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 |
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1st US Infantry Company B - Company C - Company D - |
Sturgis, Plummer | 300 |
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2nd Kansas Mtd Infantry Company I - Kansas Rangers |
Sturgis, Wood | 350 |
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1st US Cavalry Company D |
Sturgis, Canfield | ^ |
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2nd US Light Artillery Battery F |
Sturgis, Totten | 84 |
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2nd US Infantry Company B Company E |
Sturgis, Steele | 275 |
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Company of General Service Recruits | Lothrop |
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Company of Mounted Rifle Recruits | Morine |
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DuBois Battery | Andrews, Du Bois | 66 |
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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 |
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2nd Missouri Infantry (2 companies) Company A Rifles Company B Rifles |
Sturgis, Osterhaus | 150 |
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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 | Roster | ||||
Phelps Home Guard | 200 |
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Sigel's force | ||||||
3rd Missouri Infantry | Albert | 990 |
Roster | |||
5th Missouri Infantry | Salamon | ^ |
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Co I, 1st US Cavalry | Carr | 60 |
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Co C, 2nd US Dragoons | Farrand | 65 |
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Backoff's MO Artillery | Schaefer, Schuetzenbach | 85 |
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Southern Forces | ||||||
CSA under McCulloch |
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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 |
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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 |
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3rd Arkansas Infantry Battalion Company A - Company B - Company C - Company D - |
McRae | 220 |
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Reif's AR Mounted Company | (Escort for McCulloch) | Roster | ||||
Arkansas State Troops |
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1st Regiment Arkansas Cavalry Company A - Pope Walker Guards Company B - Sebastian County Cavalry |
Carroll | 350 |
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Carroll's Co Cavalry | Carroll | 40 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Pulaski Light Artillery | Woodruff | 71 |
Roster | |||
Reid's Battery | Reid | 73 |
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MSG troops under Price | ||||||
1st Brigade | Rains, Weightman MSG 8th Division |
1316 |
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2nd Brigade | Rains, Cawthorne MSG 8th Division |
1210 |
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Kelly's Infantry | Parsons, Kelly MSG 6th Division |
142 |
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Brown's Cavalry | Parsons, Brown MSG 6th Division |
320 |
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Guibor's Battery | Parsons, Guibor MSG 6th Division |
61 |
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Burbridge's Infantry Company A - Callaway Guards Company B - Company C - Company D - Company E - |
Clark, Burbridge MSG 3rd Division |
270 |
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Major's Cavalry | Clark, Major MSG 3rd Division |
273 |
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Hughes Infantry | Slack, Hughes MSG 4th Division |
650 |
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Thornton's Infantry | Slack, Thornton MSG 4th Division |
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Rives Cavalry | Slack, Rives MSG 4th Division |
284 |
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Wingo's Infantry | McBride, Wingo MSG 7th Division |
605 |
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Foster's Infantry | McBride, Foster MSG 7th Division |
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Campbell's Cavalry | McBride, Campbell MSG 7th Division |
40 |
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