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Battle of the Wilderness order of battle: Union

Battle of the Wilderness order of battle: Union

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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]

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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
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V Corps

MG Gouverneur K. Warren

Provost Guard:

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VI Corps

MG John Sedgwick

Escort:

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Cavalry Corps

MG Philip H. Sheridan

Escort:

  • 6th United States: Cpt Ira W. Claflin (Headquarter)
  • 8th Illinois (detachment): Lt William W. Long (Third Division)
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Artillery

BG Henry J. Hunt[26][27]

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See also


Notes

  1. Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign.
  2. Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 1, pages 106-116
  3. Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 1, pages 119-136
  4. Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 1, pages 1162-1168
  5. 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)
  6. Sun-struck May 6, 1864
  7. Train guard; not engaged
  8. Train guard
  9. 1st and 2nd Companies Michigan Sharpshooters attached
  10. Detached at Warrenton Junction; rejoined Brigade on May 7, 1864 (see: Cutcheon's report)
  11. 9th and 10th Companies Ohio Sharpshooters attached
  12. Not engaged
  13. Detachment 7th New York attached
  14. Wounded, but did not relinquish command (see: Gordon C. Rhea, The Battle of the Wilderness May 5–6, 1864, page 395)
  15. 2nd Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters attached
  16. Brady's Company Sharpshooters attached
  17. Assigned May 6, 1864
  18. Small detachment of the 107th Pennsylvania attached
  19. Assigned to First Brigade May 7, 1864
  20. Gordon C. Rhea, The Battle of the Wilderness May 5–6, 1864, page 138
  21. Accidentally disabled May 6, 1864
  22. 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
  23. Relinquished command, on account of sickness May 7, 1864
  24. Detached guarding trains and prisoners
  25. Assigned May 5, 1864
  26. Chief of Artillery to the whole Army
  27. 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. Volume XXXVI Part I

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