Second Battle of Ream's Station order of battle: Union explained

The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Second Battle of Ream's Station (August 25, 1864) during the Petersburg campaign of the American Civil War. Order of battle is compiled from the official tabulation of casualties and includes only units which sustained casualties.[1]

Military rank abbreviations used

Army of the Potomac

See main article: Army of the Potomac.

II Corps

See main article: II Corps (Union Army). MG Winfield S. Hancock

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others
First Division
    BG Nelson A. Miles
1st Brigade
  Col James C. Lynch
Consolidated Brigade
  Col Levin Crandell
  Cpt Nelson Penfield
4th Brigade
  Ltc K. Oscar Broady WIA
  Ltc William Glenny
Unattached
Second Division
    MG John Gibbon
Provost Guard
  Cpt Mahlon Black
1st Brigade
  Ltc Horace P. Rugg
2nd Brigade
  Col Mathew Murphy
3rd Brigade
  Col Thomas A. Smyth
Artillery
  Cpt A. Judson Clark

Cavalry

See main article: Cavalry in the American Civil War.

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others
Second Cavalry Division
    BG David McMurtrie Gregg
1st Brigade
  Col William Stedman
2nd Brigade
  Col Charles H. Smith
Kautz's Cavalry Division
    BG August V. Kautz
1st Brigade [not engaged]
2nd Brigade
  Col Samuel P. Spear

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Number 7. Return of Casualties in the Union Forces. Official Reports Part 1 (Serial Number 87) – Reports. 17 July 2010 . The Siege of Petersburg Online. 26 October 2012.