Knoxville Union order of battle


The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Knoxville Campaign and subsequent East Tennessee operations during the American Civil War from November 4 to December 23, 1863 under the command of Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside. Engagements fought during this time included the battles of Campbell's Station and Fort Sanders and the siege of Knoxville. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the campaign and return of casualties. The Confederate order of battle is shown separately.

Abbreviations used

Military rank

MG Ambrose E. Burnside
General Headquarters
BG Robert B. Potter
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

First Division

BG Edward Ferrero
1st Brigade

Col David Morrison
  • 36th Massachusetts: Maj William E. Draper
  • 8th Michigan: Ltc Ralph Ely
  • 79th New York: Cpt William S. Montgomery
  • 45th Pennsylvania: Ltc Francis M. Hills
First Division

BG Edward Ferrero
2nd Brigade

Col Benjamin C. Christ
  • 29th Massachusetts: Col Ebenezer W. Pierce
  • 27th Michigan: Maj William B. Wright
  • 46th New York: Cpt Alphons Serieri
  • 50th Pennsylvania: Maj Edward Overton, Jr.
First Division

BG Edward Ferrero
3rd Brigade

Col William Humphrey
  • 2nd Michigan: Maj Cornelius Byington
  • 17th Michigan: Ltc Lorin L. Comstock
  • 20th Michigan: Maj Byron M. Cutcheon
  • 100th Pennsylvania: Ltc Matthew M. Dawson
First Division

BG Edward Ferrero
Artillery

  • 34th Battery, New York Artillery: Cpt Jacob Roemer
  • Battery D, 1st Rhode Island Artillery: Cpt William W. Buckley
Second Division

Col John F. Hartranft		1st Brigade

Col Joshua K. Sigfried
  • 2nd Maryland: Col Thomas B. Allard
  • 21st Massachusetts: Ltc George P. Hawkes
  • 48th Pennsylvania: Maj Joseph A. Gilmour
Second Division

Col John F. Hartranft		2nd Brigade

Ltc Edwin Schall
  • 35th Massachusetts: Maj Nathaniel Wales
  • 11th New Hampshire: Cpt Leander W. Cogswell
  • 51st Pennsylvania: Maj William J. Bolton
Second Division

Col John F. Hartranft		Unattached

  • Battery E, 2nd U.S. Artillery: Lt Samuel N. Benjamin

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BG Mahlon D. Manson
General Headquarters
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

Second Division

BG Julius White
1st Brigade

Col Samuel R. Mott
  • 80th Indiana Infantry: Col James L. Culbertson
  • 16th Kentucky Infantry: Col James W. Gault
  • 25th Michigan Infantry: Cpt Samuel L. Demarest
  • 118th Ohio Infantry: Ltc Thomas L. Young
  • Elgin Artillery Battery : Cpt Andrew M. Wood
Second Division

BG Julius White
2nd Brigade

Col Marshall W. Chapin
  • 107th Illinois: Ltc Francis H. Lowry
  • 13th Kentucky: Col William E. Hobson
  • 23rd Michigan: Maj William W. Wheeler
  • 111th Ohio Infantry: Colonel John R. Bond, Maj Isaac R. Sherwood
  • Henshaw's Independent Battery: Cpt Edward C. Henshaw
Third Division

BG Milo S. Hascall		1st Brigade

Col James W. Reilly
  • 44th Ohio: Maj Alpheus S. Moore
  • 100th Ohio: Col Patrick S. Slevin
  • 104th Ohio: Ltc Oscar W. Sterl
  • Battery D, 1st Ohio Light Artillery: Lt William H. Pease
Third Division

BG Milo S. Hascall		2nd Brigade

Col Daniel Cameron
  • 65th Illinois: Ltc William S. Stewart
  • 24th Kentucky: Col John S. Hunt
  • 103rd Ohio: Cpt John T. Philpot
  • Indiana Artillery Battery: Cpt Hubbard T. Thomas
Third Division

BG Milo S. Hascall		Artillery

  • 24th Battery Indiana Artillery: Cpt Joseph A. Sims
  • 19th Battery Ohio Artillery: Cpt Joseph C. Shields
Third Division

BG Milo S. Hascall		Provisional Brigade

Col William A. Haskins
  • 12th Kentucky: Maj Joseph M. Owens
  • 8th Tennessee: Col Felix A. Reeve

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BG James M. Shackelford
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

First Division

BG William P. Sanders '

Col Frank Wolford		1st Brigade

Col Frank Wolford

Ltc Silas Adams
  • 1st Kentucky Cavalry: Ltc Silas Adams
  • 12th Kentucky Cavalry:
  • Law's Howitzer Battery:
First Division

BG William P. Sanders '

Col Frank Wolford		2nd Brigade

Ltc Emory S. Bond
  • 112th Illinois Mounted Infantry: Maj Tristram T. Dow
  • 8th Michigan Cavalry:
  • 45th Ohio Mounted Infantry:
  • 15th Battery, Indiana Artillery:
First Division

BG William P. Sanders

Col Frank Wolford		3rd Brigade

Col Charles D. Pennebaker
  • 11th Kentucky Cavalry: Col S. Palace Love
  • 27th Kentucky Mounted Infantry: Ltc John H. Ward
Second Division

Col John W. Foster		1st Brigade

Col Israel Garrard
Second Division

Col John W. Foster		2nd Brigade

Col Felix W. Graham

Col Horace Capron