The following lists the organization of the Union and Confederate forces engaged at the Battle of Roanoke Island, during the American Civil War on February 7–8, 1862.[1]
Coast Division (Brig. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside)
First Brigade (Brig. Gen. John G. Foster) K-19 W-113 M-0 =132
10th Connecticut - Col Charles L. Russell
23rd Massachusetts - Col John Krutz
24th Massachusetts - Col Thomas G. Stevenson
25th Massachusetts - Col Edwin M. Upton
27th Massachusetts - Col Horace C. Lee
Second Brigade (Brig. Gen. Jesse L. Reno) K-15 W-79 M-13 =107
21st Massachusetts - Ltc Alberto R. Maggi
9th New Jersey - Ltc Charles A. Heckman
51st New York - Col Edward Ferrero
51st Pennsylvania - Col John F. Hartranft
Third Brigade (Brig. Gen. John G. Parke) K-0 W-17 M-0 =17
8th Connecticut - Col Edward Harland (general)
11th Connecticut - Col Henry W. Kingsbury (regiment not engaged)
9th New York - Col Rush C. Hawkins
4th Rhode Island - Col Isaac P. Rodman
5th Rhode Island, detachment - Maj John Wright
Unassigned units:
1st New York Marine Artillery (detachment) - Col William A. Howard
99th New York (Union Coast Guard) - Lt Charles W. Tillotson
Army gunboats:
Picket
Vidette
Hussar
Lancer
Ranger
Chasseur
Pioneer
Sentinel
North Atlantic Blockading Squadron (Flag Officer Louis M. Goldsborough)
| Image | Ship Name | Commanding Officer | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squadron Flagship, "being unfit for the purpose took no part in the engagement"[2] | ||||
| Acting Volunteer Lieutenant C. F. W. Behm | Flag Officer Goldsborough embarked | |||
| Lieutenant S. P. Quackenbush | Commander S. C. Rowan, division commander | |||
| Lieutenant Reed Werden[3] | ||||
| Lieutenant A. Murray | ||||
| Lieutenant H. K. Davenport | ||||
| Lieutenant W. N. Jeffers | ||||
| Lieutenant C. W. Flusser | ||||
| Lieutenant J. C. Chaplin | ||||
| Acting Volunteer Lieutenant R. T. Renshaw | ||||
| Acting Volunteer Lieutenant E. R. Colhoun | ||||
| Acting Master Peter Hayes | ||||
| Acting Master Charles French | ||||
| Acting Master G. W. Graves | ||||
| Acting Master John E. Giddings | ||||
| Acting Master F. S. Wells | ||||
| Acting Master John McDiarmid | ||||
| Acting Master W. J. Hotchkiss | ||||
| Acting Master T. G. Woodward | ||||
| Acting Master's Mate E. Boomer |
Dist. of Roanoke - Brig. Gen. Henry A. Wise (not present in battle; ill)
Col. Henry M. Shaw, second in command
2nd North Carolina Battalion
8th North Carolina
17th North Carolina (3 companies)
31st North Carolina
59th Virginia(The Virginia regiments were part of the Wise Legion)
"Mosquito Fleet" (Flag Officer William F. Lynch)
CSS Sea-Bird (flagship)
CSS Curlew (sunk)
CSS Appomattox (not at Battle of Roanoke Island)
CSS Black Warrior (schooner)