Major General James G. Blunt, who commanded the District of South Kansas, was placed in command of the army's 1st Division, which was broken up into three brigade of volunteer cavalry regiments and a fourth of Kansas state militia units. Major General George Dietzler commanded the rest of the Kansas state militia units and organized them into the 2nd Division of the army.
Blunt's division fought at the battles of Lexington and Little Blue River before falling back and joining Curtis and the rest of the army at Westport. At the Battle of Westport, Curtis's two divisions were joined by Alfred Pleasonton's cavalry division from the Department of the Missouri, bringing the Union army to about 22,000, including Pleasonton's cavalry. After the battle, the militia units returned to their respective counties while Blunt's volunteers continued the pursuit along with Pleasonton's division. Blunt's division fought Price in the last major battle of the campaign at Newtonia.
Eicher, John H., & Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN0-8047-3641-3.
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The Army of the Border was a Union army during the American Civil War It was created from units in the Department of Kansas to oppose Sterling Price s Raid in 1864 Samuel R Curtis was in command of the army throughout its duration Major General James G Blunt who commanded the District of South Kansas was placed in command of the army s 1st Division which was broken up into three brigade of volunteer cavalry regiments and a fourth of Kansas state militia units Major General George Dietzler commanded the rest of the Kansas state militia units and organized them into the 2nd Division of the army Blunt s division fought at the battles of Lexington and Little Blue River before falling back and joining Curtis and the rest of the army at Westport At the Battle of Westport Curtis s two divisions were joined by Alfred Pleasonton s cavalry division from the Department of the Missouri bringing the Union army to about 22 000 including Pleasonton s cavalry After the battle the militia units returned to their respective counties while Blunt s volunteers continued the pursuit along with Pleasonton s division Blunt s division fought Price in the last major battle of the campaign at Newtonia Contents 1 Commander 2 Major battles and campaigns 2 1 Abbreviations used 2 1 1 Military rank 2 2 Army of the Border 3 Notes 4 See also 5 ReferencesCommander editMajor General Samuel R Curtis October 14 November 8 1864 Major battles and campaigns editPrice s Missouri Expedition Second Battle of Lexington only Blunt s 1st Division was involved Battle of Little Blue River only Blunt s 1st Division was involved Battle of Byram s Ford only Blunt s 1st Division was involved Battle of Westport Blunt s division and elements of Dietzler s state militia involved Battle of Mine Creek only Pleasonton s 2nd Division was involved Second Battle of Newtonia only Blunt s 1st Division was involved Abbreviations used edit Military rank edit MG Major General BG Brigadier General Col Colonel Ltc Lieutenant Colonel Maj Major Cpt Captain Lt 1st Lieutenant 2Lt 2nd Lieutenant Army of the Border edit MG Samuel Ryan CurtisEscort 2nd Kansas Cavalry battalion Maj Henry Hopkins Company G 11th Kansas Cavalry Cpt C L Gove Company H 15th Kansas Cavalry Mountain howitzer battery Lt Edward Gill Division Brigade Regiments and Others First Provisional Cavalry Division MG James G Blunt Escort Company E 14th Kansas Cavalry 2Lt William B Clark 1st Brigade Col Charles R Jennison 15th Kansas Cavalry Ltc George H Hoyt 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry 5 companies Lt James B Pond Foster s Battalion Provisional Enrolled Missouri Militia Cpt George S Grover Mountain howitzer battery 5 12 pdr 2Lt Henry L Barker 2nd Brigade Col Thomas Moonlight 11th Kansas Militia Infantry Col A J Mitchell Companies L amp M 5th Kansas Cavalry 11th Kansas Cavalry 9 companies Ltc Preston B Plumb Companies A amp D 16th Kansas Cavalry Mountain howitzer battery 4 12 pdr manned by Company E 11th Kansas Cavalry 3rd Brigade Kansas State Militia Division Col Charles W Blair BG William H M Fishbeck 6th Kansas Militia Infantry Col James Montgomery Eves Battalion Kansas Militia Cavalry Ltc George Eves 2nd Kansas Light Artillery Right Section Lt Daniel C Knowles 9th Wisconsin Battery Cpt James H Dodge 4th Brigade Col James Hobart Ford 2nd Colorado Cavalry Maj J H Pritchard 16th Kansas Cavalry detachment McLain s Independent Colorado Battery 6 guns Cpt W D McLain Division Brigade Regiments and Others Second Division MG Alfred Pleasonton Escort Company A 11th Kansas Cavalry Cpt Henry E Palmer 1st Brigade Col John Finis Philips 1st Missouri State Militia Cavalry Ltc Bazel F Lazear 4th Missouri State Militia Cavalry Maj George W Kelly 7th Missouri State Militia Cavalry Ltc Thomas Theodore Crittenden 2nd Brigade BG John McNeil 17th Illinois Cavalry Col John Lourie Beveridge 7th Kansas Cavalry Maj Francis M Malone 2nd Missouri Cavalry Cpt George M Houston 13th Missouri Cavalry Col Edwin C Catherwood 3rd Missouri State Militia Cavalry Ltc Henry M Matthews 5th Missouri State Militia Cavalry Ltc Joseph A Eppstein 9th Missouri State Militia Cavalry Ltc Daniel M Draper Battery B 2nd Missouri Light Artillery Mountain howitzer battery 4 12 pdr 3rd Brigade BG John Benjamin Sanborn 2nd Arkansas Cavalry Col John Elisha Phelps 6th Missouri State Militia Cavalry Maj William Plumb 8th Missouri State Militia Cavalry Col Joseph J Gravely 6th Provisional Enrolled Missouri Militia Col John F McMahan 7th Provisional Enrolled Missouri Militia Maj W B Mitchell Battery H 2nd Missouri Light Artillery Cpt William C F Montgomery Battery L 2nd Missouri Light Artillery Cpt Charles H Thurber 4th Brigade Ltc Frederick William Benteen 7th Indiana Cavalry Maj S W Simonson 3rd Iowa Cavalry Maj Benjamin S Jones 4th Iowa Cavalry Maj Abial R Pierce 4th Missouri Cavalry detachment Cpt Charles D Knispel command combined with the 7th Indiana Cavalry 10th Missouri Cavalry Maj William H LuskNotes editThe list shown is the entire Army of the Border Brigades from this army fought in battles during Price s Raid See also editWestport Union order of battle Mine Creek Union order of battleReferences editEicher John H amp Eicher David J Civil War High Commands Stanford University Press 2001 ISBN 0 8047 3641 3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Army of the Border amp oldid 1192556690, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
