The following Union Army units[1] and commanders fought in the Battle of Bentonville of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is shown separately.
Abbreviations used
Military rank
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = Lieutenant
- Bvt = Brevet
Other
- w = wounded
Grand Army of the West
MG William T. Sherman, commanding
Headquarters Guard
Engineers and Mechanics
- 1st Michigan: Col John B. Yates
- 1st Missouri (five companies)
Right Wing (Army of the Tennessee)
Escort
Pontoon Train Guard
- 14th Wisconsin, Company E
XV Corps
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
1st Division
|
1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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2nd Division
|
1st Brigade
Col Theodore Jones |
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade | ||
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3rd Division
|
1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade
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| |
|
4th Division
|
1st Brigade | |
| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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| Unassigned (not engaged) | ||
| Artillery
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| |
| Unassigned |
|
XVII Corps
Escort
- 11th Illinois Cavalry (Company G)
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
1st Division
|
1st Brigade |
|
| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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|
3rd Division
|
Provost Guard |
|
| 1st Brigade |
| |
| 2nd Brigade
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|
4th Division
|
1st Brigade |
|
| 3rd Brigade | ||
| Artillery
|
| |
| Unassigned |
|
Left Wing (Army of Georgia, recently the Army of the Cumberland)
Staff:
- Chief engineer: Lt William Ludlow
Pontoniers
XIV Corps
Bvt MG Jefferson C. Davis
Staff:
- Chief of Staff Ltc Alexander C. McClurg
- Inspector General: Ltc Henry G. Litchfield
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
1st Division
|
1st Brigade
|
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| 2nd Brigade
|
| |
| 3rd Brigade
|
| |
|
2nd Division
|
Provost Guard |
|
| 1st Brigade |
| |
| 2nd Brigade |
| |
| 3rd Brigade
|
| |
|
3rd Division
|
1st Brigade
|
|
| 2nd Brigade
|
||
| 3rd Brigade
|
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| Artillery
|
|
XX Corps
Bvt MG Alpheus S. Williams
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
1st Division
|
1st Brigade
|
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| 2nd Brigade
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| |
| 3rd Brigade |
| |
|
2nd Division
|
1st Brigade
|
|
| 2nd Brigade
|
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| 3rd Brigade
|
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|
3rd Division
|
1st Brigade
|
|
| 2nd Brigade
|
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| 3rd Brigade
|
| |
| Artillery
|
|
Cavalry
| Division | Brigades | Regiments and batteries |
|---|---|---|
|
3rd Division
|
1st Brigade
|
|
| 2nd Brigade
|
| |
| 3rd Brigade
|
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| 4th Brigade (provisional)
|
| |
| Artillery |
References
- ^ Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign.
Sources
- Bentonville Battlefield website
- Bradley, Mark L. Last Stand in the Carolinas: The Battle of Bentonville. Campbell, California: Savas Publishing Company, 1996. ISBN 1-882810-02-3.