Wilson's Creek Union order of battle
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The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Wilson's Creek of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is shown separately.
Army of the West
Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon
1st Brigade
Maj. Samuel D. Sturgis
- 1st U.S. Infantry (4 companies)-Capt. Joseph B. Plummer
- 2nd Missouri Infantry Battalion- Maj. Peter J. Osterhaus
- Company I, 2nd Kansas Mounted Infantry and Company D, 1st U.S. Cavalry
- Company F, 2nd U.S. Artillery-Capt. James Totten
2nd Brigade
Col. Franz Sigel
- 3rd Missouri Infantry-Lt. Col. Anselm Albert
- 5th Missouri Infantry-Col. Charles E. Salomon
- Company I, 1st U.S. Cavalry-Capt. Eugene A. Carr
- Company C, 2nd U.S. Dragoons, 2nd Lt. Charles E. Farrand
- Backoff’s Battery-Lieutenants Edward Schuetzenbach and Fredrick Shaefer
3rd Brigade
Lt. Col. George Andrews
- 1st Missouri Infantry-Lt. Col. George L. Andrews
- 2nd U.S. Infantry (4 companies)-Capt. Frederick Steele
- Du Bois’ Battery- 2nd Lt. John V. Du Bois
4th Brigade Col. George W. Deitzler
- 1st Kansas Infantry-Col. George W. Deitzler
- 2nd Kansas Infantry-Lt. Col. Charles W. Blair
- 1st Iowa Infantry-Col. John F. Bates
- Home Guards-Capt. Clark Wright
[edit] References
- Brooksher, William Riley. Bloody Hill: The Civil War Battle of Wilson’s Creek. Washington: Brassey’s, 1995.
