White Sulphur Springs order of battle
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The following army units were involved in the Battle of White Sulphur Springs on August 26 and 27, 1863, in the American Civil War. Although the battle took place near White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, it has also been called the Battle of Rocky Gap, the Battle of Dry Creek, the Battle of Howard's Creek, and the Battle of the Lawbooks. A Confederate Army force led by Colonel George S. Patton Sr. successfully repelled a Union Army brigade led by Brigadier General William W. Averell.
The Union Army units, and their commanders, are listed first. The Confederate Army units, and their commanders, follow. Most of the men on both sides were from West Virginia and Virginia units, and some of the Confederates were from Greenbrier County, where the battle took place.
Abbreviations used
[edit]Military rank
[edit]- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = 1st Lieutenant
Other
[edit]Middle Military District, VIII Corps
[edit]Fourth Separate Brigade
[edit]- Cpt Paul von Köenig, Aide-de-camp, detached from 68th New York Infantry Regiment (k)[2]
- Lt William H. Rumsey, Aide-de-camp[3]
- Lt John R. Meigs, Engineer Officer[4]
Group | Regiments and Others |
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Mounted Infantry |
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Cavalry |
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Artillery |
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Approximately 1,300 men in brigade at the battle.[1]
Other Union forces not at White Sulphur Springs
[edit]This portion of Averell's 4th Separate Brigade remained near Huntersville after the town was captured by Averell.
Group | Regiments and Others |
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Infantry |
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Artillery |
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Union images
[edit]Principal Union commanders |
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Confederate Department of Western Virginia
[edit]Col George S. Patton Sr., acting commander in absence of BG John Echols
- Maj W. B. Myers, assistant adjutant-general[11]
- Cpt R. L. Poor, engineer corps[11]
- Lt Noyes Rand, acting assistant adjutant-general[12]
- Lt E. C. Gordon, ordnance officer[12]
- Lt James F. Patton, acting brigade inspector[12]
- Lt Henry C. Caldwell, volunteer aide[12]
Echols' 1st Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Col George S. Patton Sr. |
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Additional forces | Regiments and Others |
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Col James M. Corns |
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Approximately 2,300 men at the battle.[1]
Additional Confederate forces not in the battle
[edit]Jackson's Brigade was not directly involved in the Battle of White Sulphur Springs. The brigade was involved in the pursuit of Averell when Averell was moving south. A week prior to the Battle of White Sulphur Springs, Averell captured Jackson's Camp Northwest near Huntersville, West Virginia, and Jackson fled the area. Averell destroyed the camp's commissary, blacksmith shops, and equipment, while keeping items such as canteens, stretchers, and hospital supplies.[24] After the Battle of White Sulphur Springs, Jackson's pursuit of Averell was described as "halfhearted and not well managed".[25]
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Col William L. "Mudwall" Jackson |
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Confederate images
[edit]Principal Confederate commanders |
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Notes
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c Wittenberg 2011, Appendix A
- ^ a b Scott 1890, p. 41
- ^ Wittenberg 2011, p. 45
- ^ Wittenberg 2011, p. 39
- ^ Reader 1890, p. 200
- ^ a b Wittenberg 2011, p. 33
- ^ "3rd Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry". National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ "1st Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry". National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ Lowry 1996, p. 32
- ^ a b Scott 1890, pp. 505–506
- ^ a b Scott 1890, p. 56
- ^ a b c d e Scott 1890, p. 55
- ^ Lowry 1996, p. 42
- ^ a b Scott 1890, p. 54
- ^ a b c Scott 1890, p. 58
- ^ Lowry 1996, p. 39
- ^ Lowry 1996, p. 43
- ^ Lowry 1996, p. 44
- ^ Wittenberg 2011, p. 60
- ^ Scott 1890, p. 62
- ^ Scott 1890, p. 64
- ^ Scott 1890, p. 65
- ^ Scott 1890, p. 57
- ^ Wittenberg 2011, p. 47
- ^ Wittenberg 2011, p. 118
- ^ Lowry 1996, p. 47
- ^ Scott 1890, p. 46
- ^ a b Lowry 1996, p. 49
- ^ a b c d e Scott 1890, p. 48
- ^ Scott 1890, p. 49
- ^ a b Lowry 1996, p. 50
- ^ a b Wittenberg 2011, p. 122
References
[edit]- Lowry, Terry (1996). Last Sleep: The Battle of Droop Mountain, November 6, 1863. Charleston, West Virginia: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company. ISBN 978-1-57510-024-1. OCLC 36488613.
- Reader, Frank S. (1890). History of the Fifth West Virginia Cavalry, Formerly the Second Virginia Infantry, and of Battery G, First West Virginia Light Artillery. New Brighton, Pennsylvania: Daily News, Frank S. Reader, Editor and Proprietor. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- Scott, Robert N., ed. (1890). The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies Series I Volume XXIX Part I. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. OCLC 318422190. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- Wittenberg, Eric J. (2011). The Battle of White Sulphur Springs: Averell Fails to Secure West Virginia. Charleston, South Carolina: History Press. ISBN 978-1-61423-326-8. OCLC 795566215.