The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Fort Donelson of the American Civil War. Order of battle compiled from the casualty returns,[1] and the reports.[2] The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.
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Abbreviations used [edit]
Military Rank [edit]
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = 1st Lieutenant
Other [edit]
- w = wounded
- k = killed
- m = missing
Union Forces [edit]
District of Cairo [edit]
BG Ulysses S. Grant, Commanding
- Chief of Staff: Col Joseph D. Webster
- Chief of Engineers: Col James B. McPherson
- Assistant Adjutant General: Cpt John A. Rawlins
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division |
1st Brigade K-184, W-603, M-66 = 853 |
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| 2nd Brigade K-99, W-350, M-98 = 547 |
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| 3rd Brigade K-28, W-105, M-19 = 152
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Second Division |
1st Brigade K-69, W-340, M-20 = 429
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| 3rd Brigade K-10, W-109, M-2 = 121
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| 4th Brigade K-55, W-301, M-1 = 357
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| 5th Brigade K-11, W-69, M-0 = 80
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Third Division
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1st Brigade K-35, W-182, M-16 = 233
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| 2nd Brigade K6, W-15, M-1 = 22
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| 3rd Brigade K-3, W-24, M-1 = 28
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| Unattached K-0, W-20, M-0 = 20 |
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Western Flotilla [edit]
Flag Officer Andrew H. Foote (w)
| Class | Vessel |
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| U.S.S. St. Louis |
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| U.S.S. Carondelet Commander Henry Walke |
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| U.S.S. Louisville |
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| U.S.S. Pittsburgh |
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| U.S.S. Tyler Lieutenant Commander William Gwin |
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| U.S.S. Conestoga Lieutenant Commander Seth L. Phelps |
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| U.S.S. Lexington Lieutenant James W. Shirk |
Rear Guard [edit]
These units were attached to the District of Cairo but were posted to guard duty and did not take part in the campaign against Fort Donelson.[5]
| Post | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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| 4th Brigade (1st Division)
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See also [edit]
Notes [edit]
- ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume VII, page 167
- ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume VII, page 157
- ^ History of the 2nd Illinois Cavalry
- ^ The 52nd Illinois (Col Sweeny, Eicher p.519) moved to Fort Donelson between Feb 10-17 [1] and was primarily involved in prisoner transport.
- ^ Gott p.77
References [edit]
- Cooling, Benjamin Franklin, The Campaign for Fort Donelson, U.S. National Park Service and Eastern National, 1999, ISBN 1-888213-50-7.
- Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher. Civil War High Commands. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
- Gott, Kendall D., Where the South Lost the War: An Analysis of the Fort Henry—Fort Donelson Campaign, February 1862, Stackpole books, 2003, ISBN 0-8117-0049-6.
- U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901.
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