Jump to content

Battle of Westport order of battle: Confederate

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Abbreviations used

[edit]

Military rank

[edit]

Other

[edit]
  • w = wounded

Army of Missouri

[edit]
Main article: Army of Missouri

MG Sterling Price

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Fagan's Division
     MG James F. Fagan

 Cabell's Brigade


   BG William L. Cabell

Dobbin's Brigade


   Col Archibald S. Dobbins

Slemons' Brigade


   Col William F. Slemons

McCray's Brigade


   Col Thomas H. McCray

Unattached


  

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Marmaduke's Division (1st Missouri Division)[1]
     BG John S. Marmaduke[1]
Escort:

  • 5th Missouri Cavalry, Company D: Cpt D. R. Stallard[1]
  • Advance (Scouting) Company: Cpt Page[1]
Marmaduke's Brigade[2][3]


   BG John Bullock Clark Jr.[2]

  • 3rd Missouri Cavalry Regiment: Col Colton Greene[1]
  • 4th Missouri Cavalry Regiment: Col John Q. Burbridge[1]
  • 7th Missouri Cavalry Regiment: Col Solomon G. Kitchen[1]
  • 8th Missouri Cavalry Regiment: Col William L. Jeffers[1]
  • 10th Missouri Cavalry Regiment: Col Robert R. Lawther[1]
  • Davies's Missouri Cavalry Battalion: Ltc J. F. Davies[1]
  • Hogan's Engineer Company: Cpt James T. Hogan[3][2][a]
Freeman's Brigade


   Col Thomas R. Freeman[1]

Artillery


   Maj Joseph H. Pratt[4]

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Shelby's Division
     BG Joseph O. Shelby

Shelby's Iron Brigade


   BG M. Jeff Thompson

  • 5th Missouri Cavalry: Col B. Frank Gordon
  • 11th Missouri Cavalry: Col Moses W. Smith
  • 12th Missouri Cavalry: Ltc William H. Erwin
  • Crisp's Cavalry Battalion: Ltc John T. Crisp
  • Elliott's Missouri Cavalry: Col Benjamin F. Elliott
  • Johnson's Cavalry Battalion: Maj Rector Johnson
  • Slayback's Missouri Cavalry Battalion: Ltc Alonzo Slayback
  • Collin's Missouri Battery (2 guns): Cpt Richard A. Collins
Jackman's Brigade


   Col Sidney D. Jackman

  • Hunter's Missouri Cavalry: Col DeWitt C. Hunter
  • Jackman's Missouri Cavalry: Ltc C. H. Nichols
  • Schnable's Missouri Cavalry Battalion: Ltc John A. Schnable
  • Williams' Missouri Cavalry Battalion: Ltc D. A. Williams
  • Collins' Missouri Battery (2 guns): Lt Jacob D. Connor
Tyler's Brigade


   Col Charles H. Tyler

  • Coffee's Missouri Cavalry: Col J. T. Coffee
  • Perkin's Missouri Cavalry: Col Caleb Perkins
  • Searcey's Missouri Cavalry: Col James T. Searcey
  • Unorganized recruits
Unattached

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ Also spelled Hogane.[2]
  2. ^ Some sources identify Cpt S. S. Harris as the unit's commander.[3][2]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Collins 2016, p. 193.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Lause 2011, p. 208.
  3. ^ a b c d e Oates 1994, p. 183.
  4. ^ Davis 2004, p. 104.
  5. ^ a b McGhee 2008, p. 19.

Sources

[edit]
  • Davis, Dale E. (2004). Guerrilla Operations in the Civil War: Assessing Compound Warfare During Price's Raid (Master's Thesis). Leavenworth, Kansas: U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.
  • Collins, Charles D. Jr. (2016). Battlefield Atlas of Price's Missouri Expedition of 1864 (PDF). Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: Combat Studies Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-940804-27-9.
  • Lause, Mark A. (2011). Price's Lost Campaign: The 1864 Invasion of Missouri. Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri Press. ISBN 978-0-8262-1949-7.
  • McGhee, James E. (2008). Guide to Missouri Confederate Regiments, 1861–1865. Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 978-1-55728-870-7.
  • Oates, Stephen B. (1994) [1961]. Confederate Cavalry West of the River. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press. ISBN 0-292-71152-2.
Retrieved from "https://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Westport_order_of_battle:_Confederate&oldid=1213277050"