Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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 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. Infantry
Uniforms worn by Union and Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War Union and Confederate flags during the American Civil War. With the outbreak of war in April 1861, both sides faced the monumental task of organizing and equipping armies that far exceeded the prewar structure in size and complexity.
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 .
At the start of the war, the entire United States Army consisted of 16,367 men of all branches, with infantry representing the vast majority of this total. [2] Some of these infantrymen had seen considerable combat experience in the Mexican–American War, as well as in the West in various encounters, including the Utah War and several campaigns against Indians.
I Corps (First Corps) was the designation of three different corps-sized units in the Union Army during the American Civil War.Separate formation called the I Corps served in the Army of the Ohio/Army of the Cumberland under Alexander M. McCook from September 29, 1862 to November 5, 1862, in the Army of the Mississippi under George W. Morgan from January 4, 1863 to January 12, 1863 (which was ...
In contrast to the Confederacy, which early on spawned such brilliant cavalry leaders as J.E.B. Stuart, Nathan B. Forrest, and John S. Mosby, the Union high command initially failed to understand the proper way to use cavalry during the early stages of the war. At the time, cavalry units in the Union armies were generally directly attached to ...
Pages in category "Artillery units and formations of the American Civil War" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 368 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page)