History ORDER OF BATTLE
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ORDER OF BATTLE, US ARMY
Brig. Gen. George Henry Thomas - about 4400 effectives
NOTE: Numbers shown are from Battle, Perrin, and Kniffin, Kentucky: A History of the State. Louisville: F.A. Battey, 1885, Part 1, p. 391.
US troops present at Logan’s Crossroads, but not directly engaged in the battle:
US reinforcements, arrived after the battle, engaged in the pursuit to Beech Grove: 1st Brigade - Brig.Gen. Albin Schoepf 2nd Brigade
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| 1st Brigade - Brig. Gen. Felix Kirk Zollicoffer (KIA) | ||
| 15th Miss. Inf. - Lt. Col. Edward Cary Walthall | 854 effectives | |
| 19th Tenn. Inf. - Col. David H. Cummings | 676 | |
| 20th Tenn. Inf. - Col. Joel Allen Battle | 694 | |
| 25th Tenn. Inf. - Col. Sidney Smith Stanton (w) | 683 | |
| Tenn. Btty. - Capt. Arthur Middleton Rutledge - 6 guns | 140 | |
| (four 6-pounders and two 12-pound howitzers; only the four | ||
| 6-pounders used in the battle) | ||
| Tenn. Cav. Co. - Capt. William Scott Bledsoe | 84 | |
| Tenn. Cav. Co. - Capt. Q. C. "Ned" Sanders/Saunders | 71 | |
| Ky. Cav. Co. - Capt. B. E. Roberts (w/ Bledsoe & Sanders) | ? | |
| 2nd Brigade - Brig. Gen. William Henry Carroll | |
| 16th Ala. Inf. - Col. William B. Wood | 378 |
| 17th Tenn. Inf. - Lt. Col. Thomas C. H. Miller | 338 |
| 28th Tenn. Inf. - Col. John Porry Murray | 748 |
| 29th Tenn. Inf. - Col. Samuel Powell (w) | 493 |
| Tenn. Btty. (Caswell Artillery) - Capt. Hugh L. W. McClung - 4 guns |
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(two 6-pounders and two 12-pound howitzers; only two guns listed in the advance to Logan’s Crossroads; apparently none actually used in the battle) |
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| 4th Tenn. Cav. Bn. - Lt. Col. Benjamin M. Branner | 336 |
| 5th Tenn. Cav. Bn. - Lt. Col. George R. McClellan | 315 |
NOTE: Numbers shown are from Zollicoffer's report of 7 Jan. 1862 (OR I, 7, p. 824).
Confederate forces present at Mill Springs (south side of the river), but not engaged in the battle:
- 37th Tennessee Infantry - Col. Moses White (crossed the river during the battle, and engaged in the defense of Beech Grove)
- 1st Tenn. Cav. Bn. - Lt. Col. Frank Nathaniel McNairy (may have been present at Beech Grove)
- 2 companies of the 3rd Tenn. Cav. Bn. - Lt. Col. William Brazleton
- Tenn. Btty. (Harding Artillery) - Capts. G. H. Monserratt and Ed Baxter (4 or 6 guns)
Sources:
Reports in Official Records, Ser. I, Vol. 7, pp. 79-116; 824.
Battle, J.H., W.H. Perrin, and G.C. Kniffin, Kentucky: A History of the State. Louisville:
F. A. Battey, 1885, Part 1, p. 391.
Lindsley, John B., The Military Annals of Tennessee, Confederate: First Series. Nashville: J. M.
Lindsley & Co., 1886, pp. 794-795.
Reid, Whitelaw, Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen Generals and Soldiers. Vol. II. Columbus:
Eclectic Publishing Co., 1893, pp. 893, 895.
Witham, George, Shiloh, Shells and Artillery Units. Memphis: Riverside Press, 1980, pp. 81-84.
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky: Confederate Kentucky Volunteers, War
1861-65. Vol. I. Frankfort, 1915, pp. 676-677.
York, Capt. Harrison B., Record of the 9th Independent Battery, Ohio Veteran Vol. Artillery.
Cleveland: Fairbanks, Benedict & Co., 1864.
Compiled by Geoffrey R. Walden, 1997; copyright © 1997-1999, Geoffrey R. Walden; all rights
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