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Camden Expedition order of battle: Union

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The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Camden Expedition of the American Civil War. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the campaign.[1][2] The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.

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VII Corps (Department of Arkansas)

MG Frederick Steele
444 officers, 11,162 men, 30 guns (not including Clayton's command)[3]
Escort (2 officers, 88 men):

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Third Division
     BG Frederick Salomon
     193 officers, 4,657 men, 16 guns

1st Brigade

   BG Samuel A. Rice (mw) 30 Apr
   Col Charles E. Salomon

2nd Brigade

   Col William E. McLean

3rd Brigade

   Col Adolph Engelmann

Artillery

Frontier Division[5]
     BG John Milton Thayer
     Infantry: 115 officers, 2,893 men, 10 guns
     Cavalry: 40 officers, 913 men, 4 guns

1st Brigade

   Col John Edwards

2nd Brigade

   Col Charles W. Adams

3rd Brigade

   Col Owen Bassett

Cavalry Division
     BG Eugene Asa Carr
     1st and 3rd Brigades: 77 officers, 2,611 men

1st Brigade

   Col John F. Ritter

3rd Brigade

   Col Daniel Anderson

Independent Cavalry Brigade [Post of Pine Bluff][6]

   Col Powell Clayton
   Cavalry: 42 officers, 885 men
   Infantry: 21 officers, 688 men

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