Battle of Belmont order of battle: Confederate

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

Abbreviations used

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Military Rank

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Confederate Forces

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First Division, Western Department

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MG Leonidas Polk

Brigade Regiments and Other
Camp of Observation, Belmont

   Col James Camp Tappan

Reinforcements brought by BG Pillow

   BG Gideon Johnson Pillow

Units dispatched to BG Pillow
Cavalry
  • Logwood's Tennessee Battalion: Ltc Thomas H. Logwood
Steamers
  • Charm: Captain William L. Trask
  • Harry W. R. Hill: Captain Tom H. Newel
  • Ingomar: Captain Joe D. Clark
  • Kentucky: Captain Billy Priest
  • Prince: Captain B. J. Butler
Artillery
   [fired from Kentucky shore]
  • Bankhead's Tennessee Battery: Cpt Smith P. Bankhead
  • Hamilton's Tennessee Battery: Cpt S. D. H. Hamilton
  • Jackson's Light Battery: Lt William W. Carnes
  • Pointe Coupee Battery: Cpt Richard A. Stewart
  • Smith's Mississippi Light Battery: Cpt Melancthon Smith
  • Stewart's Heavy Battery: Maj Alexander P. Stewart

Units in reserve or near Columbus

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Units Regiments and Others
Infantry
Artillery
  • Hudson's Mississippi Battery: Cpt Clement L. Hudson
  • Polk's Light Battery: Cpt Marshall T. Polk
  • Williams' Tennessee Battery: Lt Thomas F. Tobin

See also

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References

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  • Hughes, Nathaniel Cheairs. The Battle of Belmont: Grant Strikes South (Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press), 1991. ISBN 0-8078-1968-9
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