User:Hungrydog55/sandbox/military/1862b mcdowell
Opposing forces[edit]
Key: k = killed, w = wounded
Union[edit]
Mountain Department[a][1]
Maj. Gen. John C. Frémont (not present)
Robert H. Milroy
Robert C. Schenck
- Milroy's Brigade: Brig. Gen. Robert H. Milroy
- 12th Ohio Infantry: Col. Carr B. White
- 25th Ohio Infantry: Lt. Col. William P. Richardson
- 32nd Ohio Infantry: Lt. Col. Ebenezer H. Swinney
- 73rd Ohio Infantry: Maj. Richard Long
- 75th Ohio Infantry: Col. Nathaniel McLean
- 2nd West Virginia Infantry: Col. George R. Latham
- 3rd West Virginia Infantry: Lt. Col. Francis W. Thompson
- Battery I, 1st Ohio Light Artillery: Capt. Henry F. Hyman
- 12th Ohio Battery: Capt. Aaron Johnson
- 1st West Virginia Cavalry: Col. Nathaniel P. Richmond
- Schenck's Brigade:[b] Brig. Gen. Robert C. Schenck
- 82nd Ohio Infantry: Col. James Cantwell
- 5th West Virginia Infantry: Col. John L. Ziegler
- 55th Ohio Infantry: Col. John C. Lee
- Battery K, 1st Ohio Light Artillery: Capt. William L. DeBeck
- 1st Connecticut Cavalry: Col. Brayton Ives
Confederate[edit]
Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
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Edward "Allegheny" Johnson
William B. Taliaferro
Jackson's Command[3]
Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
- Jackson's Division: Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
- Second Brigade: Col. John A. Campbell
- 21st Virginia Infantry: Lt. Col. R.H. Cunningham
- 42nd Virginia Infantry: Maj. Henry Lane
- 48th Virginia Infantry: Maj. James C. Campbell, Lt. Samuel Hale
- 1st Virginia (Irish) Battalion: Capt. B.W. Leigh
- Captain Marye's Battery, Captain Waters' Battery
- Third Brigade: Brig. Gen. William B. Taliaferro[c]
- 10th Virginia Infantry: Col. Simeon B. Gibbons (k), Lt Col. E.T.H. Warren
- 23rd Virginia Infantry: Col. Alexander G. Taliaferro
- 37th Virginia Infantry: Col. Samuel V. Fulkerson
- Captain Shumaker's Battery
- Cavalry: Brig. Gen. Turner Ashby
- 7th Virginia Cavalry (6 companies)
- Second Brigade: Col. John A. Campbell
- Army of the Northwest: Brig. Gen. Edward "Allegheny" Johnson (w)
- Conner's Brigade: Col. Zephaniah T. Conner
- 12th Georgia Infantry:[d] Maj. Willis A. Hawkins
- 25th Virginia Infantry: Col. George Hugh Smith (w)
- 31st Virginia Infantry: Lt. Col. William L. Jackson
- Scott's Brigade: Col. William C. Scott
- 44th Virginia Infantry: Maj. Norvell Cobb
- 52nd Virginia Infantry: Col. Michael G. Harman
- 58th Virginia Infantry: Lt. Col. Francis H. Board
- Artillery
- 2nd Rockbridge Battery: Capt. John A.M. Lusk
- Lynchburg (Lee) Battery: Capt. Charles I. Raine
- 8th Star (New Market) Battery: Capt. William H. Rice
- Cavalry: Lt. Col. Alexander C. Jones
- Bath Cavalry, Charlotte Cavalry, Churchville Cavalry, Rockbridge Cavalry
- Conner's Brigade: Col. Zephaniah T. Conner
Notes[edit]
- ^ formerly Department of Western Virginia
- ^ Schenck's Brigade marched 34 miles in 23 hours to arrive at McDowell in time for combat.[2]
- ^ took over Johnson's command after Johnson was wounded around 8:00 pm.[4]
- ^ only non-Virginia regiment present; sustained heaviest loss of any Confederate unit.[5]
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- Armstrong, Richard L. (Summer 2003). "The Battle of McDowell". Blue & Gray. Columbus, OH: Blue & Gray Enterprises, Inc.
- "XXIV - May 8, 1862 - Engagement Near McDowell (Bull Pasture Mountain), Va.". The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Vol. XII. United States War Department. 1885. pp. 460–488.