Siege of Charleston Harbor Union order of battle
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Siege of Charleston Harbor of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.
The following lists contain the commanders and units[1] involved in the operations against Charleston Harbor from July to September 1863 which included the major engagements of First Fort Wagner, Grimball's Landing, Second Fort Wagner and the Siege of Charleston Harbor.
Abbreviations used
Military ranks
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = 1st Lieutenant
Other
- w = wounded
- mw = mortally wounded
- k = killed
Initial Operations (July 6–18, 1863)
X Corps (Department of the South)
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
First Division
|
1st Brigade |
|
2nd Brigade |
| |
3rd Brigade
Col James Montgomery |
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2nd Division
|
1st Brigade |
|
2nd Brigade |
Fort Wagner (July 18, 1863)
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Attacking Column[4]
|
Strong's Brigade
BG George C. Strong (mw) |
|
Putnam's Brigade
Col Haldimand S. Putnam (k) |
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Stevenson's Brigade[5]
BG Thomas G. Stevenson |
|
Siege Operations (July 18-September 7, 1863)
X Corps, Department of the South (July-August)
- Chief of Staff and Artillery: Col John Wesley Turner[7]
- Engineers: Col Edward W. Serrell
- Medical Director: Ltc Augustus C. Hamlin
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Morris Island
|
1st Brigade
BG Israel Vogdes until 1 Aug[8] |
|
2nd Brigade
Col Joshua B. Howell |
| |
3rd Brigade |
| |
Artillery
Maj James E. Bailey |
| |
Cavalry
|
| |
Engineers |
| |
Marines |
| |
Folly Island
|
Davis' Brigade
Col William W.H. Davis |
|
Not brigaded |
| |
Artillery |
|
X Corps, Department of the South (August-September)
- Chief of Staff and Artillery: Col John Wesley Turner
- Engineers: Col Edward W. Serrell
- Medical Director: Ltc Augustus C. Hamlin
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Morris Island[11]
|
1st Brigade
Col Henry R. Guss |
|
2nd Brigade
Col Joshua B. Howell |
| |
3rd Brigade |
| |
4th Brigade
Col James Montgomery |
| |
5th Brigade[12]
Col William W.H. Davis |
| |
Artillery |
| |
Unassigned |
| |
Engineers[13] | ||
North End of Folly Island[14]
|
1st Brigade |
|
2nd Brigade
Col Samuel M. Alford |
| |
3rd "African" Brigade |
| |
Artillery |
| |
South End of Folly Island[15]
|
1st Brigade |
|
2nd Brigade |
|
Naval Blockade
South Atlantic Blockading Squadron
Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren
See also
Notes
- ↑ Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign.
- ↑ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXVIII, Part 2, page 15: Special Orders No. 399, Hdqrs. Dept. Of The South, Hilton Head, Port Royal, S. C., July 6, 1863
- ↑ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXVIII, Part 2, page 16: Special Orders No. 399, Hdqrs. Dept. Of The South, Hilton Head, Port Royal, S. C., July 6, 1863
- ↑ Wise p. 232-233
- ↑ In reserve but did not enter action, (See: Second Fort Wagner and Official Records, Series I, Volume XXVIII, Part 1, page 210: Return of Casualties in the Union forces)
- ↑ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXVIII, Part 2, page 33: Troops in the Department of the South, July 31, 1863
- ↑ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXVIII, Part 1, page 277:: In addition to being chief of staff, Turner was named chief of artillery on July 26, 1863
- ↑ Eicher p. 546
- ↑ Attached to the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron in August 1863 (Eicher p.586)
- ↑ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXVIII, Part 2, page 74:: Troops in the Department of the South, August 31, 1863
- ↑ Wise p. 238
- ↑ Davis' Brigade served as an independent brigade from 1-30 August. Attached to Terry's Division as the 5th Brigade on 30 August (Eicher p.203)
- ↑ Gen Gillmore also served as Chief of Engineers
- ↑ Regiments were transferred from the Department of Virginia and North Carolina between 29 July-9 August, 1863 (Official Records, Series I, Volume XXVIII, Part 2, page 75). Vogdes assumed command of the division on 16 August (Eicher p.546)
- ↑ Formerly 1st Division, XII Corps, Army of the Potomac. Assigned to the Department of the South 16 August (Eicher p.259)
- ↑ Eicher p.586
References
- U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901.
- Eicher, John H., & Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
- Wise, Stephen R., Gate of Hell: Campaign for Charleston Harbor, 1863, University of South Carolina Press, 1994