Battle of Helena order of battle explained
The following Union and Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Helena of the American Civil War on July 4, 1863.
Abbreviations used
Military rank
Other
- w = wounded
- mw = mortally wounded
- k = killed
Union
District of East Arkansas
MG Benjamin M. Prentiss[1]
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District of East Arkansas | Cavalry Brigade K-5, W-18, M-1 = 24 Col Powell Clayton |
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Artillery K-0, W-1, M-0 = 1 |
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Unattached K-0, W-0, M-0 = 0 |
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1st Division (XIII Corps)[2] BG Frederick Salomon | 1st Brigade K-9, W-28, M-5 = 42 Col William E. McLean |
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2nd Brigade K-43, W-99, M-30 = 172 Col Samuel A. Rice |
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Confederate
District of Arkansas
LTG Theophilus H. Holmes
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Price's Division MG Sterling Price | First Brigade K-46, W-168, M-133 = 347 BG Dandridge McRae |
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Second Brigade K-47, W-115, M-273 = 435 BG James F. Fagan |
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Fourth Brigade K-59, W-326, M-368 = 753 BG Mosby M. Parsons |
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Marmaduke's Division BG John S. Marmaduke | First Brigade K-8, W-37, M-10 = 55 BG Joseph O. Shelby | - 5th Missouri Cavalry Regiment - Ltc B. Frank Gordon
- 6th Missouri Cavalry Regiment - Col Gideon W. Thompson
- Jeans' Cavalry - Col Beal G. Jeans
- 1st Missouri Cavalry Battalion - Maj Benjamin Elliott
- Bledsoe's Missouri Battery - Cpt Joseph Bledsoe
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Second Brigade K-5, W-7, M-0 = 12 Col Colton Greene | - 3rd Missouri Cavalry Regiment - Ltc Leonidas C. Campbell
- 8th Missouri Cavalry Regiment - Col William L. Jeffers
- Young's Cavalry Battalion - Ltc Merritt L. Young
- Bell's Missouri Battery - Cpt Charlie O. Bell
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Walker's Division BG Lucius M. Walker | K-4, W-8, M-0 = 12 |
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See also
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.28thwisconsin.com/service/helena.html#southern 28th Wisconsin Regimental History
- Salomon's division was attached to the Dist of Eastern Arkansas from the XIII Corps. The rest of the XIII Corps, under General E.O.C. Ord, was engaged at Vicksburg.