Battle of Cold Harbor order of battle: Union explained
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Cold Harbor (May 31–June 12, 1864) of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization May 31, 1864,[1] army organization May 26-June 3, 1864,[2] the casualty returns[3] and the reports.[4] [5]
Abbreviations used
Military Rank
Other
Forces operating against Richmond May 31-June 5, 1864
LTG Ulysses S. Grant
Escort:
- 5th United States Cavalry, Companies B, F and K
Army of the Potomac
See main article: Army of the Potomac. MG George Meade
General Staff:
General Headquarters:
Provost Guard: BG Marsena R. Patrick
- 1st Massachusetts Cavalry, Companies C and D
- 80th New York (20th Militia)
- 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry
- 68th Pennsylvania
- 114th Pennsylvania
Engineer Troops:[6]
Guards and Orderlies:
- Independent Company Oneida (New York) Cavalry
Unattached:
II Corps
See main article: II Corps (Union Army). MG Winfield S. Hancock
Escort:
- 1st Vermont Cavalry, Company M
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First Division
BG Francis C. Barlow | 1st Brigade Col Nelson A. Miles |
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2nd Brigade Col Richard Byrnes (mw) Col Patrick Kelly |
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3rd Brigade Col Clinton D. MacDougall | - 39th New York
- 52nd New York[9]
- 57th New York[10]
- 111th New York
- 125th New York
- 126th New York
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4th Brigade Col John R. Brooke (w) Col Orlando H. Morris (k) Col Lewis O. Morris (k) Col James A. Beaver |
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Second Division
BG John Gibbon | 1st Brigade Col H. Boyd McKeen (k) Col Frank A. Haskell (k) BG Byron R. Pierce[11] |
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2nd Brigade BG Joshua T. Owen | - 152nd New York
- 69th Pennsylvania
- 71st Pennsylvania
- 72nd Pennsylvania
- 106th Pennsylvania
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3rd Brigade Col Thomas A. Smyth | - 14th Connecticut
- 1st Delaware
- 14th Indiana
- 12th New Jersey
- 10th New York Battalion
- 108th New York
- 4th Ohio
- 8th Ohio
- 7th West Virginia
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4th Brigade BG Robert O. Tyler (w) Col James P. McIvor |
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Provost Guard | - 2nd Company Minnesota Sharpshooters
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Third Division
MG David B. Birney | 1st Brigade Col Thomas W. Egan |
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2nd Brigade Col Thomas R. Tannatt | - 4th Maine
- 17th Maine[12]
- 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery
- 3rd Michigan
- 5th Michigan
- 93rd New York
- 57th Pennsylvania
- 63rd Pennsylvania
- 105th Pennsylvania
- 1st United States Sharpshooters
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3rd Brigade BG Gershom Mott | - 1st Maine Heavy Artillery
- 16th Massachusetts
- 5th New Jersey
- 6th New Jersey
- 7th New Jersey
- 8th New Jersey
- 11th New Jersey
- 115th Pennsylvania
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4th Brigade Col William R. Brewster | - 11th Massachusetts
- 70th New York
- 71st New York
- 72nd New York[13] (3 Companies)
- 73rd New York
- 74th New York
- 120th New York
- 84th Pennsylvania
|
| Artillery Brigade
Col John C. Tidball | - Maine Light, 6th Battery (F)
- Massachusetts Light, 10th Battery
- New Hampshire Light, 1st Battery
- 1st New Jersey Light, Battery B
- 1st New York Light, Battery G
- 4th New York Heavy[14]
- New York Light, 11th Battery
- New York Light, 12th Battery
- 1st Pennsylvania Light, Battery F
- 1st Rhode Island Light, Battery A
- 1st Rhode Island Light, Battery B
- 4th United States, Battery K
- 5th United States, Batteries C and I
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V Corps
See main article: V Corps (Union Army). MG Gouverneur K. Warren
Provost Guard:
- 12th New York Battalion[15]
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First Division
BG Charles Griffin | 1st Brigade BG Romeyn B. Ayres | - 5th New York
- 140th New York
- 146th New York
- 91st Pennsylvania
- 155th Pennsylvania
- 2nd United States, Companies B, C, F, H, I, and K
- 11th United States, Companies B, C, D, E, F, and G, 1st Battalion
- 12th United States, Companies A, B, C, D, and G, 1st Battalion, and Companies A, C, D, F, and H, 2nd Battalion
- 14th United States, 1st Battalion
- 17th United States, Companies A, C, D, G, and H, 1st Battalion, and Companies A, B, and C, 2nd Battalion
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2nd Brigade Col Jacob B. Sweitzer | - 9th Massachusetts
- 22nd Massachusetts[16]
- 32nd Massachusetts
- 4th Michigan
- 62nd Pennsylvania
- 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry[17] (Dismounted)
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3rd Brigade BG Joseph J. Bartlett | - 20th Maine
- 18th Massachusetts
- 29th Massachusetts[18]
- 1st Michigan
- 16th Michigan[19]
- 44th New York
- 83rd Pennsylvania
- 118th Pennsylvania
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Second Division
BG Henry H. Lockwood[20] BG Samuel W. Crawford[21] | 1st Brigade Col Peter Lyle | - 16th Maine
- 13th Massachusetts
- 39th Massachusetts
- 94th New York
- 104th New York
- 90th Pennsylvania
- 107th Pennsylvania
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2nd Brigade Col James L. Bates | - 12th Massachusetts
- 83rd New York
- 97th New York
- 11th Pennsylvania
- 88th Pennsylvania
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3rd Brigade Col Nathan D. Dushane | - 1st Maryland
- 4th Maryland
- 7th Maryland
- 8th Maryland
- Purnell (Maryland) Legion
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Third Division
BG Samuel W. Crawford | 1st Brigade Col Martin Davis Hardin |
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3rd Brigade Col Joseph W. Fisher |
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Heavy Artillery Brigade[24] Col J. Howard Kitching |
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Fourth Division BG Lysander Cutler | 1st Brigade Col William W. Robinson | - 7th Indiana
- 19th Indiana
- 24th Michigan
- 1st Battalion New York Sharpshooters
- 6th Wisconsin
- 7th Wisconsin
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2nd Brigade Col J. William Hofmann | - 3rd Delaware
- 4th Delaware
- 46th New York[25]
- 76th New York
- 95th New York
- 147th New York
- 56th Pennsylvania
- 157th Pennsylvania
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3rd Brigade Col Edward S. Bragg | - 121st Pennsylvania
- 142nd Pennsylvania
- 143rd Pennsylvania
- 149th Pennsylvania
- 150th Pennsylvania
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Provost Guard |
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| Artillery Brigade Col Charles S. Wainwright | - Massachusetts Light, 3rd Battery
- Massachusetts Light, 5th Battery
- Massachusetts Light, 9th Battery
- 1st New York Light, Battery B
- 1st New York Light, Battery C
- 1st New York Light, Battery D
- 1st New York Light, Batteries E and L
- 1st New York Light, Battery H
- New York Light, 15th Battery
- 1st Pennsylvania Light, Battery B
- 4th United States, Battery B
- 5th United States, Battery D
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VI Corps
See main article: VI Corps (Union Army). MG Horatio G. Wright
Escort:
- 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company A
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First Division
BG David A. Russell | 1st Brigade Col William H. Penrose | - 1st New Jersey[26]
- 3rd New Jersey
- 4th New Jersey
- 10th New Jersey
- 15th New Jersey
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2nd Brigade BG Emory Upton | - 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery
- 5th Maine
- 121st New York
- 95th Pennsylvania
- 96th Pennsylvania
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3rd Brigade BG Henry L. Eustis | - 6th Maine
- 49th Pennsylvania
- 119th Pennsylvania
- 5th Wisconsin
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4th Brigade Col Nelson Cross | - 65th New York
- 67th New York
- 122nd New York
- 23rd Pennsylvania
- 82nd Pennsylvania
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Second Division
BG Thomas H. Neill | 1st Brigade BG Frank Wheaton | - 62nd New York
- 93rd Pennsylvania
- 98th Pennsylvania
- 102nd Pennsylvania
- 139th Pennsylvania
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2nd Brigade BG Lewis A. Grant | - 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery
- 2nd Vermont
- 3rd Vermont
- 4th Vermont
- 5th Vermont
- 6th Vermont
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3rd Brigade Col Daniel D. Bidwell | - 7th Maine
- 43rd New York
- 49th New York
- 77th New York
- 61st Pennsylvania
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4th Brigade Col Oliver Edwards | - 7th Massachusetts
- 10th Massachusetts
- 37th Massachusetts
- 2nd Rhode Island
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Third Division
BG James B. Ricketts | 1st Brigade Col William S. Truex (w) Ltc Caldwell K. Hall Col John W. Schall[27] (w) Ltc Caldwell K. Hall | - 14th New Jersey: Ltc Caldwell K. Hall
- 106th New York
- 151st New York
- 87th Pennsylvania
- 10th Vermont
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2nd Brigade Col Benjamin F. Smith |
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| Artillery Brigade Col Charles H. Tompkins | - Maine Light, 4th Battery (D)
- Maine Light, 5th Battery (E)
- Massachusetts Light, 1st Battery (A)
- 1st New Jersey Light, Battery A
- New York Light, 1st Battery
- New York Light, 3rd Battery
- 9th New York Heavy, 2nd Battalion
- 1st Ohio Light, Battery H
- 1st Rhode Island Light, Battery C
- 1st Rhode Island Light, Battery E
- 1st Rhode Island Light, Battery G
- 5th United States, Battery E
- 5th United States, Battery M
| |
IX Corps
See main article: IX Corps (Union Army). MG Ambrose E. Burnside
General Staff:
- Chief of Staff: MG John G. Parke
- Chief of Artillery: Ltc J. Albert Monroe
Provost Guard:
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First Division
MG Thomas L. Crittenden | 1st Brigade BG James H. Ledlie |
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2nd Brigade Ltc Gilbert P. Robinson Col Joseph M. Sudsburg[28] Col Ebenezer W. Peirce | - 3rd Maryland
- 21st Massachusetts
- 100th Pennsylvania
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Provisional Brigade Col Elisha G. Marshall | - 2nd New York Mounted Rifles (dismounted)
- 14th New York Heavy Artillery
- 24th New York Cavalry (dismounted)
- 2nd Pennsylvania Provisional Heavy Artillery
|
Acting Engineers |
|
Artillery |
|
Second Division
BG Robert B. Potter | 1st Brigade Col John I. Curtin | - 36th Massachusetts
- 58th Massachusetts
- 45th Pennsylvania
- 48th Pennsylvania
- 7th Rhode Island
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2nd Brigade Col Simon G. Griffin | - 2nd Maryland (detachment)
- 31st Maine
- 32nd Maine
- 6th New Hampshire
- 9th New Hampshire
- 11th New Hampshire
- 17th Vermont
|
Acting Engineers |
|
Artillery |
|
Third Division
BG Orlando B. Willcox | 1st Brigade Col John F. Hartranft | - 2nd Michigan
- 8th Michigan
- 27th Michigan[29]
- 109th New York
- 51st Pennsylvania
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2nd Brigade Col Benjamin C. Christ | - 1st Michigan Sharpshooters
- 20th Michigan
- 60th Ohio[30]
- 50th Pennsylvania
|
Acting Engineers |
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Artillery |
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Fourth Division
BG Edward Ferrero | 1st Brigade Col Joshua K. Sigfried | - 27th United States Colored Troops
- 30th United States Colored Troops
- 39th United States Colored Troops
- 43rd United States Colored Troops
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2nd Brigade Col Henry G. Thomas | - 19th United States Colored Troops
- 23rd United States Colored Troops
- 31st United States Colored Troops
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Artillery |
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Cavalry Corps
See main article: Cavalry Corps (Union Army). MG Philip H. Sheridan
Escort:
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First Division BG Alfred T. A. Torbert | 1st Brigade BG George A. Custer | - 1st Michigan
- 5th Michigan
- 6th Michigan
- 7th Michigan
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2nd Brigade Col Thomas C. Devin |
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Reserve Brigade BG Wesley Merritt |
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Second Division BG David McM. Gregg | 1st Brigade BG Henry E. Davies, Jr. | - 1st Massachusetts
- 1st New Jersey
- 10th New York
- 6th Ohio
- 1st Pennsylvania
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2nd Brigade Col J. Irvin Gregg | - 1st Maine
- 2nd Pennsylvania
- 4th Pennsylvania
- 8th Pennsylvania
- 13th Pennsylvania
- 16th Pennsylvania
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Third Division BG James H. Wilson | 1st Brigade Col John B. McIntosh |
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2nd Brigade Col George H. Chapman | - 3rd Indiana
- 8th New York
- 1st Vermont
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Escort | - 8th Illinois (detachment)
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| 1st Brigade Horse Artillery[31] Cpt James M. Robertson | - New York Light, 6th Battery[32]
- 2nd United States, Batteries B and L
- 2nd United States, Battery D
- 2nd United States, Battery M
- 4th United States, Battery A
- 4th United States, Batteries C and E
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Artillery
Army of the James
See main article: Army of the James.
XVIII Corps
See main article: XVIII Corps (Union Army). MG William F. Smith[34]
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First Division
BG William T. H. Brooks | 1st Brigade BG Gilman Marston | - 81st New York
- 96th New York
- 98th New York
- 139th New York
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2nd Brigade BG Hiram Burnham | - 8th Connecticut
- 10th New Hampshire
- 13th New Hampshire
- 118th New York
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3rd Brigade Col Guy V. Henry |
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Second Division
BG John H. Martindale | 1st Brigade BG George J. Stannard | - 23rd Massachusetts
- 25th Massachusetts
- 27th Massachusetts
- 9th New Jersey
- 89th New York
- 55th Pennsylvania
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2nd Brigade Col Griffin Alexander Stedman |
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Third Division[36]
BG Charles Devens, Jr. BG Adelbert Ames[37] | 1st Brigade Col William B. Barton | - 47th New York
- 48th New York
- 115th New York
- 76th Pennsylvania
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2nd Brigade Col Jeremiah C. Drake (mw) Ltc Zina H. Robinson Col Alexander Piper[38] | - 13th Indiana
- 9th Maine: Ltc Zina H. Robinson
- 112th New York
- 169th New York
- 10th New York Heavy Artillery[39]
|
3rd Brigade BG Adelbert Ames Col Henry R. Guss | - 4th New Hampshire
- 3rd New York
- 117th New York
- 142nd New York
- 97th Pennsylvania: Col Henry R. Guss
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| Artillery Brigade Cpt Samuel S. Elder |
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Forces operating against Richmond June 6-12, 1864
LTG Ulysses S. Grant
Escort:
- 5th United States Cavalry, Companies B, F and K
Army of the Potomac
See main article: Army of the Potomac. MG George Meade
General Staff:
General Headquarters:
Provost Guard: BG Marsena R. Patrick
- 1st Massachusetts Cavalry, Companies C and D
- 80th New York (20th Militia)
- 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry
- 68th Pennsylvania
- 114th Pennsylvania
Engineer Troops:[6]
Guards and Orderlies:
- Independent Company Oneida (New York) Cavalry
II Corps
See main article: II Corps (Union Army). MG Winfield S. Hancock
Escort:
- 1st Vermont Cavalry, Company M
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First Division
BG Francis C. Barlow | 1st Brigade Col Nelson A. Miles[40] |
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2nd Brigade Col Patrick Kelly |
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3rd Brigade Col Clinton D. MacDougall | - 39th New York
- 52nd New York
- 57th New York
- 111th New York
- 125th New York
- 126th New York
|
4th Brigade Col James A. Beaver |
|
Second Division
BG John Gibbon | 1st Brigade BG Byron R. Pierce | - 19th Maine
- 1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters
- 15th Massachusetts
- 19th Massachusetts
- 20th Massachusetts
- 7th Michigan
- 42nd New York
- 59th New York
- 82nd New York (Battalion)
- 184th Pennsylvania
- 36th Wisconsin
|
2nd Brigade BG Joshua T. Owen Col John Fraser[41] | - 152nd New York
- 69th Pennsylvania
- 71st Pennsylvania
- 72nd Pennsylvania
- 106th Pennsylvania
|
3rd Brigade Col Thomas A. Smyth | - 14th Connecticut
- 1st Delaware
- 14th Indiana
- 12th New Jersey
- 10th New York Battalion
- 8th Ohio
- 7th West Virginia
|
4th Brigade Col James P. MacIvor Col John Ramsey[42] |
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Provost Guard | - 2nd Company Minnesota Sharpshooters
|
Third Division
MG David B. Birney | 1st Brigade Col Thomas W. Egan | - 20th Indiana
- 3rd Maine
- 17th Maine
- 40th New York
- 86th New York
- 124th New York
- 99th Pennsylvania
- 110th Pennsylvania
- 141st Pennsylvania
- 2nd United States Sharpshooters
|
2nd Brigade Col Thomas R. Tannatt |
|
3rd Brigade BG Gershom Mott | - 1st Maine Heavy Artillery
- 16th Massachusetts
- 5th New Jersey
- 6th New Jersey
- 7th New Jersey
- 8th New Jersey
- 11th New Jersey
- 115th Pennsylvania
|
4th Brigade Col William R. Brewster | - 11th Massachusetts
- 70th New York
- 71st New York
- 72nd New York (3 Companies)
- 73rd New York
- 74th New York
- 120th New York
- 84th Pennsylvania
|
| Artillery Brigade Col John C. Tidball | - Maine Light, 6th Battery (F)
- Massachusetts Light, 10th Battery
- New Hampshire Light, 1st Battery
- 1st New Jersey Light, Battery B
- 1st New York Light, Battery G
- 4th New York Heavy
- New York Light, 11th Battery
- New York Light, 12th Battery
- 1st Pennsylvania Light, Battery F
- 1st Rhode Island Light, Battery A
- 1st Rhode Island Light, Battery B
- 4th United States, Battery K
- 5th United States, Batteries C and I
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V Corps
See main article: V Corps (Union Army). MG Gouverneur K. Warren[44]
Provost Guard:
- 5th New York, Companies F and E[45]
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First Division
BG Charles Griffin | 1st Brigade[46] Col Edward S. Bragg Col Joshua L. Chamberlain[47] | - 121st Pennsylvania
- 142nd Pennsylvania
- 143rd Pennsylvania
- 149th Pennsylvania
- 150th Pennsylvania
- 187th Pennsylvania[48]
|
2nd Brigade Col Jacob B. Sweitzer | - 9th Massachusetts[49]
- 22nd Massachusetts
- 32nd Massachusetts
- 4th Michigan
- 62nd Pennsylvania
- 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry (Dismounted)
|
3rd Brigade BG Joseph J. Bartlett | - 20th Maine
- 18th Massachusetts
- 1st Michigan
- 16th Michigan
- 44th New York
- 83rd Pennsylvania
- 118th Pennsylvania
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Second Division
BG Romeyn B. Ayres | 1st Brigade[50] Col Edgar M. Gregory | - 5th New York
- 140th New York
- 146th New York
- 91st Pennsylvania
- 155th Pennsylvania
- 2nd United States, Companies B, C, F, H, I, and K
- 11th United States, Companies B, C, D, E, F, and G, 1st Battalion
- 12th United States, Companies A, B, C, D, and G, 1st Battalion, and Companies A, C, D, F, and H, 2nd Battalion
- 14th United States, 1st Battalion
- 17th United States, Companies A, C, D, G, and H, 1st Battalion, and Companies A, B, and C, 2nd Battalion
|
2nd Brigade[51] Col Nathan D. Dushane | - 1st Maryland
- 4th Maryland
- 7th Maryland
- 8th Maryland
- Purnell (Maryland) Legion
|
3rd Brigade Col J. Howard Kitching |
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Third Division
BG Samuel W. Crawford | 1st Brigade[52] Col Peter Lyle | - 16th Maine
- 13th Massachusetts
- 39th Massachusetts
- 94th New York[53]
- 104th New York
- 90th Pennsylvania
- 107th Pennsylvania
|
2nd Brigade[54] Col James L. Bates | - 12th Massachusetts
- 83rd New York[55]
- 97th New York
- 11th Pennsylvania
- 88th Pennsylvania
|
3rd Brigade Maj William R. Hartshorne Col James Carle[56] | - 190th Pennsylvania[57]
- 191st Pennsylvania[58]
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Fourth Division BG Lysander Cutler | 1st Brigade Col William W. Robinson Col Edward S. Bragg | - 7th Indiana
- 19th Indiana
- 24th Michigan
- 1st Battalion New York Sharpshooters
- 6th Wisconsin
- 7th Wisconsin
|
2nd Brigade Col J. William Hofmann | - 3rd Delaware
- 4th Delaware
- 76th New York
- 95th New York
- 147th New York
- 56th Pennsylvania
- 157th Pennsylvania
|
Provost Guard |
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| Artillery Brigade Col Charles S. Wainwright | - Massachusetts Light, 3rd Battery
- Massachusetts Light, 5th Battery
- Massachusetts Light, 9th Battery
- 1st New York Light, Battery B
- 1st New York Light, Battery C
- 1st New York Light, Battery D
- 1st New York Light, Batteries E and L
- 1st New York Light, Battery H
- New York Light, 15th Battery
- 1st Pennsylvania Light, Battery B
- 4th United States, Battery B
- 5th United States, Battery D
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VI Corps
See main article: VI Corps (Union Army). MG Horatio G. Wright
Escort:
- 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company A
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First Division
BG David A. Russell | 1st Brigade Col William H. Penrose | - 1st Delaware Cavalry (dismounted)
- 4th New Jersey
- 10th New Jersey
- 15th New Jersey
|
2nd Brigade BG Emory Upton | - 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery
- 5th Maine
- 121st New York
- 95th Pennsylvania
- 96th Pennsylvania
|
3rd Brigade BG Henry L. Eustis[59] Ltc Gideon Clark | - 6th Maine
- 49th Pennsylvania
- 119th Pennsylvania: Ltc Gideon Clark
- 5th Wisconsin
|
4th Brigade Col Nelson Cross | - 65th New York
- 67th New York
- 122nd New York
- 23rd Pennsylvania
- 82nd Pennsylvania
|
Second Division
BG Thomas H. Neill | 1st Brigade BG Frank Wheaton | - 62nd New York
- 93rd Pennsylvania
- 98th Pennsylvania
- 102nd Pennsylvania
- 139th Pennsylvania
|
2nd Brigade BG Lewis A. Grant | - 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery
- 2nd Vermont
- 3rd Vermont
- 4th Vermont
- 5th Vermont
- 6th Vermont
|
3rd Brigade Col Daniel D. Bidwell | - 7th Maine
- 43rd New York
- 49th New York
- 77th New York
- 61st Pennsylvania
|
4th Brigade Col Oliver Edwards | - 7th Massachusetts
- 10th Massachusetts
- 37th Massachusetts
- 2nd Rhode Island
|
Third Division
BG James B. Ricketts | 1st Brigade Ltc Caldwell K. Hall | - 14th New Jersey
- 106th New York
- 151st New York
- 87th Pennsylvania
- 10th Vermont
|
2nd Brigade Col Benjamin F. Smith |
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| Artillery Brigade Col Charles H. Tompkins | - Maine Light, 4th Battery (D)
- Maine Light, 5th Battery (E)
- Massachusetts Light, 1st Battery (A)
- 1st New Jersey Light, Battery A
- New York Light, 1st Battery
- New York Light, 3rd Battery
- 9th New York Heavy, 2nd Battalion
- 1st Ohio Light, Battery H
- 1st Rhode Island Light, Battery C
- 1st Rhode Island Light, Battery E
- 1st Rhode Island Light, Battery G
- 5th United States, Battery E
- 5th United States, Battery M
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IX Corps
See main article: IX Corps (Union Army). MG Ambrose E. Burnside
General Staff:
- Chief of Staff: MG John G. Parke
- Chief of Artillery: Ltc J. Albert Monroe
Provost Guard:
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First Division
MG Thomas L. Crittenden[60] BG James H. Ledlie[61] | 1st Brigade BG James H. Ledlie Col Jacob P. Gould |
|
2nd Brigade Col Ebenezer W. Peirce | - 3rd Maryland
- 21st Massachusetts
- 29th Massachusetts
- 179th New York[63]
- 100th Pennsylvania
|
Provisional Brigade[64] Col Elisha G. Marshall | - 2nd New York Mounted Rifles[65] (dismounted)
- 14th New York Heavy Artillery
- 24th New York Cavalry[66] (dismounted)
- 2nd Pennsylvania Provisional Heavy Artillery
|
Acting Engineers |
|
Artillery | - Maine Light, 2nd Battery (B)
- Massachusetts Light, 14th Battery
- New York Light, 27th Battery[67]
|
Second Division
BG Robert B. Potter | 1st Brigade Col John I. Curtin | - 36th Massachusetts
- 58th Massachusetts
- 45th Pennsylvania
- 48th Pennsylvania
- 7th Rhode Island
|
2nd Brigade BG Simon G. Griffin | - 2nd Maryland (detachment)
- 31st Maine
- 32nd Maine
- 6th New Hampshire
- 9th New Hampshire
- 11th New Hampshire
- 17th Vermont
|
Acting Engineers |
|
Artillery | - Massachusetts Light, 11th Battery
- New York Light, 19th Battery
|
Third Division
BG Orlando B. Willcox | 1st Brigade Col John F. Hartranft | - 2nd Michigan
- 8th Michigan
- 27th Michigan
- 109th New York
- 51st Pennsylvania
- 38th Wisconsin[68]
|
2nd Brigade Col Benjamin C. Christ | - 1st Michigan Sharpshooters
- 20th Michigan
- 46th New York
- 60th Ohio
- 50th Pennsylvania
|
Acting Engineers |
|
Artillery | - Maine Light, 7th Battery (G)
- New York Light, 34th Battery
|
Fourth Division
BG Edward Ferrero | 1st Brigade Col Joshua K. Sigfried | - 27th United States Colored Troops
- 30th United States Colored Troops
- 39th United States Colored Troops
- 43rd United States Colored Troops
|
2nd Brigade Col Henry G. Thomas | - 19th United States Colored Troops
- 23rd United States Colored Troops
- 31st United States Colored Troops
|
Artillery |
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Cavalry Corps
See main article: Cavalry Corps (Union Army). MG Philip H. Sheridan[69]
Escort:
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First Division BG Alfred T. A. Torbert | 1st Brigade BG George A. Custer | - 1st Michigan
- 5th Michigan
- 6th Michigan
- 7th Michigan
|
2nd Brigade Col Thomas C. Devin |
|
Reserve Brigade BG Wesley Merritt |
|
Second Division BG David McM. Gregg | 1st Brigade BG Henry E. Davies, Jr. | - 1st Massachusetts
- 1st New Jersey
- 10th New York
- 6th Ohio
- 1st Pennsylvania
|
2nd Brigade Col J. Irvin Gregg | - 1st Maine
- 2nd Pennsylvania
- 4th Pennsylvania
- 8th Pennsylvania
- 13th Pennsylvania
- 16th Pennsylvania
|
Third Division BG James H. Wilson | 1st Brigade Col John B. McIntosh | - 1st Connecticut
- 3rd New Jersey
- 2nd New York
- 5th New York
- 2nd Ohio
- 18th Pennsylvania
|
2nd Brigade Col George H. Chapman | - 3rd Indiana
- 1st New Hampshire[70]
- 8th New York
- 22nd New York
- 1st Vermont
|
Escort | - 8th Illinois (detachment)
|
| Horse Artillery Brigade Cpt James M. Robertson | - 1st United States, Batteries H and I
- 1st United States, Battery K
- 2nd United States, Battery A
- 2nd United States, Batteries B and L
- 2nd United States, Battery D
- 2nd United States, Battery M
- 3rd United States, Batteries C, F, and K
- 4th United States, Batteries C and E
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Artillery
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Artillery BG Henry J. Hunt | Artillery Park Ltc Freeman McGilvery | - 15th New York Heavy, 2nd Battalion
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Army of the James
See main article: Army of the James.
XVIII Corps
See main article: XVIII Corps (Union Army). MG William F. Smith[71]
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First Division
BG William T. H. Brooks | 1st Brigade BG Gilman Marston | - 81st New York
- 96th New York
- 98th New York
- 139th New York
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2nd Brigade BG Hiram Burnham | - 8th Connecticut
- 10th New Hampshire
- 13th New Hampshire
- 118th New York
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3rd Brigade Col Guy V. Henry | - 21st Connecticut
- 40th Massachusetts
- 92nd New York
- 58th Pennsylvania
- 188th Pennsylvania
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Second Division
BG John H. Martindale | 1st Brigade BG George J. Stannard | - 23rd Massachusetts
- 25th Massachusetts
- 27th Massachusetts
- 9th New Jersey
- 89th New York
- 55th Pennsylvania
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2nd Brigade Col Griffin A. Stedman, Jr. |
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Third Division
BG Adelbert Ames | 1st Brigade Col William B. Barton | - 47th New York
- 48th New York
- 115th New York
- 76th Pennsylvania
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2nd Brigade Col Alexander Piper[72] Col N. Martin Curtis | - 13th Indiana
- 9th Maine
- 112th New York
- 169th New York
- 10th New York Heavy Artillery
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3rd Brigade Col Henry R. Guss[73] Col Louis Bell | - 4th New Hampshire: Col Louis Bell
- 3rd New York
- 117th New York
- 142nd New York: Col N. Martin Curtis
- 97th Pennsylvania
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| Artillery Brigade Cpt Samuel S. Elder |
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See also
- Wilderness Union order of battle
- Spotsylvania Court House Union order of battle
References
- Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher. Civil War High Commands. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001. .
- Rhea, Gordon C. Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee May 26-June 3, 1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2002.
- U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880 - 1901.
- Wittenberg, Eric J. Glory Enough For All: Sheridan's Second Raid and the Battle of Trevilian Station. Washington, DC: Brassey's, Inc, 2001.
Notes and References
- Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 1, pages 198-209
- Gordon C. Rhea, Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee May 26-June 3, 1864, The Order of Battle
- Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 1, pages 153-165; Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 1, pages 166-183
- Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 1, pages 1162-1168
- Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign.
- [15th New York Engineer Regiment|15th New York Engineers]
- At Port Royal, Virginia; joined Second Brigade, Third Division, Cavalry Corps on June 5, 1864 (see: Chapman's report)
- Arrived June 1, 1864
- Detachment 7th New York attached
- Detached at Port Royal, Virginia; rejoined brigade June 5, 1864 (see: Wilder's report)
- Assigned June 4, 1864
- Transferred to First Brigade June 5, 1864
- Attached to the 120th New York
- The First Battalion joined from the VI Corps May 31, 1864, and the Second Battalion from the V Corps May 29, 1864, thus uniting the three battalions
- Transferred to the 5th New York on June 2, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 453; New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center - 5th Veteran Infantry Regiment; New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center - 12th Infantry Regiment)
- 2nd Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters attached
- Gordon C. Rhea in Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee May 26-June 3, 1864, The Order of Battle lists the 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry in the 1st Brigade (see also: Pennsylvania in the Civil War - 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry)
- Transferred to Ninth Corps on June 3, 1864 (see: Deane's report; Itinerary First Division, Ninth Army Corps; Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 543)
- Brady's Company Michigan Sharpshooters attached
- Relieved June 2, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, pages 494 and 495)
- Assigned June 2, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 495)
- Left front June 1, 1864 (see: Pennsylvania in the Civil War - 1st Pennsylvania Reserves, 2nd Pennsylvania Reserves, 6th Pennsylvania Reserves and 13th Pennsylvania Reserves)
- Left front May 31, 1864 (see: Pennsylvania in the Civil War - 7th Pennsylvania Reserves, 5th Pennsylvania Reserves, 10th Pennsylvania Reserves and 12th Pennsylvania Reserves)
- Transferred to Second Division June 2, 1864
- Transferred to IX Corps on June 4, 1864 (see: Cutcheon's and Serviere's report)
- Ordered home for muster-out June 4, 1864
- Assumed command June 2, 1864 and wounded June 3, 1864
- Assumed command May 31, 1864
- 1st and 2nd Companies Michigan Sharpshooters attached
- 9th and 10th Companies Ohio Sharpshooters attached
- The two Horse Artillery brigades were consolidated under Captain Robertson on May 31, 1864 (see: Hunt's report; Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 377)
- Sent to the Department of Washington on May 31, 1864 (see: Hunt's report)
- Chief of Artillery to the whole Army
- On June 1, 1864 the XVIII Corps was placed under Meade's command (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 466)
- Temporarily attached from X Corps
- Organized temporarily May 30, 1864, and consisted of troops previously known as the Second and Third Divisions of the Tenth Corps
- Assigned June 4, 1864, Brigadier General Devens being relieved on account of ill-health
- Assigned June 5, 1864
- Joined June 5, 1864 (see: New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center - 10th Artillery Regiment)
- Appointed Brigadier General June 9, 1864 with date of rank 12 May 1864 (see: John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 389 and 725)
- Assigned June 12, 1864
- Assumed command June 7, 1864
- Veterans and recruits transferred to 5th Michigan June 9, 1864
- The Fifth Corps was reorganized on June 5, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, pages 613-614)
- For Companies F and E, 5th New York as Provost Guard see: New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center - 5th Veteran Infantry Regiment
- Was the Third brigade, Fourth Division, up to June 6, 1864
- Assigned June 6, 1864
- Joined June 6, 1864
- Ordered home for muster out June 9, 1864
- Was First Brigade, First Division, up to June 6, 1864
- Was Third Brigade, Second Division, up to June 6, 1864
- Was First Brigade, Second Division, up to June 6, 1864
- Transferred to Second Brigade June 11, 1864
- Was Second Brigade, Second Division, up to June 6, 1864
- Ordered home June 7, 1864
- Assumed command June 6, 1864
- Organized from veterans and recruits from the 1st, 7th, 9th, two companies of the 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th Reserve regiments (see: Pennsylvania in the Civil War - 190th Regiment)
- Organized from veterans and recruits from the 2nd, 5th, 6th, 8th, and 10th Reserve regiments (see: Pennsylvania in the Civil War - 191st Regiment)
- Relieved June 12, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 758)
- Relieved at his own request June 9, 1864 (see: Burnside's report; Itinerary First Division, Ninth Army Corps; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, page 191)
- Assigned June 9, 1864
- Transferred to the First Brigade, Second Division, Fifth Corps, June 10, 1864
- Joined June 11, 1864
- Designated Third Brigade June 11, 1864
- Transferred to First Brigade, Second Division, June 9, 1864(see: Itinerary First Division, Ninth Army Corps)
- Transferred to Second Brigade, Third Division, June 9, 1864 (see: Itinerary First Division, Ninth Army Corps)
- Joined June 6, 1864 (see: Itinerary First Division, Ninth Army Corps)
- Joined June 10, 1864
- Major General Sheridan with the 6th United States, the First and Second Division, and Batteries H and I (consolidated), 1st United States, Batteries B and L (consolidated), Battery D and Battery M, 2nd United States under Captain Robertson from the Horse Artillery Brigade detached on a Raid on June 7, 1864 which culminated in the Battle of Trevilian Station (see: Eric J. Wittenberg, Glory Enough For All: Sheridan's Second Raid and the Battle of Trevilian Station, pages 37 and 331-332)
- Joined June 9, 1864 (see: Chapman's report)
- Temporarily attached to the Army of the Potomac
- Relieved June 9, 1864
- In command until June 9, 1864 (see: John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, page 271)