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Perryville Union order of battle

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The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Perryville of the American Civil War. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the battle and return of casualties. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.

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Military rank

  • MG = Major General
  • BG = Brigadier General
  • Col = Colonel
  • Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
  • Maj = Major
  • Cpt = Captain
  • Lt = 1st Lieutenant
  • 2Lt = 2nd Lieutenant
  • Sgt = Sergeant
  • Bvt = Brevet

    • Artillery

  • 3" R = 3-inch caliber ordnance rifle
  • Jam = James rifle
  • How = howitzer
  • Mtn = mountain
  • Nap = M1857 Napoleon Gun
  • Par = Parrott rifle
  • pdr = pound (projectile weight)
  • R = rifled gun
  • SB = smoothbore gun

    • Other

  • w = wounded
  • mw = mortally wounded
  • k = killed
  • c = captured
  • m = missing

    • Army of the Ohio

    55,000 men, 147 guns (k-889, w-2966, m-433 = 4,288)

    MG Don Carlos Buell, Commanding
    MG George Henry Thomas, second in command

    Escort:

  • Anderson Troop, Pennsylvania Cavalry: 2Lt Thomas S. Maple
  • 4th US Cavalry (Companies B, C, D, G, I, & K): Ltc James Oakes


    • Signal detachment: Cpt Jesse Merrill

    I Corps

    13,000 men, 38 guns (k-695, w-2290, m-346 = 3,331)

    MG Alexander McDowell McCook

  • Chief of Staff: Ltc James Vote Bomford (w)

    • II Corps

    20,000 men, 65 guns (k-2, w-4, m-6 = 12)

    MG Thomas Leonidas Crittenden

    Escort:

  • 1st Michigan Engineers & Mechanics (Companies B, E, I, & K): Col William Power Innes
  • 1st Ohio Cavalry (4 companies): Maj James Laughlin
  • 3rd Ohio Cavalry (4 companies): Maj John Howard Foster

    • III Corps

    22,000 men, 44 guns (k-192, w-672, m-80 = 944)

    MG Charles Champion Gilbert

    References

    Perryville Union order of battle Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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