Piedmont 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 Piedmont

Battle of Piedmont

The Battle of Piedmont was fought June 5, 1864, in the village of Piedmont, Augusta County, Virginia. Union Maj. Gen. David Hunter engaged Confederates under Brig. Gen. William E. "Grumble" Jones north of Piedmont. After severe fighting, Jones was killed and the Confederates were routed...

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

Piedmont Confederate order of battle

The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Piedmont of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately.-Military rank:* MG = Major General* 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

Department of West Virginia

MG David Hunter

David Hunter

David Hunter was a Union general in the American Civil War. He achieved fame by his unauthorized 1862 order emancipating slaves in three Southern states and as the president of the military commission trying the conspirators involved with the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.-Early...

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Infantry BG Jeremiah C. Sullivan Jeremiah C. Sullivan Jeremiah Cutler Sullivan was an Indiana lawyer, antebellum United States Navy officer, and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was among a handful of former Navy officers who later served as infantry generals during the war.-Early life and career:Jeremiah C....	1st Brigade Col Augustus Moor	18th Connecticut: Col William G. Ely 5th New York Heavy Artillery: Ltc Edward Murray 28th Ohio 28th Ohio Infantry The 28th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was frequently referred to at the "2nd German Ohio Regiment".-Service:... : Ltc Gottfried Becker 116th Ohio 116th Ohio Infantry The 116th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 116th Ohio Infantry was organized Marietta and Gallipolis, Ohio and mustered in September 18, 1862 for three years service under the command of Colonel James Washburn... : Col James Washburn 123rd Ohio 123rd Ohio Infantry The 123rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 123rd Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Monroeville in Huron County, Ohio and mustered in for three years service on September 24, 1862 under the command of Colonel William T... : Col William T. Wilson
	2nd Brigade Col Joseph Thoburn Joseph Thoburn Joseph Thoburn was born in the district of Mallusk north of Belfast, County Antrim, to be found in the modern-day borough of Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, UK. He went on to be a physician and soldier from the state of West Virginia who served as an officer and brigade commander in the Union...	2nd Maryland Eastern Shore: Col Robert S. Rodgers 34th Massachusetts: Col George D. Wells 54th Pennsylvania: Col Jacob Campbell 1st West Virginia: Ltc Jacob Weddle 4th West Virginia (detachment): Ltc James Dayton 12th West Virginia: Col William B. Curtis
Cavalry MG Julius Stahel Julius Stahel Julius H. Stahel-Számwald was a Hungarian soldier who emigrated to the United States and became a Union general in the American Civil War. After the war, he served as a U.S. diplomat, a mining engineer, and a life insurance company executive...	1st Brigade Col Andrew McReynolds	1st New York (Lincoln) Cavalry: Maj Timothy Quinn 1st New York Veteran Cavalry: Ltc John S. Platner 21st New York Cavalry: Col William B. Tibbits 2nd Maryland, Potomac Home Brigade: Maj Robert S. Mooney
	2nd Brigade Col John Wynkoop	15th New York Cavalry: Cpt Oscar R. Colgrove 20th Pennsylvania: Ltc Gabriel Middleton 22nd Pennsylvania (Ringgold Battalion) (detachment): Maj Henry Meyers
	Horse Artillery	Battery G, 1st West Virginia Light Artillery (1 section): Lt Samuel Shearer
Artillery Cpt Henry A. du Pont Henry A. du Pont Henry Algernon du Pont , known as "Colonel Henry", was an American soldier and politician from Winterthur, near Greenville, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of the American Civil War, and a member of the Republican Party, who served two terms as U.S...		Battery B, 1st Maryland Light Artillery: Cpt Alonzo Snow 30th New York Independent Battery: Cpt Alfred Von Kleiser Battery D, 1st West Virginia Light Artillery: Cpt John Carlin Battery B, 5th United States Artillery: Lt Charles Holman

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