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Union Order of Battle

Fredericksburg Campaign
Official Records of the War of the Rebellion

ARMY OF THE POTOMAC

Major General Ambrose E. Burnside (National Archives)

Maj. Gen. AMBROSE E. BURNSIDE

RIGHT GRAND DIVISION
CENTER GRAND DIVISION
LEFT GRAND DIVISION
GRAND RESERVE DIVISION

ESCORT, ETC.

Oneida (New York) Cavalry
Capt. Daniel P. Mann
1st U. S. Cavalry (detachment)
Capt. Marcus A. Reno
4th U.S. Cavalry, Companies A and E
Capt. James B. McIntyre

PROVOST GUARD
Brig. Gen. MARSENA R. PATRICK

McClellan (Illinois) Dragoons, Company A
Capt. George W. Shears
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McClellan (Illinois) Dragoons, Company B
Capt. David C. Brown
9th New York Infantry, Company G
Capt. Charles Child
93d New York Infantry
Col. John S. Crocker
2d U.S. Cavalry
Maj. Charles J. Whiting
8th U. S. Infantry
Capt. Royal T. Frank

VOLUNTEER ENGINEER BRIGADE
Brig. Gen. DANIEL P. WOODBURY

15th New York
Maj. James A. Magruder
50th New York
Maj. Ira Spaulding

BATTALION UNITED STATES ENGINEERS
Lieut. CHARLES E. CROSS

ARTILLERY
Brig. Gen. HENRY J. HUNT

Artillery Reserve
Lieut. Col. WILLIAM HAYS

New York Light, 5th Battery
Capt. Elijah D. Taft
1st Battalion New York Light, Battery A
Capt. Otto Diederichs
1st Battalion New York Light, Battery B
Capt. Adolph Voegelee
1st Battalion New York Light, Battery C
Lieut. Bernhard Wever
1st Battalion New York Light, Battery D
Capt. Charles Kusserow
1st United States, Battery K
Capt. William M. Graham
2d United States, Battery A
Capt. John C. Tidball
4th United States, Battery G
Lieut. Marcus P. Miller
5th United States, Battery K
Lieut. David H. Kinzie
32d Massachusetts Infantry, Company C
Capt. Josiah C. Fuller

Unattached Artillery
Maj. THOMAS S. TRUMBULL

1st Connecticut Heavy, Battery B
Capt. Albert F. Brooker
1st Connecticut Heavy, Battery M
Capt. Franklin A. Pratt

RIGHT GRAND DIVISION
Maj. Gen. EDWIN V. SUMNER

SECOND ARMY CORPS
Maj. Gen. DARIUS N. COUCH

FIRST DIVISION

Winfield Scott Hancock (Library of Congress)

Brig. Gen. WINFIELD S. HANCOCK

First Brigade
(1.) Brig. Gen. JOHN C. CALDWELL
(2.) Col. GEORGE W. VON SCHACK

5th New Hampshire
    Col. Edward E. Cross
    Maj. E. E. Sturtevant
    Capt. James E. Larkin
    Capt. Horace T. H. Pierce
7th New York
Col. George W. von Schack
Capt. G. A. von Bransen
61st New York
Col. Nelson A. Miles
64th New York
Lieut. Col. Enos C. Brooks
81st Pennsylvania
Col. H. Boyd McKeen
Capt. William Wilson
145th Pennsylvania
Col. Hiram L. Brown
Lieut. Col. David B. McCreary

Second Brigade
Brig. Gen. THOMAS F. MEAGHER

28th Massachusetts
Col. Rich'd Byrnes
63d New York
    Lieut. Col. Richard C. Bentley
    Maj. Joseph O'Neill
    Capt. Patrick J. Condon
69th New York
Col. Robert Nugent
Capt. James Saunders
88th New York
Col. Patrick Kelly
116th Pennsylvania
    Col. Dennis Heenan
    Lieut. Col. St. Clair A. Mulholland
    Lieut. Francis T. Quinlan

Third Brigade
Col. SAMUEL K. ZOOK

27th Connecticut
Col. Richard S. Bostwick
2d Delaware
Col. William P. Baily
52d New York
Col. Paul Frank
57th New York
    Lieut. Col. Alford B. Chapman
    Maj. N. Garrow Throop
    Capt. James W. Britt
66th New York
    Lieut. Col. James H. Bull
    Capt. Julius Wehle
    Capt. John S. Hammell
    Lieut. James G. Derrickson
53d Pennsylvania
Col. John R. Brooke

Artillery

1st New York Light, Battery B
Capt. Rufus D. Pettit
4th United States, Battery C
Lieut. Evan Thomas

SECOND DIVISION
Brig. Gen. OLIVER O. HOWARD

First Brigade
Brig. Gen. ALFRED SULLY

19th Maine
Col. Frederick D. Sewall
Lieut. Col. Francis E. Heath
15th Massachusetts
    Maj. Chase Philbrick
    Capt. John Murkland
    Capt. Charles H. Watson
Massachusetts Sharpshooters, 1st Company
Capt. William Plumer
1st Minnesota
Col. George N. Morgan
Minnesota Sharpshooters, 2d Company
Capt. William F. Russell
34th New York
Col. James A. Sutter
82d New York (2d Militia)
Lieut. Col. James Huston

Second Brigade
Col. JOSHUA T. OWEN

69th Pennsylvania
Lieut. Col. Dennis O'Kane
71st Pennsylvania
Lieut. Col. John Markoe
72d Pennsylvania
Col. Do Witt C. Baxter
106th Pennsylvania
Col. Turner G. Morehead.

View of the heavy damage done to the city of Fredericksburg (Library of Congress)

Third Brigade
(1.) Col. NORMAN J. HALL
(2.) Col. WILLIAM R. LEE

19th Massachusetts
Capt. H. G. O. Weymonth
20th Massachusetts
Capt. George N. Macy
7th Michigan
Lieut. Col. Henry Baxter
Maj. Thomas H. Hunt
42d New York
Lieut. Col. George N. Bomford
59th New York
Lieut. Col. William Northedge
127th Pennsylvania
Col. William W. Jennings

Artillery

1st Rhode Island Light, Battery A
Capt. William A. Arnold
1st Rhode Island Light, Battery B
Capt. John G. Hazard

THIRD DIVISION
Brig. Gen. WILLIAM H. FRENCH

First Brigade
(1.) Brig. Gen. NATHAN KIMBALL
(2) Col. JOHN S. MASON

14th Indiana
Maj. Elijah H. C. Cavins
24th New Jersey
Col. Wm. B. Robertson
28th New Jersey
Col. M. N. Wisewell
Lieut. Col. E. A. L. Roberts
4th Ohio
    Col. John S. Mason
    Lieut. Col. James H. Godman
    Capt. Gordon A. Stewart
8th Ohio
Lieut. Col. Franklin Sawyer
7th West Virginia
Col. Joseph Snider
Lieut. Col Jonathan H. Lockwood

Second Brigade
Col. OLIVER H. PALMER

14th Connecticut
Lieut. Col. Sanford H. Perkins
Capt. Samuel H. Davis
108th New York
Lieut. Col. Charles J. Powers
130th Pennsylvania
Col. Henry I. Zinn
Capt. William M. Porter

Third Brigade
(1.) Col. JOHN W. ANDREWS
(2.) Lieut. Col. WILLIAM JAMESON
(3.) Lieut. Col. JOHN W. MARSHALL

1st Delaware
Maj. Thomas A. Smyth
4th New York
    Col. John D. MacGregor
    Lieut. Col. William Jameson
    Maj. Charles W. Kruger
10th New York
    Col. John E. Bendix
    Capt. Salmon Winchester
    Capt. George F. Hopper
132d Pennsylvania
Lieut. Col. Charles Albright

Artillery

1st New York Light, Battery G
Capt. John D. Frank
1st Rhode Island Light, Battery G,
Capt. Charles D. Owen

ARTILLERY RESERVE
Capt. CHARLES H. MORGAN

1st United States, Battery I
Lieut. Edmund Kirby
4th United States, Battery A
Lieut. Rufus King, Jr.

NINTH ARMY CORPS
Brig. Gen. ORLANDO B. WILLCOX

ESCORT

6th New York Cavalry, Company B
Capt. Hillman A. Hall
6th New York Cavalry, Company C
Capt. William L. Heermance

FIRST DIVISION
Brig. Gen. WILLIAM W. BURNS

First Brigade
Col. ORLANDO M. POE

2d Michigan
Lieut. Col. Louis Dillman
17th Michigan
Col. William H. Withington
20th Michigan
Col. Adolphus W. Williams
79th New York
Lieut. Col. David Morrison

Second Brigade
Col. BENJAMIN C. CHRIST

29th Massachusetts
Lieut. Col. Joseph H. Barnes
8th Michigan
Maj. Ralph Ely
27th New Jersey
Col. George W. Mindil
46th New York
Lieut. Col Joseph Gerhardt
50th Pennsylvania
Lieut. Col. Thomas S. Bronholtz

Third Brigade
Col. DANIEL LEASURE

36th Massachusetts
Col. Henry Bowman
45th Pennsylvania
Col. Thomas Welsh
100th Pennsylvania
Lieut. Col. David A. Leckey

Artillery

1st New York Light, Battery D
Capt. Thomas W. Osborn
3d United States, Batteries L and M
Lieut. Horace J. Hayden

SECOND DIVISION
Brig. Gen. SAMUEL D. STURGlS

First Brigade
Brig. Gen. JAMES NAGLE

2d Maryland
Col. Thomas B. Allard
6th New Hampshire
Col. Simon G. Griffin
9th New Hampshire
Lieut. Col. John W. Babbitt
48th Pennsylvania
Col. Joshua K. Sigfried
7th Rhode Island
Col. Zenas R. Bliss
12th Rhode Island
Col. George H. Browne

Second Brigade
Brig. Gen. EDWARD FERRERO

21st Massachusetts
Col. William S. Clark
35th Massachusetts
Maj. Sidney Willard
Capt. Stephen H. Andrews
11th New Hampshire
Col. Walter Harriman
51st Now York
Col. Robert B. Potter
51st Pennsylvania
Col. John F. Hartranft

Artillery

2d New York Light, Battery L
Capt. Jacob Roomer
Pennsylvania Light, Battery D
Capt. George W. Durell
1st Rhode Island Light, Battery D
Capt. William W. Buckley
4th United States, Battery E
Lieut. George Dickenson
Lieut. John Egan

THIRD DIVISION
Brig. Gen. GEORGE W. GETTY

First Brigade
Col. RUSH C. HAWKINS

10th New Hampshire
Col. Michael T. Donohoe
13th New Hampshire
Col. Aaron F. Stevens
25th New Jersey
Col. Andrew Derrom
9th New York,
Lieut. Col. Edgar A. Kimball
89th New York
Col. Harrison S. Fairchild
103d New York
Col. Benjamin Ringold

Second Brigade
Col. EDWARD HARLAND

8th Connecticut
Maj. John E. Ward
Capt. Henry M. Hoyt
11th Connecticut
Col. G. A. Stedman, Jr.
15th Connecticut
Lieut. Col. S. Tolles
16th Connecticut
Capt. C. L. Upham
21st Connecticut
Col. Arthur H. Dutton
4th Rhode Island
Lieut. Col. Joseph B. Curtis
Maj. Martin P. Buffum

Artillery

2d United States, Battery E
Lieut. Samuel N. Benjamin
5th United States, Battery A
Lieut. James Gillies

CAVALRY DIVISION

Brig. Gen. ALFRED PLEASONTON

First Brigade
Brig. Gen. JOHN F. FARNSWORTH

8th Illinois
Col. William Gamble
3d Indiana
Maj. George H. Chapman
8th New York
Col. Benjamin F. Davis

Second Brigade
(1.) Col. DAVID McM. GREGG
(2.) Col. THOMAS C. DEVIN

6th New York
Col. Thomas C. Devin
Lieut. Col. Duncan McVicar
8th Pennsylvania
Lieut. Col. Amos E. Griffiths
6th United State
Capt. George C. Cram

Artillery

2d United States, Battery M
Lieut. Alexander C. M. Pennington, Jr.

CENTER GRAND DIVISION

Major General Joseph Hooker (Library of Congress)

Maj. Gen. JOSEPH HOOKER

THIRD ARMY CORPS
Brig. Gen. GEORGE STONEMAN

FIRST DIVISION
Brig. Gen. DAVID B. BIRNEY

First Brigade
Brig. Gen. JOHN C. ROBINSON

20th Indiana
Col. John VanValkenburg
63d Pennsylvania
Maj. John A. Danks
68th Pennsylvania
Col. Andrew H. Tippin
105th Pennsylvania
Col. Amor A. McKnight
114th Pennsylvania
Col. Charles H. T. Collis
141st Pennsylvania
Co1. Henry J. Madill

Second Brigade
Brig. Gen. J. H. HOBART WARD

3d Maine
Col. Moses B. Lakeman
4th Maine
Col. Elijah Walker
38th New York
Lieut. Col. W. Birney
40th New York
Lieut. Col. N. A. Gesner
55th New York
Col. Regis de Trobriand
57th Pennsylvania
Col. Charles T. Campbell
Lieut. Col. Peter Sides
99th Pennsylvania
Col. Asher S. Leidy
Lieut. Col. Edwin R. Biles

Third Brigade
Brig. Gen. HIRAM G. BERRY

17th Maine
Col. Thomas A. Roberts
3d Michigan
Maj. Moses B. Houghton
5th Michigan
Lieut. Col. John Gilluly
Maj. Edward T. Sherlock
1st New York
Col. J. Frederick Pierson
37th New York
Col. Samuel B. Hayman
101st New York
Col. George F. Chester

Artillery
Capt. GEORGE E. RANDOLPH

1st Rhode Island Light, Battery E
Lieut. Pardon S. Jastram
3d United States Batteries F and K
Lieut. John G. Turnbull

SECOND DIVISION
Brig. Gen. DANIEL E. SICKLES

First Brigade
Brig. Gen. JOSEPH B. CARR

1st Massachusetts
Lieut. Col. Clark B. Baldwin
Col. Napoleon B. McLaughlen
11th Massachusetts
Col. William Blaisdell
16th Massachusetts
Col. Thomas R. Tannatt
2d New Hampshire
Col. Gilman Marston
11th New Jersey
Col. Robert McAllister
26th Pennsylvania
Lieut. Col. Benjamin C. Tilghman

Second Brigade
Col. GEORGE B. HALL

70th New York
Col. J. Egbert Farnum
71st New York
Maj. Thomas Rafferty
72d New York
Col. William O. Stevens
73d New York
Col. William R. Brewster
74th New York
Lieut. Col. William H. Lounsbury
120th New York
Col. George H. Sharpe

Third Brigade
Brig. Gen. JOSEPH W. REVERE

5th New Jersey
Col. William J. Sewell
6th New Jersey
Col. George C. Burling
7th New Jersey
Col. Louis R. Francine
8th New Jersey
Col. Adolphus J. Johnson
2d New York
Col. Sidney W. Park
115th Pennsylvania
Lieut. Col. William A. Olmsted

Artillery
Capt. JAMES E. SMITH

New Jersey Light, 2d Battery
Capt. A. Judson Clark
New York Light, 4th Battery
Lieut. Joseph E. Nairn
1st United States, Battery H
Lieut. Justin E. Dimick
4th United States, Battery K
Lieut. Francis W. Seeley

THIRD DIVISION
Brig. Gen. AMIEL W. WHIPPLE

First Brigade
(1.) Brig. Gen. A. SANDERS PIATT
(2.) Col. EMLEN FRANKLIN

86th New York
Lieut. Col. Barna J. Chapin
124th New York
Col. A. Van Horne Ellis
122d Pennsylvania
Col. Emlen Franklin

Second Brigade
Col. SAMUEL S. CARROLL

12th New Hampshire
Col. Joseph H. Potter
163d New York
Maj. James J. Byrne
84th Pennsylvania
Col. Samuel M. Bowman
110th Pennsylvania
Lieut. Col. James Crowther

Artillery

New York Light, 10th Battery
Capt. John T. Bruen
New York Light, 11th Battery
Capt. Albert A. von Puttkammer
1st Ohio Light. Battery H
Lieut. George W. Norton

FIFTH ARMY CORPS
Brig. Gen. DANIEL BUTTERFIELD

FIRST DIVISION
Brig. Gen. CHARLES GRIFFIN

First Brigade
Col. JAMES BARNES

2d Maine
Lieut. Col. George Varney
Maj. Daniel F. Sargent
Massachusetts Sharpshooters, 2d Company
Capt. Lewis E. Wentworth
18th Massachusetts
Lieut. Col. Joseph Hayes
22d Massachusetts
Lieut. Col. William S. Tilton
1st Michigan
Lieut. Col. Ira C. Abbott
13th New York
Col. Elisha G. Marshall
Lieut. Col. Francis A. Schoeffel
25th New York
Capt. Patrick Connelly
118th Pennsylvania
Lieut. Col. James Gwyn

Second Brigade
Col. JACOB B. SWEITZER

9th Massachusetts
Col. Patrick R. Guiney
32d Massachusetts
Col. Francis J. Parker
4th Michigan
Lieut. Col. George W. Lumbard
14th New York
Lieut. Col. Thomas M. Davies
62d Pennsylvania
Lieut. Col. James C. Hull

Third Brigade
Col. T. B. W. STOCKTON

20th Maine
Col. Adelbert Ames
Michigan Sharpshooters, Brady's company
Lieut. Jonas H. Titus Jr.
16th Michigan
Lieut. Col. Norval E. Welch
12th New York
Lieut. Col. Robert M. Richardson
17th New York
Capt. John Vickers
44th New York
Lieut. Col. Freeman Conner
Maj. Edward B. Knox
83d Pennsylvania
Col. Strong Vincent

Artillery

Massachusetts Light, 3d Battery (C)
Capt. Augustus P. Martin
Massachusetts Light, 5th Battery (E)
Capt. Charles A. Phillips
1st Rhode Island-Light, Battery C
Capt. Richard Waterman
5th United States, Battery D
Lieut. Charles E. Hazlett

Sharpshooters

1st United States
Lieut. Col. Casper Tropp

SECOND DIVISION
Brig. Gen. GEORGE SYKES

First Brigade
Lieut. Col. ROBERT C. BUCHANAN

3d United States
Capt. John D. Wilkins
4th United States
Capt. Hiram Dryer
12th United States, 1st Battalion
Capt. Matthew M. Blunt
12th United States, 2d Battalion
Capt. Thomas M. Anderson
14th United States, 1st Battalion
Capt. John D. O'Connell
14th United States, 2d Battalion
Capt. Giles B. Overton

Second Brigade
(1.) Maj. GEORGE L. ANDREWS
(2.) Maj. CHARLES S. LOVELL

1st and 2d United States (battalion)
Capt. Salem S. Marsh
6th United States
Capt. Levi C. Bootes
7th United States (battalion)
Capt. David P. Hancock
10th United States
Capt. Henry E. Maynadier
11th United States
Capt. Charles S. Russell
17th and 19th United States (battalion)
Capt. John P. Wales

Third Brigade
Brig. Gen. GOUVERNEUR K. WARREN

5th New York
Col. Cleveland Winslow
140th New York
Col. Patrick H. O'Rorke
146th New York
Col. Kenner Garrard

Artillery

1st Ohio Light, Battery L
Lieut. Frederick Dorries
5th United States, Battery I
Lieut. Malbone F. Watson

THIRD DIVISION

Major General A. A. Humphreys (Library of Congress)

Brig. Gen. ANDREW A. HUMPHREYS

First Brigade
Brig. Gen. ERASTUS B. TYLER

91st Pennsylvania
Col. Edgar M. Gregory
126th Pennsylvania
Col. James G. Elder
Lieut. Col. David W. Rowe
129th Pennsylvania
Col. Jacob G. Frick
134th Pennsylvania
Lieut. Col. Edward O'Brien

Second Brigade
Col. PETER H. ALLABACH

123d Pennsylvania
Col. John B. Clark
131st Pennsylvania
Lieut. Col. William B. Shaut
133d Pennsylvania
Col. Franklin B. Speakman
155th Pennsylvania
Col. Edward J. Allen

Artillery

1st New York Light, Battery C
Lieut. William H. Phillips
Ist United States, Batteries E and G
Capt. Alanson M. Randol

CAVALRY BRIGADE
Brig. Gen. WILLIAM W. AVERELL

1st Massachusetts
Col. Horace B. Sargent
3d Pennsylvania
Lieut. Col. Edward S. Jones
4th Pennsylvania
Col. James K. Kerr
5th United States
Capt. James E. Harrison

Artillery

2d United States, Batteries B and L
Capt. James M. Robertson

LEFT GRAND DIVISION
Maj. Gen. WILLIAM B. FRANKLIN

ESCORT

6th Pennsylvania Cavalry
Col. Richard H. Rush

FIRST ARMY CORPS
Maj. Gen. JOHN F. REYNOLDS

ESCORT

1st Maine Cavalry, Company L
Capt. Constantine Taylor

FIRST DIVISION
Brig. Gen. ABNER DOUBLEDAY

First Brigade
Col. WALTER PHELPS, Jr.

22d New York
Lieut. Col. John McKie, Jr.
24th New York
Lieut. Col. Samuel R. Beardsley
30th New York
Lieut. Col. Morgan H. Chrysler
84th New York (14th Militia)
Lieut. Col. William H. de Bevoise
2d U. S. Sharpshooters
Maj. Homer R. Stoughton

Second Brigade
Col. JAMES GAVIN

7th Indiana
Lieut. Col. John F. Cheek
76th New York
Col. William P. Wainwright
95th New York
Col. George H. Biddle
56th Pennsylvania
Lieut. Col. J. William Hofmann

Third Brigade
Col. WILLIAM F. ROGERS

21st New York
Capt. George N. Layton
23d New York
Col. Henry C. Hoffman
35th New York
Col. Newton B. Lord
80th New York (20th Militia)
Lieut. Col. Jacob B. Hardenbergh

Fourth Brigade
(1.) Brig. Gen. SOLOMON MEREDITH
(2.) Col. LYSANDER CUTLER

19th Indiana
Lieut. Col. Samuel J. Williams
24th Michigan
Col. Henry A. Morrow
2d Wisconsin
Col. Lucius Fairchild
6th Wisconsin
Col. Lysander Cutler
Lieut. Col. Edward S. Bragg
7th Wisconsin
Col. William W. Robinson

Artillery
(1.) Capt. GEORGE A. GERRISH
(2.) Capt. JOHN A. REYNOLDS

New Hampshire Light, 1st Battery
Lieut. Frederick M. Edgell
1st New York Light, Battery L
Capt. John A. Reynolds
4th United States, Battery B
Lieut. James Stewart

SECOND DIVISION
(1.) Brig. Gen. JOHN GIBBON
(2.) Brig. Gen. NELSON TAYLOR

First Brigade
Col. ADRIAN R. ROOT

16th Maine
Lieut. Col. Charles W. Tilden
94th New York
Maj. John A. Kress
104th New York
Maj. Gilbert G. Prey
105th New York
Maj. Daniel A. Sharp
Capt. Abraham Moore
107th Pennsylvania
Col. Thomas F. McCoy

Second Brigade
Col. PETER LYLE

12th Massachusetts
Col. James L. Bates
26th New York
Lieut. Col. Gilbert S. Jennings
Maj. Ezra F. Wetmore
90th Pennsylvania
Lieut. Col. William A. Leech
136th Pennsylvania
Col. Thomas M. Bayne

Third Brigade
(1.) Brig. Gen. NELSON TAYLOR
(2.) Col. SAMUEL H. LEONARD

13th Massachusetts
Col. Samuel H. Leonard
Lieut. Col. N. Walter Batchelder
83d New York (9th Militia)
    Capt. John Hendrickson
    Capt. Joseph A. Moesch
    Lieut. Isaac E. Hoagland
    Lieut. Henry P. Claire
97th New York
Col. Charles Wheelock
11th Pennsylvania
Col. Richard Coulter
Capt. Christian Kuhn
88th Pennsylvania
Maj. David A. Griffith