Red River campaign order of battle: Union explained
The following is the organization of the Union forces engaged in the Red River campaign, during the American Civil War in 1864. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the campaign.[1] The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.
Abbreviations used
Military rank
Other
Naval artillery
Union forces, March 31
MG Nathaniel P. Banks, Commanding
Manpower and guns are from Official Records. All manpower strengths are "Aggregate Present".
Regiments and other units in parentheses were not present and were not included in unit strengths.
Engineer Brigade!Brigade!Regiments and OthersEngineer Brigade Col George D. Robinson (872 men) |
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- Headquarters troops (Companies A and B): Cpt Richard W. Francis
- Escort (Company C): Cpt Frank Sayles
XIII Corps
See main article: XIII Corps (Union Army). BG Thomas E. G. Ransom (w)
BG Robert A. Cameron
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1st and 2nd Divisions | All Brigades |
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3rd Division BG Robert A. Cameron (2,275 men)
| 1st Brigade Ltc Aaron M. Flory |
Cpt William M. DeHart
Maj Bradford Hancock
On veteran furlough
On veteran furlough
On veteran furlough
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2nd Brigade Col William H. Raynor |
Maj Edward Wright
Col John Connell
Cpt Maschil Manring
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Artillery (8 guns) | - 1st Missouri Light, Battery A: Lt Elisha Cole
- Ohio Light, 2nd Battery: Lt William H. Harper
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4th Division Col William J. Landram (2,990 men)
| 1st Brigade Col Frank Emerson (w&c) | - 77th Illinois: Ltc Lysander R. Webb (k), Maj John A. Burdett
- 67th Indiana: Ltc Theodore E. Buehler (Non-veterans of 60th Indiana attached)
- 19th Kentucky: Ltc John Cowan
- 23rd Wisconsin: Maj Joseph E. Greene
- 60th Indiana: On veteran furlough
- 1st United States: Detached at New Orleans
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2nd Brigade Col Joseph W. Vance (k) Ltc Albert H. Brown | - 130th Illinois: Maj John B. Reid
- 48th Ohio: Ltc Joseph W. Lindsey
- 83rd Ohio: Ltc William H. Baldwin
- 96th Ohio: Ltc Albert H. Brown
- 97th Illinois: Detached at New Orleans
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Artillery (10 guns) Cpt Patrick H. White XIII Chief of artillery |
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XIX Corps
See main article: XIX Corps (Union Army). MG William B. Franklin (w)
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1st Division BG William H. Emory (7,134 men)
| 1st Brigade BG William Dwight | - 29th Maine: Col George L. Beal
- 114th New York: Ltc Henry B. Morse (w), Maj Oscar H. Curtis
- 116th New York: Col George M. Love
- 153rd New York: Col Edwin P. Davis
- 161st New York: Ltc William B. Kinsey
- 30th Massachusetts: On veteran furlough
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2nd Brigade BG James W. McMillan |
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3rd Brigade Col Lewis Benedict (k) Col Francis Fessenden (w) Ltc Justus W. Blanchard | - 30th Maine: Col Francis Fessenden, Ltc Thomas H. Hubbard
- 162nd New York: Ltc Justus W. Blanchard
- 165th New York: Ltc Gouverneur Carr (w), Cpt Henry C. Inwood
- 173rd New York: Col Lewis M. Peck, Cpt Howard C. Conrady
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Artillery (14 guns) Cpt George T. Hebard | - New York Light, 25th Battery: Lt Irving D. Southworth
- 1st United States, Battery L: Lt Franck E. Taylor
- Vermont Light, 1st Battery: Cpt George T. Hebard
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2nd Division BG Cuvier Grover (4,477 men)
| 1st Brigade |
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2nd Brigade BG Henry Warner Birge[2] Col Edward L. Molineux | - 13th Connecticut: Col Charles D. Blinn
- 1st Louisiana: Col William O. Fiske
- 90th New York (3 companies): Maj John C. Smart
- 159th New York: Ltc Edward L. Gaul
- 90th New York (7 companies): Detached in Lafourche District
- 131st New York: Detached at Brashear City
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3rd Brigade Col Jacob Sharpe | - 38th Massachusetts: Ltc James P. Richardson
- 128th New York: Col James Smith
- 156th New York: Cpt James J. Hoyt
- 175th New York (3 companies): Cpt Charles McCarthey
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Artillery (18 guns) Cpt George W. Fox |
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Cavalry |
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Corps Artillery Reserve Cpt Henry W. Closson XIX chief of artillery
| Artillery (280 men, 14 guns) | - Delaware Light, 1st Battery: Cpt Benjamin Nields
- 1st Indiana Heavy (two companies): Cpt William S. Hinkle
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Corps d'Afrique (United States Colored Troops) | 1st Brigade, 1st Division Col William H. Dickey (1,745 men) | - 1st Infantry (73rd U.S.C.T.): Maj Hiram E. Perkins
- 3rd Infantry (75th U.S.C.T.): Col Henry W. Fuller
- 12th Infantry (84th U.S.C.T.): Cpt James H. Corrin
- 22nd Infantry (92nd U.S.C.T.): Col Henry N. Frisbie
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Cavalry Division BG Albert L. Lee (5,333 men)
| 1st Brigade Col Thomas J. Lucas | - 16th Indiana Infantry (mounted): Ltc James H. Redfield
- 2nd Louisiana Infantry (mounted): Maj Alfred Hodsdon
- 6th Missouri: Cpt Sidney A. Breese (Howitzer battery, under Captain Herbert H. Rottaken, attached.)
- 14th New York: Maj Abraham Bassford
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2nd Brigade |
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3rd Brigade Col Harai Robinson | - 87th Illinois Infantry (mounted): Ltc John M. Crebs 1st Louisiana: Maj Algernon Sidney Badger
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4th Brigade Col Nathan Dudley |
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5th Brigade Col Oliver P. Gooding |
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Artillery Brigade (12 guns) |
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BG Andrew J. Smith
XVI Corps
See main article: XVI Corps (Union Army).
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1st Division BG Joseph A. Mower (2,431 men)
| 1st Brigade |
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2nd Brigade Col Lucius F. Hubbard |
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3rd Brigade Col Sylvester G. Hill | - 35th Iowa: Ltc William B. Keeler
- 33rd Missouri: Ltc William H. Heath (w), Maj George Van Beck
- 8th Iowa: On veteran furlough
- 12th Iowa: On veteran furlough
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Artillery | - Detached at Memphis and Vicksburg
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3rd Division BG Joseph A. Mower (6,151 men)
| 1st Brigade Col William F. Lynch | - 58th Illinois: Maj Thomas Newlan
- 119th Illinois: Col Thomas J. Kinney
- 89th Indiana: Col Charles D. Murray
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2nd Brigade Col William T. Shaw | - 14th Iowa: Ltc Joseph H. Newbold
- 27th Iowa: Col James I. Gilbert 32nd Iowa: Col John Scott
- 24th Missouri: Maj Robert W. Fyan (Non-veterans of 21st Missouri attached)
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3rd Brigade Col Risdon M. Moore | - 49th Illinois: Maj Thomas W. Morgan
- 117th Illinois: Ltc Jonathan Merriam
- 178th New York: Col Edward Wehler
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Artillery (10 guns) Cpt James M. Cockefair |
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2nd and 4th Divisions | 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Brigades |
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XVII Corps
See main article: XVII Corps (Union Army).
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Provisional Division BG T. Kilby Smith (2,039 men)
| 1st Brigade Col Jonathan B. Moore | - 41st Illinois: Ltc John H. Nale
- 3rd Iowa: Ltc James Tullis
- 33rd Wisconsin: Maj. Horatio H. Virgin
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2nd Brigade Col Lyman M. Ward | - 81st Illinois: Ltc Andrew W. Rogers
- 95th Illinois: Col Thomas W. Humphrey
- 14th Wisconsin: Cpt Carlos M. G. Mansfield
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Artillery (4 guns)
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Union forces, April 30
MG Nathaniel P. Banks, Commanding
Engineer Brigade!Brigade!Regiments and OthersEngineer Brigade Col George D. Robinson (811 men) |
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- Headquarters troops (Companies A and B): Cpt Richard W. Francis
- Escort (Company C): Cpt Frank Sayles
See main article: XIII Corps (Union Army). MG John A. McClernand
Corps headquarters and 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, reached Alexandria, April 26.
Warren brought additional troops from Texas but they only reached Fort De Russy and are not listed.
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1st Division BG Fitz Henry Warren (2,383 men)
| 2nd Brigade BG Michael K. Lawler |
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2nd Division | All brigades |
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3rd Division BG Robert A. Cameron (2,333 men)
| 1st Brigade Col Thomas H. Bringhurst |
Cpt Henry Snyder
Col William A. Green
On veteran furlough
On veteran furlough
On veteran furlough
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2nd Brigade Col James R. Slack |
Ltc John A. McLaughlin
Maj Edward Wright
- 28th Iowa, Ltc Bartholomew W. Wilson
- 56th Ohio
Col William H. Raynor
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4th Division Col William J. Landram (1,784 men)
| 1st Brigade Col Frederick W. Moore | - 77th Illinois: Maj John A. Burdett
- 19th Kentucky: Cpt William T. Cummins
- 83rd Ohio: Ltc William H. Baldwin
- 23rd Wisconsin: Maj Joseph E. Greene
- 60th Indiana: On veteran furlough
- 1st United States: Detached at New Orleans
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2nd Brigade Col John R. Parker | - 130th Illinois: Cpt John H. Robinson
- 67th Indiana: Maj Francis A. Sears
- 48th Ohio: Cpt James R. Lynch
- 96th Ohio: Ltc Albert H. Brown
- 97th Illinois: Detached at New Orleans
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Artillery Maj Adolph Schwartz (396 men, 18 guns) | Unbrigaded | - Indiana Light, 1st Battery: Lt Lawrence Jacoby
- 1st Missouri Light, Battery A: Lt Elisha Cole
- Ohio Light, 2nd Battery: Lt William H. Harper
- Wisconsin Light, 1st Battery: Cpt Jacob T. Foster
- Chicago (Illinois) Mercantile Battery: Lt Henry Roe, at New Orleans
- Battery A, 2nd Illinois: Detached at New Orleans
- Battery E, 2nd Illinois: Detached at Baton Rouge
- Battery B, 1st Missouri: Detached at Brownsville, Texas
- Battery E, 1st Missouri: Detached at Brownsville, Texas
- Battery F, 1st Missouri: Detached at Matagorda Island, Texas
- Battery G, 1st Michigan: Detached at Matagorda Island, Texas
- 16th Ohio Battery: Detached at Matagorda Island, Texas
- 17th Ohio Battery: Detached at New Orleans
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Unattached | |
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XIX Corps
See main article: XIX Corps (Union Army). MG William B. Franklin (until May 2)
BG William H. Emory
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1st Division BG William H. Emory BG James W. McMillan (6,392 men)
| 1st Brigade Col George L. Beal | - 29th Maine: Ltc Charles S. Emerson
- 114th New York: Maj Oscar H. Curtis
- 116th New York: Col George M. Love
- 153rd New York: Col Edwin P. Davis
- 161st New York: Ltc William B. Kinsey
- 30th Massachusetts: On veteran furlough
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2nd Brigade BG James W. McMillan |
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3rd Brigade Ltc Justus W. Blanchard | - 30th Maine: Ltc Thomas H. Hubbard
- 162nd New York: Ltc Cpt Samuel Cowdrey
- 165th New York: Cpt Henry C. Inwood
- 173rd New York: Cpt Howard C. Conrady
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Artillery (14 guns) Cpt Benjamin Nields | - New York Light, 25th Battery: Lt Irving D. Southworth
- 1st United States, Battery L: Lt Franck E. Taylor
- Delaware Light, 1st Battery: Lieutenant Thomas A. Porter
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2nd Division BG Cuvier Grover (4,907 men)
| 1st Brigade (Reached Alexandria, La., April 18.) BG Frank S. Nickerson | - 133rd New York: Col Leonard D. H. Currie
- 176th New York: Maj Charles Lewis
- 9th Connecticut On veteran furlough
- 12th Maine On veteran furlough
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2nd Brigade BG Henry W. Birge |
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3rd Brigade Col Jacob Sharpe | - 38th Massachusetts: Ltc James P. Richardson
- 128th New York: Ltc James P. Foster
- 156th New York: Cpt James J. Hoyt
- 175th New York (3 companies): Cpt Charles McCarthey
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Artillery (14 guns) Cpt George W. Fox | - 7th Massachusetts Battery: Cpt Newman W. Storer
- New York Light, 26th Battery: Cpt George W. Fox
- 2nd United States, Battery C: Lt John I. Rodgers
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3rd Division Detached in New Orleans
| Artillery Reserve (295 men, 14 guns) Cpt Henry W. Closson XIX Corps Chief of artillery
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Corps d'Afrique (United States Colored Troops) | 1st Brigade, 1st Division Col William H. Dickey (1,745 men) | - 1st Infantry (73rd U.S.C.T.): Maj Hiram E. Perkins
- 3rd Infantry (75th U.S. C.T.): Col Henry W. Fuller
- 12th Infantry (84th U.S.C.T.): Cpt James H. Corrin
- 22nd Infantry (92nd U.S.C.T.): Col Henry N. Frisbie
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Cavalry Division BG Richard Arnold (6,210 men) Arnold relieved Lee, April 18
| 1st Brigade Col Thomas J. Lucas |
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2nd Brigade |
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3rd Brigade Ltc John M. Crebs | - 87th Illinois Infantry (mounted): Maj George W. Land
- 1st Louisiana: Maj Algernon Sidney Badger
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4th Brigade Col Edmund J. Davis |
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5th Brigade Col Oliver P. Gooding | - 2nd New York Veteran: Col Morgan H. Chrysler
- 18th New York: Col James J. Byrne
- 3rd Rhode Island: Ltc Charles H. Parkhurst
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Artillery Brigade (6 guns) |
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Unattached | | - 4th Indiana Cavalry, Company C: Cpt Andrew P. Gallagher
- 3rd Maryland Cavalry: Ltc Byron Kirby
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BG Andrew J. Smith
XVI Corps
See main article: XVI Corps (Union Army).
XVI Corps received approximately 1,000 replacements on April 26.
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1st Division BG Joseph A. Mower (4,101 men)
| 1st Brigade | - On expedition from Memphis against N. B. Forrest
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2nd Brigade Col Lucius F. Hubbard |
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3rd Brigade Col Sylvester G. Hill | - 35th Iowa: Ltc William B. Keeler
- 33rd Missouri: Maj George W. Van Beek
- 8th Iowa: On veteran furlough
- 12th Iowa: On veteran furlough
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3rd Division BG Joseph A. Mower (5,464 men)
| 1st Brigade Col William F. Lynch | - 58th Illinois: Maj Thomas Newlan
- 119th Illinois: Col Thomas J. Kinney
- 89th Indiana: Col Charles D. Murray
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2nd Brigade Col William T. Shaw | - 14th Iowa: Cpt Warren C. Jones
- 27th Iowa: Col James I. Gilbert
- 32nd Iowa: Col John Scott
- 24th Missouri: Maj Robert W. Fyan
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3rd Brigade Col Risdon M. Moore | - 49th Illinois: Cpt Jacob E. Gauen
- 117th Illinois: Ltc Jonathan Merriam
- 178th New York: Col Edward Wehler
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Artillery (10 guns) Cpt James M. Cockefair |
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XVII Corps
See main article: XVII Corps (Union Army).
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Provisional Division BG T. Kilby Smith (2,052 men)
| 1st Brigade Col Jonathan B. Moore | - 41st Illinois: Ltc John H. Nale
- 3rd Iowa: Ltc James Tullis
- 33rd Wisconsin: Maj. Horatio H. Virgin
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2nd Brigade Col Lyman M. Ward | - 81st Illinois: Ltc Andrew W. Rogers
- 95th Illinois: Col Thomas W. Humphrey
- 14th Wisconsin: Cpt Carlos M. G. Mansfield
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Artillery (4 guns)
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Union naval forces
Mississippi Flotilla
RA David Dixon Porter
U.S. Navy Mississippi Flotilla in the Red River Expedition! Warship! Type! Master! Armament | | | 2 × 100-pdr PR, 8 × 9-inch, 2 × 50-pdr DR, 4 × 32-pdr |
| Ironclad | Lcdr J. G. Mitchell | 2 × 100-pdr PR, 3 × 9-inch, 4 × 8-inch, 1 × 50-pdr DR, 1 × 30-pdr PR |
| Ironclad | | 2 × 11-inch, 1 × 12-pdr how |
| Ironclad | | 1 × 100-pdr PR, 3 × 9-inch, 2 × 30-pdr PR, 2 × 12-pdr how |
| Ironclad | | 2 × 100-pdr PR, 4 × 9-inch, 2 × 50-pdr DR |
| Ironclad | | 2 × 100-pdr PR, 6 × 9-inch, 4 × 12-pdr how |
| Ironclad | Lcdr J. P. Foster | 2 × 11-inch, 2 × 9-inch, 2 × 100-pdr PR, 2 × 24-pdr how, 2 × 12-pdr how |
| Ironclad | | 1 × 100-pdr PR, 4 × 9-inch, 2 × 30-pdr PR, 4 × 32-pdr |
| Ironclad | Ltn A. R. Langthorne | 1 × 100-pdr PR, 4 × 9-inch, 3 × 8-inch, 1 × 50-pdr DR, 1 × 30-pdr PR, 2 × 32-pdr |
| Ironclad | | 4 × 9-inch, 1 × 100-pdr PR, 2 × 30-pdr PR |
| | Ltn Samuel Howard | 2 × 11-inch, 2 × 12-pdr how |
| Monitor | | 2 × 11-inch, 2 × 12-pdr how |
| Monitor | | 2 × 11-inch, 1 × 12-pdr how |
| | | 2 × 20-pdr PR, 4 × 24-pdr how, 1 × 12-pdr how |
| Tinclad | Mstr Charles Thatcher | 6 × 24-pdr how |
| Tinclad | Mstr J. S. Watson | 6 × 24-pdr how |
| Tinclad | Ltn Edward Morgan | 4 × 24-pdr how, 2 × 12-pdr how |
| | | 2 × 30-pdr PR, 8 × 24-pdr how, 3 × 12-pdr how, 2 × repeating guns, 1 × Parmenter gun |
| Gunboat | Ltn George P. Lord | 2 × 50-pdr DR, 2 × 30-pdr PR, 4 × 24-pdr how, 1 × 12-pdr how |
| Gunboat | | 4 × 8-inch, 1 × 32-pdr, 2 × 30-pdr PR |
| Gunboat | Ltn John Pearce | 6 × 8-inch, 1 × 12-pdr how |
| Gunboat | Lcdr Byron Wilson | 5 × 30-pdr PR, 18 × 24-pdr how, 16 × 12-pdr how |
| | Lcdr S. W. Terry | none |
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References
- Book: Battles & Leaders . Battles and Leaders of the Civil War . 4 . 1987 . 1883 . Castle . Secaucus, N.J. . 0-89009-572-8 .
- Book: Brooksher, William Riley . War Along the Bayous: The 1864 Red River Campaign in Louisiana . 1998 . Brassey's . Washington, D.C. . 1-57488-139-6 .
- Book: Dyer, Frederick H. . Frederick H. Dyer
. Frederick H. Dyer . A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Western Departments and Armies . 1908 . Des Moines, Iowa . Dyer Publishing Co. . February 27, 2023 . 559 .
Notes and References
- Multiple commander names indicate succession of command.
- Birge commanded a temporary division consisting of 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division and 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, at Monett's Ferry.