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Battle of Chickasaw Bayou order of battle: Union

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The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.

Abbreviations used

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Military rank

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Other

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Expeditionary Force, Army of the Tennessee

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Right Wing, XIII Corps

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MG William T. Sherman

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

First Division
     BG Andrew Jackson Smith

  • Escort: Company C, 4th Indiana Cavalry: Cpt Joseph P. Lesslie
1st Brigade

   BG Stephen Gano Burbridge

2nd Brigade

   Col William J. Landram

Second Division
     BG Morgan Lewis Smith (w)
     BG David Stuart

1st Brigade

   Col Giles A. Smith

4th Brigade

   BG David Stuart
   Col Thomas Kilby Smith

Third Division
     BG George Washington Morgan

1st Brigade

   Col Lionel A. Sheldon

2nd Brigade

   Col Daniel W. Lindsey

3rd Brigade

   Col John F. DeCourcy

Artillery

  

Fourth Division
     BG Frederick Steele

1st Brigade

   BG Francis Preston Blair Jr.

2nd Brigade

   BG Charles E. Hovey

3rd Brigade

   BG John Milton Thayer

Unattached units

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See also

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References

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  • Bearss, Edwin C. The Campaign for Vicksburg 3 vol. (Dayton, OH: Morningside), 1985-1986.
  • Johnson, Robert Underswood & Clarence Clough Buell (eds.). Battles and Leaders of the Civil War Volume 3 (New York: The Century Company), 1884.
  • Winschel, Terrence C. Triumph & Defeat: The Vicksburg Campaign (Mason City, IA: Savas Pub. Co.), 1999.