Regiments at Shiloh Engaged Strength Union Confederate Quantity Percentage Quantity Percentage INFANTRY 100 - - 8 7% 200 2 2% 24 21% 300 1 1 18 16% 400 13 12 27 24% 500 35 32 15 13% 600 31 28 9 8% 700 19 17 8 7% 800 8 8 3 3% Total Rgts. 109 - 112 - CAVALRY 100 12 48% 5 55% 200 1 4 1 11% 300 1 4 1 11% 400 4 16 - - 500 2 8 - - 600 3 12 1 11% 700 2 8 1 11% Total Rgts. 25 - 9 - Small Arms Used by Union Army at Shiloh Weapon Regiments armed Percentage Men armed Percentage INFANTRY Rifled Muskets 73 67% 42,200 69% Smoothbore Muskets 35 32 19,100 31% Henry Repeaters 1(14 Mo.) - 400 - Totals 109 - 61,700 - CAVALRY Carbines 8 89% 2,200 96% Rifled Muskets 1 11 100 4% Totals 9 - 2,300 - Small Arms Used by Confederate Army at Shiloh Weapon Regiments armed Percentage Men armed Percentage INFANTRY Rifled Muskets 33 30% 14,300 33% Smoothbore Muskets 79 70 28,400 67% Totals 112 - 42,700 - CAVALRY Smoothbore Muskets 9 36% 3,100 41% Carbines 1 4 700 9% Shotguns 4 16 1,600 21% Pistols 11 44 2,100 28% Totals 25 - 7,500 - Artillery Used by the Armies at Shiloh Gun Type Union Confederate Quantity Percentage Quantity Percentage 6 lb. s'bore - - 67 28% 3" Rifle 94 33% 44 18% 10 lb.Parrott 47 17 44 18% 20 lb. Parrott 29 10 4 2% 12 lb. Napoleon 98 35 16 7% 12 lb. howitzer 15 5 48 20% 24 lb. howitzer - - 14 6% Whitworth Rifle - - 2 1% Total Guns 283 - 239 - 6 gun batteries 30 55% 13 24% 4 gun batteries 22 40 32 58% Other size btys. 3 5 10 18% Total Batteries 55 - 55 - Artillery Used by the Armies at Shiloh Gun Type Union Confederate Quantity Percentage Quantity Percentage 6 lb. S'bore 40 29% 79 46% 12 lb. howitzer 18 13 40 24% 3" Rifles 2 1 7 4% 6 lb. Rifles - - 18 11% 12 lb. Napoleons 4 3 26 15% James Rifles 30 22 - - 6 lb. Wiards 4 3 - - 22 lb. Wiards 4 3 - - 10 lb. Parrotts 12 9 - - 20 lb. Parrotts 10 7 - - 30 lb. Parrotts 6 4 - - 24 lb. howitzers 4 3 - - 24 lb. Siege Guns 5 3 - - Total Guns 139 - 170 - 6 gun batteries 17 65% 17 52% 4 gun batteries 8 30 15 44% Other size batteries 1 5 2 6% Total. Batteries 26 - 34 - More Regimental Strengths and Weapons Historical Background Antietam Shiloh Gettysburg Random Generation Tables Back to The Zouave Vol II No. 2 Table of Contents Back to The Zouave List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 1988 The American Civil War Society This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com