The Tullahoma Campaign
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Jump to navigationJump to searchThe Tullahoma Campaign was a series of maneuvers in Virginia from June 24-July 7, 1863.
- NOTE: Not all counties have been registered for this operation
- Also referred to as:
- The Middle Tennessee Campaign
- (Dix's) Peninsula Campaign
Sub-Operations
- Hoover's Gap
- Liberty Gap
- June 26, 1863 -
Action at Hanover Court House, Virginia
Union Troops
- The Union Army of the Cumberland, commanded by Rosecrans, began campaigning with 50-60,000 men,[1] composed of the following major organizations:[2]
- XIV Corps, commanded by Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas, 26,058 present for duty with division commanders Maj. Gen. Lovell H. Rousseau, Maj. Gen. James S. Negley, Brig. Gen. John M. Brannan, and Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Reynolds.
- XX Corps, commanded by Maj. Gen. Alexander McD. McCook, 16,047 present with division commanders Brig. Gen. Jefferson C. Davis, Brig. Gen. Richard W. Johnson, and Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan.
- XXI Corps, commanded by Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Crittenden, 17,023 present with division commanders Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Wood, Maj. Gen. John M. Palmer, and Brig. Gen. Horatio P. Van Cleve.
- Reserve Corps, commanded by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, 20,615 present with division commanders Brig. Gen. Absalom Baird, Brig. Gen. James D. Morgan, and Brig. Gen. Robert S. Granger.
- Cavalry Corps, commanded by Maj. Gen. David S. Stanley, 12,281 present with division commanders Brig. Gen. Robert B. Mitchell, and Brig. Gen. John B. Turchin.
- CONNECTICUT--8th, 11th, 15th and 16th Infantry. DELAWARE--4th Infantry. ILLINOIS--12th Cavalry (Detachment). INDIANA--13th Infantry. MASSACHUSETTS--2d Cavalry (Battalion); 7th Battery Light Arty.; 40th Infantry. MICHIGAN--26th Infantry. NEW HAMPSHIRE--10th and 13th Infantry. NEW YORK--2d (Battalion), and 6th (3d Battalion) Cavalry; Battery "H," 1st Light Arty.; 8th and 16th Indpt. Batteries Light Arty.; 1st Battalion S. S; 3d, 89th, 99th, 103d, 112th, 117th, 118th, 127th, 130th, 139th, 141st, 142d, 143d, 144th, 152d, 155th, 164th, 168th, 169th, 170th and 182d Infantry PENNSYLVANIA--5th and 11th Cavalry; Batteries "E" and "H," 1st Light Arty.; 165th, 166th, 167th, 169th, 172d, 178th, and 179th Infantry. RHODE ISLAND--4th Infantry. VERMONT 9th Infantry. WISCONSIN--2d Battery Light Arty.; 19th Infantry. UNITED STATES-Batteries "A" and "M," 5th Arty
Confederate Troops
The Confederate Army of Tennessee, commanded by Bragg, with about 45,000 men,[3] was composed of the following major organizations:
- Polk's Corps, commanded by Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk, 14,260 effective total present.[4]
- Hardee's Corps, commanded by Lt. Gen. William J. Hardee, 14,949 effective total present.[4]
- Wheeler's Cavalry Corps, commanded by Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler, 8967 effective total present.[4]
- Forrest's Cavalry Division, commanded by Brig. Gen. Nathan B. Forrest, 4107 effective total present.[4]
Casualties
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Notes
- ↑ Strength figures vary widely in different accounts. Hallock, p. 15: 82,000; Eicher, p. 496: 56,000; Esposito, map 108: 64,000; Korn, p. 21: 70,000; Lamers, p. 275: 50,017.
- ↑ Commanders and corps "present for duty" figures from the Official Records, Series I, Vol. XXIII, Part 1, pages 410-17.
- ↑ Strength figures vary in different accounts. Hallock, p. 15: 55,000; Connelly, p. 116: 38,000 effectives; Eicher, p. 496: 44,000; Esposito, map 108: 44,000; Korn, p. 21: 40,000; Lamers, p. 275: 46,665; Official Records, Series I, Vol. XXIII, Part 1, page 585: 43,089 "effective total present".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Official Records, Series I, Vol. XXIII, Part 1, page 585.
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 640, 884, 890, 919)
- Wikipedia - Tullahoma Campaign
Categories:
- Operations in the War of the Rebellion
- Operations in Virginia
- Operations in Hanover County, Virginia
- Operations in an Unknown County, Virginia
- Campaigns in the War of the Rebellion
- Campaigns in Virginia
- Campaigns in Hanover County, Virginia
- Campaigns in an Unknown County, Virginia
- Operations in 1863
- Operations on June 24, 1863
- Operations on June 25, 1863
- Operations on June 26, 1863
- Operations on June 27, 1863
- Operations on June 28, 1863
- Operations on June 29, 1863
- Operations on June 30, 1863
- Operations on July 1, 1863
- Operations on July 2, 1863
- Operations on July 3, 1863
- Operations on July 4, 1863
- Operations on July 5, 1863
- Operations on July 6, 1863
- Operations on July 7, 1863
- Source: ACWR 640
- Source: ACWR 884
- Source: ACWR 890
- Source: ACWR 919