Orders of Battle: July 1861

Every unit in the campaign theater was engaged at some point during the 1st month of the Grand Campaign command simulation. The orders of battle from July 1861 are now known to both players, but are likely to change as new units take to the field in August.  The orders of battle for Turns 1 - 4 were are follows:

Union

District of the Ohio: Major General William T. Sherman

1st Brigade: Colonel Benjamin F. Smith

• 1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry
• 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry
• 3rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry
• 4th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

2nd Brigade: Colonel Solomon Lewis

• 1st Indiana Volunteer Infantry
• 2nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry
• 3rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry
• 4th Indiana Volunteer Infantry

Cavalry Brigade: Colonel Frank L. Wolford

• 1st Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry
• 2nd Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry
• 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry

Battery "A," 1st Ohio Light Artillery*

Battery "A," 1st Michigan Light Artillery

1st Battalion, Ohio Engineers

*Battery "A" 1st Illinois Light Artillery was originally assigned to the district, but through a clerical error, it was assigned to another district and Battery "A" 1st Ohio arrived in Georgetown assigned to the District of the Ohio. 

Confederate

District of Tennessee: Major General Earl J. Starbuck

Buckner's Brigade: Brigadier General Simon Bolivar Buckner*

• 1st Kentucky Infantry
• 2nd Kentucky Infantry
• 3rd Kentucky Infantry

Cleburne's Brigade: Brigadier General Patrick R. Cleburne

• 1st Alabama Infantry
• 2nd Alabama Infantry
• 3rd Alabama Infantry

Stewart's Brigade: Brigadier General Alexander Stewart

• 1st Tennessee Infantry
• 2nd Tennessee Infantry
• 3rd Tennessee Infantry
• 2nd Battalion Tennessee Engineers

Forrest's (Cavalry) Brigade: Brigadier General Nathan B. Forrest*

• 1st Tennessee Cavalry
• 2nd Tennessee Cavalry
• Mosby's Partisan Rangers**

Rector's Tennessee Battery

1st Battalion, Tennessee Engineers

*Wounded

**Disbanded July 31

Intelligence Alert: Orders of Battle Released for Day 1 End

The orders of battle with information gathered from prisoners after the first day of campaigning is now available and are posted as pages available at the top of the blog. The Confederates have two divisions (Garnett and Hindman) on which the Union side has no details. As it turns out, the Federals have three division on which the enemy has no details: 4/I Corps, 2/XII Corps, and 4/Cavalry Corps. 

The Confederates were erroneously informed that they had prisoners from 4/Cavalry in Turn 3. It turns out that no prisoners were taken from that division. The only casualties in 4/Cavalry were men wounded by shelling from enemy batteries on McGee Hill. The error does positively identify 4/Cavalry at Sitesville during Turn 3, but that could have been determined by process of of elimination anyway. 

Again, the original force pools are also available as downloads on the introduction and rules pages. 

Between Turns 3 and 4

We are between Day 1 and Day 2 of the Campaign.  I have just sent out the Turn 3 reports (a little faster than I had expected). If you didn't get a report, see a mistake, or have questions, let me know.

I am starting to work on the orders of battle for intelligence purposes. They will be posted on the blog, with the basic orders of battle  expanded to regimental and battery level for any division that had prisoners taken in Day 1. For those with a penchant for military intelligence, you can use the force pools (posted on the introduction page) to study the original strengths, qualities, and weapons of opposing units and get an idea of the strengths of weaknesses of various enemy divisions. These should be available in the next day or two.

Impressive Orders of Battle

Congratulations to both sides for organizing some impressive orders of battle. The armies are indeed HUGE and the cadre of officers reads like a Who's Who of the American Civil War. There is also a wide variety of units from multiple historical armies and theaters of war.

The basic order of battle has been posted for each army. It includes the names of Army, Corps, Division, and Brigade Commanders. It shows the structure of the divisions you will face (e.g. How many brigades? How many batteries? Are their sharpshooters attached directly to the division headquarters? Etc.)

What the basic orders of battle do not tell you are the details. How many regiments in the different brigades? Which regiments? What qualities and strengths? How well are they armed? How many guns in various batteries?  All in good time... Find the enemy. Fight him. Get more intelligence.

North Branch Campaign Simulation - Union Order of Battle (Basic)

ARMY OF THE SOUTH BRANCH, MAJOR GENERAL ULYSSES S. GRANT

I Corps, Major General George Thomas

Unassigned: Brigadier General Thomas Wood

1st Division, Brigadier General Jefferson Davis

• 1st Brigade, Brigadier General Alexander Hays
• 2nd Brigade, Brigadier General John Gibbon
• 3rd Brigade, Brigadier General Wesley Merritt
• Division Artillery: 3 Batteries

2nd Division, Major General John Palmer

• 1st Brigade, Colonel Newell Gleason
• 2nd Brigade, Colonel Joshua Chamberlain
• 3rd Brigade, Colonel William Humphrey
• 4th Brigade, Brigadier General Adolf Von Steinwehr
• Division Artillery: 2 Batteries

3rd Division, Major General Quincy Adams Gilmore

• 1st Brigade, Brigadier General Frank Wheaton
• 2nd Brigade, Brigadier General Orlando Poe
• 3rd Brigade, Brigadier General John Turchin
• Division Artillery: 2 Batteries

4th Division, Major General John Sedgwick

• 1st Brigade, Brigadier General Horatio Van Cleve
• 2nd Brigade, Brigadier General George Stoneman
• 3rd Brigade, Brigadier General Hugh T. Reid
• 4th Brigade, Brigadier General Speed S. Fry
• Division Artillery: 2 Batteries

V Corps, Major General Winfield Scott Hancock

Unassigned: Brigadier General David A. Russell

1st Division, Major General Benjamin M. Prentiss

• 1st Brigade, Brigadier General Daniel Butterfield
• 2nd Brigade, Brigadier General John Brannan
• 3rd Brigade, Brigadier General Joseph Carr
• Division Sharpshooters
• Division Artillery: 3 Batteries

2nd Division, Major General Abner Doubleday

• 1st Brigade: Brigadier General Andrew Humphreys
• 2nd Brigade: Brigadier General Solomon Meredith
• 3rd Brigade: Brigadier General James S. Wadsworth
• Division Artillery: 3 Batteries

3rd Division, Major General Thomas Crittenden

• 1st Brigade, Brigadier General Henry Baxter
• 2nd Brigade, Brigadier General George Andrews
• 3rd Brigade, Brigadier General Simon G. Griffin
• Division Artillery: 2 Batteries

4th Division, Major General William Rosecrans

• 1st Brigade, Brigadier General Albion P. Howe
• 2nd Brigade, Brigadier General John King
• 3rd Brigade, Brigadier General Frank S. Nickerson
• 4th Brigade, Brigadier General Alfred A. Torbert
• Division Artillery: 3 Batteries

VI Corps, Major General John Reynolds
Unassigned: Brigadier General Israel Vogdes

1st Division, Major General George Sykes

• 1st Brigade, Brigadier General Samuel Zook
• 2nd Brigade, Brigadier General Henry Whiting
• 3rd Brigade, Brigadier General Alexander Shaler
• Division Sharpshooters
• Division Artillery: 2 Batteries

2nd Division, Major General John Pope

• 1st Brigade, Brigadier General George Bayard
• 2nd Brigade, Brigadier General Robert Milroy
• 3rd Brigade, Brigadier General Horatio Wright
• Division Sharpshooters
• Division Artillery: 3 Batteries

3rd Division, Major General Joseph Reynolds

• 1st Brigade, Brigadier General Roman B. Ayres
• 2nd Brigade, Brigadier General Elon J. Farnsworth
• 3rd Brigade, Brigadier General John W. Geary
• 4th Brigade, Brigadier General Robert B. Potter
• Division Artillery: 2 Batteries

4th Division, Major General Philip Sheridan

• 1st Brigade, Brigadier General Hugh Ewing
• 2nd Brigade, Brigadier General Edward Ferrero
• 3rd Brigade, Brigadier General Joseph Mower
• Division Artillery: 3 Batteries

XII Corps, Major General Oliver Otis Howard
Unassigned: Brigadier General Conrad Feger Jackson

1st Division, Major General Fitz John Porter

• 1st Brigade, Brigadier General Richard Johnson
• 2nd Brigade, Brigadier General Adelbert Ames
• 3rd Brigade, Brigadier General Lysander Cutler
• 4th Brigade, Brigadier General William Carlin
• Division Sharpshooters
• Division Artillery: 1 Battery

2nd Division, Brigadier General Adolphus Wesley Williams

• 1st Brigade, Brigadier General Gouverneur K. Warren
• 2nd Brigade, Brigadier General Alexander S. Webb
• 3rd Brigade, Brigadier General Benjamin Christ
• Division Sharpshooters
• Division Artillery: 1 Battery

3rd Division, Brigadier General Christopher Auger

• 1st Brigade, Brigadier General Eugene Asa Carr
• 2nd Brigade, Brigadier General Samuel W. Crawford
• 3rd Brigade, Brigadier General John Cleveland Robinson
• Division Artillery: 2 Batteries

4th Division, Brigadier General Alfred Pleasonton

• 1st Brigade, Brigadier General Cuvier Grover
• 2nd Brigade, Brigadier General William Harrow
• 3rd Brigade, Brigadier General Thomas A. Rowley
• Division Artillery: 2 Batteries

Cavalry Corps, Major General James Birdseye McPherson

Unassigned: Brigadier General James D. Morgan

1st Division, Major General Lovell H. Rousseau

• 1st Brigade, Brigadier General Thomas Neill
• 2nd Brigade, Brigadier General Henry H. Lockwood
• 3rd Brigade, Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer
• 4th Brigade, Brigadier General John D. Stevenson
• Division Artillery: 1 Battery

2nd Division, Major General Nathaniel Banks

• 1st Brigade, Brigadier General Isaac F. Quinby
• 2nd Brigade, Brigadier General George F. McGinnis
• 3rd Brigade, Brigadier General Judson Kilpatrick
• 4th Brigade, Brigadier General Alexander Schimmelfennig
• Division Artillery: 1 Battery

3rd Division, Major General David B. Birney

• 1st Brigade, Brigadier General Samuel Sturgis
• 2nd Brigade, Brigadier General John Caldwell
• 3rd Brigade, Brigadier General William P. Benton
• Division Artillery: 1 Battery

4th Division, Major General William Tecumseh Sherman

• 1st Brigade, Brigadier General Absalom Baird
• 2nd Brigade, Brigadier General David McMurtrie Gregg
• 3rd Brigade, Brigadier General John McArthur
• Division Artillery: 1 Battery

North Branch Campaign Simulation - Confederate Order of Battle (Basic)

ARMY OF THE MOUNTAINS, GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE

I Corps, Lieutenant General Theophilus Holmes

Price's Division, Major General Sterling Price

• McRae's Brigade, Brigadier General Dandridge McRae
• Fagan's Brigade, Brigadier General James F. Fagan
• Churchill's Brigade, Brigadier General Thomas J. Churchill
• Parsons' Brigade, Brigadier General Mosby M. Parsons
• Bowens' Brigade, Brigadier General John S. Bowens
• Division Artillery: 4 Batteries

Hindman's Division, Major General Thomas Hindman

• Cleburne's Brigade, Brigadier General Patrick Cleburne
• Anderson's Brigade, Brigadier General Patton Anderson
• Wathall's Brigade, Brigadier General Edward Wathall
• Division Artillery: 3 Batteries

Smith's Division, Major General Martin Luther Smith

• McNair's Brigade, Brigadier General Evander McNair
• Beall's Brigade, Brigadier General William N. R. Beall
• Maxey's Brigade, Brigadier General Samuel B. Maxey
• Division Sharpshooters
• Division Artillery: 4 Batteries

Taliaferro's Division, Brigadier General William Booth Taliaferro

• Stewart's Brigade, Brigadier General Alexander P. Stewart
• Jordan's Brigade, Brigadier General Thomas Jordan
• Division Artillery: 3 Batteries

II Corps, Major General James Longstreet

Forney's Division, Major General John Forney

• Baldwin's Brigade, Brigadier General William E. Baldwin
• Semme's Brigade, Brigadier General Paul Semmes
• Division Artillery: 4 Batteries

Barksdale's Division, Brigadier General William Barksdale

• Stovall's Brigade, Brigadier General Marcellus Stovall
• Walker's Brigade, Brigadier General Steven Walker
• Heim's Brigade, Brigadier General Benjamin Heim
• Whitfield's Brigade, Brigadier General John Whitfield
• Division Artillery: 4 Batteries

Colquitt's Division, Brigadier General Alfred Colquitt

• Shoup's Brigade, Brigadier General Francis Shoup
• Armstrong's Brigade, Brigadier General Frank Armstrong
• Pettigrew's Brigade, Brigadier General James Pettigrew
• Division Artillery: 4 Batteries

Garnett's Division, Brigadier General Richard Garnett

• Preston Smith's Brigade, Brigadier General Preston Smith
• Posey's Brigade, Brigadier General Carnot Posey
• Scales' Brigade, Brigadier General Alfred M. Scales
• Division Artillery: 4 Batteries

III Corps, Lieutenant General Ambrose Powell Hill

Pickett's Division, Major General George E. Pickett

• Deas' Brigade, Brigadier General Zacharius Deas
• Daniel's Brigade, Brigadier General Junius Daniel
• Kershaw's Brigade, Brigadier General Joseph B. Kershaw
• Division Artillery: 2 Batteries

Rodes' Division, Major General Robert E. Rodes

• Archer's Brigade, Brigadier General James Archer
• Bate's Brigade, Brigadier General William Bate
• Liddell's Brigade, Brigadier General St. John Richardson Liddell
• Division Artillery: 4 Batteries

Pender's Division, Major General William D. Pender

• J. K. Jackson's Brigade, Brigadier General John K. Jackson
• Johnson's Brigade, Brigadier General Bushrod Rust Johnson
• W. H. Jackson's Brigade, Brigadier General William H. Jackson
• Division Artillery: 3 Batteries

Wheeler's Division, Major General Joseph Wheeler

• Hebert's Brigade, Brigadier General Louis Hebert
• Ripley's Brigade, Brigadier General Roswell Ripley
• Division Artillery: 2 Batteries

V Corps, Lieutenant General Richard Ewell

Gordon's Division, Brigadier General John Gordon

• Ashbell Smith's Brigade, Colonel Ashbel Smith
• Mill's Brigade, Colonel Roger Q. Mills
• Division Sharpshooters
• Division Artillery: 3 Batteries

Hood's Division, Major General John Bell Hood

• Laws' Brigade, Brigadier General Evander Law
• Wilcox's Brigade, Brigadier General Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox
• Division Sharpshooters
• Division Artillery: 4 Batteries

Cavalry Corps, Major General J. E. B. Stuart

Featherson's Division, Brigadier General Winfield Scott Featherson

• 1st Brigade, Colonel James Scott
• 2nd Brigade, Major Benjamin Elliott

Hampton's Division, Brigadier General Wade Hampton

• 1st Brigade, Colonel Archibald S. Dobbins
• 2nd Brigade, Major Dewitt Clinton Douglass

Forrest's Division, Brigadier General Nathan Bedford Forrest

• 1st Brigade, Colonel Amson W. Hobson
• 2nd Brigade, Colonel William Carter Wickham
• Division Artillery: 4 Batteries 

North Branch Command Simulation - Senior Commanders