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Atlanta campaign order of battle: Second phase, Union

The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Atlanta campaign of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the campaign.

This order of battle covers the second phase of the campaign, July 17 – September 8, 1864. The period May 1 – July 17, 1864, is listed separately.

Abbreviations used

Military rank

Other

  • w = wounded
  • mw = mortally wounded
  • k = killed

Military Division of the Mississippi

MG William T. Sherman<br> Chief of Artillery: BG William F. Barry<br> Headquarters Guard: 7th Company Ohio Sharpshooters: Lieut. William McCrory

Army of the Cumberland

MG George Henry Thomas<br> Chief of Artillery: BG John M. Brannan<br> Escort: Company I, 1st Ohio Cavalry: Lieut. Henry C. Reppert

IV Corps

MG Oliver O. Howard<br> MG David S. Stanley

XIV Corps

MG John M. Palmer<br> BG Richard W. Johnson<br> BG Jefferson C. Davis

XX Corps

MG Joseph Hooker<br> BG Alpheus S. Williams<br> MG Henry Slocum

Cavalry Corps

BG Washington Elliott, Chief of Cavalry, Army of the Cumberland

Army of the Tennessee

MG James B. McPherson (k July 22)<br> MG John A. Logan<br> MG Oliver O. Howard<br> Escort: 4th Company Ohio Cavalry, B Company, 1st Ohio Cavalry

XV Corps

MG John A. Logan<br> BG Morgan L. Smith

XVI Corps

MG Grenville M. Dodge (w August 19)<br> BG Thomas E. G. Ransom Escort: Company A, 52nd Illinois

XVII Corps

MG Francis P. Blair Jr.<br> Escort: Company G, 9th Illinois Mounted Infantry; Company G, 11th Illinois Cavalry

Army of the Ohio (XXIII Corps)

MG John M. Schofield<br> Escort: Company G, 7th Ohio Cavalry

Strengths

The following table shows total strengths of each of the major formations at several stages throughout the campaign.

Notes

References

  • U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880&ndash;1901.
  • Luvaas, Jay & Harold W. Nelson (eds.). Guide to the Atlanta Campaign: Rocky Face Ridge to Kennesaw Mountain (Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas), 2008.