There are no exact figures or records for Wilson's Creek unit size's. These are best estimates adopted by National Park Service as published in "The Battle of Wilson's Creek" by Edwin C Bearss, (with minor changes)

   Union Forces under Lyon Commanding Officers Total Roster

1st US Infantry  
Company B -
Company C -
Company D -
Sturgis, Plummer

300

2nd Kansas Mtd Infantry
Company I - Kansas Rangers
Sturgis, Wood

350

1st US Cavalry
Company D
Sturgis, Canfield

^

2nd US Light Artillery
Battery F
Sturgis, Totten

84

2nd US Infantry
Company B
Company E
Sturgis, Steele

275

Company of General Service Recruits

Lothrop

^

Company of Mounted Rifle Recruits

Morine

^

DuBois Battery Andrews, Du Bois

66

1st Kansas Infantry
Company A - Elwood Guards
Company B - Wyandotte Volunteers
Company C - Phoenix Guards
Company D - Oread (Stubbs) Guard
Company E - Leavenworth Light Infantry
Company F - Scott's Guards
Company G - Leavenworth Fencibles
Company H - Shield's Guards
Company I - Steuben Guards
Company K - All Hazard Boys
Deitzler

800

Roster
2nd Kansas Infantry
Company A -
Company B -
Company C -
Company D -
Company E -
Company F -
Company G - Leavenworth Union Guards
Company H - Emporia Union Guards
Company K -
Deitzler, Mitchell

600

Roster
1st Missouri Infantry Andrews

775

 
2nd Missouri Infantry (2 companies)
Company A Rifles
Company B Rifles
Sturgis, Osterhaus

150

1st Iowa Infantry
Company A - Muscatine Grays
Company B - Muscatine Volunteers
Company C - Washington Guards
Company D - Burlington Rifles
Company E - Burlington Zouaves
Company F- Mt Pleasant Grays
Company G - German Volunteers
Company H - Wilson Guards
Company I - Governor's Grays
Company K - Linn County Volunteers
Deitzler, Merritt

800

Roster
Phelps Home Guard

200

Sigel's force
3rd Missouri Infantry Albert

990

Roster
5th Missouri Infantry Salamon

^

Co I, 1st US Cavalry Carr

60

Co C, 2nd US Dragoons Farrand

65

Backoff's MO Artillery Schaefer, Schuetzenbach

85

Southern Forces

CSA under McCulloch

3rd Louisiana Infantry
Company A - Iberville Grays
Company B - Morehouse Guards
Company C - Winn Rifles
Company D - Pelican Rangers #2
Company E - Morehouse Fencibles
Company F - Shreveport Rangers
Company G - Pelican Rangers #1
Company H - Monticello Rifles
Company I - Caldwell Guards
Company K - Pelican Rifles
Hebert

700

Roster
1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles
Company A - Chicot Rangers
Company B -
Company C -
Company D -
Company E -
Company F - Pulaski Lancers
Company G - Napolean Rifles
Company H -
Company I - McCulloch Rangers
Churchill

600

2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles
Company A - Booneville Rangers
Company B - Galla Rangers
Company C -
Company D -
Company E -
Company F -
Company G - Sevier Rifles
Company H - Hempstead Cavalry
Company I -
Company K -
Capt Flanigan's Company
Miller's Company
McIntosh

400

Roster
South Kansas-Texas Mtd Regiment Greer

800

3rd Arkansas Infantry Battalion
Company A -
Company B -
Company C -
Company D -
McRae

220

Reif's AR Mounted Company (Escort for McCulloch) Roster

Arkansas State Troops
under Pearce

1st Regiment Arkansas Cavalry
Company A - Pope Walker Guards
Company B - Sebastian County Cavalry
Carroll

350

Carroll's Co Cavalry Carroll

40

3rd Arkansas State Infantry Regiment
Company A - Fort Smith Rifles
Company B - Hempstead Rifles
Company C -
Company D -
Company E -
Company F - formerly Crawford Artillery
Company G - Frontier Guards
Gratiot

500

4th Arkansas State Infantry Regiment
Company A - Calhoun Escopets
Company B - Hempstead Hornets
Company C - Caddo Rifles
Company D - Bright Star Rifles
Company E - Confederate Guards
Company F - Montgomery Hunters
Company G - Pike County Blues
Company H - Polk County Invincibles
Walker

550

5th Arkansas State Infantry Regiment
Company A -
Company B - Invincible Guards
Company C -
Company D -
Company E - Dowd's Company
Company F - Davis Blues
Company G -
Company H - Sevier County Stars
Dockery

650

Pulaski Light Artillery Woodruff

71

Roster
Reid's Battery Reid

73

MSG troops under Price

Officers and Staff

1st Brigade Rains, Weightman
MSG 8th Division

1316

2nd Brigade Rains, Cawthorne
MSG 8th Division

1210

Kelly's Infantry Parsons, Kelly
MSG 6th Division

142

Brown's Cavalry Parsons, Brown
MSG 6th Division

320

Guibor's Battery Parsons, Guibor
MSG 6th Division

61

Burbridge's Infantry
Company A - Callaway Guards
Company B -
Company C -
Company D -
Company E -
Clark, Burbridge
MSG 3rd Division

270

Major's Cavalry Clark, Major
MSG 3rd Division

273

Hughes Infantry Slack, Hughes
MSG 4th Division

650

Thornton's Infantry Slack, Thornton
MSG 4th Division

^

Rives Cavalry Slack, Rives
MSG 4th Division

284

Wingo's Infantry McBride, Wingo
MSG 7th Division

605

Foster's Infantry McBride, Foster
MSG 7th Division

^

Campbell's Cavalry McBride, Campbell
MSG 7th Division

40

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