Second Battle of Fort Fisher order of battle: Union

The following Union Army and Navy units and commanders fought in the Second Battle of Fort Fisher (January 13–15, 1865) of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army and navy organization during the expedition.[1]

Abbreviations used

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Military rank

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Union Forces

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Army

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Terry's Provisional Corps

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Bvt MG Alfred H. Terry

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

First Division (XXIV Corps)

2nd Brigade[3]


   Col Joseph C. Abbott

Second Division (XXIV Corps)
     BG Adelbert Ames

1st Brigade


   Brevet BG N. Martin Curtis (w) 15 Jan
   Maj Ezra L. Walrath

2nd Brigade


   Col Galusha Pennypacker (w) 15 Jan
   Maj Oliver P. Harding

3rd Brigade


   Col Louis Bell (mw) 15 Jan
   Col Alonzo Alden (w)[4]
   Ltc Nathan J. Johnson

Third Division (XXV Corps)
     BG Charles J. Paine

2nd Brigade


   Col John W. Ames

3rd Brigade


   Col Elias Wright

Artillery
Engineers
  • 15th New York Engineers (2 companies): Lt. K. Samuel O'Keefe
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North Atlantic Blockading Squadron – Rear Admiral David D. Porter

Notes

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  1. ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XLVI, Part 1, pages 403-405; Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies, Series I, Volume XLVI, Part 1, page 265; Frederick H. Dyer, A compendium of the War of the Rebellion, Volume 1, pages 358-359.
  2. ^ Aide de camp to Ulysses S. Grant. On loan from Grant's staff.
  3. ^ Temporarily attached to Second Division.
  4. ^ Wounded in the explosion of Fort Fisher's magazine early on January 16.

See also

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References

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  • Fonvielle, Chris E. Jr. (1997). Last Rays of Departing Hope:The Wilmington Campaign., pages 473-476. Campbell, CA.: Savas Publishing Company. ISBN 1-882810-09-0.
  • Moore, Mark A. The Wilmington Campaign and the Battles for Fort Fisher. Da Capo Press, 1999.
  • Dyer, Frederick H., A compendium of the War of the Rebellion, Volume 1, 1908, Des Moines IA.
  • U.S. Naval War Records Office, Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1894–1922.
  • 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, 1880–1901.
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