Battle of the Wilderness order of battle: Union 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
Other
Forces operating against Richmond
LTG Ulysses S. Grant , General-in-Chief , Union Armies
Escort:
IX Corps
MG Ambrose Burnside [ 5]
Army of the Potomac
MG George Meade
General Staff :
General Headquarters :
Provost Guard: BG Marsena R. Patrick
Engineer Troops:
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
First Division
BG Francis C. Barlow
1st Brigade
Col Nelson A. Miles
2nd Brigade
Col Thomas A. Smyth
3rd Brigade
Col Paul Frank
4th Brigade
Col John R. Brooke
Second Division
BG John Gibbon
1st Brigade
BG Alexander S. Webb
2nd Brigade
BG Joshua T. Owen
3rd Brigade
Col Samuel S. Carroll (w) [ 14]
Provost Guard
2nd Company Minnesota Sharpshooters: Cpt Mahlon Black
Third Division
MG David B. Birney
1st Brigade
BG J. H. Hobart Ward
2nd Brigade
BG Alexander Hays (k)
Col John S. Crocker
Fourth Division
BG Gershom Mott
1st Brigade
Col Robert McAllister
2nd Brigade
Col William R. Brewster
Artillery Brigade
Col John C. Tidball
Maine Light, 6th Battery (F) : Cpt Edwin B. Dow
Massachusetts Light, 10th Battery : Cpt J. Henry Sleeper
New Hampshire Light, 1st Battery: Cpt Frederick M. Edgell
1st New York Light, Battery G: Cpt Nelson Ames
4th New York Heavy, 3rd Battalion : Ltc Thomas Allcock
1st Pennsylvania Light, Battery F : Cpt R. Bruce Ricketts
1st Rhode Island Light, Battery A : Cpt William A. Arnold
1st Rhode Island Light, Battery B : Cpt Thomas F. Brown
4th United States, Battery K : Lt John W. Roder
5th United States, Battery C and I : Lt James Gilliss
V Corps
MG Gouverneur K. Warren
Provost Guard:
Division
Brigade
Regiments and Others
First Division
BG Charles Griffin
1st Brigade
BG Romeyn B. Ayres
140th New York : Col George Ryan
146th New York : Col David T. Jenkins (k) , Maj Henry H. Curran (k)
91st Pennsylvania : Ltc Joseph H. Sinex
155th Pennsylvania : Ltc Alfred L. Pearson
2nd United States , Companies B, C, F, H, I, and K: Cpt James W. Long
11th United States , Companies B, C, D, E, F, and G, First Battalion: Cpt Francis M. Cooley
12th United States , Companies A, B, C, D, and G, 1st Battalion, and Companies A, C, D, F, and H, 2nd Battalion: Maj Luther B. Bruen
14th United States , 1st Battalion: Cpt Edward McK. Hudson (w)
17th United States , Companies A, C, D, G, and H, 1st Battalion, and Companies A, B, and C, 2nd Battalion: Cpt James F. Grimes
2nd Brigade
Col Jacob B. Sweitzer
3rd Brigade
BG Joseph J. Bartlett
Second Division
BG John C. Robinson
1st Brigade
Col Samuel H. Leonard
Col Peter Lyle[ 17]
2nd Brigade
BG Henry Baxter (w)
Col Richard Coulter
3rd Brigade
Col Andrew W. Denison
Third Division
BG Samuel W. Crawford
1st Brigade
Col William McCandless (w)
3rd Brigade
Col Joseph W. Fisher
Fourth Division
BG James S. Wadsworth (mw)
BG Lysander Cutler
1st Brigade [ 20]
BG Lysander Cutler
Col William W. Robinson
2nd Brigade
BG James C. Rice
3rd Brigade
Col Roy Stone [ 21]
Col Edward S. Bragg
Artillery Brigade
Col Charles S. Wainwright
VI Corps
MG John Sedgwick
Escort:
Cavalry Corps
MG Philip H. Sheridan
Escort:
6th United States: Cpt Ira W. Claflin (Headquarter)
8th Illinois (detachment): Lt William W. Long (Third Division)
Artillery
BG Henry J. Hunt [ 26] [ 27]
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
^ Gordon C. Rhea, The Battle of the Wilderness May 5–6, 1864, page 138
^ 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 )
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