Gettysburg Union order of battle
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The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Gettysburg
of the American Civil War
on the Union
side. The Gettysburg Confederate order of battle
is shown separately. When multiple names of commanders are shown, this indicates the succession of command through the three-day battle (July 1–3, 1863).
Army of the Potomac
MG George G. Meade, Commanding
General Staff:
Command of the Provost Marshal General: BG Marsena R. Patrick
Guards and Orderlies:
Engineer Brigade: BG Henry W. Benham
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MG Abner Doubleday
MG John Newton
General Headquarters:
BG John Gibbon
BG William Hays
General Headquarters:
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MG David B. Birney
General Headquarters:
General Headquarters:
MG Carl Schurz
General Headquarters:
BG Alpheus S. Williams
Provost Guard:
Headquarter Guards:
Cpt James M. Robertson
Headquarter Guard:
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg , was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War, it is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade's Army of the Potomac...
of the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
on the Union
Union (American Civil War)
During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty free states and five border slave states. It was opposed by 11 southern slave states that had declared a secession to join together to form the...
side. The Gettysburg Confederate order of battle
Gettysburg Confederate order of battle
The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Gettysburg on the Confederate side. The Gettysburg Union order of battle is shown separately...
is shown separately. When multiple names of commanders are shown, this indicates the succession of command through the three-day battle (July 1–3, 1863).
Military rank
- MG = Major GeneralMajor general (United States)In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a two-star general-officer rank, with the pay grade of O-8. Major general ranks above brigadier general and below lieutenant general...
- BG = Brigadier GeneralBrigadier general (United States)A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed...
- Col = ColonelColonel (United States)In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general...
- Ltc = Lieutenant ColonelLieutenant Colonel (United States)In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of commander in the other uniformed services.The pay...
- Maj = MajorMajor (United States)In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, major is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel...
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = LieutenantLieutenantA lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
- Sgt = SergeantSergeantSergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
Other
- (w) = woundedWounded in actionWounded in action describes soldiers who have been wounded while fighting in a combat zone during war time, but have not been killed. Typically it implies that they are temporarily or permanently incapable of bearing arms or continuing to fight....
- (mw) = mortally wounded
- (k) = killed in actionKilled in actionKilled in action is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own forces at the hands of hostile forces. The United States Department of Defense, for example, says that those declared KIA need not have fired their weapons but have been killed due to...
- (c) = capturedPrisoner of warA prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
Army of the PotomacArmy of the PotomacThe Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-History:The Army of the Potomac was created in 1861, but was then only the size of a corps . Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia, under Brig. Gen...
MG George G. Meade, CommandingGeneral Staff:
- Chief of Staff: MG Daniel ButterfieldDaniel ButterfieldDaniel Adams Butterfield was a New York businessman, a Union General in the American Civil War, and Assistant U.S. Treasurer in New York. He is credited with composing the bugle call Taps and was involved in the Black Friday gold scandal in the Grant administration...
- Assistant Adjutant General: BG Seth WilliamsSeth WilliamsSeth Williams was an American military officer who served as assistant adjutant general of the Union's Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
- Assistant Inspector General: Col Edmund Schriver
- Chief Quartermaster: BG Rufus IngallsRufus IngallsRufus Ingalls was an American military general who served as the 16th Quartermaster General of the United States Army.-Early life and career:...
- Commissaries and subsistence: Col Henry F. Clarke
- Chief of Artillery: BG Henry J. Hunt
- Chief Ordnance Officer: Cpt Daniel W. FlaglerDaniel Webster FlaglerDaniel Webster Flagler was a United States Army Brigadier General. He was prominent as the Army's Chief of Ordnance.-Early Life:Flagler was appointed to the United States Military Academy in 1856...
- Chief Signal Officer: Cpt Lemuel B. Norton
- Medical Director: Maj Jonathan LettermanJonathan LettermanJonathan Letterman was an American surgeon credited as being the originator of the modern methods for medical organization in armies. Dr...
- Chief of Engineers: BG Gouverneur K. WarrenGouverneur K. WarrenGouverneur Kemble Warren was a civil engineer and prominent general in the Union Army during the American Civil War...
- Bureau of Military Information: Col George H. SharpeGeorge H. SharpeGeorge Henry Sharpe was an American lawyer, soldier, secret service officer, diplomat and politician.-Early life:...
Command of the Provost Marshal General: BG Marsena R. Patrick
Marsena R. Patrick
Marsena Rudolph Patrick was a college president and an officer in the United States Army, serving as a general in the Union volunteer forces during the American Civil War. He was the provost marshal for the Army of the Potomac in many of its campaigns.-Early life:Patrick was born in Hounsfield,...
- 93rd New York: Col John S. Crocker
- 8th United States (8 companies): Cpt Edwin W. H. Read
- 2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry: Col R. Butler Price
- 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry (Companies E&I): Cpt James Starr
- Regular cavalry
Guards and Orderlies:
- Oneida (New York) Cavalry: Cpt Daniel P. Mann
Engineer Brigade: BG Henry W. Benham
- 15th New York (3 companies): Maj Walter L. Cassin
- 50th New York: Col William H. Pettes
- U.S. Battalion: Cpt George H. Mendell
I Corps
MG John F. ReynoldsJohn F. Reynolds
John Fulton Reynolds was a career United States Army officer and a general in the American Civil War. One of the Union Army's most respected senior commanders, he played a key role in committing the Army of the Potomac to the Battle of Gettysburg and was killed at the start of the battle.-Early...
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MG Abner Doubleday
Abner Doubleday
Abner Doubleday was a career United States Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War. He fired the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter, the opening battle of the war, and had a pivotal role in the early fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg. Gettysburg was his finest hour, but his...
MG John Newton
General Headquarters:
- 1st Maine cavalry, Company L: Cpt Constantine Taylor
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First Division BG James S. Wadsworth James S. Wadsworth James Samuel Wadsworth was a philanthropist, politician, and a Union general in the American Civil War. He was killed in battle during the Battle of the Wilderness of 1864.-Early years:... |
1st Brigade Iron Brigade The Iron Brigade, also known as the Iron Brigade of the West or the Black Hat Brigade, was an infantry brigade in the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. Although it fought entirely in the Eastern Theater, it was composed of regiments from Western states... BG Solomon Meredith Solomon Meredith Solomon Meredith was a prominent Indiana farmer, politician, and lawman who was a controversial Union Army general in the American Civil War... (w) Col William W. Robinson |
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2nd Brigade
BG Lysander Cutler Lysander Cutler Lysander Cutler was an American businessman, educator, politician, and a Union Army General during the American Civil War.-Early years:Cutler was born in Royalston, Massachusetts, the son of a farmer... |
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Second Division BG John C. Robinson John C. Robinson John Cleveland Robinson had a long and distinguished career in the United States Army, fighting in numerous wars and culminating his career as a Union Army brigadier general of volunteers and brevet major general of volunteers in the American Civil War. In 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated... |
1st Brigade BG Gabriel R. Paul Gabriel Rene Paul Gabriel René Paul was a career officer in the United States Army most noted for his service as a Union Army general in the American Civil War.-Birth and early years:... (w) Col Samuel H. Leonard (w) Col Adrian R. Root (w&c) Col Richard Coulter Richard Coulter (general) Richard Coulter, Sr. was an American Civil War general in the Union Army, a businessman, and banker. During the Civil War he was colonel of the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, often rising to brigade command upon the wounding of superior officers.-Early life and career:Richard Coulter, Sr... (w) Col Peter Lyle Col Richard Coulter |
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2nd Brigade
BG Henry Baxter Henry Baxter Henry Baxter was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. At the Battle of Gettysburg, his brigade resisted a Confederate assault from parts of Maj. Gen. Robert E... |
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Third Division MG Abner Doubleday Abner Doubleday Abner Doubleday was a career United States Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War. He fired the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter, the opening battle of the war, and had a pivotal role in the early fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg. Gettysburg was his finest hour, but his... BG Thomas A. Rowley MG Abner Doubleday |
1st Brigade Col Chapman Biddle Chapman Biddle Chapman Biddle was a member of the prominent Biddle family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who rose to fame as an officer in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He commanded a brigade of infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early life:Chapman Biddle was born in Pennsylvania on January 22,... BG Thomas A. Rowley Col Chapman Biddle |
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2nd Brigade
Col Roy Stone Roy Stone Roy Stone was a Union Army general during the American Civil War. He is most noted for his stubborn defense of the McPherson Farm during the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early life and family:... (w) Col Langhorne Wister (w) Col Edmund L. Dana |
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3rd Brigade 2nd Vermont Brigade The 2nd Vermont Brigade was an infantry brigade in the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War.- Composition and commanders :... BG George J. Stannard George J. Stannard George Jerrison Stannard was a Vermont farmer, teacher, and Union general in the American Civil War. After the war, he served as Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives.-Early life:... (w) Col Francis V. Randall |
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Artillery Brigade
Col Charles S. Wainwright Charles S. Wainwright Charles Shiels Wainwright was a produce farmer in the state of New York and an artillery officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He played an important role in the defense of Cemetery Hill during the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, where his artillery helped repel a Confederate... |
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II Corps
MG Winfield S. Hancock (w)BG John Gibbon
John Gibbon
John Gibbon was a career United States Army officer who fought in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars.-Early life:...
BG William Hays
William Hays (general)
William Hays was a career officer in the United States Army, serving as a Union Army general during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
General Headquarters:
- 6th New York Cavalry, Companies D and K: Cpt Riley Johnson (Escort)
- 53rd Pennsylvania, Companies A, B and K: Maj Octavus Bull (Provost Marshal 2nd Corps)
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First Division BG John C. Caldwell John C. Caldwell John Curtis Caldwell was a teacher, a Union general in the American Civil War, and an American diplomat.-Early life:Caldwell was born in Lowell, Vermont... |
1st Brigade Col Edward E. Cross Edward E. Cross Edward Ephraim Cross was a newspaperman and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Journalist:... (mw) Col H. Boyd McKeen H. Boyd McKeen H. Boyd McKeen led a regiment in the American Civil War, and he occasionally led a brigade before being killed at the Battle of Cold Harbor.... |
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2nd Brigade Irish Brigade (US) The Irish Brigade was an infantry brigade, consisting predominantly of Irish Americans, that served in the Union Army in the American Civil War. The designation of the first regiment in the brigade, the 69th New York Infantry, or the "Fighting 69th", continued in later wars... Col Patrick Kelly Patrick Kelly (Colonel) Patrick Kelly was an Irish-American Union Army officer during the American Civil War. He led the famed Irish Brigade at the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early life:... |
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3rd Brigade
BG Samuel K. Zook Samuel K. Zook Samuel Kosciuszko Zook was a Union general during the American Civil War, killed in action during the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early years:... (mw) Ltc Charles G. Freudenberg (w) Col Richard P. Roberts (k) Ltc John Fraser |
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4th Brigade
Col John R. Brooke John R. Brooke John Rutter Brooke was a major general in the United States Army during both the American Civil War and the Spanish American War... (w) |
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Second Division BG John Gibbon John Gibbon John Gibbon was a career United States Army officer who fought in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars.-Early life:... BG William Harrow William Harrow William Harrow was an Indiana lawyer and a controversial Union general in the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... BG John Gibbon (w) BG William Harrow William Harrow William Harrow was an Indiana lawyer and a controversial Union general in the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
1st Brigade BG William Harrow William Harrow William Harrow was an Indiana lawyer and a controversial Union general in the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... Col Francis E. Heath |
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2nd Brigade Philadelphia Brigade The Philadelphia Brigade was a Union Army brigade that served in the American Civil War. It was raised primarily in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with the exception of the 106th regiment which contained men from Lycoming and Bradford counties.The brigade fought with the Army of the... BG Alexander S. Webb Alexander S. Webb Alexander Stewart Webb was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor for gallantry at the Battle of Gettysburg... (w) |
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3rd Brigade
Col Norman J. Hall Norman J. Hall Norman Jonathan Hall was an officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War, perhaps most noted for his defense of his sector of the Union line against Pickett's Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early life:... |
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Third Division BG Alexander Hays Alexander Hays Alexander Hays was a Union Army general in the American Civil War, killed in the Battle of the Wilderness.-Early life and career:... |
1st Brigade Gibraltar Brigade The "Gibraltar Brigade" was a famed infantry brigade within the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. Noted for its tenacity in combat, the brigade drew its nickname from the steadfastness of the Rock of Gibraltar... Col Samuel S. Carroll Samuel S. Carroll Samuel Spriggs "Red" Carroll was a career officer in the United States Army who rose to the rank of brigadier general during the American Civil War... |
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2nd Brigade
Col Thomas A. Smyth (w) Ltc Francis E. Pierce |
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3rd Brigade
Col George L. Willard George L. Willard George Lamb Willard was an officer in the Union Army who commanded a New York regiment and, briefly, a brigade in the American Civil War. He lost his life leading the brigade in the II Corps at the Battle of Gettysburg.... (k) Col Eliakim Sherrill Ltc James M. Bull Col Clinton D. MacDougall (w) Col Eliakim Sherrill (mw) |
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Artillery Brigade
Cpt John G. Hazard |
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III Corps
MG Daniel E. SicklesDaniel Sickles
Daniel Edgar Sickles was a colorful and controversial American politician, Union general in the American Civil War, and diplomat....
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MG David B. Birney
David B. Birney
David Bell Birney was a businessman, lawyer, and a Union General in the American Civil War.-Early life:Birney was born in Huntsville, Alabama, the son of an abolitionist from Kentucky, James G. Birney. The Birney family returned to Kentucky in 1833, and James Birney freed his slaves...
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First Division MG David B. Birney David B. Birney David Bell Birney was a businessman, lawyer, and a Union General in the American Civil War.-Early life:Birney was born in Huntsville, Alabama, the son of an abolitionist from Kentucky, James G. Birney. The Birney family returned to Kentucky in 1833, and James Birney freed his slaves... BG J. H. Hobart Ward |
1st Brigade BG Charles K. Graham Charles K. Graham Charles Kinnaird Graham was a sailor in the antebellum United States Navy, attorney, and later a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. As a civil engineer, he helped plan and lay out Central Park in New York City.-Early years and education:Graham was born in New York... (w&c) Col Andrew H. Tippin Col Henry J. Madill |
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2nd Brigade
BG J. H. Hobart Ward Col Hiram Berdan Hiram Berdan Hiram Berdan was an American engineer, inventor and military officer, world-renowned marksman, and guiding force behind and commanding colonel of the famed United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiments during the American Civil War... |
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3rd Brigade
Col P. Régis de Trobriand Régis de Trobriand Philippe Régis Denis de Keredern de Trobriand was a French aristocrat, lawyer, poet, and novelist who emigrated at a young age to the United States... |
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Second Division BG Andrew A. Humphreys Andrew A. Humphreys Andrew Atkinson Humphreys , was a career United States Army officer, civil engineer, and a Union General in the American Civil War. He served in senior positions in the Army of the Potomac, including division command, chief of staff, and corps command, and was Chief Engineer of the U.S... |
1st Brigade BG Joseph B. Carr (w) |
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2nd Brigade Excelsior Brigade The Excelsior Brigade was a military unit in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Comprising primarily infantry regiments raised in the state of New York primarily by former U.S... Col William R. Brewster William R. Brewster William Root Brewster was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War who commanded a regiment in the famed Excelsior Brigade of the Army of the Potomac... |
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3rd Brigade
Col George C. Burling George C. Burling George Childs Burling was a United States Union Army officer during the American Civil War, serving mostly as colonel and commander of the 6th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry. Burling was born in Burlington County, New Jersey, raised on his father's farm and educated at a private school in... |
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Artillery Brigade
Cpt George E. Randolph (w) Cpt A. Judson Clark A. Judson Clark -Civil War:Clark enlisted in the 1st New Jersey Volunteer Infantry in April 1861. He became a sergeant in Company F. When the regiment’s three months enlistment ended, Clark was involved in raising 2nd Battery "B" New Jersey Volunteer Light Artillery. It was mustered into service on September 3,... |
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V Corps
MG George SykesGeorge Sykes
George Sykes was a career United States Army officer and a Union General during the American Civil War.-Early life:...
General Headquarters:
- 12th New York Infantry, Companies D and E: Cpt Henry W. Rider
- 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Companies D and H: Cpt William Thompson
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First Division BG James Barnes (w) |
1st Brigade Col William S. Tilton William S. Tilton William Stowell Tilton was an American businessman and soldier who led a regiment, and occasionally a brigade, in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War... |
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2nd Brigade
Col Jacob B. Sweitzer Jacob B. Sweitzer Jacob Bowman Sweitzer was a Pennsylvania lawyer and soldier who commanded a regiment and then a brigade in the Army of the Potomac in the American Civil War... |
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3rd Brigade
Col Strong Vincent Strong Vincent Strong Vincent was a lawyer who became famous as a U.S. Army officer during the fighting on Little Round Top at the American Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, where he was mortally wounded.-Early life:... (mw) Col James C. Rice |
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Second Division BG Romeyn B. Ayres Romeyn B. Ayres Romeyn Beck Ayres was a Union Army general in the American Civil War.-Early life:Ayres was born at East Creek, New York, along the Mohawk River in Montgomery County. He was the son of a small-town doctor who urged all of his sons into professional careers... |
1st Brigade Col Hannibal Day Hannibal Day Hannibal Day served as an officer in the regular army before and during the American Civil War, briefly commanding a brigade in the Army of the Potomac.... |
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2nd Brigade
Col Sidney Burbank Sidney Burbank Sidney Burbank served as an officer in the regular army before and during the American Civil War. For a time he led a brigade in the Army of the Potomac.-Pre War:... |
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3rd Brigade
BG Stephen H. Weed Stephen H. Weed Stephen Hinsdale Weed was a career military officer in the United States Army. He was killed defending Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... (k) Col Kenner Garrard Kenner Garrard Kenner Garrard was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. A member of one of Ohio's most prominent military families, he performed well at the Battle of Gettysburg, and then led a cavalry division in the army of Major General William T. Sherman during the Atlanta... |
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Third Division Pennsylvania Reserves The Pennsylvania Reserves were an infantry division in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Noted for its famous commanders and high casualties, it served in the Eastern Theater, and fought in many important battles, including Antietam and Gettysburg.... BG Samuel W. Crawford Samuel W. Crawford Samuel Wylie Crawford was a United States Army surgeon and a Union general in the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
1st Brigade Col William McCandless William McCandless William McCandless was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, commanding a regiment and then a brigade in the Pennsylvania Reserve Division.-Biography:... |
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3rd Brigade
Col Joseph W. Fisher Joseph W. Fisher Joseph Washington Fisher was a Pennsylvania politician and soldier who commanded a brigade of the Pennsylvania Reserves in some of the most important battles of the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War.... |
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Artillery Brigade
Cpt Augustus P. Martin |
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VI Corps
MG John SedgwickJohn Sedgwick
John Sedgwick was a teacher, a career military officer, and a Union Army general in the American Civil War. He was the highest ranking Union casualty in the Civil War, killed by a sniper at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.-Early life:Sedgwick was born in the Litchfield Hills town of...
General Headquarters:
- 1st New Jersey Cavalry, Company L and 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company H: Cpt William S. Craft
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First Division BG Horatio G. Wright |
1st Brigade First New Jersey Brigade The First New Jersey Brigade is the common name for an American Civil War brigade of New Jersey infantry regiments in the Union Army of the Potomac... BG Alfred T. A. Torbert Alfred Thomas Torbert Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert was a career United States Army officer, a Union Army General commanding both infantry and cavalry forces in the American Civil War, and a U.S. diplomat.-Early life:... |
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2nd Brigade
BG Joseph J. Bartlett Joseph J. Bartlett Joseph Jackson Bartlett was a New York attorney, brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and postbellum international diplomat and pensions administrator for the United States Government. He was chosen to receive the stacked arms of General Robert E... Col Emory Upton Emory Upton Emory Upton was a United States Army General and military strategist, prominent for his role in leading infantry to attack entrenched positions successfully at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House during the American Civil War, but he also excelled at artillery and cavalry assignments... |
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3rd Brigade
BG David A. Russell David Allen Russell David Allen Russell was a career United States Army officer who served in the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. He was killed in action as a brigadier general in the Union Army.-Early life:... |
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Second Division BG Albion P. Howe Albion P. Howe Albion Parris Howe was a Union Army general in the American Civil War. Howe's contentious relationships with superior officers in the Army of the Potomac eventually led to his being deprived of division command.... |
2nd Brigade Col Lewis A. Grant Lewis A. Grant Lewis Addison Grant was a teacher, lawyer, soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and later Assistant U.S. Secretary of War... |
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3rd Brigade
BG Thomas H. Neill Thomas H. Neill Thomas Hewson Neill, a native of Pennsylvania, became a general in the American Civil War, serving in the Army of the Potomac in some of its most important campaigns.-Birth and early years:Neill was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 9, 1826... |
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Third Division MG John Newton BG Frank Wheaton Frank Wheaton Frank Wheaton was a career military officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and Indian Wars.-Early life and career:... |
1st Brigade BG Alexander Shaler Alexander Shaler Alexander Shaler was a Union Army general in the American Civil War. He received the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Second Battle of Fredericksburg... |
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2nd Brigade
Col Henry L. Eustis Henry L. Eustis Henry Lawrence Eustis was a civil engineer, college professor, and soldier who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
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3rd Brigade
BG Frank Wheaton Frank Wheaton Frank Wheaton was a career military officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and Indian Wars.-Early life and career:... Col David J. Nevin |
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Artillery Brigade
Col Charles H. Tompkins |
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XI Corps
MG Oliver O. HowardOliver O. Howard
Oliver Otis Howard was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War...
MG Carl Schurz
Carl Schurz
Carl Christian Schurz was a German revolutionary, American statesman and reformer, and Union Army General in the American Civil War. He was also an accomplished journalist, newspaper editor and orator, who in 1869 became the first German-born American elected to the United States Senate.His wife,...
General Headquarters:
- 1st Indiana Cavalry, Companies I and K: Cpt Abram Sharra
- 8th New York Infantry (1 company): Lt Hermann Foerster
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First Division BG Francis C. Barlow Francis C. Barlow Francis Channing Barlow was a lawyer, politician, and Union General during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... (w) BG Adelbert Ames Adelbert Ames Adelbert Ames was an American sailor, soldier, and politician. He served with distinction as a Union Army general during the American Civil War. As a Radical Republican and a Carpetbagger, he was military governor, Senator and civilian governor in Reconstruction-era Mississippi... |
1st Brigade Col Leopold von Gilsa Leopold von Gilsa Leopold von Gilsa was a career soldier who served as an officer in the armies of Prussia and later the United States. He is best known for his role in the misfortunes of the XI Corps in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War, particularly at the battles of Chancellorsville and... |
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2nd Brigade
BG Adelbert Ames Adelbert Ames Adelbert Ames was an American sailor, soldier, and politician. He served with distinction as a Union Army general during the American Civil War. As a Radical Republican and a Carpetbagger, he was military governor, Senator and civilian governor in Reconstruction-era Mississippi... Col Andrew L. Harris Andrew L. Harris Andrew Lintner Harris was one of the heroes of the Battle of Gettysburg and the last Civil War general to serve as a governor in the U.S., serving as the 44th Governor of Ohio.-Biography:Harris was born in Milford Township, Butler County, Ohio, and was educated in the local schools... |
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Second Division BG Adolph von Steinwehr Adolph von Steinwehr Baron Adolph Wilhelm August Friedrich von Steinwehr was a German-Brunswick army officer who emigrated to the United States, became a geographer, cartographer, and author, and served as a Union general in the American Civil War.-Early life:Steinwehr was born in Blankenburg, in the Duchy of... |
1st Brigade Col Charles R. Coster Charles Coster Charles R. Coster was an American soldier and public official, who is best known for commanding a brigade at the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early life and service:Coster was born in New York City, New York... |
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2nd Brigade
Col Orland Smith Orland Smith Orland Smith was a railroad executive and a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War. In 1864, he led a spirited bayonet charge during the Battle of Wauhatchie that took a significant Confederate position on a hill that now bears his name.-Early life and career:Smith was... |
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Third Division MG Carl Schurz Carl Schurz Carl Christian Schurz was a German revolutionary, American statesman and reformer, and Union Army General in the American Civil War. He was also an accomplished journalist, newspaper editor and orator, who in 1869 became the first German-born American elected to the United States Senate.His wife,... BG Alexander Schimmelfennig MG Carl Schurz |
1st Brigade BG Alexander Schimmelfennig Alexander Schimmelfennig Alexander Schimmelfennig was a German soldier and political revolutionary, and then an American Civil War general in the Union Army.-Early life and career:... Col George von Amsberg |
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2nd Brigade
Col Wladimir Krzyzanowski Wlodzimierz Krzyzanowski Włodzimierz Bonawentura Krzyżanowski was a Polish engineer, politician, and military leader — a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War... |
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Artillery Brigade
Maj Thomas W. Osborn Thomas W. Osborn Thomas Ward Osborn was a Union Army officer and United States Senator representing Florida.-Early life:Thomas Osborn was born in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, the son of John and Amelia Osborn. He and his family moved to North Wilna, New York in 1842 where he worked on the family farm until 1854... |
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XII Corps
MG Henry W. SlocumBG Alpheus S. Williams
Alpheus S. Williams
Alpheus Starkey Williams was a lawyer, judge, journalist, U.S. Congressman, and a Union general in the American Civil War.-Early life:...
Provost Guard:
- 10th Maine10th Maine Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 10th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was mustered in for two years of service in Portland, Maine on October 4, 1861. It was mustered out on May 8, 1863. A fraction of the regiment consisted of three year enlistees, who formed the three-company 10th Maine Infantry Battalion...
(4 companies): Cpt John D. Beardsley
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First Division BG Alpheus S. Williams Alpheus S. Williams Alpheus Starkey Williams was a lawyer, judge, journalist, U.S. Congressman, and a Union general in the American Civil War.-Early life:... BG Thomas H. Ruger Thomas H. Ruger Thomas Howard Ruger was an American soldier and lawyer who served as a Union general in the American Civil War. After the war, he was a superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.... |
1st Brigade Col Archibald L. McDougall Archibald L. McDougall Archibald L. McDougall was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War who commanded the 123rd New York Infantry early in the war and subsequently led a brigade at the Battle of Gettysburg.-Biography:... |
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3rd Brigade
BG Thomas H. Ruger Thomas H. Ruger Thomas Howard Ruger was an American soldier and lawyer who served as a Union general in the American Civil War. After the war, he was a superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.... Col Silas Colgrove |
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Second Division BG John W. Geary John W. Geary John White Geary was an American lawyer, politician, Freemason, and a Union general in the American Civil War... |
1st Brigade Col Charles Candy Charles Candy Charles Candy was a career soldier in the United States Army who served as an officer in the volunteer Union Army during the American Civil War... |
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2nd Brigade
Col George A. Cobham, Jr. George A. Cobham, Jr. George Ashworth Cobham, Jr. commanded a regiment in the American Civil War and rose to brigade command before being killed in battle.-Early life:... BG Thomas L. Kane Thomas L. Kane Thomas Leiper Kane was an American attorney, abolitionist, and military officer who was influential in the western migration of the Latter-day Saint movement and served as a Union Army colonel and general of volunteers in the American Civil War... |
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3rd Brigade
BG George S. Greene George S. Greene George Sears Greene was a civil engineer and a Union general during the American Civil War. He was part of the Greene family of Rhode Island, which had a distinguished military record for the United States. His greatest contribution during the war was his defense of the Union right flank at Culp's... (w) |
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Reporting directly | Lockwood's Brigade
BG Henry H. Lockwood |
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Artillery Brigade
Lt Edward D. Muhlenberg Edward D. Muhlenberg Edward Duchman Muhlenberg was an American civil engineer in the railroad industry and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He commanded an artillery brigade at the Battle of Gettysburg while only a lieutenant... |
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Cavalry Corps
MG Alfred PleasontonAlfred Pleasonton
Alfred Pleasonton was a United States Army officer and General of Union cavalry during the American Civil War. He commanded the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac during the Gettysburg Campaign, including the largest predominantly cavalry battle of the war, Brandy Station...
Headquarter Guards:
- 1st Ohio1st Ohio CavalryThe 1st Ohio Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 1st Ohio Cavalry was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio August 17-October 30, 1861 and mustered in for a three year enlistment under the command of Colonel Owen P. Ransom.The...
, Company A: Cpt Noah Jones (Second Division) - 1st Ohio1st Ohio CavalryThe 1st Ohio Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 1st Ohio Cavalry was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio August 17-October 30, 1861 and mustered in for a three year enlistment under the command of Colonel Owen P. Ransom.The...
, Company C: Cpt Samuel N. Stanford (Third Division)
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First Division BG John Buford John Buford John Buford, Jr. was a Union cavalry officer during the American Civil War, with a prominent role at the start of the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early years:... |
1st Brigade Col William Gamble William Gamble (USA) William Gamble was a civil engineer and a Union cavalry officer in the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
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2nd Brigade
Col Thomas Devin Thomas Devin Thomas Casimer Devin was an United States Army officer and general. He commanded Union cavalry during the American Civil War and during the Indian Wars.-Early life:... |
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Reserve Brigade
BG Wesley Merritt Wesley Merritt Wesley Merritt was a general in the United States Army during the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War. He is noted for distinguished service in the cavalry.-Early life:... |
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Second Division BG David McM. Gregg |
1st Brigade Col John B. McIntosh John Baillie McIntosh John Baillie McIntosh , although born in Florida, served as a Union Army brigadier general in the American Civil War. His brother, James M... |
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3rd Brigade
Col John I. Gregg |
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Third Division BG Judson Kilpatrick |
1st Brigade BG Elon J. Farnsworth Elon J. Farnsworth Elon John Farnsworth was a Union Army cavalry general in the American Civil War, killed at the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early life and career:... (k) Col Nathaniel P. Richmond |
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2nd Brigade Michigan Brigade The Michigan Brigade, sometimes called the Wolverines, the Michigan Cavalry Brigade or Custer's Brigade, was a brigade of cavalry in the volunteer Union Army during the latter half of the American Civil War... BG George A. Custer |
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Horse Artillery U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade The Horse Artillery Brigade of the Army of the Potomac was a brigade of various batteries of horse artillery during the American Civil War.Made up almost entirely of individual, company-strength batteries from the Regular Army’s five artillery regiments, the Horse Artillery operated under the... |
1st Brigade Cpt James M. Robertson James Madison Robertson James Madison Robertson was an artillery officer in the United States Army who commanded the U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade during the American Civil War.-Biography:... |
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2nd Brigade
Cpt John C. Tidball John C. Tidball John Caldwell Tidball was a career military officer, noted for his service in the horse artillery in the cavalry in the Union Army during the American Civil War... |
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Artillery Reserve
BG Robert O. TylerRobert O. Tyler
Robert Ogden Tyler was an American soldier who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is best known as the commander of the Artillery Reserve of the Army of the Potomac, including at the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, where many of his batteries played...
Cpt James M. Robertson
Headquarter Guard:
- 32nd Massachusetts Infantry, Company C: Cpt Josiah C. Fuller
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1st Regular Brigade Cpt Dunbar R. Ransom Dunbar R. Ransom -Early life:Dunbar Ransom was born at Fayetteville, North Carolina on January 10, 1831 but moved to Vermont. He is listed as the eldest son of Col Truman B. Ransom and brother of Gen Thomas E. G. Ransom. On June 7, 1855 Ransom was appointed from civilian life as a 2nd lieutenant in the Third U.... |
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1st Volunteer Brigade
Ltc Freeman McGilvery Freeman McGilvery Freeman McGilvery was a United States Army artillery officer during the American Civil War. He gained fame at the Battle of Gettysburg for taking the initiative to piece together a line of guns that greatly contributed to the Union victory.-Biography:McGilvery was born in Prospect, Maine... |
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2nd Volunteer Brigade
Cpt Elijah D. Taft Elijah D. Taft -Pre-War:Elijah D. Taft was born in Mamaroneck, New York April 28, 1819. He worked as a carpenter in Brooklyn, New York. Taft entered a New York militia unit, rising to the rank of captain by the year 1855. In the same year Taft stood for political office in Brooklyn. He was nominated by the... |
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3rd Volunteer Brigade
Cpt James F. Huntington |
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4th Volunteer Brigade
Cpt Robert H. Fitzhugh |
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Train Guard |
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