I am working on a book on the Austro-Hungarian Army weapons which were imported for use by Federal and Confederate forces during the Civil War. The following is a list of units that I have identified, to date, who were armed to some extent with Austrian weapons. In some instances, the number of weapons issued was small, or they were issued for a brief period of time. In other instances, there were interesting mixes of arms, particularly in western units. For example, a unit might be armed with Springfield rifle muskets, Enfield rifle muskets, and bored out Muster 1854 Austrian infantry rifles at the same time, since they all used the same size ammunition.
I am sure that the listing of Austrian armed Confederate units is far from complete. For example, in 1864-5 a third of the Army of Tennessee was armed with Muster 1854, Type I, Austrian rifles.
I know that skirmishers have research interests in specific Civil War units. If you know of any units armed with Austrian weapons who are not on this list, I would appreciate your information, with sourcing. If you disagree with any of the units listed, I would be happy to discuss my sourcing with you off line. I should note that based upon my research I have serious issues with some of the secondary sources out there.
Federal Units
Colorado
1st Cavalry
3rd Cavalry
Connecticut
8th Infantry
27th Infantry
District of Columbia
The Treasury Regiment
Illinois
7th Infantry
8th Infantry
9th Infantry
12th Infantry
14th Infantry
15th Infantry
21st Infantry
24th Infantry
26th Infantry
28th Infantry
29th Infantry
33rd Infantry
34th Infantry
35th Infantry
36th Infantry
37th Infantry
43rd Infantry
44th Infantry
47th Infantry
50th Infantry
51st Infantry
55th Infantry
56th Infantry
57th Infantry
59th Infantry
60th Infantry
61st Infantry
62nd Infantry
66th Infantry
75th Infantry
79th Infantry
81st Infantry
85th Infantry
86th Infantry
88th Infantry
90th Infantry
94th Infantry
98th Infantry
100th Infantry
101st Infantry
102nd Infantry
105th Infantry
106th Infantry
108th Infantry
113th Infantry
116th Infantry
119th Infantry
120th Infantry
123rd Infantry
124th Infantry
125th Infantry
126th Infantry
130th Infantry
10th Cavalry
11th Cavalry
17th Cavalry
Indian Territory (Oklahoma)
1st Indian Home Guard
2nd Indian Home Guard
3rd Indian Home Guard
Indiana
15th Infantry
27th Infantry
30th Infantary
31st Infantry
46th Infantry
49th Infantry
74th Infantry
81st Infantry
82nd Infantry
87th Infantry
1st Heavy Artillery
Indiana Legion (State Militia): 6th Infantry
Iowa
6th Infantry
14th Infantry
18th Infantry
30th Infantry
36th Infantry
37th Infantry
38th Infantry
Dubuque Union Guards
4th Cavalry
6th Cavalry
Iowa Militia: Northern Border Brigade (“Northwest Frontier Force”)
Kansas
1st Colored Volunteers
2nd Cavalry
6th Cavalry
Kentucky
1st Infantry
5th Infantry
9th Infantry
18th Infantry
23rd Infantry
15th Cavalry
Maine
3rd Infantry
4th Infantry
11th Infantry
14th Infantry
22nd Infantry
Maryland
6th Infantry
2nd P.H.B
Massachusetts
3rd Infantry
4th Infantry
7th Infantry
8th Infantry
15th Infantry
43rd Infantry
45th Infantry
47th Infantry
Michigan
3rd Infantry
5th Infantry
6th Infantry and Heavy Artillery
9th Infantry
10th Infantry
12th Infantry
13th Infantry
14th Infantry
15th Infantry
17th Infantry
19th Infantry
21st Infantry
22nd Infantry
23rd Infantry
24th Infantry
25th Infantry
8th Cavalry
1st Engineers and Mechanics
Minnesota
2nd Infantry
3rd Infantry
8th Infantry
9th Infantry
Missouri
10th Infantry
23rd Infantry
8th Cavalry
Missouri State Militia
2nd Battalion Missouri State Militia Cavalry
1st Missouri State Militia Cavalry
2nd Missouri State Militia Cavalry
3rd Missouri State Militia Cavalry
4th Missouri State Militia Cavalry
5th Missouri State Militia Cavalry
6th Missouri State Militia Cavalry
7th Missouri State Militia Cavalry
8th Missouri State Militia Cavalry
9th Missouri State Militia Cavalry
10th Missouri State Militia Cavalry
12th Missouri State Militia Cavalry
13th Missouri State Militia Cavalry
Missouri Enrolled Militia
2nd Provisional Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia
4th Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia
7th Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia
17th Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia
34th Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia
37th Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia
47th Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia
54th Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia
63rd Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia
64th Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia
69th Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia
77th Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia
New Hampshire
6th Infantry
12th Infantry
New Jersey
5th Infantry
6th Infantry
7th Infantry
8th Infantry
11th Infantry
12th Infantry
25th Infantry
New York
7th Infantry
13th National Guard Infantry
20th Infantry
26th Infantry
36th Infantry
43rd Infantry
50th Infantry
62nd Infantry
64th Infantry
80th Infantry
85th Infantry
88th Infantry
89th Infantry
95th Infantry
98th Infantry
100th Infantry
103rd Infantry
150th Infantry
152nd Infantry
162nd Infantry
170th Infantry
Ohio
1st Infantry
8th Infantry
12th Infantry
17th Infantry
25th Infantry
46th Infantry
48th Infantry
51st Infantry
53rd Infantry
57th Infantry
58th Infantry
61st Infantry
62nd Infantry
63rd Infantry
69th Infantry
77th Infantry
80th Infantry
88th Infantry
89th Infantry
91st Infantry
96th Infantry
100th Infantry
101st Infantry
102nd Infantry
103rd Infantry
104th Infantry
106th Infantry
107th Infantry
108th Infantry
114th Infantry
115th Infantry
116th Infantry
118th Infantry
120th Infantry
121st Infantry
123rd Infantry
126th Infantry
2nd Cavalry
Pennsylvania
23rd Infantry
26th Infantry
49th Infantry
50th Infantry
52nd Infantry
54th Infantry
57th Infantry
58th Infantry
63rd Infantry
72nd Infantry
73rd Infantry
87th Infantry
95th Infantry
96th Infantry
99th Infantry
101st Infantry
103rd Infantry
104th Infantry
107th Infantry
112th Infantry
114th Infantry
123rd Infantry
131st Infantry
133rd Infantry
141st Infantry
153rd Infantry
155th Infantry
158th Infantry
174th Infantry
176th Infantry
2nd Heavy Artillery
Rhode Island
4th Infantry
12th Infantry
Tennessee
5th Infantry
6th Infantry
10th Infantry
9th Cavalry
11th Cavalry
Texas
1st Cavalry
Vermont
11th Infantry
14th Infantry
Wisconsin
2nd Infantry
5th Infantry
7th Infantry
9th Infantry
10th Infantry
20th Infantry
21st Infantry
22nd Infantry
24th Infantry
25th Infantry
34th Infantry
3rd Cavalry
Organized Militia:
1st Infantry:
2nd Infantry
3rd Infantry
4th Infantry
5th Infantry
U.S. Indian Agent
U.S. Colored Troops (USCT)
34th Infantry
46th Infantry
47th Infantry
48th Infantry
49th Infantry
51st Infantry
53rd Infantry
59th Infantry
63rd Infantry
75th Infantry
76th Infantry
102nd Infantry
Confederate Units
Alabama
6th Infantry
21st Infantry
37th Infantry
4th Cavalry
Goldsby’s Independent Cavalry Company
Florida
2nd Cavalry
Georgia
40th Infantry
41st Infantry
43rd Infantry
52nd Infantry
8th Infantry Battalion
28th Battalion Heavy Artillery (Bonaud’s Battalion)
State Line Units:
2nd State Line Infantry
State Line Cavalry Company
Missouri
Quantrill’s Partisan Rangers
North Carolina
2nd Cavalry
7th Infantry
South Carolina
10th Infantry
2nd Artillery
3rd Artillery (Palmetto Battalion, Light Artillery)
Tennessee
12th Infantry
29th Infantry
47th Infantry
12th Cavalry
Texas
6th, 10th and 15th Consolidated Infantry
8th Infantry
8th Cavalry
Virginia
1st Partisan Rangers
5th Cavalry
34th Cavalry Battalion
Virginia Military Institute
Confederate Navy:
CSS Albemarle
Confederate Marine Corps:
Company D
Company E
Your kind attention to this request is appreciated.
Regards,
Don Dixon
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