The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of the Wilderness (May 5–7, 1864) of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization[1] May 5, 1864,[2] the casualty returns[3] and the reports.[4]
Abbreviations used
Military rank
- LTG = Lieutenant General
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = 1st Lieutenant
Other
- w = wounded
- mw = mortally wounded
- k = killed
- c = captured
Forces operating against Richmond
LTG Ulysses S. Grant, General-in-Chief, Union Armies
Escort:
- 5th United States Cavalry, Companies B, F and K: Cpt Julius W. Mason
IX Corps
- Chief of Staff: MG John G. Parke
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| Second Division | 1st Brigade
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| Third Division | 1st Brigade |
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| Reporting directly | Provost Guard |
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| Cavalry |
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| Reserve Artillery
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| Provisional Brigade
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Army of the Potomac
MG George Meade
General Staff:
- Chief of Staff: MG Andrew A. Humphreys
- Assistant Adjutant General: BG Seth Williams
- Chief Quartermaster: BG Rufus Ingalls
General Headquarters:
Provost Guard: BG Marsena R. Patrick
- 1st Massachusetts Cavalry, Companies C and D: Cpt Edward A. Flint
- 80th New York (20th Militia): Col Theodore B. Gates
- 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry: Maj James W. Walsh
- 68th Pennsylvania: Ltc Robert E. Winslow
- 114th Pennsylvania: Col Charles H. T. Collis
Engineer Troops:
- 50th New York Engineers (11 Companies): Ltc Ira Spaulding
- Battalion United States Engineers: Cpt George H. Mendell
Guards and Orderlies:
- Independent Company Oneida (New York) Cavalry: Cpt Daniel P. Mann
II Corps
MG Winfield S. Hancock
Escort:
- 1st Vermont Cavalry, Company M: Cpt John H. Hazelton
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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| First Division | 1st Brigade
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| 4th Brigade
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| Second Division | 1st Brigade |
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| 3rd Brigade
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| Provost Guard |
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| Third Division | 1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade
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| Fourth Division | 1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| Artillery Brigade
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V Corps
Provost Guard:
- 12th New York Battalion: Maj Henry W. Ryder
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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| First Division | 1st Brigade |
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| Second Division | 1st Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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| 1st Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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| Fourth Division | 1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade |
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| Artillery Brigade |
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VI Corps
Escort:
- 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company A: Cpt Charles E. Fellows
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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| First Division | 1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| Second Division[21] | 1st Brigade |
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| Third Division | 1st Brigade
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| Artillery Brigade
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Cavalry Corps
Escort:
- 6th United States: Cpt Ira W. Claflin (Headquarter)
- 8th Illinois (detachment): Lt William W. Long (Third Division)
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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| First Division | 1st Brigade
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| Reserve Brigade
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| Second Division | 1st Brigade
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| Third Division | 1st Brigade
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| 1st Brigade Horse Artillery
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Artillery
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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| Artillery Reserve | 1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade Horse Artillery[12]
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See also
Notes
- ^ Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign.
- ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 1, pages 106-116
- ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 1, pages 119-136
- ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 1, pages 1162-1168
- ^ The IX Corps was under the direct orders of Lieutenant General Grant until May 24, 1864, when it was assigned to the Army of the Potomac. (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 169)
- ^ a b Sun-struck May 6, 1864
- ^ Train guard; not engaged
- ^ Train guard
- ^ 1st and 2nd Companies Michigan Sharpshooters attached
- ^ a b Detached at Warrenton Junction; rejoined Brigade on May 7, 1864 (see: Cutcheon's report)
- ^ 9th and 10th Companies Ohio Sharpshooters attached
- ^ a b Not engaged
- ^ Detachment 7th New York attached
- ^ Wounded, but did not relinquish command (see: Gordon C. Rhea, The Battle of the Wilderness May 5–6, 1864, page 395)
- ^ 2nd Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters attached
- ^ Brady's Company Sharpshooters attached
- ^ Assigned May 6, 1864
- ^ Small detachment of the 107th Pennsylvania attached
- ^ Assigned to First Brigade May 7, 1864
- ^ Accidentally disabled May 6, 1864
- ^ Brigadier General Getty was wounded May 6, 1864, and was succeeded in command of the First, Second, and Fourth Brigades by Brigadier General Wheaton, who was relieved by Brigadier General Neill early on the morning of May 7, 1864, when the Division was reunited
- ^ Relinquished command, on account of sickness May 7, 1864
- ^ Detached guarding trains and prisoners
- ^ Assigned May 5, 1864
- ^ Chief of Artillery to the whole Army
- ^ 1st Brigade Horse Artillery detached with Cavalry Corps; 2nd Brigade Horse Artillery attached to the Artillery Reserve (see: Hunt's report)
References
- Rhea, Gordon C. The Battle of the Wilderness May 5–6, 1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1994. ISBN 0-8071-3021-4
- 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.