Battle of Mobile Bay order of battle


The order of battle for the Union and Confederate forces at the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864.

Union

Navy

Commander : Rear Admiral David Farragut
14 wooden ships:
4 ironclad monitors:

Army

Commander : Military Division of West Mississippi — Major-General Edward R. S. Canby
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

Mobile Bay Land Forces

Major General Gordon Granger
Clark's Brigade

Colonel George W. Clark

Mobile Bay Land Forces

Major General Gordon Granger
Bertram's Brigade

Colonel Henry Bertram

Mobile Bay Land Forces

Major General Gordon Granger
Guppey's Brigade

Colonel Joshua James Guppey

Mobile Bay Land Forces

Major General Gordon Granger
Engineer Brigade

Brevet Brigadier General Joseph Bailey

Mobile Bay Land Forces

Major General Gordon Granger
Artillery

Brigadier General Richard Arnold

Mobile Bay Land Forces

Major General Gordon Granger
Cavalry

Confederate

Navy

Commander: Admiral Franklin Buchanan
1 ironclad:
3 gunboats:
  • — Lieutenant Commander J. W. Bennett
  • — Commander George W. Harrison
  • — Lieutenant Peter U. Murphey