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Mobile campaign order of battle: Union

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Siege operations by the Union Army at the Battle of Spanish Fort under Maj. General Canby

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 Blakeley. 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 Blakeley 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.[1] The Confederate order of battle is shown separately.

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.

Abbreviations used

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Military rank

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Other

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Army of West Mississippi

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MG Edward R. S. Canby, 45,200[2]

General Staff

Division Brigade Regiments and others

Headquarters units

Engineer Brigade


BG Joseph A. Bailey, 1,500[2]

  • 96th U.S.C.T.: Col John C. Cobb
  • 97th U.S.C.T.: Ltc George A. Harmount, Col George D. Robinson
  • 1st Company of Pontoniers: Cpt John J. Smith
Siege Trains


BG James Totten, 1,200[2]

XIII Corps

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MG Gordon Granger, 13,200, excluding 2nd and 3rd Brigades, 2nd Division[2]

Division Brigade Regiments and others

1st Division
   BG James C. Veatch

1st Brigade


BG James R. Slack

2nd Brigade


BG Elias S. Dennis

3rd Brigade


Col William B. Kinsey

Artillery


Cpt George W. Fox

2nd Division[3]
  

1st Brigade


Col Henry Bertram

3rd Division
   BG William P. Benton

1st Brigade


Col David P. Grier

2nd Brigade


Col Henry M. Day

3rd Brigade


Col Conrad Krez

Artillery
  • 21st Battery, New York Light Artillery: Cpt James Barnes
  • 26th Battery, New York Light Artillery: Lt Adam Beattie

XVI Corps

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MG Andrew Jackson Smith, 16,000[2]

Division Brigade Regiments and others

1st Division
   BG John McArthur

1st Brigade


Col William L. McMillen

2nd Brigade


Col Lucius F. Hubbard

3rd Brigade


Col William R. Marshall

Artillery

2nd Division
   BG Kenner Garrard

1st Brigade


Col John I. Rinaker

2nd Brigade


BG James I. Gilbert

3rd Brigade


Col Charles L. Harris

3rd Division
   BG Eugene A. Carr

1st Brigade


Col Jonathan B. Moore

2nd Brigade


Col Lyman M. Ward

3rd Brigade


Col James L. Geddes

Artillery Brigade


Cpt John W. Lowell

Column from Pensacola

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MG Frederick Steele,[4] 13,200[2]

Division Brigade Regiments and others

1st Division (Dist. of West Florida)
   BG John P. Hawkins, 5,500[2]

1st Brigade


BG William A. Pile

2nd Brigade


Col Hiram Scofield

3rd Brigade


Col Charles W. Drew

2nd Division (from XIII Corps)
   BG Christopher C. Andrews, 5,200[2][6]

2nd Brigade


Col Thomas Spicely

3rd Brigade


Col Frederick W. Moore

Artillery

Cavalry Division (Dist. of West Florida)
   BG Thomas J. Lucas, 2,500[2]

1st Brigade


Col Morgan H. Chrysler

2nd Brigade


Ltc Andrew B. Spurling

Artillery

Cavalry

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Bvt MG Benjamin Grierson

Division Brigade Regiments and others

1st Division
   BG Joseph F. Knipe

1st Brigade


Col Joseph Kargé

2nd Brigade


Col Gilbert M. L. Johnson

Artillery

Notes

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  1. ^ War of the Rebellion: The Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 49, part 1, page 102
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Jordan 2019, p. 121.
  3. ^ 2nd and 3rd Brigades were attached to the Pensacola Column at Fort Blakeley, accompanied by General Andrews, while the 1st Brigade was independently involved at Spanish Fort
  4. ^ Also in tactical command of all troops in front of Fort Blakely
  5. ^ Major General Frederick Steele and staff
  6. ^ 2nd and 3rd Brigades were attached to the Pensacola Column at Fort Blakeley, accompanied by General Andrews, while the 1st Brigade was independently involved at Spanish Fort

Sources

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  • War of the Rebellion: The Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 49, part 1, page 105
  • Jordan, Daniel W. III (2019). Operational Art and the Campaign for Mobile, 1864-1865: A Staff Ride Handbook (PDF). Fort Leavenworth, Kan.: Combat Studies Institute Press, US Army Combined Arms Center. ISBN 9781940804545. Retrieved June 12, 2020. Unit strengths