Order of Battle: Shiloh, Tennessee

A listing of the Confederate and Federal forces engaged at the Battle of Shiloh down to regiment level. Includes commanders, unit strengths and battery compositions as extracted directly from the "Official Records" or strength estimates based on other "Official Records" material.

CONFEDERATE FORCES

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Clarke County (Arkansas) Artillery Battery 76 Men
Captain Franklin Roberts 2 x 6-pounder smoothbores
2 x 12-pounder howitzers
Caswell (Tennessee) Artillery Battery 76 Men
Captain Hugh L. W. McClung
2 x 6-pounder-smoothbores
2 x 12-pounder Napoleons
3rd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment 785 Men
Colonel Nathan Bedford Forrest -- wounded (Fallen Timbers)
8th Texas Cavalry Regiment (Terry's Texas Rangers) 700 Men
Colonel John A. Wharton -- wounded
Wirt Adams' (Mississippi) Cavalry Regiment 600 Men
Colonel Wirt Adams

1st Corps
Major General Leonidas Polk

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47th Tennessee Infantry Regiment (arrived April 7) 731 Men
Colonel Munson R. Hill
Lindsay's Improvised (Mississippi) Cavalry Regiment 600 Men
Colonel Andrew J. Lindsay
Brewer's (Mississippi and Alabama) Cavalry Battalion 200 Men
Lieutenant Colonel Richard H. Brewer

Clark's Division (1st)
Brigadier General Charles Clark -- wounded
Brigadier General Alexander P. Stewart

Russell's Brigade (1st)
Colonel Robert M. Russell (12th Tennessee)

11th Louisiana Infantry Regiment 550 Men
Colonel Samuel F. Marks -- wounded
Lieutenant Colonel Robert H. Barrow
12th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 700 Men
Lieutenant Colonel Tyree H. Bell
Major Robert P. Caldwell
13th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 600 Men
Colonel Alfred J. Vaughan, Jr.
22nd Tennessee Infantry Regiment 800 Men
Colonel Thomas J. Freeman -- wounded
Bankhead's-Scott's (Tennessee) Artillery Battery 93 Men
Captain Smith P. Bankhead
4 x 6-pounder smoothbores
2 x 12-pounder howitzers

Stewart's Brigade (2nd)
Brigadier General Alexander P. Stewart

4th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 800 Men
Colonel Rufus P. Neely
Lieutenant Colonel Otho F. Strahl
5th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 600 Men
Lieutenant Colonel Calvin D. Venable
13th Arkansas Infantry Regiment 306 Men
Lieutenant Colonel A. D. Grayson -- killed
Major James A. McNeely -- wounded
Colonel James C. Tappan
33rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment 600 Men
Colonel Alexander W. Campbell -- wounded
Stanford's (Mississippi) Artillery Battery 131 Men
Captain Thomas J. Stanford
3 x 6-pounder smoothbores
2 x 12-pounder howitzers
1 x 3" rifle
Cheatham's Division (2nd)
Major General Benjamin Franklin Cheatham -- wounded

Johnson's Brigade (1st)
Brigadier General Bushrod R. Johnson -- wounded
Colonel Preston Smith (154th Tenn.) -- wounded

2nd Tennessee Infantry Regiment 400 Men
Colonel J. Knox Walker
15th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 500 Men
Lieutenant Colonel Robert C. Tyler -- wounded
Major John F. Hearn
154th Tennessee Senior Infantry Regiment 650 Men
Colonel Preston Smith
Lieutenant Colonel Marcus J. Wright -- wounded
Blythe's (Mississippi) Infantry Regiment 400 Men
Colonel A. K. Blythe -- killed
Lieutenant Colonel David L. Herron -- killed
Major James Moore
Polk's (Tennessee) Artillery Battery 102 Men
Captain Marshall T. Polk -- wounded
4 x 6-pounder smoothbores
2 x 12 pounder howitzers

Stephens' Brigade (2nd)
Colonel William H. Stevens (6th Tennessee)
Colonel George Maney (1st Tennessee)

1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment (5 companies) 200 Men
Colonel George Maney
Lieutenant Colonel Hume R. Feild
6th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 400 Men
Lieutenant Colonel Timothy P. Jones
7th Kentucky Infantry Regiment 500 Men
Colonel Charles Wickliffe -- mortally wounded
Lieutenant Colonel William D. Lannom
9th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 400 Men
Colonel Henry L. Douglass
Smith's-Turner's (Mississippi) Artillery Battery 120 Men
Captain Melancthon Smith
4 x 6-pounder smoothbores
2 x 12 pounder Napoleons

2nd Corps
Major General Braxton Bragg

Escort
Independent Company, Alabama Cavalry 50 Men
Captain Robert W. Smith

2nd Corps Cavalry
1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment 670 Men
Colonel James H. Clanton -- wounded

Ruggles' Division (1st)
Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles

Jenkin's (Alabama) Provisional Cavalry Btn. (5 independent companies) 200 Men
Captain Thomas F. Jenkins

Gibson's Brigade (1st)
Colonel Randall L. Gibson (13th Louisiana)

1st Arkansas Infantry Regiment 800 Men
Colonel James F. Fagan
4th Louisiana Infantry Regiment 575 Men
Colonel Henry W. Allen -- wounded
Lieutenant Colonel Samuel E. Hunter
13th Louisiana Infantry Regiment 700 Men
Major Anatole P. Avegno -- mortally wounded
Captain Stephen O'Leary -- wounded
Captain Edgar M. Dubroca
19th Louisiana Infantry Regiment 300 Men
Colonel Benjamin L. Hodge
Lieutenant Colonel James M. Hollingsworth
Bain's (Mississippi) Artillery Battery 76 Men
Captain S. C. Bain
2 x 6-pounder smoothbores
2 x 12-pounder howitzers
Independent Company, Alabama Cavalry (Prattville Dragoons) 52 Men
???
Independent Company, Alabama Cavalry (Mathews Rangers) 57 Men
???

Anderson's Brigade (2nd)
Brigadier General Patton Anderson

1st Florida (McDonell's) Infantry Battalion 250 Men
Major Thaddeus A. McDonell -- wounded
Captain W.G. Poole
Captain W. Capers Bird
9th Texas (Maxey's) Infantry Regiment 226 Men
Colonel Wright A. Stanley
17th Louisiana Infantry Regiment 326 Men
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Jones -- wounded
20th Louisiana Infantry Regiment 507 Men
Colonel August Reichard
Confederate (Louisiana) Guards Response Battalion 169 Men
Major Franklin H. Clack
5th Company, Washington (Louisiana) Artillery 155 Men
Captain W. Irving Hodgson
2 x rifled 6-pounders
2 x 6-pounder smoothbores
2 x 12-pounder howitzers

Pond's Brigade (3rd)
Colonel Preston Pond, Jr., (16th Louisiana)

16th Louisiana Infantry Regiment 330 Men
Major Daniel Gober
18th Louisiana Infantry Regiment 500 Men
Colonel Alfred Mouton -- wounded
Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Roman
38th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 700 Men
Colonel Robert F. Looney
Crescent (Louisiana) Infantry Regiment 700 Men
Colonel Marshall J. Smith
Orleans Guards (Louisiana) Infantry Battalion 300 Men
Major Leon Querouze -- wounded
Ketchum's (Alabama) Artillery Battery 114 Men
Captain William H. Ketchum
4 x 6-pounder smoothbores
2 x 12-pounder howitzers

Withers' Division (2nd)
Brigadier General Jones M. Withers

Gladden's Brigade (1st)
Brigadier General Adley H. Gladden -- mortally wounded
Colonel Daniel W. Adams (1st Louisiana) -- wounded
Colonel Zach C. Deas (22nd Alabama) -- wounded

1st Louisiana Regulars Infantry Regiment 400 Men
Colonel Daniel W. Adams
Major Fred H. Farrar, Jr.
21st Alabama Infantry Regiment 500 Men
Lieutenant Colonel Stewart W. Cayce
Major Frederick Stewart
22nd Alabama Infantry Regiment 435 Men
Colonel Zach C. Deas
Lieutenant Colonel John C. Marrast
25th Alabama Infantry Regiment 305 Men
Colonel John Q. Loomis -- wounded
Major George D. Johnston
26th Alabama (Coltart's) Infantry Regiment 440 Men
Lieutenant Colonel John G. Coltart -- wounded
Lieutenant Colonel William D. Chadick
Robertson's-Dent's (Alabama and Florida) Artillery Battery 76 Men
Captain Felix H. Robertson
4 x 12-pounder Napoleons

Chalmers' Brigade (2nd)
Brigadier General James R. Chalmers

5th Mississippi Infantry Regiment 400 Men
Colonel Albert E. Fant
7th Mississippi Infantry Regiment 500 Men
Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton Mayson
9th Mississippi Infantry Regiment 500 Men
Lieutenant Colonel William A. Rankin -- mortally wounded
10th Mississippi Infantry Regiment 360 Men
Colonel Robert A. Smith
52nd Tennessee Infantry Regiment 400 Men
Colonel Benjaimin J. Lea
2nd Alabama Light Artillery Battalion, Company E 76 Men
Captain Charles P. Gage
2 x 12-pounder howitzers
2 x 3" rifles

Jackson's Brigade (3rd)
Brigadier General John K. Jackson

2nd Texas Infantry Regiment 500 Men
Colonel John C. Moore
Lieutenant Colonel William P. Rogers
Major Hal. G. Runnels
17th Alabama Infantry Regiment 600 Men
Lieutenant Colonel Robert C. Fariss
18th Alabama Infantry Regiment 413 Men
Colonel Eli S. Shorter
19th Alabama Infantry Regiment 500 Men
Colonel Joseph Wheeler
Burtwell's (Georgia) Artillery Battery 114 Men
Captain Isadore P. Girardey
4 x 6-pounder smoothbores
2 x 12-pounder howitzers

3rd Corps
Major General William J. Hardee -- wounded

Hindman's Brigade (1st)
Brigadier General Thomas C. Hindman -- disabled
Colonel R. G. Shaver (7th Arkansas) -- disabled

2nd Arkansas Infantry Regiment 600 Men
Colonel Daniel C. Govan
Major Reuben F. Harvey
3rd Confederate Infantry Regiment 300 Men
Colonel John S. Marmaduke
6th Arkansas Infantry Regiment 500 Men
Colonel Alexander T. Hawthorn
7th Arkansas Infantry Regiment 700 Men
Lieutenant Colonel John M. Dean -- killed
Major James T. Martin
Warren (Mississippi) Light Artillery Battery 76 Men
Captain Charles Swett
4 x 6-pounder smoothbores
2 x 12-pounder howitzers
Pillow (Tennessee) Flying Artillery Battery 114 Men
Captain William Miller
2 x 6-pounder smoothbores
2 x 12-pounder howitzers
2 x 3" rifles

Cleburne's Brigade (2nd)
Brigadier General Patrick R. Cleburne

2nd Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Provisional Army 365 Men
Colonel William B. Bate -- wounded
Lieutenant Colonel David L. Goodall
6th Mississippi Infantry Regiment 425 Men
Colonel John J. Thornton -- wounded
Captain W. A. Harper
15th Arkansas (Cleburne's) Infantry Regiment 400 Men
Lieutenant Colonel Archibald K. Patton -- killed
23rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment 578 Men
Lieutenant Colonel James F. Neill -- wounded
Major Robert Cantrell
24th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 400 Men
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas H. Peebles
35th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 369 Men
Colonel Benjamin J. Hill

Shoup's Artillery Battalion
Major F. A. Shoup

Austin's-Trigg's (Arkansas) Artillery Battery 76 Men
Captain John T. Trigg
2 x 6-pounder smoothbores
2 x 12-pounder howitzers
Helena (Arkansas) Artillery Battery 76 Men
Captain J. H. Calvert
2 x 6-pounder smoothbores
2 x 12-pounder howitzers
Jackson (Arkansas) Light Artillery Battery 76 Men
Captain George T. Hubbard
2 x 6-pounder smoothbores
2 x 3" rifles

Wood's Brigade (3rd)
Brigadier General Sterling A. M. Wood -- disabled
Colonel William K. Patterson (8th Arkansas) temporarily commanding

3rd Mississippi (Hardcastle's) Infantry Battalion 280 Men
Major Aaron B. Hardcastle
8th Arkansas Infantry Regiment 280 Men
Colonel William K. Patterson
9th Arkansas Infantry Battalion 140 Men
Major John H. Kelly
16th Alabama Infantry Regiment 300 Men
Lieutenant Colonel John W. Harris
27th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 350 Men
Colonel Christopher H. Williams -- killed
Major Samuel T. Love -- killed
44th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 250 Men
Colonel Coleman A. McDaniel
55th Tennessee (McKoin's) Infantry Regiment 280 Men
Colonel James L. McKoin
Independent Company, Georgia Cavalry (Avery's Dragoons) 40 Men
Captain I. W. Avery
Jefferson (Mississippi) Light Artillery Battery 76 Men
Captain William L. Harper -- wounded
2 x 6-pounder smoothbores
Lieutenant Put Darden
2 x 12-pounder howitzers

Reserve Corps
Brigadier General John C. Breckinridge

Trabue's Brigade (1st)
Colonel Robert P. Trabue (4th Kentucky)

3rd Kentucky Infantry Regiment 400 Men
Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Anderson -- wounded
4th Alabama (Clifton's) Infantry Battalion 200 Men
Major James M. Clifton
4th Kentucky Infantry Regiment 431 Men
Lieutenant Colonel Andrew R. Hynes -- wounded
5th Kentucky Infantry Regiment 400 Men
Colonel Thomas H. Hunt
6th Kentucky Infantry Regiment 400 Men
Colonel Joseph H. Lewis
31st Alabama Infantry Regiment 300 Men
Lieutenant Colonel Montgomery Gilbreath
Crews' (Tennessee) Infantry Battalion 200 Men
Lieutenant Colonel James M. Crews
Morgan's (Kentucky) Cavalry Squadron 100 Men
Captain John Hunt Morgan
Byrne's (Kentucky) Artillery Battery 133 Men
Captain Edward P. Byrne
5 x 6-pounder smoothbores
2 x 12-pounder howitzers
Lyon's-Cobb's (Kentucky) Artillery Battery 114 Men
Captain Robert Cobb
4 x 6-pounder smoothbores
2 x 12-pounder howitzers

Bowen's Brigade (2nd)
Brigadier General John S. Bowen -- wounded
Colonel John D. Martin

1st Missouri Infantry Regiment 500 Men
Colonel Lucius L. Rich
2nd Confederate Infantry Regiment 300 Men
Colonel John D. Martin
Major Thomas H. Mangum
9th Arkansas Infantry Regiment 400 Men
Colonel Isaac L. Dunlop
10th Arkansas Infantry Regiment 400 Men
Colonel Thomas D. Merrick
Independent Company, Kentucky Cavalry (Thompson's) 50 Men
Captain Phil B. Thompson
Watson (Louisiana) Artillery Battery 114 Men
Captain Daniel Beltzhoover
4 x rifled 6-pounders
2 x 12-pounder howitzers
Pettus (Mississippi) Flying Artillery Battery 114 Men
Captain Alfred Hudson
2 x 6-pounder smoothbores
2 x 12-pounder howitzers
2 x 3" rifles

Statham's Brigade (3rd)
Colonel Winfield S. Statham (15th Mississippi)

15th Mississippi Infantry Regiment 300 Men
Major William F. Brantly
19th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 400 Men
Colonel David H. Cummings
20th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 300 Men
Colonel Joel A. Battle -- captured
22nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment 400 Men
Colonel Frank Schaller -- wounded
28th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 300 Men
Lieutenant Colonel Uriah T. Brown
45th Tennessee Infantry Regiment 300 Men
Lieutenant Colonel Ephraim F. Lytle
Rutledge's (Tennessee) Artillery Battery 114 Men
Captain Arthur M. Rutledge
4 x 6-pounder smoothbores
2 x 12-pounder howitzers

 

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