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Battle of Wilson's Creek order of battle: Union

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The following Union Army units[1] and commanders fought in the Battle of Wilson's Creek of the American Civil War, fought on August 10, 1861, near Springfield, Missouri. The Confederate order of battle is shown separately.

Abbreviations used

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Military rank

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Other

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Army of the West

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BG Nathaniel Lyon (k)
Maj Samuel D. Sturgis

Staff

Brigade Regiments and Others
First Brigade


   Maj Samuel D. Sturgis

Second Brigade


   Col Franz Sigel

Third Brigade


   Ltc George L. Andrews

Fourth Brigade


   Col George Deitzler (w)

Unassigned

Notes

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  1. ^ Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign.
  2. ^ a b Piston & Hatcher 2000, p. 337.

References

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  • NPS Order of Battle
  • Piston, William Garrett; Hatcher, Richard W. (2000). Wilson's Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 0-8078-2515-8.

Further reading

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  • Brooksher, William Riley. Bloody Hill: The Civil War Battle of Wilson’s Creek. Washington: Brassey's, 1995.