Cold Harbor Union order of battle
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Cold Harbor of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization May 31, 1864, army organization May 26-June 3, 1864, the casualty returns and the reports.
Abbreviations used
Military Rank
- LTG = Lieutenant General
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
Other
- w = wounded
- mw = mortally wounded
- k = killed in action
- c = captured
Forces operating against Richmond May 31-June 5, 1864
Escort:
- 5th United States Cavalry, Companies B, F and K
[Army of the Potomac]
General Staff:
- Chief of Staff: MG Andrew A. Humphreys
- Assistant Adjutant General: BG Seth Williams
- Chief Quartermaster: BG Rufus Ingalls
Provost Guard: BG Marsena R. Patrick
- 1st Massachusetts Cavalry, Companies C and D
- 80th New York
- 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry
- 68th Pennsylvania
- 114th Pennsylvania
- 50th New York Engineers
- Battalion United States Engineers
- Independent Company Oneida Cavalry
- 22nd New York Cavalry
II Corps">II Corps (Union Army)">II Corps
Escort:
- 1st Vermont Cavalry, Company M
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division BG Francis C. Barlow | 1st Brigade Col Nelson A. Miles | |
First Division BG Francis C. Barlow | 2nd Brigade Col Richard Byrnes Col Patrick Kelly |
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First Division BG Francis C. Barlow | 3rd Brigade Col Clinton D. MacDougall | |
First Division BG Francis C. Barlow | 4th Brigade Col John R. Brooke Col Orlando H. Morris Col Lewis O. Morris Col James A. Beaver |
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Second Division BG John Gibbon | 1st Brigade Col H. Boyd McKeen Col Frank A. Haskell BG Byron R. Pierce |
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Second Division BG John Gibbon | 2nd Brigade BG Joshua T. Owen | |
Second Division BG John Gibbon | 3rd Brigade Col Thomas A. Smyth | |
Second Division BG John Gibbon | 4th Brigade BG Robert O. Tyler Col James P. McIvor |
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Second Division BG John Gibbon | Provost Guard |
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Third Division MG David B. Birney | 1st Brigade Col Thomas W. Egan | |
Third Division MG David B. Birney | 2nd Brigade Col Thomas R. Tannatt | |
Third Division MG David B. Birney | 3rd Brigade BG Gershom Mott | |
Third Division MG David B. Birney | 4th Brigade Col William R. Brewster | |
Artillery Brigade Col John C. Tidball |
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V Corps">V Corps (Union Army)">V Corps
MG Gouverneur K. WarrenProvost Guard:
- 12th New York Battalion
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division BG Charles Griffin | 1st Brigade BG Romeyn B. Ayres |
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First Division BG Charles Griffin | 2nd Brigade Col Jacob B. Sweitzer |
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First Division BG Charles Griffin | 3rd Brigade BG Joseph J. Bartlett | |
Second Division BG Henry H. Lockwood BG Samuel W. Crawford | 1st Brigade Col Peter Lyle | |
Second Division BG Henry H. Lockwood BG Samuel W. Crawford | 2nd Brigade Col James L. Bates | |
Second Division BG Henry H. Lockwood BG Samuel W. Crawford | 3rd Brigade Col Nathan D. Dushane |
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Third Division BG Samuel W. Crawford | 1st Brigade Col Martin D. Hardin | |
Third Division BG Samuel W. Crawford | 3rd Brigade Col Joseph W. Fisher | |
Third Division BG Samuel W. Crawford | Heavy Artillery Brigade Col J. Howard Kitching |
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Fourth Division BG Lysander Cutler | 1st Brigade Col William W. Robinson |
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Fourth Division BG Lysander Cutler | 2nd Brigade Col J. William Hofmann |
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Fourth Division BG Lysander Cutler | 3rd Brigade Col Edward S. Bragg | |
Fourth Division BG Lysander Cutler | Provost Guard | |
Artillery Brigade Col Charles S. Wainwright |
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VI Corps">VI Corps (Union Army)">VI Corps
MG Horatio G. WrightEscort:
- 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company A
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division BG David A. Russell | 1st Brigade Col William H. Penrose | |
First Division BG David A. Russell | 2nd Brigade BG Emory Upton |
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First Division BG David A. Russell | 3rd Brigade BG Henry L. Eustis | |
First Division BG David A. Russell | 4th Brigade Col Nelson Cross |
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Second Division BG Thomas H. Neill | 1st Brigade BG Frank Wheaton | |
Second Division BG Thomas H. Neill | 2nd Brigade BG Lewis A. Grant | |
Second Division BG Thomas H. Neill | 3rd Brigade Col Daniel D. Bidwell |
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Second Division BG Thomas H. Neill | 4th Brigade Col Oliver Edwards | |
Third Division BG James B. Ricketts | 1st Brigade Col William S. Truex Ltc Caldwell K. Hall Col John W. Schall Ltc Caldwell K. Hall |
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Third Division BG James B. Ricketts | 2nd Brigade Col Benjamin F. Smith |
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Artillery Brigade Col Charles H. Tompkins |
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IX Corps">IX Corps (Union Army)">IX Corps
MG Ambrose E. BurnsideGeneral Staff:
- Chief of Staff: MG John G. Parke
- Chief of Artillery: Ltc J. Albert Monroe
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division MG Thomas L. Crittenden | 1st Brigade BG James H. Ledlie | |
First Division MG Thomas L. Crittenden | 2nd Brigade Ltc Gilbert P. Robinson Col Joseph M. Sudsburg Col Ebenezer W. Peirce | |
First Division MG Thomas L. Crittenden | Provisional Brigade Col Elisha G. Marshall |
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First Division MG Thomas L. Crittenden | Acting Engineers | |
First Division MG Thomas L. Crittenden | Artillery |
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Second Division BG Robert B. Potter | 1st Brigade Col John I. Curtin |
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Second Division BG Robert B. Potter | 2nd Brigade Col Simon G. Griffin | |
Second Division BG Robert B. Potter | Acting Engineers | |
Second Division BG Robert B. Potter | Artillery |
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Third Division BG Orlando B. Willcox | 1st Brigade Col John F. Hartranft | |
Third Division BG Orlando B. Willcox | 2nd Brigade Col Benjamin C. Christ | |
Third Division BG Orlando B. Willcox | Acting Engineers | |
Third Division BG Orlando B. Willcox | Artillery |
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Fourth Division BG Edward Ferrero | 1st Brigade Col Joshua K. Sigfried |
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Fourth Division BG Edward Ferrero | 2nd Brigade Col Henry G. Thomas |
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Fourth Division BG Edward Ferrero | Artillery |
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Cavalry Corps">Cavalry Corps (Union Army)">Cavalry Corps
MG Philip H. SheridanEscort:
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division BG Alfred T. A. Torbert | 1st Brigade BG George A. Custer |
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First Division BG Alfred T. A. Torbert | 2nd Brigade Col Thomas C. Devin |
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First Division BG Alfred T. A. Torbert | Reserve Brigade BG Wesley Merritt |
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Second Division BG David McM. Gregg | 1st Brigade BG Henry E. Davies, Jr. |
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Second Division BG David McM. Gregg | 2nd Brigade Col J. Irvin Gregg |
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Third Division BG James H. Wilson | 1st Brigade Col John B. McIntosh |
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Third Division BG James H. Wilson | 2nd Brigade Col George H. Chapman |
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Third Division BG James H. Wilson | Escort | |
1st Brigade Horse Artillery Cpt James M. Robertson |
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Artillery
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
Artillery BG Henry J. Hunt | 2nd Brigade Horse Artillery Cpt Dunbar R. Ransom |
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Artillery BG Henry J. Hunt | Artillery Park Ltc Freeman McGilvery |
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[Army of the James]
XVIII Corps">XVIII Corps (Union Army)">XVIII Corps
MG William F. SmithDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division BG William T. H. Brooks | 1st Brigade BG Gilman Marston | |
First Division BG William T. H. Brooks | 2nd Brigade BG Hiram Burnham | |
First Division BG William T. H. Brooks | 3rd Brigade Col Guy V. Henry |
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Second Division BG John H. Martindale | 1st Brigade BG George J. Stannard |
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Second Division BG John H. Martindale | 2nd Brigade Col Griffin A. Stedman, Jr. |
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Third Division BG Charles Devens, Jr. BG Adelbert Ames | 1st Brigade Col William B. Barton | |
Third Division BG Charles Devens, Jr. BG Adelbert Ames | 2nd Brigade Col Jeremiah C. Drake Ltc Zina H. Robinson Col Alexander Piper |
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Third Division BG Charles Devens, Jr. BG Adelbert Ames | 3rd Brigade BG Adelbert Ames 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. GrantEscort:
- 5th United States Cavalry, Companies B, F and K
[Army of the Potomac]
General Staff:
- Chief of Staff: MG Andrew A. Humphreys
- Assistant Adjutant General: BG Seth Williams
- Chief Quartermaster: BG Rufus Ingalls
Provost Guard: BG Marsena R. Patrick
- 1st Massachusetts Cavalry, Companies C and D
- 80th New York
- 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry
- 68th Pennsylvania
- 114th Pennsylvania
- 50th New York Engineers
- Battalion United States Engineers
- Independent Company Oneida Cavalry
II Corps">II Corps (Union Army)">II Corps
Escort:
- 1st Vermont Cavalry, Company M
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division BG Francis C. Barlow | 1st Brigade Col Nelson A. Miles |
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First Division BG Francis C. Barlow | 2nd Brigade Col Patrick Kelly |
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First Division BG Francis C. Barlow | 3rd Brigade Col Clinton D. MacDougall |
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First Division BG Francis C. Barlow | 4th Brigade Col James A. Beaver |
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Second Division BG John Gibbon | 1st Brigade BG Byron R. Pierce |
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Second Division BG John Gibbon | 2nd Brigade BG Joshua T. Owen Col John Fraser |
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Second Division BG John Gibbon | 3rd Brigade Col Thomas A. Smyth |
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Second Division BG John Gibbon | 4th Brigade Col James P. MacIvor Col John Ramsey |
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Second Division BG John Gibbon | Provost Guard |
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Third Division MG David B. Birney | 1st Brigade Col Thomas W. Egan |
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Third Division MG David B. Birney | 2nd Brigade Col Thomas R. Tannatt |
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Third Division MG David B. Birney | 3rd Brigade BG Gershom Mott |
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Third Division MG David B. Birney | 4th Brigade Col William R. Brewster |
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Artillery Brigade Col John C. Tidball |
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V Corps">V Corps (Union Army)">V Corps
MG Gouverneur K. WarrenProvost Guard:
- 5th New York, Companies F and E
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division BG Charles Griffin | 1st Brigade Col Edward S. Bragg Col Joshua L. Chamberlain |
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First Division BG Charles Griffin | 2nd Brigade Col Jacob B. Sweitzer |
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First Division BG Charles Griffin | 3rd Brigade BG Joseph J. Bartlett |
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Second Division BG Romeyn B. Ayres | 1st Brigade Col Edgar M. Gregory |
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Second Division BG Romeyn B. Ayres | 2nd Brigade Col Nathan D. Dushane |
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Second Division BG Romeyn B. Ayres | 3rd Brigade Col J. Howard Kitching |
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Third Division BG Samuel W. Crawford | 1st Brigade Col Peter Lyle |
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Third Division BG Samuel W. Crawford | 2nd Brigade Col James L. Bates |
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Third Division BG Samuel W. Crawford | 3rd Brigade Maj William R. Hartshorne Col James Carle | |
Fourth Division BG Lysander Cutler | 1st Brigade Col William W. Robinson Col Edward S. Bragg |
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Fourth Division BG Lysander Cutler | 2nd Brigade Col J. William Hofmann |
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Fourth Division BG Lysander Cutler | Provost Guard |
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Artillery Brigade Col Charles S. Wainwright |
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VI Corps">VI Corps (Union Army)">VI Corps
MG Horatio G. WrightEscort:
- 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company A
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division BG David A. Russell | 1st Brigade Col William H. Penrose |
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First Division BG David A. Russell | 2nd Brigade BG Emory Upton |
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First Division BG David A. Russell | 3rd Brigade BG Henry L. Eustis Ltc Gideon Clark |
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First Division BG David A. Russell | 4th Brigade Col Nelson Cross |
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Second Division BG Thomas H. Neill | 1st Brigade BG Frank Wheaton |
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Second Division BG Thomas H. Neill | 2nd Brigade BG Lewis A. Grant |
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Second Division BG Thomas H. Neill | 3rd Brigade Col Daniel D. Bidwell |
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Second Division BG Thomas H. Neill | 4th Brigade Col Oliver Edwards |
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Third Division BG James B. Ricketts | 1st Brigade Ltc Caldwell K. Hall |
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Third Division BG James B. Ricketts | 2nd Brigade Col Benjamin F. Smith |
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Artillery Brigade Col Charles H. Tompkins |
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IX Corps">IX Corps (Union Army)">IX Corps
MG Ambrose E. BurnsideGeneral Staff:
- Chief of Staff: MG John G. Parke
- Chief of Artillery: Ltc J. Albert Monroe
- 8th United States
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division MG Thomas L. Crittenden BG James H. Ledlie | 1st Brigade BG James H. Ledlie Col Jacob P. Gould |
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First Division MG Thomas L. Crittenden BG James H. Ledlie | 2nd Brigade Col Ebenezer W. Peirce |
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First Division MG Thomas L. Crittenden BG James H. Ledlie | Provisional Brigade Col Elisha G. Marshall |
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First Division MG Thomas L. Crittenden BG James H. Ledlie | Acting Engineers |
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First Division MG Thomas L. Crittenden BG James H. Ledlie | Artillery |
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Second Division BG Robert B. Potter | 1st Brigade Col John I. Curtin |
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Second Division BG Robert B. Potter | 2nd Brigade BG Simon G. Griffin |
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Second Division BG Robert B. Potter | Acting Engineers |
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Second Division BG Robert B. Potter | Artillery |
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Third Division BG Orlando B. Willcox | 1st Brigade Col John F. Hartranft |
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Third Division BG Orlando B. Willcox | 2nd Brigade Col Benjamin C. Christ |
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Third Division BG Orlando B. Willcox | Acting Engineers |
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Third Division BG Orlando B. Willcox | Artillery |
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Fourth Division BG Edward Ferrero | 1st Brigade Col Joshua K. Sigfried |
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Fourth Division BG Edward Ferrero | 2nd Brigade Col Henry G. Thomas |
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Fourth Division BG Edward Ferrero | Artillery |
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Cavalry Corps">Cavalry Corps (Union Army)">Cavalry Corps
MG Philip H. SheridanEscort:
- 6th United States
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division BG Alfred T. A. Torbert | 1st Brigade BG George A. Custer |
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First Division BG Alfred T. A. Torbert | 2nd Brigade Col Thomas C. Devin |
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First Division BG Alfred T. A. Torbert | Reserve Brigade BG Wesley Merritt |
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Second Division BG David McM. Gregg | 1st Brigade BG Henry E. Davies, Jr. |
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Second Division BG David McM. Gregg | 2nd Brigade Col J. Irvin Gregg |
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Third Division BG James H. Wilson | 1st Brigade Col John B. McIntosh |
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Third Division BG James H. Wilson | 2nd Brigade Col George H. Chapman |
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Third Division BG James H. Wilson | Escort |
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Horse Artillery Brigade Cpt James M. Robertson |
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Artillery
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
Artillery BG Henry J. Hunt | Artillery Park Ltc Freeman McGilvery |
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[Army of the James]
XVIII Corps">XVIII Corps (Union Army)">XVIII Corps
MG William F. SmithDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division BG William T. H. Brooks | 1st Brigade BG Gilman Marston |
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First Division BG William T. H. Brooks | 2nd Brigade BG Hiram Burnham |
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First Division BG William T. H. Brooks | 3rd Brigade Col Guy V. Henry |
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Second Division BG John H. Martindale | 1st Brigade BG George J. Stannard |
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Second Division BG John H. Martindale | 2nd Brigade Col Griffin A. Stedman, Jr. |
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Third Division BG Adelbert Ames | 1st Brigade Col William B. Barton |
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Third Division BG Adelbert Ames | 2nd Brigade Col Alexander Piper Col N. Martin Curtis |
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Third Division BG Adelbert Ames | 3rd Brigade Col Henry R. Guss Col Louis Bell |
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Artillery Brigade Cpt Samuel S. Elder |
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