Atlanta campaign order of battle: Second phase, Union explained

The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Atlanta campaign 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]

This order of battle covers the second phase of the campaign, July 17 – September 8, 1864. The period May 1 – July 17, 1864, is listed separately.

Abbreviations used

Military rank

Other

Military Division of the Mississippi

See main article: Military Division of the Mississippi. MG William T. Sherman
Chief of Artillery: BG William F. Barry
Headquarters Guard: 7th Company Ohio Sharpshooters: Lieut. William McCrory

Army of the Cumberland

See main article: Army of the Cumberland. MG George Henry Thomas
Chief of Artillery: BG John M. Brannan
Escort: Company I, 1st Ohio Cavalry: Lieut. Henry C. Reppert

IV Corps

See main article: IV Corps (Union Army). MG Oliver O. Howard[2]
MG David S. Stanley[3]

width=25% Divisionwidth=25% BrigadeRegiments and others
First Division
    MG David S. Stanley
    BG William Grose[4]
    BG Nathan Kimball[5] 		1st Brigade
  Col Isaac M. Kirby
2nd Brigade
  Col Jacob E. Taylor
3rd Brigade
  BG William Grose[8]
  Col Sidney Post[9]
  Col John Bennett[10]
Second Division
    BG John Newton
1st Brigade
  BG Nathan Kimball
  Col Emerson Opdycke[12]
2nd Brigade
  Col John Blake
  BG George D. Wagner[14]
3rd Brigade
  BG Luther P. Bradley
Third Division
    BG Thomas J. Wood (w September 2)
    Col Sidney Post[16] 		1st Brigade
  Col William H. Gibson
  Col Charles Hotchkiss[17]
2nd Brigade
  BG William B. Hazen[21]
  Col Oliver Payne[22]
  Col Sidney Post[23]
3rd Brigade
  Col Frederick Knefler
Corps Artillery Brigade[28]
    Maj Thomas W. Osborn
    Cpt Lyman Bridges[29]
  Cpt Theodore Thomasson[30]
  Cpt Wilbur Goodspeed[31]
  Cpt Cullen Bradley[32]

XIV Corps

See main article: XIV Corps (Union Army). MG John M. Palmer[33]
BG Richard W. Johnson[34]
BG Jefferson C. Davis[35]

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First Division
   BG Richard W. Johnson
   BG John H. King[36]
   BG William P. Carlin[37] 		1st Brigade
  Col Anson G. McCook[38]
  BG William P. Carlin[39]
  Col Marion Taylor[40]
2nd Brigade
  BG John H. King
  Maj John Edie[43]
3rd Brigade
  Col Marshall F. Moore
  
Second Division
    BG Jefferson C. Davis
    BG James D. Morgan[46] 		1st Brigade
  BG James D. Morgan
  Col Charles Lum
2nd Brigade
  Col John G. Mitchell
3rd Brigade
  Col Caleb J. Dilworth (w September 1)
  Ltc James Langley
Third Division
    BG Absalom Baird		1st Brigade
  Col Moses B. Walker
2nd Brigade
  Col Newell Gleason
3rd Brigade
  Col George P. Este
Corps Artillery Brigade[52]
    Maj Charles Houghtaling
  Cpt Lucius Drury
  Cpt Charles Barnett
  Cpt George Estep

XX Corps

See main article: XX Corps (Union Army). MG Joseph Hooker[54]
BG Alpheus S. Williams[55]
MG Henry Slocum[56]

width=25% Divisionwidth=25% BrigadeRegiments and others
First Division
    BG Alpheus S. Williams
    BG Joseph F. Knipe[57] 		1st Brigade
  BG Joseph F. Knipe
  Col Warren Packer[58]
2nd Brigade
  BG Thomas H. Ruger
3rd Brigade
  Col James S. Robinson
  Col Horace Broughton
Second Division
    BG John W. Geary
1st Brigade
  Col Charles Candy
  Col Ario Pardee Jr.[59]
2nd Brigade
  Col Patrick Henry Jones
  Col George W. Mindil[60]
3rd Brigade
  Col David Ireland
Third Division
    BG William T. Ward		1st Brigade
  Col Benjamin Harrison
2nd Brigade
  Col John Coburn
3rd Brigade
  Col James Wood
Corps Artillery Brigade[61]
    Maj John A. Reynolds
  Cpt John D. Woodbury
  Cpt Charles Aleshire
  Cpt Marco B. Gary
Unattached Units
    		Reserve Brigade
  Col Heber Le Favour
  
Pontooniers
  Col George P. Buell
Siege Artillery
  Cpt Arnold Sutermeister

Cavalry Corps

BG Washington Elliott, Chief of Cavalry, Army of the Cumberland

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First Division
    BG Edward M. McCook		1st Brigade
  Col Joseph B. Dorr[62]
  Col John T. Croxton[63]
  Ltc James Brownlow[64]
2nd Brigade
  Ltc Horace Lamson[65]
  Ltc William Torrey (w July 30)[66]
3rd Brigade[67]
  Col John Faulkner
  Col Louis D. Watkins[68]
Artillery
  • 18th Indiana Horse Artillery Battery
Second Division
    BG Kenner Garrard		1st Brigade
  Col Robert Minty
2nd Brigade
  Col Eli Long (w August 20)
  Col Beroth Eggleston
3rd (Lightning) Brigade
  Col Abram Miller
Artillery
Third Division
    BG Judson Kilpatrick		1st Brigade
  Ltc Robert Klein
2nd Brigade
  Maj Thomas Sanderson
  Ltc Fielder Jones[69]
3rd Brigade
  Col Eli Murray
Artillery

Army of the Tennessee

See main article: Army of the Tennessee. MG James B. McPherson (k July 22)
MG John A. Logan[70]
MG Oliver O. Howard[71]
Escort: 4th Company Ohio Cavalry, B Company, 1st Ohio Cavalry

XV Corps

See main article: XV Corps (Union Army). MG John A. Logan
BG Morgan L. Smith[72]

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First Division
    BG Charles R. Woods
    MG Peter J. Osterhaus[73] 		1st Brigade
  Col Milo Smith[74]
  BG Charles R. Woods[75]
2nd Brigade
  Col James A. Williamson
3rd Brigade
  Col Hugo Wangelin
Artillery
  Maj Clemens Landgraeber
Second Division
    BG Morgan L. Smith
    BG Joseph Lightburn[76]
    BG William Hazen[77] 		1st Brigade
  BG Giles A. Smith[78]
  Col James Martin[79]
  Col Theodore Jones[80]
2nd Brigade
  BG Joseph Lightburn (w August 24)
  Col Wells Jones[82]
Artillery
  Cpt Francis De Gress
  • Battery A, 1st Illinois Light
  • Battery H, 1st Illinois Light
Third Division[84]
  BG John E. Smith		1st Brigade
  Col Jesse I. Alexander[85]
  Col Joseph McCown[86]
2nd Brigade
  Col Green B. Raum
3rd Brigade[89]
  Col Jabez Banbury
  Col Benjamin Dean[90]
Artillery
  Cpt Henry Dillon
  • Wisconsin Light Artillery, 6th Battery
  • Wisconsin Light Artillery, 12th Battery
Cavalry
  
Fourth Division
    BG William Harrow
1st Brigade
  Colonel Reuben Williams
  Col John M. Oliver[91]
2nd Brigade
  BG Charles C. Walcutt
3rd Brigade[93]
  Col John M. Oliver
Artillery
  Maj John T. Cheney
  Cpt Henry Griffiths[94]
  Cpt Josiah Burton[95]

XVI Corps

See main article: XVI Corps (Union Army). MG Grenville M. Dodge (w August 19)
BG Thomas E. G. Ransom[96] Escort: Company A, 52nd Illinois

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Second Division
    BG Thomas W. Sweeny
    BG Elliott W. Rice[97]
    BG John M. Corse[98] 		1st Brigade
  BG Elliott W. Rice
2nd Brigade
  Col August Mersy
  Col Robert N. Adams[99]
3rd Brigade[100]
  Col Henry J. B. Cummings
  Col Richard Rowett[101]
Artillery
  Cpt Frederick Welker
Fourth Division
    BG James C. Veatch[103]
    BG John W. Fuller[104]
    BG Thomas E. G. Ransom[105] 		1st Brigade
  BG John W. Fuller
  Col John Morill (w July 22)[106]
  Ltc Henry McDowell[107]
2nd Brigade
  BG John W. Sprague
3rd Brigade[108]
  Col James H. Howe
  Col William T.C. Grower[109]
  Col John Tillson[110]
Artillery
  Cpt George Robinson

XVII Corps

See main article: XVII Corps (Union Army). MG Francis P. Blair, Jr.
Escort: Company G, 9th Illinois Mounted Infantry;[112] Company G, 11th Illinois Cavalry[113]

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Third Division
    BG Mortimer D. Leggett[114] 		1st Brigade
  BG Manning F. Force (w July 22)
  Col George E. Bryant[115]
2nd Brigade
  Col Robert K. Scott[118]
  Ltc Greenberry Wiles[119]
3rd Brigade
  Col Adam G. Malloy
Artillery
  Cpt William S. Williams
Fourth Division
    BG Walter Q. Gresham (w July 20)
    Col William Hall[121]
    BG Giles A. Smith[122] 		1st Brigade
  Col Benjamin Potts
2nd Brigade
  Col John Logan
3rd Brigade
  Col William Hall
  Col John Shane[123]
  BG William W. Belknap[124]
Artillery
  Cpt Edward Spear

Army of the Ohio (XXIII Corps)

MG John M. Schofield
Escort: Company G, 7th Ohio Cavalry

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Second Division
    BG Milo S. Hascall		1st Brigade
  BG Joseph A. Cooper
2nd Brigade
  Col William E. Hobson
  Col John R. Bond[128]
3rd Brigade
  Col Silas A. Strickland
4th Brigade[130]
  Col Peter T. Swaine
Artillery
  Cpt Joseph C. Shields
Third Division
    BG Jacob D. Cox		1st Brigade
  BG James W. Reilly
2nd Brigade
  Col Daniel Cameron
  Col John S. Casement[136]
3rd Brigade
  Col Israel Stiles
4th Brigade[142]
  Col Richard F. Barter
Dismounted Cavalry[146]
  Col Eugene Crittenden
Artillery
  Maj Henry W. Wells
Stoneman's Cavalry Division[147]
    MG George Stoneman[148]
    Col Horace Capron[149] 		1st Brigade[150]
  Col Israel Garrard
2nd Brigade[151]
  Col James Biddle[152]
  Col Thomas H. Butler
3rd Brigade
  Col Horace Capron
Independent Brigade
  Col Alexander Holeman
Artillery
Cavalry Division[153]
    Col Israel Garrard		Mounted Brigade
  Col George Acker
  Col William Hamilton[154]
Dismounted Brigade
  Col Horace Capron

Strengths

The following table shows total strengths of each of the major formations at several stages throughout the campaign.[158]

ArmyCorpswidth=80px; style="text-align: right;" April 30width=80px; style="text-align: right;" May 31width=80px; style="text-align: right;" June 30width=80px; style="text-align: right;" July 31width=80px; style="text-align: right;" August 31
Army of the CumberlandIV Corps20,53817,22714,95613,51912,118
XIV Corps22,69623,44819,60718,01415,249
XX Corps20,72116,80114,67212,57812,413
Cavalry Corps8,9839,8489,4778,4277,638
Total72,93867,32458,71252,53847,418
Army of the TennesseeXV Corps12,51712,49711,7889,1338,670
XVI Corps11,86310,36110,7449,3457,818
XVII Corps- [159] 9,7759,2626,8005,935
Total34,15532,63331,79425,27822,423
Army of the OhioXXIII Corps9,8549,97112,90611,9609,981
Cavalry Division2,9512,8862,6581,8991,936
Total12,80512,85715,56413,85911,917
Military Division of the MississippiGrand Total110,123112,814106,07091,67581,758

References

Notes and References

  1. Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVIII, Part 1, pages 89-114
  2. Assumed command of the Army of the Tennessee July 27
  3. From July 27
  4. From July 27 to August 4. Promoted to Brigadier General July 27
  5. From August 4
  6. Transferred to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division August 19
  7. Transferred to 3rd Brigade, August 19
  8. In command until July 27, then again from August 4 to September 4
  9. From July 27 to August 4
  10. From September 4
  11. Transferred to 1st Brigade, August 16
  12. From August 4
  13. Detached at Dalton from May 14
  14. Resumed command July 25
  15. Mustered out August 25; veterans and recruits transferred to 79th Illinois
  16. From September 2
  17. From August 25
  18. Mustered out August 1
  19. Mustered out August 25
  20. Mustered out August 2
  21. Transferred to Army of the Tennessee August 17
  22. From August 17 to 19
  23. From August 19
  24. Mustered out August 19
  25. Transferred to 4th Division, XX Corps July 25
  26. Transferred to 4th Division, XX Corps August 9
  27. Transferred to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division August 19
  28. Organized July 26
  29. From July 30
  30. Previously 1st Division artillery commander
  31. Previously 2nd Division artillery commander
  32. Previously 3rd Division artillery commander
  33. Resigned command August 6
  34. From August 7 to August 22. Promoted Major General and assumed command of cavalry of the Military Division of the Mississippi
  35. From August 22
  36. From August 7 to August 17
  37. From August 17
  38. Ordered to Chattanooga July 27 with 2nd Ohio
  39. From August 2 to August 17
  40. From July 27 to August 2 and from August 17
  41. Ordered to Chattanooga July 27
  42. Ordered to Marietta July 28
  43. From August 7 to August 17
  44. Ordered to Chattanooga August 25
  45. Ist and 2nd Battalions consolidated for tactical purposes August 11
  46. From July 23 (during Davis' illness) and from August 22 (after Davis' appointment to corps command)
  47. Transferred to 4th Division, XVI Corps August 20
  48. Employed mainly in guarding trains
  49. Guarding trains until July 20
  50. Mustered out August 3
  51. Remained at Ringgold
  52. Organized July 24; re-organized back into 3 battalions August 27
  53. Mustered out August 14
  54. Asked to be relieved of his command, July 27
  55. From July 28 to August 27
  56. From August 27
  57. From July 28 to August 27
  58. From July 28 to August 27
  59. From August 4
  60. From August 8
  61. Organized July 27
  62. Captured July 30
  63. From July 20 to July 27 and again from August 12, promoted to Brigadier General
  64. From July 30 to August 12
  65. Until July 21, resumed command July 30
  66. From July 21 to July 30, when wounded and captured
  67. At Wauhatchie, La Fayette, Calhoun, Dalton, Resaca, and other points in the rear of the army
  68. From August 10
  69. From August 6
  70. From July 22 to July 27
  71. From July 27
  72. From July 22 to July 27
  73. From August 15
  74. Until August 15, then again from August 22
  75. From August 15 to August 22, then reassigned to 3rd Division, XVII Corps
  76. From July 22 to July 27
  77. From August 17
  78. Assigned to 4th Division, XVII Corps July 20
  79. From July 20 to August 4
  80. From August 4
  81. Transferred to 2nd Brigade August 4
  82. From July 22 to July 27 and again from August 24
  83. Transferred to 1st Brigade August 4
  84. Assigned railroad and rear guard duty mainly in the Cartersville, Ga. area
  85. Resigned September 1
  86. From September 1
  87. Attached to 56th Illinois
  88. Attached to 10th Missouri
  89. Broken up mid-August and units transferred to 1st and 2nd Brigades
  90. From July 25
  91. From August 4
  92. Transferred to 2nd Brigade August 4
  93. Broken up August 4 and units transferred to 1st Brigade
  94. Mustered out August 11
  95. From August 11
  96. From August 20
  97. From July 25 to July 26
  98. From July 26
  99. From July 24
  100. At Rome, GA
  101. From August 15
  102. At Rome, GA
  103. Sick from July 17
  104. From July 17 to August 4 and again from August 20
  105. From August 4 to August 20
  106. From July 17 to July 22
  107. From July 22 to August 4 and again from August 20
  108. At Decatur, AL until August 7 when it joined the army at Atlanta, GA
  109. From July 21 to August 20
  110. From August 20
  111. Transferred to 2nd Division, XIV Corps August 20
  112. Until July 24
  113. From August 11
  114. Sick from August 23
  115. From July 22
  116. Division provost guard July 24
  117. At Etowah Bridge
  118. Captured July 22
  119. From July 22
  120. Detachments of 14th Wisconsin, 81st and 95th Illinois
  121. From July 20 to July 21
  122. From July 21
  123. Temporarily on July 21
  124. From July 31. Promoted to Brigadier General July 30
  125. At Altoona and Kennesaw
  126. At Kennesaw from July 11
  127. Transferred to 3rd Brigade August 11
  128. From August 15
  129. Transferred to 1st Brigade August 11
  130. Formerly 2nd Brigade, 1st Division; disbanded August 11
  131. Transferred to 3rd Brigade August 11
  132. Transferred to 2nd Brigade August 11
  133. Transferred to 1st Brigade August 11
  134. Transferred to 1st Brigade August 11
  135. Transferred to 3rd Brigade August 11
  136. From July 31
  137. Transferred to 3rd Brigade August 11
  138. Transferred to 1st Brigade August 11
  139. Transferred to 1st Brigade August 11
  140. Mustered out August 11
  141. Detach from August 11
  142. Formerly 1st Brigade, 1st Division; disbanded August 11
  143. Transferred to 3rd Brigade August 11
  144. Transferred to 2nd Brigade August 11
  145. Transferred to 3rd Brigade August 11
  146. Transferred to Cavalry Division August 22
  147. Reorganized August 11; see below
  148. Captured July 31
  149. From August 1 to August 11
  150. Joined army in the field July 27
  151. Originally 1st Brigade until July 31
  152. Captured July 31
  153. As reorganized August 11
  154. From August 16 to August 23
  155. Detached as provost guard for XXIII Corps August 16
  156. Ordered to Nashville for remount August 23
  157. Detached as cattle guard August 21
  158. Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVIII, Part 1, pages 115-117
  159. Not present

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