Battle of Iuka order of battle
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The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Iuka of the American Civil War. Order of battle compiled from the army organization, return of casualties and reports.
Abbreviations used
Military rank
MG = Major General
BG = Brigadier General
Col = Colonel
Other
k = killed
w = wounded
Union
Army of the Mississippi
MG William S. Rosecrans
Confederate
Army of the West
MG Sterling Price
Notes
References
U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901.
Cozzens, Peter. The Darkest Days of the War: The Battles of Iuka and Corinth. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1997.
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