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Combatants at Pilot Knob

Confederate Major-General Sterling Price (Library of Congress) Federal Brigadier-General Thomas Ewing, Jr. (National Archives)


Confederate - The Army of Missouri [34]


commanded by Major-General Sterling Price
Confederate Major-General James F. Fagan Confederate Major-General John S. Marmaduke (Library of Congress) Confederate Brigadier-General Jo Shelby

  • Fagan's Division commanded by Major-General James F. Fagan
    • Cabell's Brigade commanded by Brigadier-General William L. Cabel
    • Dobbin's Brigade commanded by Colonel Archibald S. Dobbin
    • Slemons' Brigade commanded by Colonel William F. Slemons
    • McCray's Brigade commanded by Colonel Thomsa H. Cabel
    • There were also two unattached regiment and one unattached battalion.
  • Marmaduke's Division commanded by Major-General John S. Marmaduke
    • Marmaduke's Brigade commanded by Brigadier-General John B. Clark, Jr.
    • Freeman's Brigade commanded by Colonel Thomas R. Freeman
    • There was also one unattached regiment.
  • Shelby's Division commanded by Brigadier-General Jo Shelby
    • Shelby's Iron Brigade commanded by Colonel David Shanks
    • Jackman's Brigade commanded by Colonel Sidney D. Jackman
    • Tyler's Brigade commanded by Colonel Charles H. Tyler
    • There was also one unattached regiment.

Federal - Ewing's Detachment [35]


commanded by Brigadier-General Thomas Ewing, Jr.
Federal Colonel Thomas C. Fletcher (Wilson's Creek National Battlefield) Federal Major James Wilson (Peterson, 1906)

  • 47th Missouri Infantry Regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas C. Fletcher
  • Third Missouri State Militia Cavalry Regiment commanded by Major James Wilson
  • 14th Iowa Infantry Regiment commanded by Captain William J. Campbell
  • Company F, 50th Missouri Infantry Regiment commanded by Captain Robert Lindsay
  • Company G, First Missouri State Militia Infantry Regiment commanded by Lieutenant John Fessler
  • Company L, Second Missouri State Militia Cavalry Regiment commanded by Lieutenant J. A. Rice
  • Battery H, Second Missouri Light Artillery commanded by Captain William C. F. Montgomery
  • A number of civilians participated in the defense of Fort Davidson


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