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

Army of the Gulf (Department of the Gulf)

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 Others
Engineer Brigade
   Col George D. Robinson
    (872 men)

XIII Corps

See main article: XIII Corps (Union Army). BG Thomas E. G. Ransom (w)
BG Robert A. Cameron

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BrigadeRegiments and Others
1st and 2nd DivisionsAll Brigades
  • Detached in Texas
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

2nd Brigade
   Col William H. Raynor

Maj Edward Wright

Col John Connell

Cpt Maschil Manring

Artillery (8 guns)
4th Division


     Col William J. Landram
      (2,990 men)

1st Brigade
  Col Frank Emerson (w&c)
2nd Brigade
  Col Joseph W. Vance (k)
  Ltc Albert H. Brown
Artillery (10 guns)
  Cpt Patrick H. White
   XIII Chief of artillery

XIX Corps

See main article: XIX Corps (Union Army). MG William B. Franklin (w)

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BrigadeRegiments and Others
1st Division


    BG William H. Emory
     (7,134 men)

1st Brigade
  BG William Dwight
2nd Brigade
  BG James W. McMillan
3rd Brigade
  Col Lewis Benedict (k)
  Col Francis Fessenden (w)
   Ltc Justus W. Blanchard
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
2nd Division


    BG Cuvier Grover
     (4,477 men)

1st Brigade
  • Detached at Carrollton
2nd Brigade
  BG Henry Warner Birge[2]
  Col Edward L. Molineux
3rd Brigade
  Col Jacob Sharpe
  
Artillery (18 guns)
  Cpt George W. Fox
Cavalry
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
Corps d'Afrique (United States Colored Troops)1st Brigade, 1st Division
  Col William H. Dickey
   (1,745 men)
Cavalry Division


    BG Albert L. Lee
     (5,333 men)

1st Brigade
  Col Thomas J. Lucas
2nd Brigade
  • Detached at Port Hudson
3rd Brigade
  Col Harai Robinson
4th Brigade
  Col Nathan Dudley
5th Brigade
  Col Oliver P. Gooding
Artillery Brigade (12 guns)
  

Army of the Tennessee (detachment)

BG Andrew J. Smith

XVI Corps

See main article: XVI Corps (Union Army).

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BrigadeRegiments and Others
1st Division


    BG Joseph A. Mower
     (2,431 men)

1st Brigade
  • Detached at Memphis
2nd Brigade
  Col Lucius F. Hubbard
3rd Brigade
  Col Sylvester G. Hill
Artillery
  • Detached at Memphis and Vicksburg
3rd Division


    BG Joseph A. Mower
     (6,151 men)

1st Brigade
  Col William F. Lynch
2nd Brigade
  Col William T. Shaw
3rd Brigade
  Col Risdon M. Moore
Artillery (10 guns)
  Cpt James M. Cockefair
2nd and 4th Divisions1st, 2nd, and 3rd Brigades

XVII Corps

See main article: XVII Corps (Union Army).

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BrigadeRegiments and Others
Provisional Division


    BG T. Kilby Smith
     (2,039 men)

1st Brigade
  Col Jonathan B. Moore
2nd Brigade
  Col Lyman M. Ward
Artillery (4 guns)

Union forces, April 30

Army of the Gulf (Department of the Gulf)

MG Nathaniel P. Banks, Commanding

Engineer Brigade!Brigade!Regiments and Others
Engineer Brigade
   Col George D. Robinson
    (811 men)

XIII Corps (detachment)

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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BrigadeRegiments and Others
1st Division


     BG Fitz Henry Warren
      (2,383 men)

2nd Brigade
   BG Michael K. Lawler
   
2nd DivisionAll brigades
  • Detached in Texas
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

2nd Brigade
   Col James R. Slack

Ltc John A. McLaughlin

Maj Edward Wright

Col William H. Raynor

4th Division


     Col William J. Landram
      (1,784 men)

1st Brigade
  Col Frederick W. Moore
2nd Brigade
  Col John R. Parker
  
Artillery
     Maj Adolph Schwartz
      (396 men, 18 guns)
Unbrigaded
Unattached

XIX Corps

See main article: XIX Corps (Union Army). MG William B. Franklin (until May 2)
BG William H. Emory

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BrigadeRegiments and Others
1st Division


    BG William H. Emory
    BG James W. McMillan
     (6,392 men)

1st Brigade
  Col George L. Beal
2nd Brigade
  BG James W. McMillan
3rd Brigade
  Ltc Justus W. Blanchard
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
2nd Division


    BG Cuvier Grover
     (4,907 men)

1st Brigade (Reached Alexandria, La., April 18.)
  BG Frank S. Nickerson
2nd Brigade
  BG Henry W. Birge
3rd Brigade
  Col Jacob Sharpe
  
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
3rd Division
Detached in New Orleans


    

Artillery Reserve
(295 men, 14 guns)


    Cpt Henry W. Closson
     XIX Corps Chief of artillery

Corps d'Afrique (United States Colored Troops)1st Brigade, 1st Division
  Col William H. Dickey
   (1,745 men)
Cavalry Division


    BG Richard Arnold
     (6,210 men)
     Arnold relieved Lee, April 18

1st Brigade
  Col Thomas J. Lucas
2nd Brigade
  • Detached at Port Hudson
3rd Brigade
  Ltc John M. Crebs
4th Brigade
  Col Edmund J. Davis
5th Brigade
  Col Oliver P. Gooding
Artillery Brigade (6 guns)
  
Unattached

Army of the Tennessee (detachment)

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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BrigadeRegiments and Others
1st Division


    BG Joseph A. Mower
     (4,101 men)

1st Brigade
  • On expedition from Memphis against N. B. Forrest
2nd Brigade
  Col Lucius F. Hubbard
3rd Brigade
  Col Sylvester G. Hill
3rd Division


    BG Joseph A. Mower
     (5,464 men)

1st Brigade
  Col William F. Lynch
2nd Brigade
  Col William T. Shaw
3rd Brigade
  Col Risdon M. Moore
Artillery (10 guns)
  Cpt James M. Cockefair

XVII Corps

See main article: XVII Corps (Union Army).

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BrigadeRegiments and Others
Provisional Division


    BG T. Kilby Smith
     (2,052 men)

1st Brigade
  Col Jonathan B. Moore
2nd Brigade
  Col Lyman M. Ward
Artillery (4 guns)

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

References

. 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

  1. Multiple commander names indicate succession of command.
  2. Birge commanded a temporary division consisting of 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division and 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, at Monett's Ferry.