Fort Donelson Union order of battle

The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Fort Donelson of the American Civil War. Order of battle compiled from the casualty returns,[1] and the reports.[2] The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.

Abbreviations used

Military Rank

Other

Union Forces

District of Cairo

BG Ulysses S. Grant, Commanding

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

First Division


     BG John A. McClernand

1st Brigade
K-184, W-603, M-66 = 853


   Col Richard J. Oglesby

2nd Brigade
K-99, W-350, M-98 = 547


   Col William H. L. Wallace

3rd Brigade
K-28, W-105, M-19 = 152


   Col William R. Morrison (w)
   Col Isham N. Haynie[4][5]
   Col Leonard F. Ross

  • 17th Illinois: Col Leonard F. Ross, Maj Francis M. Smith, Cpt Henry H. Bush
  • 49th Illinois: Ltc Phineas Pease
  • Battery H, 1st Missouri Artillery
  • Battery K, 1st Missouri Artillery

Second Division


     BG Charles F. Smith

1st Brigade
K-69, W-340, M-20 = 429


   Col John McArthur

3rd Brigade
K-10, W-109, M-2 = 121


   Col John Cook

4th Brigade
K-55, W-301, M-1 = 357


   Col Jacob G. Lauman

5th Brigade
K-11, W-69, M-0 = 80


   Col Morgan L. Smith[7]

Third Division[8]


     BG Lew Wallace

1st Brigade
K-35, W-182, M-16 = 233


   Col Charles Cruft

2nd Brigade[9]
K6, W-15, M-1 = 22


  

3rd Brigade
K-3, W-24, M-1 = 28


   Col John M. Thayer

Unattached
K-0, W-20, M-0 = 20

Western Flotilla

Flag Officer Andrew H. Foote (w)

Class Vessel

City class ironclad

U.S.S. St. Louis
  

Lieutenant Leonard Paulding
(K-2, W-8, M-0 = 10)

U.S.S. Carondelet
  

Commander Henry Walke
(K-5, W-28, M-0 = 33)

U.S.S. Louisville
  

Commander Benjamin M. Dove
(K-4, W-5, M-0 = 9)

U.S.S. Pittsburgh
  

Lieutenant Egbert Thompson
(K-0, W-2, M-0 = 2)

Timberclad

U.S.S. Tyler
  

Lieutenant William Gwin

U.S.S. Conestoga
  

Lieutenant Seth L. Phelps

U.S.S. Lexington
  

Lieutenant James Shirk

Rear Guard

These units were attached to the District of Cairo but were posted to guard duty and did not take part in the campaign against Fort Donelson.[10]

Post Brigade Regiments and Others

Bird's Point, MO
    

4th Brigade
(1st Division)


   Col James D. Morgan

Cairo, IL
    

Brigade


   BG Eleazar A. Paine

See also

Notes

  1. Official Records, Series I, Volume VII, page 167
  2. Official Records, Series I, Volume VII, page 157
  3. History of the 2nd Illinois Cavalry
  4. Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Volume 1, page 429.
  5. Haynie's regiment was temporarily attached to the 3rd Brigade on Feb. 13 to participate in an assault on a Confederate battery. Haynie outranked Morrison and therefore was the senior commander. Quickly into the fighting Morrison was wounded and when the attacked failed Haynie's regiment was returned to the 2nd Brigade. (Cooling p. 145) Leonard F. Ross was then elevated to command of the 3rd Brigade.
  6. The 52nd Illinois (Col Sweeny, Eicher p.519) moved to Fort Donelson between Feb 10-17 and was primarily involved in prisoner transport.
  7. Temporarily attached to Third Division on February 15.
  8. Division created February 14. General Wallace transferred from 5th Brigade, 2nd Division (Eicher p.551)
  9. Attached to 3rd Brigade.
  10. Gott p.77

References

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