Jonesborough Union order of battle
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Jonesborough of the American Civil War on August 31-September 1, 1864. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.
Abbreviations used
Military rank
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = Lieutenant
Other
- w = wounded
- mw = mortally wounded
- k = killed
Military Division of the Mississippi
MG William T. Sherman
Headquarters
- Chief of Artillery: BG William F. Barry
- Chief of Staff: Col Joseph D. Webster
Escort
- 7th Company, Ohio Sharpshooters: Lt William McCory
Army of the Cumberland
MG George Henry Thomas
Headquarters
- Chief of Staff: BG William D. Whipple
- Chief of Artillery: BG John M. Brannan
IV Corps
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade
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3rd Brigade | ||
Artillery
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Second Division
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade | ||
3rd Brigade | ||
Artillery
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Third Division
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade
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3rd Brigade | ||
Artillery
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XIV Corps
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade
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3rd Brigade | ||
Artillery
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Second Division
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade
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3rd Brigade
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Artillery
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Third Division
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade
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3rd Brigade
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Cavalry Corps
BG Washington Elliott, Chief of Cavalry, Army of the Cumberland
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Second Division
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade
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3rd Brigade
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Artillery | ||
Third Division
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade
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3rd Brigade
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Artillery | ||
Army of the Tennessee
XV Corps
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade
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3rd Brigade
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Artillery
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Second Division
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade
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Artillery
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Fourth Division
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade | ||
XVI Corps
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Second Division
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1st Brigade | |
2nd Brigade
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3rd Brigade[4]
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Artillery
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Fourth Division
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade |
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3rd Brigade
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Artillery
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XVII Corps
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Third Division
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade
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3rd Brigade
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Artillery
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Fourth Division
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1st Brigade |
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2nd Brigade[5]
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3rd Brigade | ||
Artillery
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Notes
- This is an error. The 109th Ohio Infantry did not complete organization. Further research is necessary to determine which Ohio unit this should be.
- Baird won the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 1, 1864 (Eicher p.113)
- This is an error. The regiment was not in this campaign. Further research is needed.
- Stationed at Rome, Georgia
- Detached on guard duty in northern Georgia
References
- Eicher, John H., and Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
- 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.