Atlanta campaign order of battle: Second phase, Union
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Atlanta campaign of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the campaign.[1]
This order of battle covers the second phase of the campaign, July 17 – September 8, 1864. The period May 1 – July 17, 1864, is listed separately.
Abbreviations used
[edit]Military rank
[edit]- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
Other
[edit]- w = wounded
- mw = mortally wounded
- k = killed
Military Division of the Mississippi
[edit]MG William T. Sherman
Chief of Artillery: BG William F. Barry
Headquarters Guard: 7th Company Ohio Sharpshooters: Lieut. William McCrory
Army of the Cumberland
[edit]MG George Henry Thomas
Chief of Artillery: BG John M. Brannan
Escort: Company I, 1st Ohio Cavalry: Lieut. Henry C. Reppert
IV Corps
[edit]MG Oliver O. Howard[2]
MG David S. Stanley[3]
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
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First Division
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1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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Second Division
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1st Brigade | |
| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade |
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Third Division
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1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade | ||
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Corps Artillery Brigade[28]
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XIV Corps
[edit]MG John M. Palmer[33]
BG Richard W. Johnson[34]
BG Jefferson C. Davis[35]
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
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First Division
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1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade | ||
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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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Third Division
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1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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Corps Artillery Brigade[52]
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XX Corps
[edit]MG Joseph Hooker[54]
BG Alpheus S. Williams[55]
MG Henry Slocum[56]
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
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First Division
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1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade | ||
| 3rd Brigade
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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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Third Division
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1st Brigade | |
| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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| Corps Artillery Brigade[61]
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Unattached Units
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Reserve Brigade
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| Pontooniers
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| Siege Artillery |
Cavalry Corps
[edit]BG Washington Elliott, Chief of Cavalry, Army of the Cumberland
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
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First Division
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1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade |
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| 3rd Brigade[67]
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| Artillery |
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Second Division
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1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd (Lightning) Brigade
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| Artillery | ||
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Third Division
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1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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| Artillery |
Army of the Tennessee
[edit]MG James B. McPherson (k July 22)
MG John A. Logan[70]
MG Oliver O. Howard[71]
Escort: 4th Company Ohio Cavalry, B Company, 1st Ohio Cavalry
XV Corps
[edit]MG John A. Logan
BG Morgan L. Smith[72]
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
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First Division
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1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade | ||
| 3rd Brigade
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| Artillery
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Second Division
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1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| Artillery
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Third Division[84]
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1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade[89]
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| Artillery
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| Cavalry
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Fourth Division
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1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade |
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| 3rd Brigade[93]
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| Artillery
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XVI Corps
[edit]MG Grenville M. Dodge (w August 19)
BG Thomas E. G. Ransom[96]
Escort: Company A, 52nd Illinois
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
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Second Division
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1st Brigade | |
| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade[100] | ||
| Artillery
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Fourth Division
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1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade | ||
| 3rd Brigade[108]
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| Artillery
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XVII Corps
[edit]MG Francis P. Blair Jr.
Escort: Company G, 9th Illinois Mounted Infantry;[112] Company G, 11th Illinois Cavalry[113]
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
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Third Division
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1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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| Artillery
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Fourth Division
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1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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| Artillery
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MG John M. Schofield
Escort: Company G, 7th Ohio Cavalry
| 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[130]
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| Artillery
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Third 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[142]
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| Dismounted Cavalry[146]
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| Artillery
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Stoneman's Cavalry Division[147]
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1st Brigade[150]
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| 2nd Brigade[151]
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| 3rd Brigade
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| Independent Brigade
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| Artillery | ||
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Cavalry Division[153]
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Mounted Brigade
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| Dismounted Brigade
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Strengths
[edit]The following table shows total strengths of each of the major formations at several stages throughout the campaign.[158]
| Army | Corps | April 30 | May 31 | June 30 | July 31 | August 31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army of the Cumberland | IV Corps | 20,538 | 17,227 | 14,956 | 13,519 | 12,118 |
| XIV Corps | 22,696 | 23,448 | 19,607 | 18,014 | 15,249 | |
| XX Corps | 20,721 | 16,801 | 14,672 | 12,578 | 12,413 | |
| Cavalry Corps | 8,983 | 9,848 | 9,477 | 8,427 | 7,638 | |
| Total | 72,938 | 67,324 | 58,712 | 52,538 | 47,418 | |
| Army of the Tennessee | XV Corps | 12,517 | 12,497 | 11,788 | 9,133 | 8,670 |
| XVI Corps | 11,863 | 10,361 | 10,744 | 9,345 | 7,818 | |
| XVII Corps | - [159] | 9,775 | 9,262 | 6,800 | 5,935 | |
| Total | 34,155 | 32,633 | 31,794 | 25,278 | 22,423 | |
| Army of the Ohio | XXIII Corps | 9,854 | 9,971 | 12,906 | 11,960 | 9,981 |
| Cavalry Division | 2,951 | 2,886 | 2,658 | 1,899 | 1,936 | |
| Total | 12,805 | 12,857 | 15,564 | 13,859 | 11,917 | |
| Military Division of the Mississippi | Grand Total | 110,123 | 112,814 | 106,070 | 91,675 | 81,758 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVIII, Part 1, pages 89-114
- ^ Assumed command of the Army of the Tennessee July 27
- ^ From July 27
- ^ From July 27 to August 4. Promoted to Brigadier General July 27
- ^ From August 4
- ^ Transferred to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division August 19
- ^ Transferred to 3rd Brigade, August 19
- ^ In command until July 27, then again from August 4 to September 4
- ^ From July 27 to August 4
- ^ From September 4
- ^ Transferred to 1st Brigade, August 16
- ^ From August 4
- ^ Detached at Dalton from May 14
- ^ Resumed command July 25
- ^ Mustered out August 25; veterans and recruits transferred to 79th Illinois
- ^ From September 2
- ^ From August 25
- ^ Mustered out August 1
- ^ Mustered out August 25
- ^ Mustered out August 2
- ^ Transferred to Army of the Tennessee August 17
- ^ From August 17 to 19
- ^ From August 19
- ^ Mustered out August 19
- ^ Transferred to 4th Division, XX Corps July 25
- ^ Transferred to 4th Division, XX Corps August 9
- ^ Transferred to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division August 19
- ^ Organized July 26
- ^ From July 30
- ^ Previously 1st Division artillery commander
- ^ Previously 2nd Division artillery commander
- ^ Previously 3rd Division artillery commander
- ^ Resigned command August 6
- ^ From August 7 to August 22. Promoted Major General and assumed command of cavalry of the Military Division of the Mississippi
- ^ From August 22
- ^ From August 7 to August 17
- ^ From August 17
- ^ Ordered to Chattanooga July 27 with 2nd Ohio
- ^ From August 2 to August 17
- ^ From July 27 to August 2 and from August 17
- ^ Ordered to Chattanooga July 27
- ^ Ordered to Marietta July 28
- ^ From August 7 to August 17
- ^ Ordered to Chattanooga August 25
- ^ Ist and 2nd Battalions consolidated for tactical purposes August 11
- ^ From July 23 (during Davis' illness) and from August 22 (after Davis' appointment to corps command)
- ^ Transferred to 4th Division, XVI Corps August 20
- ^ Employed mainly in guarding trains
- ^ Guarding trains until July 20
- ^ Mustered out August 3
- ^ Remained at Ringgold
- ^ Organized July 24; re-organized back into 3 battalions August 27
- ^ Mustered out August 14
- ^ Asked to be relieved of his command, July 27
- ^ From July 28 to August 27
- ^ From August 27
- ^ From July 28 to August 27
- ^ From July 28 to August 27
- ^ From August 4
- ^ From August 8
- ^ Organized July 27
- ^ Captured July 30
- ^ From July 20 to July 27 and again from August 12, promoted to Brigadier General
- ^ From July 30 to August 12
- ^ Until July 21, resumed command July 30
- ^ From July 21 to July 30, when wounded and captured
- ^ At Wauhatchie, La Fayette, Calhoun, Dalton, Resaca, and other points in the rear of the army
- ^ From August 10
- ^ From August 6
- ^ From July 22 to July 27
- ^ From July 27
- ^ From July 22 to July 27
- ^ From August 15
- ^ Until August 15, then again from August 22
- ^ From August 15 to August 22, then reassigned to 3rd Division, XVII Corps
- ^ From July 22 to July 27
- ^ From August 17
- ^ Assigned to 4th Division, XVII Corps July 20
- ^ From July 20 to August 4
- ^ From August 4
- ^ Transferred to 2nd Brigade August 4
- ^ From July 22 to July 27 and again from August 24
- ^ Transferred to 1st Brigade August 4
- ^ Assigned railroad and rear guard duty mainly in the Cartersville, Ga. area
- ^ Resigned September 1
- ^ From September 1
- ^ Attached to 56th Illinois
- ^ Attached to 10th Missouri
- ^ Broken up mid-August and units transferred to 1st and 2nd Brigades
- ^ From July 25
- ^ From August 4
- ^ Transferred to 2nd Brigade August 4
- ^ Broken up August 4 and units transferred to 1st Brigade
- ^ Mustered out August 11
- ^ From August 11
- ^ From August 20
- ^ From July 25 to July 26
- ^ From July 26
- ^ From July 24
- ^ At Rome, GA
- ^ From August 15
- ^ At Rome, GA
- ^ Sick from July 17
- ^ From July 17 to August 4 and again from August 20
- ^ From August 4 to August 20
- ^ From July 17 to July 22
- ^ From July 22 to August 4 and again from August 20
- ^ At Decatur, AL until August 7 when it joined the army at Atlanta, GA
- ^ From July 21 to August 20
- ^ From August 20
- ^ Transferred to 2nd Division, XIV Corps August 20
- ^ Until July 24
- ^ From August 11
- ^ Sick from August 23
- ^ From July 22
- ^ Division provost guard July 24
- ^ At Etowah Bridge
- ^ Captured July 22
- ^ From July 22
- ^ Detachments of 14th Wisconsin, 81st and 95th Illinois
- ^ From July 20 to July 21
- ^ From July 21
- ^ Temporarily on July 21
- ^ From July 31. Promoted to Brigadier General July 30
- ^ At Altoona and Kennesaw
- ^ At Kennesaw from July 11
- ^ Transferred to 3rd Brigade August 11
- ^ From August 15
- ^ Transferred to 1st Brigade August 11
- ^ Formerly 2nd Brigade, 1st Division; disbanded August 11
- ^ Transferred to 3rd Brigade August 11
- ^ Transferred to 2nd Brigade August 11
- ^ Transferred to 1st Brigade August 11
- ^ Transferred to 1st Brigade August 11
- ^ Transferred to 3rd Brigade August 11
- ^ From July 31
- ^ Transferred to 3rd Brigade August 11
- ^ Transferred to 1st Brigade August 11
- ^ Transferred to 1st Brigade August 11
- ^ Mustered out August 11
- ^ Detach from August 11
- ^ Formerly 1st Brigade, 1st Division; disbanded August 11
- ^ Transferred to 3rd Brigade August 11
- ^ Transferred to 2nd Brigade August 11
- ^ Transferred to 3rd Brigade August 11
- ^ Transferred to Cavalry Division August 22
- ^ Reorganized August 11; see below
- ^ Captured July 31
- ^ From August 1 to August 11
- ^ Joined army in the field July 27
- ^ Originally 1st Brigade until July 31
- ^ Captured July 31
- ^ As reorganized August 11
- ^ From August 16 to August 23
- ^ Detached as provost guard for XXIII Corps August 16
- ^ Ordered to Nashville for remount August 23
- ^ Detached as cattle guard August 21
- ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVIII, Part 1, pages 115-117
- ^ Not present
References
[edit]- 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.
- Luvaas, Jay & Harold W. Nelson (eds.). Guide to the Atlanta Campaign: Rocky Face Ridge to Kennesaw Mountain (Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas), 2008. ISBN 978-0-7006-1569-8