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Order of Battle
Battle of Helena, Arkansas
4 July 1863


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UNION FORCES
XIII Army Corps, Maj. Gen O.C. Ord (headquartered near Vicksburg, Miss.)
District of Eastern Arkansas, Maj. Gen. Benjamin M. Prentiss

                                                          CASUALTIES:
                                                    Killed  Wounded  Missing

Thirteenth Division, Brig. Gen. Frederick Salomon
  1st Brigade, Col. William E. McLean
    43rd Indiana Infantry, Lt. Col. J.C. Major.....   3        6        0
    35th Missouri Infantry, Lt. Col. H. Fitch......   2        4        5
    28th Wisconsin Infantry, Lt. Col. E.B. Gray....   4       18        0
                                                     ___      ___      ___
                      Total Casualties, 1st Brigade   9       28        5                          


  2nd Brigade, Col. Samuel A. Rice
    29th Iowa Infantry, Col. T.H. Benton...........   7       24        0
    33rd Iowa Infantry, Lt. Col. C.H. Mackey.......  19       50       16
    36th Iowa Infantry, Col. C.W. Kettredge........   1        0        5
    33rd Missouri Infantry, Lt. Col. W.H. Heath....  16       25        9 
                                                     ___      ___      ___
                      Total Casualties, 2nd Brigade  43       99       30                          


  Cavalry Brigade, Col. Powell Clayton
    1st Indiana Cavalry, Lt. Col. T.N. Pace........   2        8        1
    (The 1st Indiana Cavalry was equipped with
      three 2-pounder guns)
    5th Kansas Cavalry, Lt. Col. W.A. Jenkins......   3       10        0
                                                     ___      ___      ___
                  Total Casualties, Cavalry Brigade   5       18        1                          


  Artillery
    3rd Battery, Iowa Light Artillery (6 guns),
      Lt. M.C. Wright..............................   0        0        0
    Company K, 1st Missouri Light Artillery
      (4 guns), Lt. J. O'Connell...................   0        1        0
                                                     ___      ___      ___
                        Total Casualties, Artillery   0        1        0


    2nd Arkansas Infantry (African Descent),
      Maj. G.W. Burchard...........................    No Losses Reported


              Total Casualties, Thirteenth Division  57       146      36
Prentiss' command numbered 4,129 officers and men. In addition to the 13 guns listed above, there were three 30-pounder Parrotts mounted in Fort Curtiss and two field guns mounted in each of the four gun Batteries (Batteries A, B, C, and D).

ORDER OF BATTLE

Battle of Helena, Arkansas

4 July 1863


CONFEDERATE FORCES
Trans-Mississippi Department, Lt. Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith
District of Arkansas, Lt. Gen. Theophilus H. Holmes

                                                          CASUALTIES:
                                                    Killed  Wounded  Missing

Price's Division, Maj. Gen. Sterling Price
  1st Brigade, Brig. Gen. Dandridge McRae
    32nd Arkansas Infantry, Col. L.C. Gause.....      17       46       26    
    36th Arkansas Infantry, Col. J.E. Glenn.....      21       70       68
    39th Arkansas Infantry, Col. R.A. Hart,      
        (wounded and captured)
        Lt. Col. J.W. Rogan.....................       8       46       39
    Marshall's Arkansas Battery (4 guns),
        Capt. J.G. Marshall.....................       0        6        0    
                                                     ___      ___      ___
               Total Casualties, McRae's Brigade      46      168      133                           


  4th Brigade, Brig. Gen. Mosby M. Parsons
    7th Missouri Infantry, Col. L.M. Lewis......      17      126       53    
    8th Missouri Infantry, Col. S.P. Burns......      14       82       67
    9th Missouri Infantry, Col. J.D. White......       7       43        0
    10th Missouri Infantry, Col. A.C. Pickett...      11       41      237
    9th Missouri Sharpshooter Battalion,
         Maj. L.A. Pindall......................       9       26        8
    Tilden's Missouri Battery (4 guns),
        Capt. C.B. Tilden.......................       1        8        3
                                                     ___      ___      ___
              Total Casualties, Parsons' Brigade      59      326      368                       
                                                     ___      ___      ___
                Total Casualties, Price's Column     105      494      501


  2nd Brigade, Brig. Gen. James F. Fagan
    34th Arkansas Infantry, Col. W.H. Brooks....       0        1        0  
    35th Arkansas Infantry, Col. J.P. King......      16       44       15
    27th Arkansas Infantry, Col. S.S. Bell 
        (captured); Maj. T.H. Blacknall.........      14       17      191
    Hawthorn's Arkansas Infantry, 
        Col. A.T. Hawthorn......................      17       53       67  
                                                     ___      ___      ___
               Total Casualties, Fagan's Column       47      115      273


  The following units were attached to
  Fagan's Brigade:
    Miller's Company Arkansas Cavalry,                     No
      Capt. J.J. Miller                                    Losses
    Denson's Company Louisiana Cavalry,                    Reported
      Capt. W.B. Denson
    One undesignated company of cavalry
    Etter's Arkansas Battery (4 guns),
      Capt. C.B. Etter
    Blocker's Arkansas Battery (4 guns),
      Capt. W.D. Blocker


  Marmaduke's Division,
      Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke
    Staff.......................................       0        1        0
                                                     ___      ___      ___                                    
                                     Total Staff       0        1        0


  1st Brigade, Col. Joseph G. Shelby (wounded),
      Col. G.W. Thompson
    Staff.......................................       0        2        0
      5th Missouri Cavalry Regiment,
        Lt. Col. B.F. Gordon....................       3        3        8
      6th Missouri Cavalry Regiment,
        Col. G.W. Thompson,
        Lt. Col. J.C. Hooper....................       1       17        1
      Jeans' Missouri Cavalry Regiment,
        Col. B.G. Jeans.........................       3        9        0
      1st Missouri Cavalry Battalion,
        Maj. B. Elliott.........................       0        0        0
      Bledsoe's Missouri Battery (4 guns),
        Capt. J. Bledsoe........................       1        6        1
                                                     ___      ___      ___
                   Total Casualties, 1st Brigade       8       37       10        


  2nd Brigade, Col. Colton Greene
      3rd Missouri Cavalry Regiment,
        Lt. Col. L.C. Campbell..................       3        6        0
      8th Missouri Cavalry Regiment,
        Col. W.L. Jeffers.......................       1        0        0
      Young's Missouri Cavalry Battalion,
        Lt. Col. M.L. Young.....................       1        1        0
      Bell's Missouri Battery (4 guns),
        Capt. C.O. Bell.........................       0        0        0
                                                     ___      ___      ___
              Total Casualties, Greene's Brigade       5        7        0
                                                     ___      ___      ___
          Total Casualties, Marmaduke's Division      13       44       10



  Walker's Brigade, Brig. Gen. L. Marsh Walker
      5th Arkansas Cavalry Regiment,
        Col. R.C. Newton........................       No Losses Reported
      Dobbin's Arkansas Cavalry Regiment,
        Col. A.S. Dobbins (4 field guns were
        assigned to Dobbin't unit)..............       4        8        0
                                                     ___      ___      ___
             Total Casualties, Walker's Brigade        4        8        0

                                                     ___      ___      ___
                 Total Casualties, Holmes' Army      169      659      786
              


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