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- Abbreviations used Military rank Other
- Army of the West
- Notes
- References
The following Union Army units[1] 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 usedMilitary rank- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = Lieutenant
- 2Lt = 2nd Lieutenant
Other
Army of the WestBG Nathaniel Lyon (k) Maj Samuel D. SturgisStaff- Asst. Inspector General: BG Thomas W. Sweeny
- Chief of Staff: Maj. John M. Schofield
Brigade | Regiments and Others | First Brigade
Maj Samuel D. Sturgis - 2nd Missouri Infantry (two companies): Maj Peter J. Osterhaus
- 1st U.S. Infantry (4 companies): Cpt Joseph B. Plummer (w), Cpt Arch Houston
- Company I, 2nd Kansas Infantry (mounted): Cpt Samuel N. Wood
- Company D, 1st U.S. Cavalry: Lt Charles W. Canfield
- 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: Lt Charles E. Farrand
- Backof’s Battery, Missouri Light Artillery: Lt Edward Schuetzenbach, Lt Frederick Schaefer
| Third Brigade
Ltc George L. Andrews - 1st Missouri Infantry: Ltc George L. Andrews (w), Cpt Theodore Yates
- 2nd U.S. Infantry (4 companies): Maj Frederick Steele
- Du Bois’ Battery: Lt John V. Du Bois
| Fourth Brigade
Col George Deitzler - 1st Iowa Infantry: Col John F. Bates
- 1st Kansas Infantry: Col George Deitzler
- 2nd Kansas Infantry: Col Robert B. Mitchell (w), Ltc Charles W. Blair
- 13th Illinois Infantry (21 man detachment): Lt James Beardsley
- Home Guards: Cpt Clark Wright
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Notes1. ^Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign.
References- NPS Order of Battle
- Brooksher, William Riley. Bloody Hill: The Civil War Battle of Wilson’s Creek. Washington: Brassey’s, 1995.
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