Wilson's Creek Union order of battle

The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Wilson's Creek of the American Civil War, fought on August 10, 1861 near Springfield, Missouri. The Confederate order of battle is shown separately.

Abbreviations used

Military rank

• BG = Brigadier General
• Col = Colonel
• Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
• Maj = Major
• Cpt = Captain
• Lt = Lieutenant
• 2Lt = 2nd Lieutenant

Other

• w = wounded
• k = killed

Army of the West

BG Nathaniel Lyon (k)
Maj Samuel D. Sturgis

Brigade	Regiments and Others
First Brigade    Maj Samuel D. Sturgis	1st U.S. Infantry (4 companies): Cpt Joseph B. Plummer 2nd Missouri Infantry Battalion: Maj Peter J. Osterhaus Company I, 2nd Kansas Mounted Infantry Company D, 1st U.S. Cavalry Company F, 2nd U.S. Artillery: Cpt James Totten
Second Brigade    Col Franz Sigel	3rd Missouri Infantry: Ltc Anselm Albert 5th Missouri Infantry: Col Charles E. Salomon Company I, 1st U.S. Cavalry: Cpt Eugene A. Carr Company C, 2nd U.S. Dragoons: 2Lt Charles E. Farrand Backoff’s Battery: Lt Edward Schuetzenbach, Lt Frederick Schaefer
Third Brigade    Ltc George Andrews	1st Missouri Infantry: Ltc George L. Andrews 2nd U.S. Infantry (4 companies): Cpt Frederick Steele Du Bois’ Battery: Lt John V. Du Bois
Fourth Brigade    Col George Dietzler	1st Kansas Infantry: Col George W. Deitzler 2nd Kansas Infantry: Col Robert B. Mitchell (w), Ltc Charles W. Blair 1st Iowa Infantry: Col John F. Bates Home Guards: Cpt Clark Wright

References

• Brooksher, William Riley. Bloody Hill: The Civil War Battle of Wilson’s Creek. Washington: Brassey’s, 1995.