Carnifex Ferry order of battle
The following Union Army and Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Carnifex Ferry of the American Civil War on September 10, 1861, in Nicholas County, Virginia (now West Virginia).
Abbreviations used
Military rank
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Cpt = Captain
Other
- w = wounded
- k = killed
Union Forces
Army of West Virginia
BG William S. Rosecrans[1]
Brigade | Unit |
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1st Brigade |
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2nd Brigade |
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3rd Brigade
Col Eliakim Parker Scammon (in reserve} |
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Confederate Forces
BG John Buchanan Floyd[3]
- McCausland's Regiment
- Tompkins' Regiment
- Wharton's Regiment
- Beckett's Cavalry
- Corn's Cavalry
- State Volunteer Artillery: Cpt. John H. Guy
See also
Notes
- ↑ A total of 17 men killed and 142 wounded was reported.
- ↑ Also known as Schambeck's Independent Cavalry Company
- ↑ The command structure of Floyd's force has never been determined. In addition to these regiments, he also had two unidentified regiments under his command. His total strength is reported as 1,800 men; 20 wounded in action were reported.
References
- The Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Ser. 1, Vol. 5, p. 128.
- Ohio Roster Commission. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865, Compiled Under the Direction of the Roster Commission 12 vol. (Akron, OH: Werner Co.), 1886-1895.
- Reid, Whitelaw. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers (Cincinnati, OH: Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin), 1868.