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Battle of New Market order of battle: Union

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The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of New Market in the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is shown separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the battle[1] and the reports.[2]

Abbreviations used

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Military rank

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Other

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Department of West Virginia

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MG Franz Sigel

Division Brigade Regiments and others

First Infantry Division (4937 men)[3]
     BG Jeremiah C. Sullivan

1st Brigade (2555 men)


   Col Augustus Moor

2nd Brigade (2382 men)


   Col Joseph Thoburn

First Cavalry Division
     MG Julius Stahel

1st Brigade


   Col William B. Tibbits

2nd Brigade


   Col John E. Wynkoop

Artillery (>565 men, 28 total guns)[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ The Battle of New Market - Order of Battle Archived 2012-04-11 at the Wayback Machine; Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVII, Part 1, page 77
  2. ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVII, Part 1, page 830
  3. ^ Numbers sourced from Knight, Appendix 1.
  4. ^ Numbers sourced from Knight, Appendix 1.

References

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  • Knight, Charles R. Valley Thunder: The Battle of New Market and the Opening of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, May 1864. Savas Beatie, 2010. ISBN 978-1-932714-80-7.
  • Whitehorne, Joseph W. A, The Battle of New Market
  • U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901.
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