The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Mine Creek of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.
Command disputes[]
By order of MG James G. Blunt (General Field Orders No. 2) the militia regiments of William H. M. Fishbeck, Brigadier General of Militia, were placed under the command of Charles W. Blair, Colonel of Volunteers; Fishbeck was infuriated that his command had been subordinated to a volunteer officer. Because Kansas law stated that militia should be kept under the command of militia officers, Fishbeck disregarded Blunt's order. Blunt had Fishbeck arrested and held until released by order of MG Samuel Curtis. Upon his release, Fishbeck resumed command of the Kansas Militia regiments, with orders to obey directives that came from MG Blunt. This rather cumbersome arrangement had BG Fishbeck in direct command of the militia units attached to the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, and Col Charles Blair in overall command of the brigade. Howard N. Monnett describes the arrangement as a "brigade within a brigade". Blair and Fishbeck led the militia into action at Westport (accompanied onto the field by MG George W. Dietzler), and then in the subsequent pursuit of Price until MG Curtis ordered the militia to return home.[1]
Abbreviations used[]
Military rank[]
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = 1st Lieutenant
- 2Lt = 2nd Lieutenant
Army of the Border[]
MG Samuel Ryan Curtis
Escort:
- 2nd Kansas Cavalry (battalion): Maj Henry Hopkins
- Company G, 11th Kansas Cavalry: Cpt C. L. Gove
- Company H, 15th Kansas Cavalry
- Mountain howitzer battery: Lt Edward Gill
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Provisional Cavalry Division
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1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade [Kansas State Militia Division]
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| 4th Brigade |
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| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Second Division
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1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade |
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| 4th Brigade
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Notes[]
- ↑ Monnett p.44-45
References[]
- Buresh, Lumir F. October 25 and the Battle of Mine Creek (Kansas City, MO: The Lowell Press), 1977. ISBN 0-913504-40-8
- Monnett, Howard N. Action Before Westport: 1864 (Niwot, CO: University Press of Colorado), 1995. [revised edition]
External links[]
- Artist Rendition of Battle
- Mine Creek Battlefield State Historic Site
- Sanborn, General John B.; The Campaign in Missouri in September and October 1864
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The original article can be found at Mine Creek Union order of battle and the edit history here.