The following units and commanders of the Union Army fought at the Mobile campaign of the American Civil War involving the battles of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakeley. The units engaged against Spanish Fort involved Veatch's Division, Benton's Division and Henry Bertram's Brigade from the XIII Corps along with McArthur's Division and Carr's Division from the XVI Corps. The units engaged against Fort Blakeley involved Veatch's Division and Andrews' Division (minus Bertram's brigade) from the XIII Corps, Garrard's Division from the XVI Corps and Steele's Pensacola Column. The Confederate order of battle is shown separately.
This order of battle covers the period of March–April 1865. For the Union and Confederate forces at the Battle of Mobile Bay from August 2–23, 1864, see: Mobile Bay order of battle.
Abbreviations used
Military rank
- MG = Major general
- BG = Brigadier general
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = 1st lieutenant
Other
- w = wounded
Army of West Mississippi
Main article: Army of West MississippiMG Edward R. S. Canby, 45,200
General Staff
- Chief-of-Staff: MG Peter J. Osterhaus
- Provost Marshal: BG George L. Andrews
- Aide-de-Camp: Brevet BG Cyrus B. Comstock
- Chief Engineer: Brevet Col Miles D. McAlester
- Asst. Adjutant General: Ltc Christian T. Christensen
- Asst. Inspector General: Ltc John M. Wilson
- Quartermaster: Ltc Charles G. Sawtelle
- Commissary of Subsistence: Ltc Chester Bingham Hinsdill
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
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Headquarters units |
Engineer Brigade
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| Siege Trains
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XIII Corps
Main article: XIII Corps (Union Army)MG Gordon Granger, 13,200, excluding 2nd and 3rd Brigades, 2nd Division
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
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1st Division
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1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade |
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| 3rd Brigade
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| Artillery
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2nd Division
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1st Brigade
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3rd Division
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1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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| Artillery |
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XVI Corps
Main article: XVI Corps (Union Army)MG Andrew Jackson Smith, 16,000
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
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1st Division
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1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade |
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| 3rd Brigade |
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| Artillery |
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2nd Division
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1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade |
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| 3rd Brigade |
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3rd Division
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1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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| Artillery Brigade
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Column from Pensacola
MG Frederick Steele, 13,200
- Asst. Adjutant General: Maj John F. Lacey
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
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1st Division (Dist. of West Florida)
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1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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2nd Division (from XIII Corps)
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2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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| Artillery |
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Cavalry Division (Dist. of West Florida)
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1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade
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| Artillery |
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Cavalry
Bvt MG Benjamin Grierson
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
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1st Division
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1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade |
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| Artillery |
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Notes
- War of the Rebellion: The Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 49, part 1, page 102
- ^ Jordan 2019, p. 121.
- 2nd and 3rd Brigades were attached to the Pensacola Column at Fort Blakeley, accompanied by General Andrews, while the 1st Brigade was independently involved at Spanish Fort
- Also in tactical command of all troops in front of Fort Blakely
- Major General Frederick Steele and staff
- 2nd and 3rd Brigades were attached to the Pensacola Column at Fort Blakeley, accompanied by General Andrews, while the 1st Brigade was independently involved at Spanish Fort
Sources
- War of the Rebellion: The Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 49, part 1, page 105
- Jordan, Daniel W. III (2019). Operational Art and the Campaign for Mobile, 1864-1865: A Staff Ride Handbook (PDF). Fort Leavenworth, Kan.: Combat Studies Institute Press, US Army Combined Arms Center. ISBN 9781940804545. Retrieved June 12, 2020. Unit strengths