Wilmington Union order of battle

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The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Wilmington (February 11-22, 1865) of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.

Abbreviations used[]

Military Rank[]

Department of North Carolina/Wilmington Expeditionary Force[]

MG John M. Schofield

XXIII Corps[]

MG John M. Schofield

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Second Division

2nd Brigade


Col Orlando H. Moore

  • 107th Illinois
  • 80th Indiana
  • 26th Kentucky
  • 23rd Michigan
  • 111th Ohio
  • 118th Ohio

Third Division
MG Jacob D. Cox

1st Brigade


Col Oscar W. Sterl

2nd Brigade


Bvt BG John S. Casement

3rd Brigade


Bvt BG Thomas J. Henderson

Artillery

Terry's Provisional Corps[]

MG Alfred H. Terry

  • Chief of Staff - BG Joseph R. Hawley
Division Brigade Regiments and Others

First Division (XXIV Corps)

2nd Brigade


Bvt BG Joseph C. Abbott

Second Division (XXIV Corps)
BG Adelbert Ames

1st Brigade


Col Rufus Daggett

  • 3rd New York
  • 112th New York
  • 117th New York
  • 142nd New York
2nd Brigade


Maj Oliver P. Harding until 14 Feb
Ltc James A. Colvin

  • 47th New York
  • 48th New York
  • 76th Pennsylvania
  • 97th Pennsylvania
  • 203rd Pennsylvania
3rd Brigade


Ltc Nathan J. Johnson until 14 Feb
Col George F. Granger

  • 13th Indiana
  • 9th Maine
  • 4th New Hampshire
  • 115th New York
  • 169th New York
Artillery
  • 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery Cos. B, G, L
  • 16th New York Independent Battery Light Artillery
  • 2nd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery Co. A
Engineers
  • 15th New York Engineers Cos. A, I

Third Division (XXV Corps)
BG Charles J. Paine

1st Brigade


Col Delevan Bates[1]

  • 107th U.S. Colored Troops
  • Other regiments dispersed throughout division
2nd Brigade


Col John W. Ames

3rd Brigade


Col Elias Wright until 20 Feb
Col John Henry Holman

  • 1st U.S. Colored Troops
  • 5th U.S. Colored Troops
  • 10th U.S. Colored Troops
  • 27th U.S. Colored Troops
  • 37th U.S. Colored Troops
Artillery
  • Battery E, 3rd U.S. Artillery

North Atlantic Blockading Squadron[]

Rear Admiral David D. Porter

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Bates was in command of the 1st Brigade (Eicher, p.121), but the 30th U.S.C.T. and 1st U.S.C.T. of Bates' brigade were attached to the 2nd and 3rd brigades respectively and were the only regiments from the 1st Brigade to take an active part at Fort Fisher or Wilmington.

References[]

  • NC Historic Sites - Fort Fisher
  • Eicher, John H., and Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
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