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.
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 Col George D. Robinson (872 men) |
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See main article: XIII Corps (Union Army). BG Thomas E. G. Ransom (w)
BG Robert A. Cameron
Brigade | Regiments and Others | |
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1st and 2nd Divisions | All Brigades |
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3rd Division
| 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) |
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4th Division
| 1st Brigade Col Frank Emerson (w&c) |
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2nd Brigade Col Joseph W. Vance (k) Ltc Albert H. Brown |
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Artillery (10 guns) Cpt Patrick H. White XIII Chief of artillery |
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See main article: XIX Corps (Union Army). MG William B. Franklin (w)
Brigade | Regiments and Others | |
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1st Division
| 1st Brigade BG William Dwight |
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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 |
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Artillery (14 guns) Cpt George T. Hebard |
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2nd Division
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2nd Brigade BG Henry Warner Birge[2] Col Edward L. Molineux |
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3rd Brigade Col Jacob Sharpe |
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Artillery (18 guns) Cpt George W. Fox |
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Cavalry | ||
Corps Artillery Reserve
| Artillery (280 men, 14 guns) |
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Corps d'Afrique (United States Colored Troops) | 1st Brigade, 1st Division Col William H. Dickey (1,745 men) |
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Cavalry Division
| 1st Brigade Col Thomas J. Lucas |
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2nd Brigade |
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3rd Brigade Col Harai Robinson |
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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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See main article: XVI Corps (Union Army).
Brigade | Regiments and Others | ||
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1st Division
| 1st Brigade |
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2nd Brigade Col Lucius F. Hubbard |
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3rd Brigade Col Sylvester G. Hill |
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Artillery |
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3rd Division
| 1st Brigade Col William F. Lynch |
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2nd Brigade Col William T. Shaw |
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3rd Brigade Col Risdon M. Moore |
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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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See main article: XVII Corps (Union Army).
Brigade | Regiments and Others | |
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Provisional Division
| 1st Brigade Col Jonathan B. Moore |
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2nd Brigade Col Lyman M. Ward |
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Artillery (4 guns) |
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MG Nathaniel P. Banks, Commanding
Engineer Brigade Col George D. Robinson (811 men) |
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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.
Brigade | Regiments and Others | ||
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1st Division
| 2nd Brigade BG Michael K. Lawler |
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2nd Division | All brigades |
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3rd Division
| 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
| 1st Brigade Col Frederick W. Moore |
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2nd Brigade Col John R. Parker |
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Artillery Maj Adolph Schwartz (396 men, 18 guns) | Unbrigaded |
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Unattached |
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See main article: XIX Corps (Union Army). MG William B. Franklin (until May 2)
BG William H. Emory
Brigade | Regiments and Others | ||
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1st Division
| 1st Brigade Col George L. Beal |
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2nd Brigade BG James W. McMillan |
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3rd Brigade Ltc Justus W. Blanchard |
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Artillery (14 guns) Cpt Benjamin Nields |
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2nd Division
| 1st Brigade (Reached Alexandria, La., April 18.) BG Frank S. Nickerson |
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2nd Brigade BG Henry W. Birge |
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3rd Brigade Col Jacob Sharpe |
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Artillery (14 guns) Cpt George W. Fox |
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3rd Division Detached in New Orleans
| Artillery Reserve (295 men, 14 guns)
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Corps d'Afrique (United States Colored Troops) | 1st Brigade, 1st Division Col William H. Dickey (1,745 men) |
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Cavalry Division
| 1st Brigade Col Thomas J. Lucas |
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2nd Brigade |
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3rd Brigade Ltc John M. Crebs |
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4th Brigade Col Edmund J. Davis |
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5th Brigade Col Oliver P. Gooding |
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Artillery Brigade (6 guns) |
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Unattached |
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See main article: XVI Corps (Union Army).
XVI Corps received approximately 1,000 replacements on April 26.
Brigade | Regiments and Others | |
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1st Division
| 1st Brigade |
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2nd Brigade Col Lucius F. Hubbard |
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3rd Brigade Col Sylvester G. Hill |
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3rd Division
| 1st Brigade Col William F. Lynch |
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2nd Brigade Col William T. Shaw |
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3rd Brigade Col Risdon M. Moore |
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Artillery (10 guns) Cpt James M. Cockefair |
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See main article: XVII Corps (Union Army).
Brigade | Regiments and Others | |
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Provisional Division
| 1st Brigade Col Jonathan B. Moore |
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2nd Brigade Col Lyman M. Ward |
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Artillery (4 guns) |
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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 | ||
. 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 .