Red River campaign order of battle: Union
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The following is the organization of the Union forces engaged in the Red River campaign, during the American Civil War in 1864. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the campaign.[1][2] The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.
Abbreviations used[edit]
Military rank[edit]
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = 1st Lieutenant
- RA = Rear Admiral
- Cmdr = Commander
- Lcdr = Lieutenant Commander
- Ltn = Lieutenant (navy)
- Mstr = Master
Other[edit]
- w = wounded
- mw = mortally wounded
- k = killed
- c = captured
[edit]
- 100-pdr PR = 100-pounder Parrott rifled gun
- 50-pdr DR = 50-pounder Dahlgren gun (rifled)
- 32-pdr = 32-pounder gun (smoothbore)
- 30-pdr PR = 30-pounder Parrott rifled gun
- 20-pdr PR = 20-pounder Parrott rifled gun
- 24-pdr how = M1841 24-pounder howitzer
- 12-pdr how = M1841 12-pounder howitzer
- 11-inch = 11-inch smoothbore gun
- 9-inch = 9-inch smoothbore gun
- 8-inch = 8-inch smoothbore gun
Union forces, March 31[edit]
Army of the Gulf (Department of the Gulf)[edit]
MG Nathaniel P. Banks, Commanding[3]
Manpower and guns are from Official Records. All manpower strengths are "Aggregate Present".[4]
Regiments and other units in parentheses were not present and were not included in unit strengths.[1]
| Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|
| Engineer Brigade
|
|
- Headquarters troops (Companies A and B): Cpt Richard W. Francis
- Escort (Company C): Cpt Frank Sayles
XIII Corps[edit]
BG Thomas E. G. Ransom (w)[3]
BG Robert A. Cameron
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
1st and 2nd Divisions |
All Brigades |
|
|
3rd Division
|
1st Brigade
|
|
| 2nd Brigade
|
||
| Artillery (8 guns) |
| |
|
4th Division
|
1st Brigade
|
|
| 2nd Brigade
|
| |
| Artillery (10 guns)
|
|
XIX Corps[edit]
MG William B. Franklin (w)[3]
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
1st Division
|
1st Brigade |
|
| 2nd Brigade |
| |
| 3rd Brigade
|
| |
| Artillery (14 guns)
|
| |
|
2nd Division
|
1st Brigade |
|
| 2nd Brigade
|
| |
| 3rd Brigade
|
| |
| Artillery (18 guns)
|
| |
| Cavalry | ||
| Corps Artillery Reserve
|
Artillery (280 men, 14 guns) |
|
| Corps d'Afrique (United States Colored Troops) | 1st Brigade, 1st Division
|
|
| Cavalry Division
|
1st Brigade
|
|
| 2nd Brigade |
| |
| 3rd Brigade
|
| |
| 4th Brigade
|
| |
| 5th Brigade |
| |
| Artillery Brigade (12 guns)
|
|
Army of the Tennessee (detachment)[edit]
XVI Corps[edit]
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
1st Division
|
1st Brigade |
|
| 2nd Brigade |
| |
| 3rd Brigade |
| |
| Artillery |
| |
| 3rd Division
|
1st Brigade
|
|
| 2nd Brigade
|
| |
| 3rd Brigade
|
| |
| Artillery (10 guns)
|
| |
| 2nd and 4th Divisions | 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Brigades |
|
XVII Corps[edit]
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
| Provisional Division
|
1st Brigade |
|
| 2nd Brigade
|
| |
| Artillery (4 guns)
|
|
Union forces, April 30[edit]
Army of the Gulf (Department of the Gulf)[edit]
MG Nathaniel P. Banks, Commanding
| Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|
| Engineer Brigade
|
|
- Headquarters troops (Companies A and B): Cpt Richard W. Francis
- Escort (Company C): Cpt Frank Sayles
XIII Corps (detachment)[edit]
MG John A. McClernand
Corps headquarters and 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, reached Alexandria, April 26.
Warren brought additional troops from Texas but they only reached Fort De Russy and are not listed.[15]
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Division
|
2nd Brigade |
|
|
2nd Division |
All brigades |
|
|
3rd Division
|
1st Brigade
|
|
| 2nd Brigade
|
| |
|
4th Division
|
1st Brigade
|
|
| 2nd Brigade
|
| |
| Artillery
|
Unbrigaded |
|
| Unattached |
|
XIX Corps[edit]
MG William B. Franklin (until May 2)
BG William H. Emory
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
1st Division
|
1st Brigade
|
|
| 2nd Brigade |
| |
| 3rd Brigade
|
| |
| Artillery (14 guns)
|
| |
| 2nd Division
|
1st Brigade (Reached Alexandria, La., April 18.) |
|
| 2nd Brigade |
| |
| 3rd Brigade
|
| |
| Artillery (14 guns)
|
| |
| 3rd Division Detached in New Orleans
|
Artillery Reserve (295 men, 14 guns)
|
|
| Corps d'Afrique (United States Colored Troops) | 1st Brigade, 1st Division
|
|
| Cavalry Division
|
1st Brigade
|
|
| 2nd Brigade |
| |
| 3rd Brigade
|
| |
| 4th Brigade
|
| |
| 5th Brigade |
| |
| Artillery Brigade (6 guns)
|
| |
| Unattached |
|
Army of the Tennessee (detachment)[edit]
XVI Corps[edit]
XVI Corps received approximately 1,000 replacements on April 26.[15]
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
1st Division
|
1st Brigade |
|
| 2nd Brigade |
| |
| 3rd Brigade |
| |
| 3rd Division
|
1st Brigade
|
|
| 2nd Brigade
|
| |
| 3rd Brigade
|
| |
| Artillery (10 guns)
|
|
XVII Corps[edit]
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
| Provisional Division
|
1st Brigade |
|
| 2nd Brigade
|
| |
| Artillery (4 guns)
|
|
[edit]
Mississippi Flotilla[edit]
| Warship | Type | Master | Armament[21] |
|---|---|---|---|
| USS Benton | Ironclad | Lcdr James A. Greer | 2 x 100-pdr PR, 8 x 9-inch, 2 x 50-pdr DR, 4 x 32-pdr |
| USS Carondelet | Ironclad | Lcdr J. G. Mitchell | 2 x 100-pdr PR, 3 x 9-inch, 4 x 8-inch, 1 x 50-pdr DR, 1 x 30-pdr PR |
| USS Chillicothe | Ironclad | Ltn Joseph P. Couthouy | 2 x 11-inch, 1 x 12-pdr how |
| USS Choctaw | Ironclad | Lcdr Francis M. Ramsay | 1 x 100-pdr PR, 3 x 9-inch, 2 x 30-pdr PR, 2 x 12-pdr how |
| USS Eastport | Ironclad | Lcdr Seth L. Phelps | 2 x 100-pdr PR, 4 x 9-inch, 2 x 50-pdr DR |
| USS Essex | Ironclad | Cmdr Robert Townsend | 2 x 100-pdr PR, 6 x 9-inch, 4 x 12-pdr how |
| USS Lafayette | Ironclad | Lcdr J. P. Foster | 2 x 11-inch, 2 x 9-inch, 2 x 100-pdr PR, 2 x 24-pdr how, 2 x 12-pdr how |
| USS Louisville | Ironclad | Lcdr Elias K. Owen | 1 x 100-pdr PR, 4 x 9-inch, 2 x 30-pdr PR, 4 x 32-pdr |
| USS Mound City | Ironclad | Ltn A. R. Langthorne | 1 x 100-pdr PR, 4 x 9-inch, 3 x 8-inch, 1 x 50-pdr DR, 1 x 30-pdr PR, 2 x 32-pdr |
| USS Pittsburgh | Ironclad | Ltn William R. Hoel | 4 x 9-inch, 1 x 100-pdr PR, 2 x 30-pdr PR |
| USS Neosho | Monitor | Ltn Samuel Howard | 2 x 11-inch, 2 x 12-pdr how |
| USS Osage | Monitor | Lcdr Thomas O. Selfridge Jr. | 2 x 11-inch, 2 x 12-pdr how |
| USS Ozark | Monitor | Ltn George W. Brown | 2 x 11-inch, 1 x 12-pdr how |
| USS Cricket | Tinclad | Mstr H. H. Gorringe | 2 x 20-pdr PR, 4 x 24-pdr how, 1 x 12-pdr how |
| USS Gazelle | Tinclad | Mstr Charles Thatcher | 6 x 24-pdr how |
| USS Juliet | Tinclad | Mstr J. S. Watson | 6 x 24-pdr how |
| USS Signal | Tinclad | Ltn Edward Morgan | 4 x 24-pdr how, 2 x 12-pdr how |
| USS Black Hawk | Gunboat | Lcdr Kidder Breese | 2 x 30-pdr PR, 8 x 24-pdr how, 3 x 12-pdr how, 2 x repeating guns, 1 x Parmenter gun |
| USS Covington | Gunboat | Ltn George P. Lord | 2 x 50-pdr DR, 2 x 30-pdr PR, 4 x 24-pdr how, 1 x 12-pdr how |
| USS Lexington | Gunboat | Ltn George M. Bache | 4 x 8-inch, 1 x 32-pdr, 2 x 30-pdr PR |
| USS Fort Hindman | Gunboat | Ltn John Pearce | 6 x 8-inch, 1 x 12-pdr how |
| USS Ouachita | Gunboat | Lcdr Byron Wilson | 5 x 30-pdr PR, 18 x 24-pdr how, 16 x 12-pdr how |
| USS Benefit | Transport | Lcdr S. W. Terry | none |
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b Official Records 1891, pp. 167–176.
- ^ Multiple commander names indicate succession of command.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Battles & Leaders 1987, p. 367.
- ^ Official Records 1891, pp. 167–168.
- ^ a b Official Records 1891, p. 169.
- ^ a b c Kiper 1976, p. 183.
- ^ Official Records 1891, pp. 170–171.
- ^ Brooksher 1998, p. 179.
- ^ a b Kiper 1976, p. 185.
- ^ Birge commanded a temporary division consisting of 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division and 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, at Monett's Ferry.
- ^ Official Records 1891, pp. 171–172.
- ^ Kiper 1976, p. 184.
- ^ Battles & Leaders 1987, pp. 287–288.
- ^ a b Official Records 1891, p. 172.
- ^ a b Brooksher 1998, p. 198.
- ^ Official Records 1891, p. 173.
- ^ Dyer 1908, p. 559. Warren commanded the 1st Division according to Dyer.
- ^ Official Records 1891, pp. 174–175.
- ^ a b Official Records 1891, p. 176.
- ^ Battles & Leaders 1987, p. 366.
- ^ Ripley 1970, pp. 291, 367–369. The 100-pounder rifle and 32-pounder smoothbore were 6.4-inch caliber, 24-pounder howitzer was 5.82-inch, 50-pounder rifle was 5.1-inch, 12-pounder howitzer was 4.62-inch, 30-pounder rifle was 4.2-inch, and 20-pounder rifle was 3.67-inch. The calibers of the 8-, 9-, and 11-inch smoothbores are self-explanatory.
References[edit]
- Battles & Leaders (1987) [1883]. Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Vol. 4. Secaucus, N.J.: Castle. ISBN 0-89009-572-8.
- Brooksher, William Riley (1998). War Along the Bayous: The 1864 Red River Campaign in Louisiana. Washington, D.C.: Brassey's. ISBN 1-57488-139-6.
- Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Western Departments and Armies. Des Moines, Iowa: Dyer Publishing Co. p. 559. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- Kiper, Richard Leslie (1976). "Dead-end at the crossroads: the battles of Mansfield (Sabine Crossroads) and Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, 8 and 9 April 1864: Master's Thesis" (PDF). Houston, Tex.: Rice University. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- Official Records (1891). "A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies: Volume XXXIV Part I". Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 167. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- Ripley, Warren (1970). Artillery and Ammunition of the Civil War. New York, N.Y.: Promontory Press. ISBN 0-88394-003-5.