The following Confederate States Army

Confederate States Army

The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...

 units and commanders fought in the Battle of Wilson's Creek

Battle of Wilson's Creek

The Battle of Wilson's Creek, also known as the Battle of Oak Hills, was fought on August 10, 1861, near Springfield, Missouri, between Union forces and the Missouri State Guard, early in the American Civil War. It was the first major battle of the war west of the Mississippi River and is sometimes...

 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...

, fought on August 10, 1861 near Springfield, Missouri

Springfield, Missouri

Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of...

. Though identified with the Confederates, the Missouri State Guard

Missouri State Guard

The Missouri State Guard was a state militia organized in the state of Missouri during the early days of the American Civil War. While not initially a formal part of the Confederate States Army, the State Guard fought alongside Confederate troops and, at times, under regular Confederate...

 were technically an independent army, as Missouri never effectively seceded, and were not folded into the Confederate Army of the West until March 17, 1862.

The Union order of battle

Wilson's Creek Union order of battle

The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Wilson's Creek of the American Civil War, fought on August 10, 1861 near Springfield, Missouri...

 is shown separately.

Military rank

• BG = Brigadier General
• 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

Western Army

BG Benjamin McCulloch

Brigade	Regiments and Others
Pearce’s Arkansas Militia    BG Nicholas Bartlett Pearce Nicholas Bartlett Pearce Nicholas Bartlett Pearce was a brigadier general in the Arkansas state militia during the American Civil War...	1st Arkansas Cavalry: Col De Rosey Carroll Carroll’s Cavalry: Cpt Charles Carroll 3rd Regiment, Arkansas State Troops 3rd Regiment, Arkansas State Troops The 3rd Infantry, Arkansas State Troops was an Arkansas State infantry regiment that served during the American Civil War. The regiment was designated as the 2nd Infantry, Arkansas State Troops, by the State Military Board, but it was named the 3rd Arkansas by Brigadier General Nicholas Bartlett... : Col John R. Gratiot 4th Regiment, Arkansas State Troops 4th Regiment, Arkansas State Troops -External links:* * * * -See also:* List of Arkansas Civil War Confederate units* Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State* Confederate Units by State* Arkansas in the American Civil War* Arkansas Militia in the Civil War... : Col J. D. Walker 5th Regiment, Arkansas State Troops 5th Regiment, Arkansas State Troops -External links:* * * * -See also:* List of Arkansas Civil War Confederate units* Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State* Confederate Units by State* Arkansas in the American Civil War* Arkansas Militia in the Civil War... : Col Thomas P. Dockery Woodruff’s Battery Pulaski Light Artillery The Pulaski Light Artillery was a Confederate Army artillery battery from Pulaski County, Arkansas, during the American Civil War... : Cpt W. E. Woodruff, Jr. Reid’s Battery: Cpt J. G. Reid
McCulloch’s Brigade    BG Benjamin McCulloch Benjamin McCulloch Benjamin McCulloch was a soldier in the Texas Revolution, a Texas Ranger, a U.S. marshal, and a brigadier general in the army of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.-Early life:...    Col James M. McIntosh James M. McIntosh James McQueen McIntosh was a career American soldier who served as a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War...	3rd Louisiana Infantry: Col Louis Hebert Louis Hébert (Confederate Army officer) Louis Hébert was an American educator, civil engineer, writer and soldier who became a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... 3rd Arkansas Infantry Battalion 15th (Northwest) Arkansas Infantry Regiment The 15th Arkansas Infantry Regiment was a Confederate Army infantry regiment during the American Civil War. The unit was originally formed as the 3rd Arkansas Infantry Battalion. After receiving the required 10 companies, the unit was redesignated as the 21st Arkansas Infantry Regiment... : Ltc Dandridge McRae Dandridge McRae Dandridge McRae was a lawyer, court official, and inspector general of Arkansas, as well as a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War... 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles was a Confederate Army cavalry regiment during the American Civil War. Of the Arkansas Confederate units formed during the war, only the 3rd Arkansas saw more combat action than the 1st Mounted Rifles.-Formation:... : Col Thomas J. Churchill 2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles 2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles The 2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles was a Confederate Army infantry regiment that served during the American Civil War. Raised in 1861, the regiment consisted of nine companies, which were drawn from various counties in Arkansas... : Col James M. McIntosh James M. McIntosh James McQueen McIntosh was a career American soldier who served as a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War... , Ltc Benjamin T. Embry South Kansas-Texas Mounted Regiment (3rd Texas Cavalry): Col Elkanah Greer Elkanah Greer Elkanah Brackin Greer was an antebellum cotton planter, merchant, and then a general in the Confederate States Army who served in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.-Biography:...

Missouri State Guard

MG Sterling Price

Sterling Price

Sterling Price was a lawyer, planter, and politician from the U.S. state of Missouri, who served as the 11th Governor of the state from 1853 to 1857. He also served as a United States Army brigadier general during the Mexican-American War, and a Confederate Army major general in the American Civil...

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Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Second Division      BG James S. Rains James S. Rains James Spencer Rains was a brigadier general of the Missouri State Guard during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...	Infantry Brigade    Col Richard Hanson Weightman Richard Hanson Weightman Richard Hanson Weightman was an antebellum delegate to the United States Congress from the Territory of New Mexico...	1st Missouri State Guard Infantry 2nd Missouri State Guard Infantry 3rd Missouri State Guard Infantry 4th Missouri State Guard Infantry
	Cavalry Brigade    Col James Cawthorn	Peyton’s Cavalry McCowen’s Cavalry Hunter’s Cavalry
	Artillery	Bledsoe’s Battery: Cpt Hiram Bledsoe
Third Division      BG John Bullock Clark, Jr. John Bullock Clark, Jr. John Bullock Clark, Jr. was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum five-term U.S. Congressman from Missouri.-Biography:...	commanded directly	Burbridge’s Infantry: Col John Q. Burbridge Major’s Cavalry: Ltc James P. Major
Fourth Division      BG William Y. Slack William Y. Slack William Yarnel Slack was a Missouri lawyer, politician, and general in the Missouri State Guard during the American Civil War...	commanded directly	Hughes’ Infantry: Col John T. Hughes Thornton’s Infantry: Maj C. C. Thornton Rives’ Cavalry: Col Benjamin A. Rives
Sixth Division      BG Mosby M. Parsons	commanded directly	Kelly’s Infantry: Col Joseph M. Kelly Brown’s Cavalry: Col Ben Browne Guibor’s Battery: Cpt Henry Guibor Henry Guibor Henry Guibor was a Confederate artillery captain in the American Civil War.Guibor hailed from St. Louis, Missouri, and served in the U.S.-Mexican War....
Seventh Division      BG James H. McBride James H. McBride James Haggin McBride was an American businessman, lawyer, banker, judge, legislator, and soldier. He served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, dying in the conflict from pneumonia in 1864.-Early life and career:...	commanded directly	Wingo’s Infantry: Col Edmund T. Wingo Foster’s Infantry: Col John A. Foster Campbell’s Cavalry: Cpt Campbell