The following Union Army

Union Army

The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...

 units and commanders fought in the Battle of Mine Creek

Battle of Mine Creek

The Battle of Mine Creek, also known as the Battle of the Osage, was a battle that occurred on October 25, 1864 in Kansas as part of Price's Raid during the American Civil War...

 of the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

. The Confederate order of battle

Mine Creek Confederate order of battle

The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Mine Creek of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately.-Military rank:* MG = Major General* BG = Brigadier General* Col = Colonel...

 is listed separately.

Command Disputes

By order of MG James G. Blunt (General Field Orders No. 2) the militia regiments of William H. M. Fishbeck, Brigadier General of Militia, were placed under the command of Charles W. Blair, Colonel of Volunteers; Fishbeck was infuriated that his command had been subordinated to a volunteer officer. Because Kansas law stated that militia should be kept under the command of militia officers, Fishbeck disregarded Blunt's order. Blunt had Fishbeck arrested and held until released by order of MG Samuel Curtis. Upon his release, Fishbeck resumed command of the Kansas Militia regiments, with orders to obey directives that came from MG Blunt. This rather cumbersome arrangement had BG Fishbeck in direct command of the militia units attached to the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, and Col Charles Blair in overall command of the brigade. Howard N. Monnett describes the arrangement as a "brigade within a brigade". Blair and Fishbeck led the militia into action at Westport (accompanied onto the field by MG George W. Dietzler), and then in the subsequent pursuit of Price until MG Curtis ordered the militia to return home.

Military rank

• MG = Major General
  Major general (United States)
  In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a two-star general-officer rank, with the pay grade of O-8. Major general ranks above brigadier general and below lieutenant general...
  
  
• BG = Brigadier General
  Brigadier general (United States)
  A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed...
  
  
• Col = Colonel
  Colonel (United States)
  In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general...
  
  
• Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
  Lieutenant Colonel (United States)
  In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of commander in the other uniformed services.The pay...
  
  
• Maj = Major
  Major (United States)
  In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, major is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel...
  
  
• Cpt = Captain
• Lt = 1st Lieutenant
• 2Lt = 2nd Lieutenant

Army of the Border

MG Samuel Ryan Curtis

Samuel Curtis

Samuel Ryan Curtis was an American military officer, and one of the first Republicans elected to Congress. He was most famous for his role as a Union Army general the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War.-Biography:Born near Champlain, New York, Curtis graduated from the United...

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• 2nd Kansas Cavalry
  2nd Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
  The 2nd Kansas Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 2nd Kansas Cavalry was organized at Kansas City, Kansas beginning on November 8, 1861 but its designation was changed to 9th Kansas Infantry on February 4, 1862....
  
   (battalion): Maj Henry Hopkins
• Company G, 11th Kansas Cavalry
  11th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
  The 11th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 11th Kansas Cavalry was organized at Kansas City, Kansas in late April 1863 from the 11th Kansas Infantry, which ceased to exist...
  
  : Cpt C. L. Gove
• Company H, 15th Kansas Cavalry
  15th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
  The 15th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 15th Kansas Cavalry was organized at Leavenworth, Kansas on October 17, 1863. It mustered in for three years under the command of Colonel Charles R...
  
  
• Mountain howitzer battery: Lt Edward Gill

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
First Provisional Cavalry Division      MG James G. Blunt James G. Blunt James Gillpatrick Blunt was a physician and abolitionist who rose to Union major general during the American Civil War.-Early life & career:... Escort: Company E, 14th Kansas Cavalry 14th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry The 14th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 14th Kansas Cavalry was organized at Fort Scott and Leavenworth, Kansas in April 1863 as a battalion serving as escort for Major General James G. Blunt... : 2Lt William B. Clark	1st Brigade    Col Charles R. Jennison Charles R. Jennison Charles R. Jennison also known as "Doc" Jennison was a hero of the anti-slavery faction during the Bleeding Kansas Affair and became even more famous as a Union colonel and as leader of Redlegs during the American Civil War.-Early life and Bleeding Kansas:Charles R. Jennison was born on June 6,...	15th Kansas Cavalry 15th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry The 15th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 15th Kansas Cavalry was organized at Leavenworth, Kansas on October 17, 1863. It mustered in for three years under the command of Colonel Charles R... : Ltc George H. Hoyt 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry (5 companies): Lt James B. Pond Foster's Battalion, Provisional Enrolled Missouri Militia: Cpt George S. Grover Mountain howitzer battery (5 12-pdr): 2Lt Henry L. Barker
	2nd Brigade    Col Thomas Moonlight Thomas Moonlight Thomas Moonlight was a United States politician and general.-Birth:Thomas was baptised on 30 September 1833 in St Vigeans, Angus, Scotland with birth record number 319/0040 0169...	11th Kansas Militia Infantry 11th Regiment Kansas Militia Infantry The 11th Kansas Militia Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 11th Kansas Militia Infantry was called into service on October 9, 1864. It was disbanded on October 29, 1864.... : Col A. J. Mitchell Companies L & M, 5th Kansas Cavalry 5th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry The 5th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 5th Kansas Cavalry was organized at Leavenworth, Kansas from July 12, 1861 through January 22, 1862. Companies L and M were organized April through July 1862. ... 11th Kansas Cavalry 11th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry The 11th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 11th Kansas Cavalry was organized at Kansas City, Kansas in late April 1863 from the 11th Kansas Infantry, which ceased to exist...  (9 companies): Ltc Preston B. Plumb Companies A & D, 16th Kansas Cavalry 16th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry The 16th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 16th Kansas Cavalry was organized at Leavenworth, Kansas from November 1863 through May 1864. It mustered in for three years under the command of Colonel... Mountain howitzer battery (4 12-pdr) [manned by Company E, 11th Kansas Cavalry]
	3rd Brigade [Kansas State Militia Division]    Col Charles W. Blair Charles W. Blair Charles White Blair was a lawyer, and Union Army officer who served in three different regiments during the American Civil War. He fought primarily in the Trans-Mississippi Theater and was notable during Price's Missouri Raid.-Early career:...    BG William H. M. Fishbeck	6th Kansas Militia Infantry 6th Regiment Kansas Militia Infantry The 6th Kansas Militia Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 6th Kansas Militia Infantry was called into service on October 9, 1864. The regiment was commanded by Colonel James Montgomery after the arrest of the regiment's first... : Col James Montgomery James Montgomery (colonel) James Montgomery was a Jayhawker during the Bleeding Kansas Affair and a controversial Union colonel during the American Civil War... Eves' Battalion Kansas Militia Cavalry: Ltc George Eves 2nd Kansas Light Artillery 2nd Independent Battery Kansas Light Artillery 2nd Independent Battery Kansas Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized at Fort Scott, Kansas and mustered in September 10, 1862 for a three years under the command of Captain Charles White Blair.The... , Right Section: Lt Daniel C. Knowles 9th Wisconsin Battery 9th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery The 9th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was often referred to as "Lyons' Pinery Battery".-Service:... : Cpt James H. Dodge
	4th Brigade    Col James Hobart Ford James Hobart Ford James Hobart Ford was a Union general during the American Civil War, notable for his contributions in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the war.-Early life:...	2nd Colorado Cavalry 2nd Colorado Cavalry The 2nd Regiment Colorado Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 2nd Colorado Cavalry was organized at St... : Maj J. H. Pritchard 16th Kansas Cavalry 16th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry The 16th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 16th Kansas Cavalry was organized at Leavenworth, Kansas from November 1863 through May 1864. It mustered in for three years under the command of Colonel...  (detachment) McLain's Independent Colorado Battery McLain's Independent Battery Colorado Light Artillery McLain's Independent Battery Colorado Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was sometimes misspelled as "McLane's Battery".-Service:...  (6 guns): Cpt W. D. McLain

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Second Division      MG Alfred Pleasonton Alfred Pleasonton Alfred Pleasonton was a United States Army officer and General of Union cavalry during the American Civil War. He commanded the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac during the Gettysburg Campaign, including the largest predominantly cavalry battle of the war, Brandy Station... Escort: Company A, 11th Kansas Cavalry: Cpt Henry E. Palmer	1st Brigade    Col John Finis Philips John Finis Philips John Finis Philips was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born in Thralls Prairie, Missouri, Philips attended the common schools, the University of Missouri, and was graduated from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, in 1855.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced...	1st Missouri State Militia: Ltc Bazel F. Lazear 4th Missouri State Militia: Maj George W. Kelly 7th Missouri State Militia: Ltc Thomas Theodore Crittenden Thomas Theodore Crittenden Thomas Theodore Crittenden was a United States colonel during the American Civil War, and served as the 24th Governor of Missouri from 1881 to 1885.-Early life and education:...
	2nd Brigade    BG John McNeil John McNeil John McNeil was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was most noted for his role in the Palmyra Massacre and other acts of alleged brutality.-Early life and career:...	17th Illinois Cavalry: Col John Lourie Beveridge John Lourie Beveridge John Lourie Beveridge was the 16th Governor of Illinois, serving from 1873 to 1877.- References :... 7th Kansas Cavalry 7th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry The 7th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:... : Maj Francis M. Malone 2nd Missouri Cavalry: Cpt George M. Houston 13th Missouri Cavalry: Col Edwin C. Catherwood 3rd Missouri State Militia: Ltc Henry M. Matthews 5th Missouri State Militia: Ltc Joseph A. Eppstein 9th Missouri State Militia: Ltc Daniel M. Draper Battery B, 2nd Missouri Light Artillery Mountain howitzer battery (4 12-pdr)
	3rd Brigade    BG John Benjamin Sanborn John B. Sanborn John Benjamin Sanborn was a lawyer, politician, and soldier from the state of New Hampshire who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War...	2nd Arkansas Cavalry: Col John Elisha Phelps John E. Phelps John Elisha Phelps was a Union officer during the American Civil War who was promoted to brevet brigadier general of volunteers on March 13, 1865. The former Springfield, Missouri-born grocer and cattle trader started his military career as a secret agent for Nathaniel Lyon in 1861. He was... 6th Missouri State Militia: Maj William Plumb 8th Missouri State Militia: Col Joseph J. Gravely 6th Provisional Enrolled Missouri Militia: Col John F. McMahan 7th Provisional Enrolled Missouri Militia: Maj W. B. Mitchell Battery H, 2nd Missouri Light Artillery: Cpt William C. F. Montgomery Battery L, 2nd Missouri Light Artillery: Cpt Charles H. Thurber
	4th Brigade    Ltc Frederick William Benteen	7th Indiana Cavalry: Maj S. W. Simonson 3rd Iowa Cavalry: Maj Benjamin S. Jones 4th Iowa Cavalry 4th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry The 4th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 4th Iowa Cavalry was organized at Camp Harlan in Mount Pleasant, Iowa beginning in September 1861, and mustered in for three years service under the command of... : Maj Abial R. Pierce 4th Missouri Cavalry 4th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry The 4th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 4th Missouri Cavalry was organized in February 1862 and mustered in for three years by consolidation of the Fremont Hussars and three companies of the Hollan Horse. ...  (detachment): Cpt Charles D. Knispel [command combined with the 7th Indiana Cavalry] 10th Missouri Cavalry 10th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry The 10th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 10th Missouri Cavalry was organized at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis, Missouri in October 1862 and mustered in for three years. It was organized from the 28th... : Maj William H. Lusk

External links

• Artist Rendition of Battle
• Mine Creek Battlefield State Historic Site