Belmont Union order of battle
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Belmont of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.
Abbreviations used[]
Military Rank[]
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = 1st Lieutenant
Union Forces[]
Grant's Expeditionary Command, District of Southeast Missouri[]
| Brigade | Regiments and Other |
|---|---|
| McClernand's Brigade
BG John A. McClernand |
|
| Dougherty's Brigade
Col Henry Dougherty |
|
| Cavalry |
|
| Artillery |
|
| Gunboats |
|
| Steamers |
|
Units subject to Grant's command[]
| Brigade | Regiments and Other |
|---|---|
| from Bird's Point toward Bloomfield |
|
| Oglesby's Brigade
Col Richard James Oglesby |
|
| Cavalry |
|
| Artillery |
|
| Plummer's Brigade
Col Joseph B. Plummer |
|
| from Cape Girardeau to Charleston |
|
| Cook's Brigade
Col John Cook |
|
From Paducah, Kentucky[]
| Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|
| 1st Brigade |
|
| 2nd Brigade |
|
Cooperating unit not subject to Grant's command, from Ironton to St. Francis River
- 38th Illinois: Col William P. Carlin
See also[]
References[]
- Hughes, Nathaniel Cheairs. The Battle of Belmont: Grant Strikes South (Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press), 1991. ISBN 0-8078-1968-9
Categories:
- American Civil War orders of battle