author, and brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War... |
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Second Division BG Washington Lafayette Elliott Washington Lafayette Elliott Washington Lafayette Elliott was a Brigadier General in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He led a division of IV Corps at the Battle of Nashville in 1864. In 1866, he was awarded the honorary grade of brevet major general, U.S. Army.-Early life and career:Elliott was born on March... |
1st Brigade Col Emerson Opdycke Emerson Opdycke Samuel Emerson Opdycke was a businessman and Union brigadier general during the American Civil War.-Early years:... |
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2nd Brigade
Col John Q. Lane |
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3rd Brigade
Col Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (general) Joseph Conrad was a Union American Civil War officer who was brevetted a brigadier general of volunteers during the Atlanta Campaign.-Biography:... |
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Third Division BG Samuel Beatty Samuel Beatty (general) Samuel Beatty was an American soldier, sheriff, and farmer from Ohio. He was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. In 1866, he was awarded the brevet grade of major general of volunteers.... |
1st Brigade Col Abel D. Streight |
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2nd Brigade
Col Philip S. Post Philip S. Post Philip Sidney Post was an American diplomat, politician, and decorated Army officer. He served as a United States Representative from Illinois for eight years, from 1887 to 1895. During the American Civil War, he was a Union Army general and earned the Medal of Honor.-Biography:Born in Florida,... (w) Ltc Robert L. Kimberly |
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3rd Brigade
Col Frederick Knefler Frederick Knefler Frederick Knefler served in the Union Army in the U.S. Civil War, joining as a first lieutenant in May 1861 and mustering out as a Brevet Brigadier General on June 11, 1865.-Early life:... |
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Artillery
Maj Wilbur F. Goodspeed |
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XXIII Corps
MG John M. SchofieldDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Second Division MG Darius N. Couch Darius N. Couch Darius Nash Couch was an American soldier, businessman, and naturalist. He served as a career U.S. Army officer during the Mexican-American War, the Second Seminole War, and as a general officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.During the Civil War, Couch fought notably in the... |
1st Brigade BG Joseph A. Cooper |
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2nd Brigade
Col Orlando H. Moore |
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3rd Brigade
Col John Mehringer |
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Third Division BG Jacob D. Cox Jacob Dolson Cox Jacob Dolson Cox, was a lawyer, a Union Army general during the American Civil War, and later a Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the 28th Governor of Ohio and as United States Secretary of the Interior.... |
1st Brigade Col Charles C. Doolittle |
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2nd Brigade
Col John S. Casement John S. Casement John Stephen "Jack" Casement was a general and brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a noted railroad contractor. He directed the constructional phase of the Transcontinental Railroad, which linked the Western United States with the East.-Early life and career:John... |
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3rd Brigade
Col Israel N. Stiles |
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Artillery |
15th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery 15th Indiana Battery Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized in Indianapolis, Indiana March 11, 1862 and mustered in July 5, 1862 for three years service under the command of Captain John C. H... : Cpt Alonzo D. Harvey 19th Ohio Battery 19th Ohio Independent Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized in Cleveland, Ohio and mustered in September 10, 1862 for a three year enlistment under Captain Joseph C. Shields.The battery was attached to Army of... : Cpt Frank Wilson 23rd Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery 23rd Indiana Battery Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana and mustered in November 8, 1862 for a three year enlistment.... : Lt Aaron A. Wilber Battery D, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Battery D, 1st Ohio Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio in September 1861 and mustered in for a three year enlistment on October 17, 1861. The regiment was... : Cpt Giles J. Cockerill |
Detachment, Army of the TennesseeArmy of the TennesseeThe Army of the Tennessee was a Union army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, named for the Tennessee River. It should not be confused with the similarly named Army of Tennessee, a Confederate army named after the State of Tennessee....
MG Andrew J. SmithAndrew 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...
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First Division BG John McArthur John McArthur John McArthur was a Union general during the American Civil War. McArthur became one of the ablest Federal commanders in the Western Theater.-Early life:... |
1st Brigade Col William L. McMillen William L. McMillen Dr. William Linn McMillen was an American surgeon, army general, farmer and legislator.-Biography:Born in Hillsboro, Ohio, and educated there, he graduated from Starling Medical College in 1852, and practiced medicine in Ohio until July 1862. McMillen served as a surgeon with the Russian Army in... |
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2nd Brigade
Col Lucius F. Hubbard |
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3rd Brigade
Col Sylvester G. Hill Sylvester G. Hill Sylvester Gardner Hill was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He served as a brigade commander during the Red River Campaign and battle of Nashville where he was killed in action.-Early life:... (k) Col William R. Marshall |
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Second Division BG Kenner Garrard Kenner Garrard Kenner Garrard was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. A member of one of Ohio's most prominent military families, he performed well at the Battle of Gettysburg, and then led a cavalry division in the army of Major General William T. Sherman during the Atlanta... |
1st Brigade Col David Moore |
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2nd Brigade
Col James I. Gilbert |
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3rd Brigade
Col Edward H. Wolfe |
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Third Division Col Jonathan B. Moore |
1st Brigade Col Lyman M. Ward |
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2nd Brigade
Col Leander Blanden |
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Artillery |
14th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery 14th Indiana Battery Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana and mustered in March 24, 1862 for a three years service.... : Cpt Francis W. Morse |
Provisional Detachment (District of the Etowah)
MG James B. SteedmanJames B. Steedman
James Blair Steedman was an American soldier, printer, and politician. He also served during the American Civil War as a general in the Union Army, most noted for his performances at the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863 and the Battle of Nashville in 1864.-Early life and career:Steedman was born in...
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Provisional Division BG Charles Cruft Charles Cruft (general) Charles Cruft was a teacher, lawyer, railroad executive, and a Union general during the American Civil War.-Biography:... |
1st Colored Brigade Col Thomas J. Morgan |
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2nd Colored Brigade
Col Charles R. Thompson |
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1st Brigade
Col Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States . Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there... |
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2nd Brigade
Col John G. Mitchell John G. Mitchell (general) John Grant Mitchell was an Ohio lawyer and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was active in several important campaigns and battles in the Western Theater, including the Chickamauga, Atlanta, and Franklin-Nashville and Carolinas campaigns... |
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3rd Brigade
Ltc Charles H. Grosvenor Charles H. Grosvenor Charles Henry Grosvenor was a multiple-term U.S. Representative from Ohio, as well as a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... |
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Artillery |
20th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery 20th Indiana Battery Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana and mustered in September 19, 1862 for a three year enlistment.... : Cpt Milton A. Osborne 18th Ohio Battery 18th Ohio Independent Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized in Portsmouth, Ohio and mustered in September 13, 1862 for a three year enlistment under Captain Charles C. Aleshire.The battery was attached to 2nd... : Cpt Charles C. Aleshire |
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Miscellaneous |
18th Ohio Infantry The 18th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Three-months regiment:... : Cpt Ebenezer Grosvenor, Cpt John M. Benedict, Lt Charles Grant |
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Post of Nashville BG John F. Miller John Franklin Miller (California senator) John Franklin Miller was a lawyer, businessman, and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He represented California in the United States Senate from 1881 until his death.-Early life and career:... |
2nd Brigade, Fourth Division, XX Corps Col Edwin C. Mason |
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3rd Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry The 3rd Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 3rd Kentucky Infantry was organized at Camp Dick Robinson and mustered in for a three year enlistment on October 8, 1861 under the command of Colonel Thomas... 173rd Ohio Infantry The 173rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 173rd Ohio Infantry was organized in Gallipolis, Ohio and mustered in for one year service on September 18, 1864 under the command of Colonel John H... : Col John R. Hurd 78th Pennsylvania Infantry The 78th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 78th Pennsylvania Infantry was organized at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and mustered in for a three year enlistment on October 12, 1861 under the command of... (battalion, 2 companies): Maj Henry W. Torbett Veteran Reserve Corps The Veteran Reserve Corps was a military reserve organization created within the Union Army during the American Civil War to allow partially disabled or otherwised infirmed soldiers to perform light duty, freeing able-bodied soldiers to serve on the front lines.-The Invalid Corps:The corps was... : Col Frank P. Cahill |
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Garrison Artillery
Maj John J. Ely |
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Quartermaster’s Division
BG James L. Donaldson James Lowry Donaldson James Lowry Donaldson was an American soldier and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was noted for his proficiency in military logistics.-Biography:... |
Cavalry Corps
MG James H. WilsonJames H. Wilson
James Harrison Wilson was a United States Army topographic engineer, a Union Army Major General in the American Civil War and later wars, a railroad executive, and author.-Early life and engineering:...
Escort
- 4th United States, Lt. Joseph Hedges
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1st Division |
1st Brigade BG John T. Croxton John T. Croxton John Thomas Croxton was an attorney, a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and a postbellum U.S. diplomat.-Early life and career:... |
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2nd and 3rd Brigades under BG E. M. McCook Edward M. McCook Edward Moody McCook was a lawyer, politician, distinguished Union cavalry general in the American Civil War, American diplomat, and Governor of the Territory of Colorado. He was a member of the famed "Fighting McCook" family of Ohio... in western Kentucky |
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5th Division BG Edward Hatch Edward Hatch Edward Hatch was a career American soldier who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War... |
1st Brigade Col Robert R. Stewart |
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2nd Brigade
Col Datus E. Coon |
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6th Division BG Richard W. Johnson Richard W. Johnson Richard W. Johnson was an American soldier, born in Kentucky.-Early career:He graduated at West Point in 1849 and up to the time of the Civil War was employed chiefly on frontier service. In 1861 he was commissioned colonel in the 3rd Kentucky Cavalry and soon afterward became a brigadier general... |
1st Brigade Col Thomas J. Harrison |
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2nd Brigade
Col James Biddle |
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Artillery |
4th U.S. Light Artillery, Battery I Battery "I" 4th Regiment of Artillery was an light artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was joined McClellan in western Virginia in July 1861, and served unattached, Army of Occupation, western Virginia, to September 1861. 3rd Brigade,... : Lt Frank G. Smith |
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7th Division BG Joseph F. Knipe Joseph F. Knipe Joseph Farmer Knipe was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. His troops won a decisive victory in late 1864 that helped clear Tennessee of Confederates during the Franklin-Nashville Campaign.-Biography:Joseph F. Knipe was born to a blacksmith and his wife in Mount... |
1st Brigade BG John H. Hammond |
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2nd Brigade
Col Gilbert M. L. Johnson Gilbert M. L. Johnson Gilbert Marquis LaFayette Johnson was an officer in the Union Army from Indiana during the American Civil War, reaching the rank of brevet brigadier general.... |
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Artillery |
14th Ohio Battery 14th Ohio Independent Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized in Cleveland, Ohio and mustered in September 10, 1861 for a three year enlistment under Captain Jerome B. Burrows.The battery was attached to 1st... : Lt William C. Myers |