Commanders of the Vicksburg campaign

Lt. Gen John C. Pemberton and Major. Gen Ulysses S. Grant

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Confederate Commanders

Confederate Commanders

Adams, Brig. Gen. John

Adams, Brig. Gen. D. W.

Anderson, Maj. Joseph W.

Barton, Brig. Gen. Seth M.

Baldwin, Brig. Gen. W. E.

Bowen, Maj. Gen. John S.

Breckinridge, Maj. Gen. John C.

Buford, Brig. Gen. Abraham

Campbell, Maj. Robert B.

Cosby, Brig. Gen. George B.

Cockrell, Col. Francis M.

Cumming, Brig. Gen. Alfred

Davis, President Jefferson

Dockery, Col. Thomas P.

Ector, Brig. Gen. M. D.

Erwin, Col. Eugene

Evans, Brig. Gen. Nathan G.

Featherston, Brig. Gen. W. S.

Forney, Maj. Gen. John H.

French, Maj. Gen. S. G.

Garrott, Col. Isham W.

Gist, Brig. Gen. States Rights

Green, Brig. Gen. Martin E.

Griffin, Lt. Col. S. H.

Gregg, Brig. Gen. John

Guion, Capt. Louis

Harris, Gen. Jeptha V.

Harris, Col. Skidmore

Hart, Capt. Toby

Hebert, Col. Louis

Helm, Brig. Gen. B. H.

Higgins, Col. Edward

Jackson, Brig. Gen. W. H.

Jones, Col. James Henry

Lee, Lt. Gen. Stephen D.

Lockett, Maj. Samuel H.

Loring, Maj. Gen. W. W.

Marks, Col. Leon D.

Martin, Maj. William W.

Maury, Gen. Dabney H.

Maxey, Brig. Gen. Samuel B.

McGavock, Col. Randal

McLaurin, Lt. Col. L. L.

McNair, Brig. Gen. Evander

Moore, Brig. Gen. John C.

Obenchain, Lt. Francis G.

Ogden, Maj. Frederick N.

Pemberton, Lt. Gen. John C.

Reynolds, Col. A. E.

Reynolds, Col. Alex W.

Richardson, Col. Robert

Rogers, Lt. Col. Madison

Ross, Col. Lawrence S.

Senteny, Lt. Col. Pembroke

Shoup, Brig. Gen. Francis A.

Smith, Maj. Gen. Martin L.

Stevenson, Maj. Gen. Carter L.

Stovall, Brig. Gen. M. A.

Taylor, Brig. Gen. Thomas H.

Thomas, Col. Allen

Tilghman, Brig. Gen. Lloyd

Tracy, Brig. Gen. Edward D.

Vaughn, Brig. Gen. J. C.

Wade, Col. William

Walker, Maj. Gen. W. H. T.

Waul, Col. Thomas N.

Whitfield, Brig. Gen. J. W.

Wilson, Col. C. C.

Withers, Col. William Temple

Witherspoon, Col. W. W.

Yates, Maj. Alexander

Union Commanders

Union Commanders

Alexander, Col. Jesse I.

Benton, Brig. Gen. Wm. P.

Blair, Maj. Gen. Frank P.

Boomer, George Boardman

Brenholtz, Lt. Col. Thomas S.

Bryant, Col. George B.

Buckland, Brig. Gen. Ralph P.

Burbridge, Brig. Gen. Stephen G.

Bussey, Col. Cyrus

Carr, Brig. Gen. Eugene A.

Chambers, Col. Alexander

Cockerill, Col. J. R.

Comstock, Capt. C. B.

Crocker, Brig. Gen. Marcellus M.

Curtin, Gov. Andrew G.

Curtin, Col. John I.

Davis, Flag Officer Charles H.
Dennis, Brig. Gen. Elias S.

Durell, Capt. George W.

Ellet, Brig. Gen. Alfred W.

Engelmann, Col. Adolph

Ewing, Brig. Gen. Hugh

Farragut, Flag Officer David Glasgow

Farrar, Col. Bernard G.

Ferrero, Brig. Gen. Edward

Foote, Flag Officer Andrew Hull

Force, Col. Manning F.

Garrard, Gen. T. T.

Goodspeed, Maj. Arza M.

Grant, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S.

Griffin, Col. Simon G.

Hains, Lt. P. C.

Hall, Col. Cyrus

Hall, Col. William

Harris, Col. Charles L.

Hartranft, Col. John F.

Herron, Brig. Gen. Francis J.

Hickenlooper, Capt. Andrew

Hicks, Col. Stephen C.

Holmes, Col. Samuel A.

Hovey, Brig. Gen. Alvin P.

Jenny, Capt. W. L. B.

Johnson, Col. Amory K.

Keigwin, Col. James

Kimball, Brig. Gen. Nathan

Kirkwood, Gov. Samuel J.

Landram, Col. William

Lauman, Brig. Gen. Jacob G.

Lawler, Brig. Gen. Michael

Leasure, Col. Daniel

Leggett, Col. Mortimer D.

Lightburn, Brig. Gen. Joseph A.

Lightfoot, Maj. Gustavus

Lincoln, President Abraham

Lindsey, Col. D. W.

Logan, Maj. Gen. John A.

Loomis, Col. John M.

Lucas, Col. Thomas J.

Manter, Col. Francis H.

Matthies, Col. Charles, L.

McArthur, Brig. Gen. John

McClernand, Maj. Gen. John A.

McGinnis, Brig. Gen. George F.

McMillen, Col. W. L.

McPherson, Maj. Gen. James B.

Montgomery, Col. Milton

Mower, Brig. Gen. Joseph A.

Neely, Col. George W.

Ord, Maj. Gen. Edward E. O. C.

Orme, Brig. Gen. William W.

Osterhaus, Brig. Gen. P. J.

Parke, Maj. Gen. John Grubb

Potter, Brig. Gen. Robert B.

Porter, Admiral David Dixon

Prime, Capt. Frederick E.

Pugh, Col. Isaac C.

Putnam, Col. Holden

Quinby, Brig. Gen. Issac F.

Ransom, Brig. Gen. T. E. C.

Raum, Col. Green B.

Rawlins, Lt. Col. John A.

Reid, Brig. Gen. Hugh T.

Richmond, Col. Jonathan

Rigby, Capt. W. T.

Sanborn, Col. John B.

Sanford, Col. W. W.

Selfridge, Lt. Comdr. Thomas O.

Sheldon, Col. Lionel A.

Shepard, Col. Isaac F.

Sherman, Maj. Gen. William T.

Shunk, Col. David

Slack, Col. James R.

Smith, Brig. Gen. A. J.

Smith, Brig. Gen. Giles A.

Smith, Brig. Gen. John E.

Smith, Col. Thomas Kilby

Smith, Lt. Col. Melancthon

Smith, Brig. Gen. Wm Sooy

Steele, Maj. Gen. Frederick

Stevenson, Brig. Gen. John D.

Thayer, Brig. Gen. John M.

Tuttle, Brig. Gen. James M.

Vandever, Brig. Gen. Wm.

Vilas, Col. William F.

Washburn, Brig. Gen. Cadwallader C.

Washburn, Col. Henry D.

Washington , Capt. Edward C.

Welsh, Brig. Gen. Thomas

White, Capt. Patrick

Wilson, Lt. James H.

Woods, Col. Charles R.

Woods, Col. J. J.

 

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