Olustee Union order of battle

The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Olustee of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.

Military Rank Abbreviations Used

Brigade	Regiments, battalions and batteries
Barton's Brigade Col William B. Barton	47th New York: Col Henry Moore - 40 killed, 13 died of wounds, 184 wounded and 76 missing 48th New York: Maj William B. Coan - 31 killed, 10 died of wounds, 144 wounded and 22 missing 115th New York: Col Simeon Sammon - 42 killed, 20 died of wounds, 188 wounded and 46 missing^[1]
Hawley's Brigade Col Joseph R. Hawley	7th Connecticut: Cpt Benjamin F. Skinner 7th New Hampshire: Col Joseph C. Abbott 8th United States Colored Troops: Col Charles W. Fribley
Montgomery's Brigade Col James Montgomery	35th U.S. Colored Troops: Ltc William N. Reed (mw), Maj Archibald Bogley^[2] 54th Massachusetts Infantry (colored): Col Edward Needles Hallowell
Cavalry Brigade Col Guy V. Henry	40th Massachusetts Mounted Infantry: Col Guy V. Henry Independent Massachusetts Cavalry Battalion: Maj Atherton A. Stevens, Jr. Battery B (Horse Artillery), 1st U.S. Artillery (4 pieces): Cpt Samuel S. Elder
Artillery Cpt John Hamilton	Battery E, 3rd U.S. Artillery (6 pieces): Cpt John Hamilton Battery M, 1st U.S. Artillery (6 pieces): Cpt Loomis L. Langdon Battery C, 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery: Lt Henry H. Metcalf
Engineers	1st New York Engineers: Maj James Place - 5 killed and 2 wounded^[3]^[4]^[5]

↑ New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs: Military History
↑ German-trained, former Holstein Officer, Ltc. Reed fell, while trying saving the life of Adj. Manning under heavy enemy fire. See R. B. Richter, H.-G. Balder: Korporierte im amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg - German Fraternity Students in the American Civil War (1861 - 1865), 2nd extended edition 2013.
↑ Companies A, C, & I between Jacksonville and Baldwin, Company G at Barber's; Detachment of Co. E, Capt. Sears, at Fort Clinch
↑ New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs: Military History
↑ www.history-buff.org/1ny.htm

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