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Mobile Campaign Union order of battle

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The following units and commanders of the Union Army fought at the Mobile Campaign of the American Civil War involving the battles of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely. The units engaged against Spanish Fort involved Veatch's Division, Benton's Division and Henry Bertram's Brigade from the XIII Corps along with McArthur's Division and Carr's Division from the XVI Corps. The units engaged against Fort Blakely involved Veatch's Division and Andrews' Division (minus Bertram's brigade) from the XIII Corps, Garrard's Division from the XVI Corps and Steele's Pensacola Column. The Confederate order of battle is shown separately.

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This order of battle covers the period of March–April 1865. For the Union and Confederate forces at the Battle of Mobile Bay from August 2–23, 1864 see: Mobile Bay order of battle.

Military rank

  • MG = Major general
  • BG = Brigadier general
  • Col = Colonel
  • Ltc = Lieutenant colonel
  • Maj = Major
  • Cpt = Captain
  • Lt = 1st lieutenant
  • Other

  • w = wounded
  • Army of West Mississippi

    MG Edward R. S. Canby

    General Staff

  • Chief-of-Staff: MG Peter J. Osterhaus
  • Provost Marshal: BG George L. Andrews
  • Aide-de-Camp: Brevet BG Cyrus B. Comstock
  • Chief Engineer: Brevet Col Miles D. McAlester
  • Asst. Adjutant General: Ltc Christian T. Christensen
  • Asst. Inspector General: Ltc John M. Wilson
  • Quartermaster: Ltc Charles G. Sawtelle
  • Commissary of Subsistence: Ltc Chester Bingham Hinsdill
  • XIII Corps

    MG Gordon Granger

    XVI Corps

    MG Andrew Jackson Smith

    Column from Pensacola

    MG Frederick Steele

    Cavalry

    MG Benjamin Grierson

    References

    Mobile Campaign Union order of battle Wikipedia