Battle of New Market order of battle: Union explained
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of New Market in the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is shown separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the battle[1] and the reports.[2]
Abbreviations used
Military rank
Other
Department of West Virginia
MG Franz Sigel
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First Infantry Division (4937 men)[3] BG Jeremiah C. Sullivan | 1st Brigade (2555 men) Col Augustus Moor |
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2nd Brigade (2382 men) Col Joseph Thoburn |
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First Cavalry Division MG Julius Stahel | 1st Brigade Col William B. Tibbits |
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2nd Brigade Col John E. Wynkoop |
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| Artillery (>565 men, 28 total guns)[4] | - 1st Maryland Light, Battery B (143 men, 6 guns): Cpt Alonzo Snow
- New York Light, 30th Battery (150 men, 6 guns): Cpt Albert von Kleiser
- 1st West Virginia Light, Battery D (139 men, 6 guns): Cpt John Carlin
- 1st West Virginia Light, Battery G (? men, 4 guns): Cpt Chatham T. Ewing
- 5th United States, Battery B (133 men, 6 guns): Cpt Henry A. du Pont
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References
- Knight, Charles R. Valley Thunder: The Battle of New Market and the Opening of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, May 1864. Savas Beatie, 2010. ISBN 978-1-932714-80-7.
- Whitehorne, Joseph W. A, The Battle of New Market
- 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 and References
- The Battle of New Market - Order of Battle ; Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVII, Part 1, page 77
- Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVII, Part 1, page 830
- Numbers sourced from Knight, Appendix 1.
- Numbers sourced from Knight, Appendix 1.