The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Franklin of the American Civil War on November 30, 1864. Order of battle compiled from the army organization[1] during the campaign.[2] The Confederate order of battle is shown separately.
Abbreviations used
Military rank
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Cpt = Captain
- Bvt = Brevet
Other
- k = killed
- mw = mortally wounded
- w = wounded
Army of the Ohio
IV Corps
MG David S. Stanley (w)
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
First Division |
1st Brigade |
|
| 2nd Brigade
BG Walter C. Whitaker |
| |
| 3rd Brigade
BG William Grose |
| |
|
Second Division |
1st Brigade
Col Emerson Opdycke |
|
| 2nd Brigade
Col John Quincy Lane |
| |
| 3rd Brigade |
| |
|
Third Division[5] |
1st Brigade
Col Abel D. Streight |
|
| 2nd Brigade
Col Philip S. Post |
| |
| 3rd Brigade |
| |
| Artillery
Cpt Lyman Bridges |
|
XXIII Corps
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
Second Division |
1st Brigade |
|
| 2nd Brigade |
| |
| 3rd Brigade |
| |
| Artillery |
| |
|
Third Division |
1st Brigade |
|
| 2nd Brigade
Col John S. Casement |
| |
| 3rd Brigade |
| |
| Artillery |
|
Cavalry Corps
Escort:
- 4th U.S. Cavalry: Lt Joseph Hedges
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
First Division |
1st Brigade |
|
|
Fifth Division
|
1st Brigade
Col Robert R. Stewart |
|
| 2nd Brigade
Col Datus E. Coon |
| |
|
Sixth Division |
1st Brigade
Col Horace Capron |
|
| 2nd Brigade
Col James Biddle |
|
See also
- 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.
Notes
- ^ Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign.
- ^ Official Records 1894, pp. 1197–1205.
- ^ Sword 1992, p. 204.
- ^ Veteran Detachment 27th Illinois attached.
- ^ Not engaged.
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unkyinf3.htm#17th, Dyer's Compendium
- ^ Sword 1992, p. 149.
- ^ Sword 1992, p. 254.
- ^ Schofield was the official corps commander but assigned temporary command of the corps to Cox during the battle.
- ^ Boatner 1959, p. 199: "On 6 June '64 the 1st Div. was broken up and its troops assigned to the other two divisions."
- ^ Sword 1992, p. 289: Cooper's brigade was marching from Centerville, Tenn. and would arrive at Nashville on 8 December.
- ^ Reilly temporarily commanded the division during the battle while Cox was assigned to command the corps.
- ^ Unassigned, attached by Cox to Reilly as a reserve.
- ^ Guarding wagons at the bridge.
References
- Boatner, Mark M. III (1959). The Civil War Dictionary. New York, N.Y.: David McKay Company Inc. ISBN 0-679-50013-8.
- "The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies". Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. 1894. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- Sword, Wiley (1992). The Confederacy's Last Hurrah: Spring Hill, Franklin, & Nashville. New York, N.Y.: University Press of Kansas for HarperCollins. ISBN 0-7006-0650-5.
- Battle of Franklin: Union order of battle (Civil War Trust)