The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Belmont of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.
Abbreviations used
Military Rank
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = 1st Lieutenant
Union Forces
Grant's Expeditionary Command, District of Southeast Missouri
| Brigade | Regiments and Other |
|---|---|
| McClernand's Brigade | |
| Dougherty's Brigade
Col Henry Dougherty |
|
| Cavalry |
|
| Artillery |
|
| Gunboats |
|
| Steamers |
|
Units subject to Grant's command
| Brigade | Regiments and Other |
|---|---|
| from Bird's Point toward Bloomfield |
|
| Oglesby's Brigade |
|
| Cavalry |
|
| Artillery |
|
| Plummer's Brigade
Col Joseph B. Plummer |
|
| from Cape Girardeau to Charleston | |
| Cook's Brigade
Col John Cook |
|
From Paducah, Kentucky
| Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|
| 1st Brigade |
|
| 2nd Brigade |
|
Cooperating unit not subject to Grant's command, from Ironton to St. Francis River
See also
References
- Hughes, Nathaniel Cheairs. The Battle of Belmont: Grant Strikes South (Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press), 1991. ISBN 0-8078-1968-9
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