Shiloh Union order of battle


The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Shiloh of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is shown separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization, return of casualties and reports.

Abbreviations used

Military rank

MG Ulysses S. Grant, Commanding
General Staff & Headquarters
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

First Division

MG John A. McClernand		1st Brigade
K-104, W-467, M-9 = 580

Col Abraham M. Hare
Col Marcellus M. Crocker
  • 8th Illinois: Cpt James M. Ashmore, Cpt William H. Harvey, Cpt Robert H. Sturgess K-30, W-91
  • 18th Illinois: Maj Samuel Eaton, Cpt Daniel H. Brush, Cpt William J. Dillon, Cpt J. J. Anderson K-17, W-68
  • 11th Iowa: Ltc William Hall K-33, W-160, M-1
  • 13th Iowa: Col Marcellus M. Crocker K-20, W-139, M-3
  • Battery D, 2nd Illinois Light Artillery : Cpt James P. Timmony K-4, W-9
First Division

MG John A. McClernand		2nd Brigade
K-80, W-475, M-30 = 583

Col C. Carroll Marsh
  • 11th Illinois: Ltc Thomas E. G. Ransom, Maj Garrett Nevins, Cpt L. D. Waddell K-17, W-69
  • 20th Illinois: Ltc Evan Richards, Maj F. A. Bartleson, Cpt O. Frisbie K-22, W-107
  • 45th Illinois: Col John E. Smith K-23, W-187
  • 48th Illinois: Col Isham N. Haynie, Ltc William W. Sanford, Maj M. Mayfield K-18, W-112
First Division

MG John A. McClernand		3rd Brigade
K-96, W-393, M-46 = 535

Col Julius Raith

Ltc Enos P. Wood
  • 17th Illinois: Ltc Enos P. Wood, Maj Francis M. Smith K-15, W-118
  • 29th Illinois: Ltc Charles M. Ferrell K-12, W-73
  • 43rd Illinois: Ltc Adolph Englemann K-50, W-118
  • 49th Illinois: Ltc Phineas Pease K-19, W-83
  • Carmichael's Company Illinois Cavalry: Cpt Eagleton Carmichael
First Division

MG John A. McClernand		Not brigaded
K-5, W-35, M-0 = 40
Second Division

BG W.H.L. Wallace

Col James M. Tuttle		1st Brigade
K-39, W-143, M-676 = 858

Col James M. Tuttle

Ltc James Baker
  • 2nd Iowa: Ltc James Baker K-8, W-60, M-4
  • 7th Iowa: Ltc James C. Parrott K-10, W-17, M-6
  • 12th Iowa: Col Joseph J. Woods, Cpt S. R. Edgington K-12, W-37, M-320
  • 14th Iowa : Col William T. Shaw K-9, W-28, M-126
Second Division

BG W.H.L. Wallace

Col James M. Tuttle		2nd Brigade
K-99, W-470, M-11 = 580

BG John McArthur

Col Thomas Morton
  • 9th Illinois: Col August Mersy K-61, W-281
  • 12th Illinois: Ltc Augustus L. Chetlain, Cpt James R. Hugunin K-22, W-71
  • 81st Ohio: Col Thomas Morton K-4, W-17
  • 13th Missouri: Col Crafts J. Wright K-10, W-67
  • Birge's Western Sharpshooters : Col B. S. Compton K-2, W-6
Second Division

BG W.H.L. Wallace

Col James M. Tuttle		3rd Brigade
K-127, W-501, M-619 = 1,247

Col Thomas W. Sweeny

Col Silas D. Baldwin
  • 8th Iowa: Col James L. Geddes K-34, W-112, M-370
  • 7th Illinois: Maj Richard Rowett K-17, W-79
  • 50th Illinois: Col Moses M. Bane, Cpt T. W. Gaines K-12, W-66
  • 52nd Illinois: Maj Henry Stark, Cpt E. A. Bowen K-23, W-120
  • 57th Illinois: Col Silas D. Baldwin, Cpt G. A. Busse K-25, W-103
  • 58th Illinois: Col William F. Lynch K-20, W-39
Second Division

BG W.H.L. Wallace

Col James M. Tuttle		Not brigaded
K-1, W-5, M-0 = 6
Third Division

MG Lew Wallace		1st Brigade
K-18, W-114, M-0 = 132

Col Morgan L. Smith
Third Division

MG Lew Wallace		2nd Brigade
K-20, W-99, M-3 = 122

Col John M. Thayer
  • 1st Nebraska: Ltc William D. McCord K-4, W-22
  • 23rd Indiana: Col William L. Sanderson K-7, W-35
  • 58th Ohio: Col Valentine Bausenwein K-9, W-42
  • 68th Ohio: Col Samuel H. Steedman
Third Division

MG Lew Wallace		3rd Brigade
K-2, W-32, M-1 = 35

Col Charles Whittlesey
  • 20th Ohio: Ltc Manning F. Force
  • 56th Ohio: Col Peter Kinney
  • 76th Ohio: Col Charles R. Woods K-0, W-4
  • 78th Ohio: Col Mortimer Dormer Leggett K-1, W-9
Third Division

MG Lew Wallace		Not brigaded
K-1, W-6, M-0 = 7
Fourth Division

BG Stephen A. Hurlbut		1st Brigade
K-112, W-532, M-43 = 687

Col Nelson G. Williams

Col Isaac C. Pugh
  • 3rd Iowa: Maj William M. Stone, Lt George W. Crosley K-23, W-134, M-30
  • 28th Illinois: Col Amory K. Johnson K-29, W-211
  • 32nd Illinois: Col John Logan K-39, W-114
  • 41st Illinois: Col Isaac C. Pugh, Ltc A. Tupper, Maj John Warner, Cpt John N. Hale K-21, W-73
Fourth Division

BG Stephen A. Hurlbut		2nd Brigade
K-130, W-492, M-8 = 630

Col James C. Veatch
  • 25th Indiana: Ltc William H. Morgan, Maj John W. Foster
  • 14th Illinois: Col Cyrus Hall K-35, W-126
  • 15th Illinois: Ltc Edward F. W. Ellis, Maj William R. Goddard, Cpt Louis D. Kelley K-49, W-117
  • 46th Illinois: Col John A. Davis, Ltc John J. Jones K-25, W-134
Fourth Division

BG Stephen A. Hurlbut		3rd Brigade
K-70, W-384, M-4 = 458

BG Jacob G. Lauman
  • 31st Indiana: Col Charles Cruft, Ltc John Osborn
  • 44th Indiana: Col Hugh B. Reed K-24, W-174
  • 17th Kentucky: Col John H. McHenry, Jr. K-18, W-69
  • 25th Kentucky: Ltc Benjamin H. Bristow K-7, W-27
Fourth Division

BG Stephen A. Hurlbut		Not brigaded
K-5, W-33, M-56 = 97
Fifth Division

BG William T. Sherman 		1st Brigade
K-137, W-444, M-70 = 651

Col John A. McDowell
Fifth Division

BG William T. Sherman 		2nd Brigade
K-80, W-380, M-90 = 550

Col David Stuart

Ltc Oscar Malmborg

Col Thomas Kilby Smith
  • 55th Illinois: Ltc Oscar Malmborg
  • 54th Ohio: Col Thomas Kilby Smith, Ltc James A. Farden K-15, W-139
  • 71st Ohio: Col Rodney Mason K-14, W-44
Fifth Division

BG William T. Sherman 		3rd Brigade
K-70, W-221, M-65 = 356

Col Jesse Hildebrand
  • 53rd Ohio: Col Jesse J. Appler, Ltc Robert A. Fulton
  • 57th Ohio: Ltc Americus V. Rice K-10, W-72
  • 77th Ohio: Ltc Wills De Hass, Maj Benjamin D. Fearing K-51, W-116
Fifth Division

BG William T. Sherman 		4th Brigade
K-36, W-203, M-74 = 313

Col Ralph P. Buckland
  • 48th Ohio: Col Peter J. Sullivan, Ltc Job R. Parker
  • 70th Ohio: Col Joseph R. Cockerill K-9, W-57
  • 72nd Ohio: Ltc Herman Canfield K-15, W-73
Fifth Division

BG William T. Sherman 		Not brigaded
K-2, W-28, M-0 = 30
Sixth Division

BG Benjamin M. Prentiss 		1st Brigade
K-113, W-372, M-263 = 721

Col Everett Peabody

Col John L. Doran
  • 21st Missouri: Col David Moore, Ltc Humphrey M. Woodyard
  • 25th Missouri: Ltc Robert T. Van Horn K-28, W-84
  • 16th Wisconsin: Col Benjamin Allen K-40, W-188
  • 12th Michigan: Col Francis Quinn K-27, W-54
Sixth Division

BG Benjamin M. Prentiss 		2nd Brigade
K-44, W-228, M-178 = 450

Col Madison Miller
  • 18th Missouri: Ltc Issac V. Pratt
  • 61st Illinois: Col Jacob Fry K-12, W-42
  • 16th Iowa: Col Alexander Chambers, Ltc Addison H. Sanders K-17, W-101, M-13
Sixth Division

BG Benjamin M. Prentiss 		Not brigaded
K-78, W-328, M-592 = 998
  • 11th Illinois Cavalry : Col Robert G. Ingersoll K-3, W-3
  • 15th Iowa: Col Hugh Thompson Reid K-21, W-156, M-8
  • 3rd Ohio Battery: Cpt William S. Williams
  • 5th Ohio Battery: Cpt Andrew Hickenlooper K-1, W-19
  • 1st Minnesota Battery - 2 12 lb How, 4 James R K-3, W-8
  • 23rd Missouri: Col Jacob T. Tindall, Ltc Quin Morton K-27, W-59
  • 18th Wisconsin: Col James S. Alban, Ltc Samuel W. Beall, Maj Josiah W. Crane K-23, W-83
Unassigned troopsK-39, W-159, M-17 = 215
  • 15th Michigan: Col John M. Oliver
  • 14th Wisconsin: Col David E. Wood K-16, W-74
  • 8th Ohio Battery : Cpt Louis Markgraf K-0, W-3
  • Battery H, 1st Illinois Light Artillery : Cpt Axel Silversparre
  • Battery I, 1st Illinois Light Artillery : Cpt Edward Bouton
  • Battery L, 1st Illinois Light Artillery
  • Battery B, 2nd Illinois Light Artillery : Cpt Relly Madison
  • Battery F, 2nd Illinois Light Artillery : Cpt John Wesley Powell K-0, W-6

[Army of the Ohio]

MG Don Carlos Buell, Commanding
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

Second Division

BG Alexander M. McCook		4th Brigade
K-28, W-280, M-3 = 311

BG Lovell H. Rousseau
  • Regular Infantry Detachment: Maj John H. King
  • * 15th U.S. Infantry, First Battalion : Cpt Peter T. Swaine
  • * 16th U.S. Infantry, First Battalion : Cpt Edwin F. Townsend
  • * 19th U.S. Infantry, First Battalion : Maj Stephen D. Carpenter
  • 1st Ohio: Col Benjamin F. Smith
  • 6th Indiana: Col Thomas Turpin Crittenden
  • 5th Kentucky: Col Harvey M. Buckley
  • Battery H, 5th U.S. Artillery : Cpt William R. Terrill
Second Division

BG Alexander M. McCook		5th Brigade
K-34, W-310, M-2 = 346

Col Edward N. Kirk
  • 77th Pennsylvania: Col. Frederick S. Stumbaugh
  • 29th Indiana: Ltc David M. Dunn
  • 30th Indiana: Col Sion S. Bass, Ltc Joseph B. Dodge, Maj Orin Hurd
  • 34th Illinois: Maj Charles N. Levanway, Cpt H. W. Bristol
Second Division

BG Alexander M. McCook		6th Brigade
K-25, W-220, M-2 = 247

Col William H. Gibson
  • 15th Ohio: Maj William Wallace
  • 49th Ohio: Ltc Albert M. Blackman
  • 32nd Indiana: Col August Willich
  • 39th Indiana: Col Thomas J. Harrison
Fourth Division

BG William Nelson		10th Brigade
K-16, W-106, M-8 = 130

Col Jacob Ammen
Fourth Division

BG William Nelson		19th Brigade
K-48, W-357, M-1 = 406

Col William B. Hazen
  • 6th Kentucky: Col Walter C. Whitaker
  • 9th Indiana: Col Gideon C. Moody
  • 41st Ohio: Ltc George S. Mygatt
Fourth Division

BG William Nelson		22nd Brigade
K-29, W-138, M-11 = 178

Col Sanders D. Bruce
  • 1st Kentucky: Col David A. Enyart
  • 2nd Kentucky: Col Thomas D. Sedgewick
  • 20th Kentucky: Ltc Charles S. Hanson
  • 2nd Indiana Cavalry: Ltc Edward M. McCook
Fifth Division

BG Thomas L. Crittenden		11th Brigade
K-33, W-212, M-18 = 263

BG Jeremiah T. Boyle
  • 19th Ohio: Col Samuel Beatty
  • 59th Ohio: Col James P. Fyffe
  • 9th Kentucky: Col Benjamin C. Grider
  • 13th Kentucky: Col Edward H. Hobson
Fifth Division

BG Thomas L. Crittenden		14th Brigade
K-25, W-157, M-10 = 192

Col William S. Smith
  • 13th Ohio: Ltc Joseph G. Hawkins
  • 11th Kentucky: Col Pierce B. Hawkins
  • 26th Kentucky: Ltc Cicero Maxwell
Fifth Division

BG Thomas L. Crittenden		Not brigaded
K-2, W-8, M-0 = 10
Sixth Division

BG Thomas J. Wood		20th Brigade
K-0, W-0, M-0 = 0

BG James A. Garfield
  • 64th Ohio: Col John Ferguson
  • 65th Ohio: Col Charles Garrison Harker
  • 13th Michigan: Col Michael Shoemaker
  • 51st Indiana: Col Abel D. Streight
Sixth Division

BG Thomas J. Wood		21st Brigade
K-0, W-4, M-0 = 4

Col George D. Wagner
  • 15th Indiana: Col Gustavus A. Wood
  • 10th Indiana: Col Mahlon D. Manson
  • 57th Indiana: Col Cyrus C. Hines
  • 24th Kentucky: Col Louis Grigsby