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I picked up William C. Davis' book on the battle at the Library today. Flipped through it and, to my surprise, not only did it have an order of battle, but, better unit, numbers for the units' strengths going into battle. This has been bugging me for a while since I've been working on a project, and I got carried away with details. So, this is as much as help for me as I imagine it will be for others.
Davis divides unit strengths in 2 numbers: campaign strength, and engaged. As there are more numbers for the former, I will mainly use those, except where noted.
I shall order it thus:
Unit name: Commander (If applicable): Campaign Strength: Engaged Strength: notes
Union: MG Franz Sigel: 8940: 6275
-Infantry Division: BG Jeremiah C. Sullivan: 5245: 3745
--1st Brigade: Col. August Moor: 2550: 1050
---18th Connecticut Infantry: Maj. Henry Peale: 350: 700
---28th Ohio Infantry: Ltc. Gottfried Becker: 700: N/A: Not present at battle
---116th Ohio Infantry: Col. James Washburn: 800: N/A: Not Present
---123rd Ohio Infantry: Maj. Horace Kellogg: 700: 700
--2nd Brigade: Col. Joseph Thoburn: 2695: 2695
---1st West Virginia Infantry: Ltc. Jacob Weddle: 700: 700
---12th West Virginia Infantry: Col. William B. Curtis: 929: 929
---34th Massachusetts Infantry: Col. George D. Wells: 500: 566
---54th Pennsylvania Infantry: Col. Jacob M. Campbell: 566: 566
-Cavalry Division: MG Julius Stahel: 3035: 2000: Many units missing figures
--1st Brigade: Col. William B. Tibbitts: ?: ?
---1st New York (Veteran) Cavalry: Col. Robert F. Taylor: ?: ?
---1st New York (Lincoln) Cavalry: Ltc. Alonzo W. Adams: 750: 500
---1st Maryland Potomac Home Cavalry: 50: ?
---21st New York Cavalry: Maj. Charles C. Otis: ?: ?
---14th Pennsylvania Cavalry: Capt. Ashbell F. Duncan: 104: ?
--2nd Brigade: Col. John E. Wynkoop: ?: ?
---15th New York: Maj. H. Roessler: 130: 130
---20th Pennsylcania Cavalry: Maj. R. B. Douglas: 170: 170
---22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry: 1st Lt. Caleb McNulty: 88: ?
-Artillery: N/A: 660: 530: 22 Guns
Confederate: MG John C. Breckinridge:
-Infantry: N/A: 4249: 3746
--1st Brigade: BG John Echols: 1584: 1584
---22nd Virginia Infantry Regiment: Col. George S. Patton Sr.: 580: 580
---23rd Virginia Infantry Battalion: Ltc. Clarence Derrick: 579: 579
---26th Virginia Infantry Battalion: Ltc. George M. Edgar: 425: 425
--2nd Brigade: BG Gabriel C. Wharton: 1557: 1557
---51st Virginia Infantry Regiment: Ltc. John P. Wolfe: 700: 700
---62nd Virginia Infantry Regiment: Col. George H. Smith: 510: 510: Cavalry unit, dismounted fighting as infantry; Company A, 1st Missouri Cavalry, 62 men, attached and numbers included in count
---30th Battalion, Virginia Sharpshooters: Ltc. J. Lyle Clark: 347: 347
--Misc Attached commanded: N/A: 1108: 605
---Hart's Engineer Company: 37: 37: Fighting as infantry
---Augusta-Rockingham Reserves: Col. William Harman: 500: N/A: Not Engaged
---Davis' Company, Maryland Cavalry: Capt. T. S. Davis: 27: 27: Fought as infantry
---23rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment: Col. Robert White: 315: 315: Fought as infantry
---V.M.I. Cadet Battalion: Ltc. Scott Shipp: 229: 226: 3 left behind due to illness
-Cavalry: BG John Imboden: 735: N/A: Not engaged
--18th Virginia Cavlary Regiment: Col. George W. Imboden: 615: N/A
--2nd Maryland Cavalry Battalion: Maj. Harry Gilmer: 40: N/A
--McNeill's Company, Virginia Partisans: 60: N/A
--43rd Virginia Partisan Rangers Battalion: Ltc. John S. Mosby: 20: N/A
-Artillery: Maj. William McLaughlin: 341: 341: 18 Guns
I'd go into detail on artillery, but this was already enough. There is also a casualty list but that is even more lengthy.
Citation: William C. Davis, The Battle of New Market, pg. 188-192
Davis divides unit strengths in 2 numbers: campaign strength, and engaged. As there are more numbers for the former, I will mainly use those, except where noted.
I shall order it thus:
Unit name: Commander (If applicable): Campaign Strength: Engaged Strength: notes
Union: MG Franz Sigel: 8940: 6275
-Infantry Division: BG Jeremiah C. Sullivan: 5245: 3745
--1st Brigade: Col. August Moor: 2550: 1050
---18th Connecticut Infantry: Maj. Henry Peale: 350: 700
---28th Ohio Infantry: Ltc. Gottfried Becker: 700: N/A: Not present at battle
---116th Ohio Infantry: Col. James Washburn: 800: N/A: Not Present
---123rd Ohio Infantry: Maj. Horace Kellogg: 700: 700
--2nd Brigade: Col. Joseph Thoburn: 2695: 2695
---1st West Virginia Infantry: Ltc. Jacob Weddle: 700: 700
---12th West Virginia Infantry: Col. William B. Curtis: 929: 929
---34th Massachusetts Infantry: Col. George D. Wells: 500: 566
---54th Pennsylvania Infantry: Col. Jacob M. Campbell: 566: 566
-Cavalry Division: MG Julius Stahel: 3035: 2000: Many units missing figures
--1st Brigade: Col. William B. Tibbitts: ?: ?
---1st New York (Veteran) Cavalry: Col. Robert F. Taylor: ?: ?
---1st New York (Lincoln) Cavalry: Ltc. Alonzo W. Adams: 750: 500
---1st Maryland Potomac Home Cavalry: 50: ?
---21st New York Cavalry: Maj. Charles C. Otis: ?: ?
---14th Pennsylvania Cavalry: Capt. Ashbell F. Duncan: 104: ?
--2nd Brigade: Col. John E. Wynkoop: ?: ?
---15th New York: Maj. H. Roessler: 130: 130
---20th Pennsylcania Cavalry: Maj. R. B. Douglas: 170: 170
---22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry: 1st Lt. Caleb McNulty: 88: ?
-Artillery: N/A: 660: 530: 22 Guns
Confederate: MG John C. Breckinridge:
-Infantry: N/A: 4249: 3746
--1st Brigade: BG John Echols: 1584: 1584
---22nd Virginia Infantry Regiment: Col. George S. Patton Sr.: 580: 580
---23rd Virginia Infantry Battalion: Ltc. Clarence Derrick: 579: 579
---26th Virginia Infantry Battalion: Ltc. George M. Edgar: 425: 425
--2nd Brigade: BG Gabriel C. Wharton: 1557: 1557
---51st Virginia Infantry Regiment: Ltc. John P. Wolfe: 700: 700
---62nd Virginia Infantry Regiment: Col. George H. Smith: 510: 510: Cavalry unit, dismounted fighting as infantry; Company A, 1st Missouri Cavalry, 62 men, attached and numbers included in count
---30th Battalion, Virginia Sharpshooters: Ltc. J. Lyle Clark: 347: 347
--Misc Attached commanded: N/A: 1108: 605
---Hart's Engineer Company: 37: 37: Fighting as infantry
---Augusta-Rockingham Reserves: Col. William Harman: 500: N/A: Not Engaged
---Davis' Company, Maryland Cavalry: Capt. T. S. Davis: 27: 27: Fought as infantry
---23rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment: Col. Robert White: 315: 315: Fought as infantry
---V.M.I. Cadet Battalion: Ltc. Scott Shipp: 229: 226: 3 left behind due to illness
-Cavalry: BG John Imboden: 735: N/A: Not engaged
--18th Virginia Cavlary Regiment: Col. George W. Imboden: 615: N/A
--2nd Maryland Cavalry Battalion: Maj. Harry Gilmer: 40: N/A
--McNeill's Company, Virginia Partisans: 60: N/A
--43rd Virginia Partisan Rangers Battalion: Ltc. John S. Mosby: 20: N/A
-Artillery: Maj. William McLaughlin: 341: 341: 18 Guns
I'd go into detail on artillery, but this was already enough. There is also a casualty list but that is even more lengthy.
Citation: William C. Davis, The Battle of New Market, pg. 188-192