# Battle of Shiloh order of battle: Union

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 = Major General
* BG = Brigadier General
* Col = Colonel
* Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
* Maj = Major
* Cpt = Captain
* Lt = Lieutenant

### Artillery

* 3" R = 3 inch caliber ordnance rifle
* How = Howitzer
* lb = pound (projectile weight)
* Nap = M1857 Napoleon Gun
* R = Rifled Gun
* SB = Smoothbore Gun

### Other

* w = wounded
* mw = mortally wounded
* k = killed
* c = captured

## Army of the Tennessee

MG Ulysses S. Grant, Commanding
General Staff & Headquarters
* Chief of Staff: Col Joseph D. Webster
* Chief of Engineers: Col James B. McPherson
* Assistant Adjutant General: Cpt. John A. Rawlins
* Chief Commissary: Cpt. John Parker Hawkins
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
| First Division   MG John A. McClernand | 1st Brigade K-104, W-467, M-9 = 580   Col Abraham M. Hare (w)  Col Marcellus M. Crocker | 8th Illinois: Cpt James M. Ashmore (w), Cpt William H. Harvey (k), Cpt Robert H. Sturgess K-30, W-91 18th Illinois: Maj Samuel Eaton (mw), Cpt Daniel H. Brush (w), Cpt William J. Dillon (k), Cpt Jabez J. Anderson K-17, W-68 11th Iowa: Ltc William Hall (w) K-33, W-160, M-1 13th Iowa: Col Marcellus M. Crocker K-20, W-139, M-3 Battery D, 2nd Illinois Light Artillery (6 James R): 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 (w), Maj Garrett Nevins (w), Cpt Lloyd D. Waddell K-17, W-69 20th Illinois: Ltc Evan Richards (w), Maj Frederick A. Bartleson (w), Cpt Orton Frisbie K-22, W-107 45th Illinois: Col John E. Smith K-23, W-187 48th Illinois: Col Isham N. Haynie (w), Ltc William W. Sanford (w), Maj Manning Mayfield K-18, W-112 |
| First Division   MG John A. McClernand | 3rd Brigade K-96, W-393, M-46 = 535   Col Julius Raith (mw)   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 (w) 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 | Stewart's Company Illinois Cavalry: Lt Ezra King K-0, W-3 Battery D, 1st Illinois Light Artillery (4 24 lb how): Cpt Edward McAllister (w) K-1, W-4 Battery E, 2nd Illinois Light Artillery (2 6lb SB, 2 12lb how): Lt George L. Nispel 14th Ohio Battery (4 6 lb Wiard R, 2 12 lb Wiard R): Cpt Jerome B. Burrows (w) K-4, W-25 |
| Second Division   BG W.H.L. Wallace (mw)   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 (w/c), Cpt Samuel R. Edgington (c) K-12, W-37, M-320 14th Iowa (7 companies): Col William T. Shaw K-9, W-28, M-126 |
| Second Division   BG W.H.L. Wallace (mw)   Col James M. Tuttle | 2nd Brigade K-99, W-470, M-11 = 580   BG John McArthur (w)   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 (14th Missouri): Col Benjamin S. Compton (15th Missouri) K-2, W-6 |
| Second Division   BG W.H.L. Wallace (mw)   Col James M. Tuttle | 3rd Brigade K-127, W-501, M-619 = 1,247   Col Thomas W. Sweeny (w)   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 (w), Cpt Thomas W. Gaines K-12, W-66 52nd Illinois: Maj Henry Stark, Cpt Edwin A. Bowen K-23, W-120 57th Illinois: Col Silas D. Baldwin, Cpt Gustav A. Busse K-25, W-103 58th Illinois: Col William F. Lynch K-20, W-39 |
| Second Division   BG W.H.L. Wallace (mw)   Col James M. Tuttle | Not brigaded K-1, W-5, M-0 = 6 | Company C, 2nd U.S. Cavalry: Lt James Powell Company I, 4th U.S. Cavalry: Lt James Powell 2nd Illinois Cavalry (Company A): Cpt John R. Hotaling 2nd Illinois Cavalry (Company B): Cpt Thomas J. Larison Battery A, 1st Illinois Light Artillery (4 6 lb SB, 2 12 lb how): Lt Peter P. Wood K-4, W-26 Battery D, 1st Missouri Light Artillery (4 20 lb Parrott R): Cpt Henry Richardson K-0, W-6 Battery H, 1st Missouri Light Artillery (2 20 lb, 2 10 lb Parrott R): Cpt Frederick Welker K-0, W-17 Battery K, 1st Missouri Light Artillery (4 10 lb Parrott R): Cpt George H. Stone K-0, W-4 |
| Third Division   MG Lew Wallace | 1st Brigade K-18, W-114, M-0 = 132   Col Morgan L. Smith | 8th Missouri: Ltc James Peckham 11th Indiana: Col George Francis McGinnis K-11, W-51 24th Indiana: Col Alvin Peterson Hovey K-6, W-45 |
| 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 (not engaged) |
| 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 (not engaged) 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 | Battery L, 1st Missouri Light Artillery (4 6 lb SB, 2 12lb how) 9th Indiana Battery (4 6lb SB, 2 12lb how): Lt George R. Brown K-1, W-5 5th Ohio Cavalry, 3rd Battalion: Maj Charles S. Hayes 11th Illinois Cavalry, 3rd battalion: Maj James F. Johnson |
| Fourth Division   BG Stephen A. Hurlbut | 1st Brigade K-112, W-532, M-43 = 687   Col Nelson G. Williams (w)   Col Isaac C. Pugh | 3rd Iowa: Maj William M. Stone (c), 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 (w) K-39, W-114 41st Illinois: Col Isaac C. Pugh, Ltc Ansel Tupper (k), 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 (w), Maj John W. Foster 14th Illinois: Col Cyrus Hall K-35, W-126 15th Illinois: Ltc Edward F. W. Ellis (k), Maj William R. Goddard (k), Cpt Louis D. Kelley K-49, W-117 46th Illinois: Col John A. Davis (w), 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 (w), 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 | 5th Ohio Cavalry, 1st & 2nd battalions: Col William H. Taylor 13th Ohio Battery (one section) K-1, W-8 Mann's battery, Missouri Light Artillery (2 6 lb SB, 2 12lb How) K-3, W-14 Battery B 1st Michigan Light Artillery (2 6 lb SB, 4 10 lb Parrot R) K-0, W-5 |
| Fifth Division   BG William T. Sherman (w) | 1st Brigade K-137, W-444, M-70 = 651   Col John A. McDowell | 6th Iowa: Cpt John W. Williams (w), Cpt Madison Miner Walden K-52, W-94, M-37 46th Ohio: Col Thomas Worthington K-37, W-185 40th Illinois: Col Stephen G. Hicks (w), Ltc James W. Boothe K-47, W-160 6th Indiana Battery: Cpt Frederick Behr (k) K-1, W-5 |
| Fifth Division   BG William T. Sherman (w) | 2nd Brigade K-80, W-380, M-90 = 550   Col David Stuart (w)   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 (w) | 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 (w) | 4th Brigade K-36, W-203, M-74 = 313   Col Ralph P. Buckland | 48th Ohio: Col Peter J. Sullivan (w), Ltc Job R. Parker 70th Ohio: Col Joseph R. Cockerill K-9, W-57 72nd Ohio: Ltc Herman Canfield (k) K-15, W-73 |
| Fifth Division   BG William T. Sherman (w) | Not brigaded K-2, W-28, M-0 = 30 | 4th Illinois Cavalry (1st & 2nd battalions): Ltc William McCullough K-0, W-6 Battery B, 1st Illinois Light Artillery (4 6 lb SB, 2 12 lb How): Cpt Samuel E. Barrett K-1, W-5 Battery E, 1st Illinois Light Artillery (4 James R): Cpt Allen C. Waterhouse (w), Lt Abial R. Abbott (w), Lt John A. Fitch K-1, W-17 |
| Sixth Division   BG Benjamin M. Prentiss (c) | 1st Brigade K-113, W-372, M-263 = 721   Col Everett Peabody (k)  Col John L. Doran | 21st Missouri: Col David Moore (w), Ltc Humphrey M. Woodyard 25th Missouri: Ltc Robert T. Van Horn K-28, W-84 16th Wisconsin: Col Benjamin Allen (w) K-40, W-188 12th Michigan: Col Francis Quinn K-27, W-54 |
| Sixth Division   BG Benjamin M. Prentiss (c) | 2nd Brigade K-44, W-228, M-178 = 450   Col Madison Miller (c) | 18th Missouri: Ltc Issac V. Pratt 61st Illinois: Col Jacob Fry K-12, W-42 16th Iowa: Col Alexander Chambers (w), Ltc Addison H. Sanders K-17, W-101, M-13 |
| Sixth Division   BG Benjamin M. Prentiss (c) | Not brigaded K-78, W-328, M-592 = 998 | 11th Illinois Cavalry (8 companies): Col Robert G. Ingersoll K-3, W-3 15th Iowa: Col Hugh Thompson Reid (w) 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 (k), Ltc Quin Morton (c) K-27, W-59 18th Wisconsin: Col James S. Alban (k), Ltc Samuel W. Beall (w), Maj Josiah W. Crane (k) K-23, W-83 |
| | Unassigned troops K-39, W-159, M-17 = 215 | 15th Michigan: Col John M. Oliver (temporarily attached to the 4th Brigade, Army of the Ohio) 14th Wisconsin: Col David E. Wood K-16, W-74 8th Ohio Battery (6 30 lb Parrott R): Cpt Louis Markgraf K-0, W-3 Battery H, 1st Illinois Light Artillery (4 20 lb Parrott R): Cpt Axel Silversparre Battery I, 1st Illinois Light Artillery (4 6 lb James R): Cpt Edward Bouton Battery L, 1st Illinois Light Artillery (6 James R) Battery B, 2nd Illinois Light Artillery (5 24 lb SB): Cpt Relly Madison Battery F, 2nd Illinois Light Artillery (6 6 lb SB): Cpt John Wesley Powell (w) K-0, W-6 |

## Army of the Ohio

MG Don Carlos Buell, Commanding
* Chief of Staff: Col James B. Fry
* Assistant Adjutant General: Cpt. John M. Wright
* Topographical Engineer: Cpt. Nathaniel Michler
* Assistant Quartermaster: Cpt. Alvan C. Gillem
* Assistant Inspector General: Cpt. Charles C. Gilbert
| Division | Brigade | Regiments 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 (8 companies): Cpt Peter T. Swaine 16th U.S. Infantry, First Battalion (7 companies): Cpt Edwin F. Townsend 19th U.S. Infantry, First Battalion (6 companies): 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 (4 12 lb Nap, 2 10 lb Parrott R): Cpt William R. Terrill |
| Second Division   BG Alexander M. McCook | 5th Brigade K-34, W-310, M-2 = 346   Col Edward N. Kirk (w) | 77th Pennsylvania: Col. Frederick S. Stumbaugh 29th Indiana: Ltc David M. Dunn 30th Indiana: Col Sion S. Bass (mw), Ltc Joseph B. Dodge, Maj Orin Hurd 34th Illinois: Maj Charles N. Levanway (k), Cpt Hiram 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 | 6th Ohio: Ltc Nicholas Longworth Anderson 24th Ohio: Col Frederick C. Jones 36th Indiana: Col William Grose (w) |
| 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 | 3rd Kentucky Cavalry: Col James S. Jackson Battery G, 1st Ohio Light Artillery (4 6 lb SB, 2 12 lb Wiard R): Cpt Joseph Bartlett Batteries H and M, 4th U.S. Artillery (2 3" R, 2 12 lb How); Cpt John Mendenhall |
| 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: Ltc Gustavus A. Wood 10th Indiana: Col Mahlon D. Manson 57th Indiana: Col Cyrus C. Hines 24th Kentucky: Col Louis Grigsby |