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Port Hudson Order Of Battle
The following is the organization of the Union forces engaged at the Siege of Port Hudson, during the American Civil War in 1863. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Abbreviations used Military rank * MG = Major General * BG = Brigadier General * Col = Colonel * Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel * Maj = Major * Cpt = Captain * Lt = 1st Lieutenant Other * w = wounded * mw = mortally wounded * k = killed * c = captured Union forces Army of the Gulf XIX Corps MG Nathaniel P. Banks * Chief of Staff: BG George L. Andrewsassigned to command the 2nd Division on 27 May ''until 27 May'', BG Charles P. Stone * Chief of Artillery: BG Richard Arnold West Gulf Blockading Squadron Rear Admiral David G. Farragut David Glasgow Farragut (; also spelled Glascoe; July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States Navy. ... Notes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Port Hudson
The siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana, (May 22 – July 9, 1863) was the final engagement in the Union (American Civil War), Union campaign to recapture the Mississippi River in the American Civil War. While Major General#United States, Union General Ulysses S. Grant, Ulysses Grant was Siege of Vicksburg, besieging Vicksburg upriver, General Nathaniel P. Banks, Nathaniel Banks was ordered to capture the lower Mississippi Confederate stronghold of Port Hudson, Louisiana, Port Hudson, in order to go to Grant's aid. When his assault failed, Banks settled into a 48-day siege, the longest in US military history up to that point. A second attack also failed, and it was only after the fall of Vicksburg that the Confederate commander, General Franklin Gardner surrendered the port. The Union gained control of the river and navigation from the Gulf of Mexico through the Deep South and to the river's upper reaches. Background Strategy and politics on the Mississippi From the time the Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Arnold (general)
Richard Arnold (April 12, 1828 – November 8, 1882) was a career U.S. Army officer who served as a brigadier general in the Union forces during the American Civil War. His artillery helped force the surrender of two important Confederate towns, including Mobile, Alabama. Early life and background Arnold was the son of Rhode Island governor and United States congressman Lemuel Arnold, was born in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1828, graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1850. His classmates included Eugene A. Carr and Cuvier Grover, who would serve alongside him in the Trans-Mississippi Theater during the Civil War. His antebellum service included various routine posts in Florida, California, and the Pacific Northwest. Arnold was promoted to captain in the Regular Army and became an aide-de-camp to Major General John E. Wool. Civil war Shortly after the start of the Civil War, Arnold commanded Battery D of the 2nd U.S. Artillery at the First Battle of Bull Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
75th New York Volunteer Infantry
The 75th New York Infantry Regiment ("2nd Auburn Regiment") was an infantry and mounted infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 75th New York Infantry was organized at Auburn, New York and nine companies mustered in for three years service on November 26, 1861 under the command of Colonel John A. Dodge. Company K joined the regiment June 24, 1862. The regiment was attached to District of Santa Rosa Island, Department of Florida, to February 1862. District of Santa Rosa Island, Department of the Gulf, to March 1862. Western District of Florida, Department of the South, to August 1862. Pensacola, Florida, Division of West Florida, Department of the Gulf, to September 1862. Weitzel's Reserve Brigade, Department of the Gulf, to January 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XIX Corps, Department of the Gulf, to July 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, XIX Corps, to October 1863. Unassigned, Cavalry Division, Department of the Gulf, to December 1863. 1st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th Connecticut Infantry Regiment
The 12th Connecticut Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 12th Connecticut Infantry Regiment was organized at Hartford, Connecticut, beginning November 19, 1861, and mustered in for a three-year enlistment on December 3, 1861. The regiment was attached to 1st Brigade, Department of the Gulf, to October 1862. Weitzel's Reserve Brigade, Department of the Gulf, to January 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XIX Corps, Department of the Gulf, to August 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, XIX Corps, to February 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XIX Corps, Department of the Gulf, to July 1864, and Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, to April 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Provisional Division, Army of the Shenandoah, April 1865. 2nd Brigade, Dwight's Division, Department of Washington, to June 1865. District of Savannah, Department of the South, to August 1865. The 12th Connecticut Infantry mustered out of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Thomas (Medal Of Honor)
Stephen Thomas (December 6, 1809 – December 18, 1903), manufacturer, politician, jurist, and Union Army officer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for gallantry. Early life Thomas was born in Bethel, Vermont, the son of John and Rebecca (Batchellor) Thomas. His father died while serving in the U.S. 31st Infantry during the War of 1812. His grandfather, Joseph, served in a New Hampshire regiment during the American Revolution. Thomas was only four years old when his father died, and he started work young to help his widowed mother. He apprenticed in the woolen industry, then started his own business, which was destroyed by fire, and finally ended up in the manufacturing business in West Fairlee. On January 13, 1830, Thomas married Ann Peabody of Reading. She died in West Fairlee on January 8, 1877. They were the parents of two children, son Hartop and daughter Amanda. In the 1830s and 1840s, Thomas served in the Vermont Militia. He rose through the ranks, and com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godfrey Weitzel
Godfrey (Gottfried) Weitzel (November 1, 1835 – March 19, 1884) was a German-American major general in the Union army during the American Civil War. He was the acting Mayor of New Orleans during the Union occupation of the city and also captured and occupied the Confederate capitol, Richmond, Virginia. Weitzel also is known for his post-war accomplishments with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in designing and constructing internal improvements, particularly along the Ohio River and the Great Lakes region. Early and family life Gottfreid Weitzel was born in Winzeln, near Pirmasens in the Palatinate, which was then part of the Kingdom of Bavaria. His father Ludwig, had served in the Bavarian military, and wanted to emigrate to America like his brother Wilhelm, in search of a better life. When his wife, the former Susanna Krummel, became pregnant with what turned out to be a second son, the family immigrated to the United States. They settled in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1837, where Lud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
116th New York Volunteer Infantry
The 116th New York Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 116th New York Infantry was organized at Camp Morgan in Buffalo, New York beginning July 14, 1862 and mustered in August 10 - September 3, 1862 for three-years service under the command of Colonel Edward Payson Chapin. The regiment was attached to Emery's Brigade, VIII Corps, Baltimore, Maryland, Middle Department, to November 1862. Emery's Brigade, Banks' Louisiana Expedition, to December 1862. Sherman's Division, Department of the Gulf, to January 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, XIX Corps, Department of the Gulf, to February 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, XIX Corps, to July 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, XIX Corps, Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, to March 1865. 1st Brigade, Dwight's 1st Division (Provisional), Army of the Shenandoah, to April 1865. 1st Brigade, Dwight's Division, Department of Washington, to June 1865. The 116th Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
49th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
The 49th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was a regiment of infantry that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was one of the 18 Massachusetts regiments formed in response to President Abraham Lincoln's August 1862 call for 300,000 men to serve for nine months. The regiment was recruited in Berkshire County and rendezvoused for mustering in at Camp Briggs in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. William F. Bartlett, a veteran of the 20th Massachusetts was voted colonel in command of the regiment. The 49th Massachusetts was assigned to the Department of the Gulf and saw heavy combat during the Siege of Port Hudson. Formation and early duty Companies began assembling at Camp Briggs in Pittsfield on September 7, 1862. The final of the ten companies arrived on October 14 and the 49th Massachusetts was mustered in to federal service on October 28. The regiment moved to a larger and better outfitted training camp at Worcester, Massachusetts known as Camp Wool on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eben F
Eben is a name of Hebrew origin. It is sometimes short for Ebenezer. The name can refer to: People Given name * Eben Alexander (educator) (1851–1910), American educator * Eben Alexander (author) (born 1953), American author and neurosurgeon * Eben Alexander Jr (1913–2004), American neurosurgeon * Eben Barnard (born 1992), South African rugby union player * Eben Bartlett (1912–1983), New Hampshire state representative * Eben Edwards Beardsley (1808-1892), American Episcopal clergyman * Eben Burgoon (born 1979), American author, cartoonist, and artist * Eben Byers (1880–1932), American socialite, golfer and industrialist who died from drinking radioactive "medicine" * Eben Pomeroy Colton (1829-1895), American businessman, farmer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Vermont * Eben Britton (born 1987), American former National Football League player * Theophilus Ebenhaezer Eben Dönges (1898–1968), South African politician * Eben Sumner Draper (1858–1914), American b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
48th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
The 48th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was a regiment of infantry that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was one of the 18 Massachusetts regiments formed in response to President Abraham Lincoln's August 1862 call for 300,000 men to serve for nine months. It consisted of a combination of Essex County companies and Irish-American companies which caused some delay and friction during the unit's formation. The regiment was assigned to the Department of the Gulf and saw heavy combat during the Siege of Port Hudson. Formation and early duty The formation of the 48th Massachusetts was marked by some dissension as it was originally intended to be an Essex County regiment and eight companies were raised from that county for that purpose. They gathered and began training at Camp Lander in Wenham, Massachusetts. Due to the urgent need for regiments in the Department of the Gulf in preparation for Major General Nathaniel P. Banks's planned expedition ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 21st Maine Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 21st Maine Infantry was organized in Augusta, Maine and mustered in October 14, 1862, for nine months' service under the command of Colonel Elijah D. Johnson. The regiment left Maine for Washington, D.C., October 21. Ordered upon reaching Trenton, N.J., to return to New York, and served duty at East New York until January 1863. Embarked for New Orleans, La., January 9. Companies A, C, E, F, H, and K, on the steamer ''Onward'', reached New Orleans January 31, and moved to Baton Rouge, La., February 3. The balance of the regiment arrived at Baton Rouge February 11. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, XIX Corps, Department of the Gulf, to July 1863. Participated in the operations against Port Hudson March 7–20, 1863. Served duty at Baton Rouge until May. Advance on Port Hudson May 20–24. Action at Plains Store May 21. Siege of Port Hudson May 24 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Louisiana Regiment Infantry (Union)
The 2nd Louisiana Infantry Regiment, also known after September 1863 as the 2nd Louisiana (US) Mounted Infantry, was a unit in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment served in the Union Army XIX Corps in Louisiana throughout the war. Service The regiment was organized in New Orleans in September 1862 and then moved to Baton Rouge in January 1863. The unit participated in the Siege of Port Hudson beginning with action in May 1863 and culminating with the surrender of the Confederate garrison on July 9, 1863. The regiment fought in the Second Battle of Sabine Pass on September 8, 1863. The regiment was mounted in September 1863. In 1864, the regiment fought as part of the Cavalry Division in the Red River Campaign between March and May and then returned to New Orleans in August. The unit was in Baton Rouge or New Orleans until it mustered out on September 11, 1865. See also *Port Hudson order of battle *List of Louisiana Union Civil War units This is a list o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
