Savannah campaign order of battle: Union
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Savannah campaign (or Sherman's March to the Sea) of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the campaign.[1]
Abbreviations used
Military rank
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = 1st Lieutenant
- Bvt = Brevet
Union Forces
MG William T. Sherman, Commanding
Headquarters guard:
- 7th Company Ohio Sharpshooters: Lt James Cox
Engineers:
- 1st Missouri Engineers (5 companies): Ltc William Tweeddale
Right Wing (Army of the Tennessee)
MG Oliver O. Howard
Escort:
- Company K, 15th Illinois Cavalry: Lt John A. McQueen
- 4th Company Ohio Cavalry: Cpt John L. King
XV Corps
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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| First Division | 1st Brigade Col Milo Smith |
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| 2nd Brigade BG Charles C. Walcutt[2] (w), |
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| 3rd Brigade Col James A. Williamson | ||
| Second Division | 1st Brigade Col Theodore Jones |
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| 2nd Brigade Col Wells S. Jones[3] (w), |
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| 3rd Brigade |
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| 3rd Division | 1st Brigade Col Joseph B. McCown |
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| 2nd Brigade Bvt. BG Green B. Raum |
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| 4th Division | 1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade Col Robert N. Adams |
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| 3rd Brigade Col Frederick J. Hurlbut |
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| Artillery |
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XVII Corps
MG Francis Preston Blair Jr.
Escort:
- Company G, 11th Illinois Cavalry: Cpt Stephen S. Tripp
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
| First Division | 1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade |
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| 3rd Brigade Col John Tillson |
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| Second Division | Provost Guard |
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| 1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade |
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| Third Division | 1st Brigade |
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| 3rd Brigade |
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| Artillery Maj Allen C. Waterhouse |
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Left Wing (Army of Georgia)
Pontoniers:
- 58th Indiana: Col George P. Buell
XIV Corps
Bvt MG Jefferson C. Davis
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
| First Division | 1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade Ltc Joseph H. Brigham |
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| 3rd Brigade Col Henry A. Hambright,[6] Ltc David Miles |
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| 2nd Division | 1st Brigade Col Robert F. Smith |
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| 2nd Brigade Ltc John S. Pearce |
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| 3rd Brigade Ltc James W. Langley |
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| 3rd Division | 1st Brigade Col Morton C. Hunter |
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| 2nd Brigade Col Newell Gleason |
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| 3rd Brigade Col George P. Este |
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| Artillery Maj Charles Houghtaling |
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XX Corps
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
| First Division | 1st Brigade BG James L. Selfridge |
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| 2nd Brigade Col Ezra A. Carman |
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| 3rd Brigade |
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| Second Division | 1st Brigade Col Ario Pardee Jr. |
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| 2nd Brigade |
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| 3rd Brigade Col Henry A. Barnum |
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| Third Division | 1st Brigade Col Franklin C. Smith |
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| 2nd Brigade Col Daniel Dustin |
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| 3rd Brigade Col Samuel Ross |
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| Artillery Maj John A. Reynolds |
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Cavalry Corps
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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| Third Division | 1st Brigade Colo Eli H. Murray |
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| 2nd Brigade Col Smith D. Atkins |
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| Unattached |
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| Artillery |
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See also
Notes
- ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XLIV, pages 19-25
- ^ Wounded November 22.
- ^ Wounded December 13
- ^ Non-veterans 18th Wisconsin attached.
- ^ Detachment 10th Missouri attached.
- ^ Sick from November 18.
- ^ Company A, 24th Illinois attached.
- ^ Detachment 11th Ohio Infantry attached.
- ^ Wounded December 19.
- ^ Detachment Battery E, Pennsylvania Artillery, attached.
- ^ Captured December 12.
- ^ a b Serving with the Left Wing.
References
- U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901.