Battle of the Crater order of battle: Union explained

The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of the Crater (July 30, 1864) of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.

Abbreviations used

Military Rank

Other

Union Forces

General in Chief

See main article: General in Chief. LTG Ulysses S. Grant, commander in chief

Army of the Potomac

See main article: Army of the Potomac. MG George Meade

Provost Guard:
BG Marsena R. Patrick

Engineer Brigade:
BG Henry W. Benham

Signal Corps: Cpt Benjamin F. Fisher

Guards and Orderlies:

IX Corps

See main article: IX Corps (Union Army). MG Ambrose Burnside

Provost Guard:

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First Division
    BG James H. Ledlie
1st Brigade  BG William F. Bartlett (c)
  Ltc Joseph H. Barnes
2nd Brigade  Col Elisha Marshall (c)
  Ltc. Gilbert P. Robinson
  • 3rd Maryland (4 companies) : Ltc Gilbert P. Robinson, Cpt David J. Weaver
  • 14th New York Heavy Artillery: Maj Charles Chipman
  • 179th New York (7 companies): Maj John Barton (k), Cpt Albert A. Terrill
  • 2nd Pennsylvania Provisional Heavy Artillery: Ltc Benjamin G. Barney (w), Cpt James W. Haig
Acting Engineers
Second Division
    BG Robert B. Potter
1st Brigade  Col Zenas Bliss
2nd Brigade  BG Simon Goodell Griffin
Acting Engineers
Third Division
    BG Orlando B. Willcox
1st Brigade  BG John F. Hartranft
2nd Brigade  Col William Humphrey
Acting Engineers
Fourth Division
    BG Edward Ferrero
1st Brigade  Ltc Joshua K. Sigfried
2nd Brigade  Col Henry Goddard Thomas
Artillery Brigade  Ltc J. Albert Monroe

Army of the James

See main article: Army of the James. MG Benjamin F. Butler

Siege Artillery: Col Henry L. Abbot

XVIII Corps

See main article: XVIII Corps (Union Army). MG Edward Ord

X Corps

See main article: X Corps (Union Army). (attached to XVIII Corps)

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Second Division
    BG John Wesley Turner
1st Brigade  Col Newton Martin Curtis
2nd Brigade  Ltc William B. Coan
3rd Brigade  Col Louis Bell

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