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This is a list of American Civil War units, consisting of those established as federally organized units as well as units raised by individual states and territories. Many states had soldiers and units fighting for both the United States ( Union Army ) and the Confederate States ( Confederate States Army ).
The following is a list of the units of the United States Regular Army during the American Civil War. ... 1st Infantry Regiment; 2nd Infantry Regiment; 3rd Infantry ...
"Americal" – At one point in time this was the official Divisional designation, when it was redesignated as the 23rd Infantry Division, Americal became the divisional nickname. Originally formed in World War II out of separate American National Guard units on the island of New Caledonia, hence the origin of the name. 24th Infantry Division
Pages in category "Lists of military units and formations of the American Civil War" The following 65 pages are in this category, out of 65 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The nickname "Iron Brigade," with its connotation of fighting men with iron dispositions, was applied formally or informally to a number of units in the Civil War and in later conflicts. The Iron Brigade of the West was the unit that received the most lasting publicity in its use of the nickname.
Mustered in as the 135th regiment of infantry on the September 2, 1862. Re-designated 6th regiment of heavy artillery on October 3, 1862 due to need for defense around the American capital. 7th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment: Originally mustered in as 113th regiment of infantry on August 18, 1862.
"Louisiana Tigers" was the nickname of several infantry units of the Confederate States Army from Louisiana during the American Civil War. Originally applied to a specific company , the nickname expanded to a battalion , then to a brigade , and eventually to all Louisianan troops in the Army of Northern Virginia .
United States Colored Troops skirmishing in Dutch Gap, Virginia, 1864 Taylor, young drummer boy for 78th Colored Troops Infantry, in rags Taylor, young drummer boy for 78th Colored Troops Infantry, in uniform with drum Union soldier in uniform with family-recently Identified as Sgt Samuel Smith of the 119th USCT and family [1]