Carthage Union order of battle

The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Carthage of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.

Abbreviations used

Military Rank

Col = Colonel
Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
Maj = Major
Cpt = Captain

Union Forces

Col Franz Sigel

Units
Infantry	3rd Missouri: Col Franz Sigel, Ltc Francis Hassendeubel 5th Missouri: Col Charles E. Solomon
Artillery Maj Franz Backoff	Battery (4 guns): Cpt Christian Essig Battery (4 guns): Cpt Theodore Wilkins

References

Hinze, David C. & Karen Farnham. The Battle of Carthage: Border War in Southwest Missouri, July 5, 1861 (Campbell, CA: Savas Publishing Company), 1997. ISBN 1-882810-06-6

Missouri in the American Civil War
1861	Governor refuses to furnish quota of militia to the United States Seizure of United States Arsenal at Liberty Seizure of United States ordnance stores at Kansas City Capture of Camp Jackson Convention between Brig. Gen. William S. Harney, U. S. Army, and Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, Missouri State Guard Engagement at Boonville Skirmish at Cole Camp Engagement near Carthage Skirmish at Athens Martial law declared in St. Louis Battle of Wilson's Creek Action at Dry Wood Creek Siege of Lexington Action at Blue Mills Landing Destruction of Osceola Operations about Ironton and Fredericktown Action at Springfield Engagement at Belmont Missouri admitted as a member of the Confederate States of America Brig. Gen. John M. Schofield, U. S. Army, assumes command of the Missouri Militia Skirmish at Blackwater Creek Action at Mount Zion Church
1862	Action at Roan's Tan-Yard Operations at New Madrid Brig. Gen. Mosby M. Parsons, Mo. S. G., assumes command of the Missouri State Guard Action at Moore's Mill Action at Kirksville Action at Independence Action at Lone Jack Engagement at Newtonia Skirmish at Island Mound Action at Clark's Mill
1863	Engagement at Springfield Engagement at Hartville Action at Cape Girardeau Skirmish at Chalk Bluff Enrolled Militia of Missouri placed under command of Maj. Gen. Schofield Shelby's raid in Arkansas and Missouri
1864	Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, C. S. Army, assumes command of the expeditionary forces at Princeton, Ark. Price's enters Missouri Affair at Centralia Attack on Fort Davidson Action at Glasgow Action at Lexington Action at the Little Blue Action at Independence Action at the Big Blue Engagement at Westport Engagement at the Marmiton Engagement at Newtonia
1865	Negotiations for the surrender of the Confederate forces in the Trans-Mississippi Department Gen. E. Kirby Smith, C. S. Army, surrenders troops in Trans-Mississippi Department
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Carthage Union order of battle

Abbreviations used

Military Rank

Union Forces

See also

References