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Battle of Atlanta order of battle: Union

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The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Atlanta (July 22, 1864) of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.

Abbreviations used

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Military rank

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Other

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  • w = Wounded
  • k = Killed

Military Division of the Mississippi

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MG William T. Sherman

Army of the Tennessee

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MG James B. McPherson (k)
MG John A. Logan

XV Corps

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MG John A. Logan
BG Morgan L. Smith

Division Brigade Regiments and others

First Division
BG Charles R. Woods

1st Brigade


Col Milo Smith

2nd Brigade


Col James A. Williamson

3rd Brigade


Col Hugo A. von Wangelin (w)

Artillery


Maj Clemens Landgraeber

Second Division
BG Morgan L. Smith
BG Joseph A. J. Lightburn

1st Brigade


Col James S. Martin

2nd Brigade


BG Joseph Lightburn
Col Wells S. Jones

Artillery


Cpt Francis DeGress

Fourth Division
BG William Harrow

1st Brigade


Col Reuben Williams

2nd Brigade


Col Charles C. Walcutt

3rd Brigade


Col John M. Oliver

Artillery


Cpt Henry H. Griffiths

XVI Corps (left wing)

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MG Grenville M. Dodge

Division Brigade Regiments and others

Second Division
BG Thomas W. Sweeny

1st Brigade


BG Elliott W. Rice

2nd Brigade


Col August Mersey (w)
Ltc Robert N. Adams

3rd Brigade


BG William Vandever
(garrison duty at Rome)

Artillery


Cpt Frederick Welker

Fourth Division
BG John W. Fuller

1st Brigade


Col John Morrill

2nd Brigade


Col John W. Sprague
(engaged at Decatur)

Artillery


Cpt Jerome B. Burrows

XVII Corps

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MG Francis P. Blair Jr.

Division Brigade Regiments and others

Third Division
BG Mortimer D. Leggett

1st Brigade


BG Manning F. Force (w)
Col George E. Bryant

2nd Brigade


Col Robert K. Scott (w)
Ltc Greenbury F. Wiles

3rd Brigade


Col Adam G. Malloy

Artillery


Cpt William S. Williams

Fourth Division
BG Giles A. Smith

1st Brigade


Col Benjamin F. Potts

2nd Brigade


Col John A. Logan
(on garrison duty in northern Georgia)

3rd Brigade


Col William Hall

Artillery


Cpt Edward Spear

Notes

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  1. ^ Non-veterans mustered out July 29, 1864.
  2. ^ Consolidated with 15th Illinois January 7, 1864.

References

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  • Atlanta, Georgia
  • Eicher, John H., and Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.