Monocacy Union order of battle

The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Monocacy of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is shown separately.

Abbreviations used

Military rank

Other

VIII Corps (detachment)

MG Lewis Wallace

Brigade Regiment or other
First Brigade


   BG Erastus B. Tyler

Cavalry


   Ltc David R. Clendenin

  • 8th Illinois Cavalry: Ltc David R. Clendenin
  • 159th Ohio Infantry (detachment; mounted): Cpt Edward H. Leib
  • Detachment Mixed Cavalry: Maj Charles H. Wells
  • Loudoun Virginia Rangers

VI Corps (detachment)

Division Brigade Regiments and other

Third Division
   BG James B. Ricketts

First Brigade


   Col William S. Truex (w)
   Col William Emerson

Second Brigade


   Col Matthew R. McClennan

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References

  • Leepson, Marc. Desperate Engagement: How a Little-Known Civil War Battle Saved Washington, D.C., and Changed the Course of American History (New York: Thomas Dunne Books), 2007. ISBN 0-3123-6364-8
  • Monacacy National Battlefield website
  • Composition and losses of the Union Forces at the Battle of Monocacy. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. United States War Department. Volume XXXVII, Chapter 49, pp. 201–203
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