Although the Union Army units which participated in the siege of Port Hudson are known, I have found no good sources for lists of the personnel who actually served there.  The following list is relatively small, and consists of the commanding officers, and the names of other officers and soldiers which I have found mentioned in books, letters, and other sources.  The published histories of some of the Union regiments which served at Port Hudson contain complete rosters of the regiment, but I have not added these lists in total, since undoubtedly many soldiers included were not actually present at Port Hudson.   Some of these books do have detailed casualty lists broken down by engagement, which have been a good source of soldiers who fought at Port Hudson.  From these books I have added to the list the names of the men who were killed, wounded, or died of disease as a result of their Port Hudson service.  I have also added two Port Hudson casualty lists which were originally published in the New York Times, on June 13, 1863, and June 29, 1963 respectively.

Following the failed Union assault of June 14, General Nathaniel Banks, the Union commander, issued an order on June 15 calling for 1,000 volunteers to form a special unit which would lead the next assault on the Confederate defenses.  He promised that every man who participated would receive special recognition and a medal, and about 1,000 men did volunteer.  This unit was known as the Forlorn Hope Storming Party.  The volunteers were moved from their respective regiments to a special camp for organization and training.  As it turned out, the Confederates surrendered before the assault was made, so the Forlorn Hope force was never used (and never got their medals).  I found a list of the names of the volunteers, and added them to the list below.

The hot, humid weather and swampy, mosquito-infested environment at Port Hudson proved deadly to the Northern soldiers. The number of Union troops who died due to disease is staggering, and far exceeds the number who were killed in battle or died from wounds.  The Fifteenth New Hampshire Regiment, a nine-month unit, had 32 deaths from combat or wounds, and 151 deaths from disease, 86 of these occurring en route home or immediately after arriving home.  Many more of the sick men died at home later, adding to this count.  Some of the causes of death listed include malaria, diphtheria, typhoid, climatic fever, or simply fever.  Other Northern regiments suffered similarly.

Please bear in mind that the information sources used for this list contain many errors.  Misspelled names and use of alternate spellings for names is very common.

There were reportedly over 30,000 Union troops under General Banks' command at Port Hudson at one time during the siege, so there are plenty of names to be found.   If anyone has names of additional soldiers who are known to have been present during the siege, please send them for inclusion.

The NOTES column refers to actions or events which occurred at Port Hudson or nearby, in the siege timeframe, unless otherwise stated.

The following list is arranged alphabetically by name.  Go here for the list arranged alphabetically by state and regiment.