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Revision as of 00:51, 5 July 2009
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.
Abbreviations Used
Military Rank
- Gen = General
- LTG = Lieutenant General
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
Other
- w = wounded
- mw = mortally wounded
- k = killed
- c = captured
LTG Ulysses S. Grant, general in chief, Union armies
- 8th United States
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade
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Artillery |
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Second Division
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade |
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Artillery |
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Third Division
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1st Brigade |
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2nd Brigade
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Artillery |
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Fourth Division
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade
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Artillery |
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Cavalry |
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Artillery Reserve
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Provisional Brigade
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Headquarters units
Provost Guard
BG Marsena R. Patrick
- 1st Massachusetts Cavalry, Companies C and D
- 20th New York State Militia (80th NY Volunteers)
- 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry
- 68th Pennsylvania
- 114th Pennsylvania
Artillery
BG Henry J. Hunt
Reserve Artillery
Col Henry S. Burton
Disbanded and distributed among the infantry corps May 16.
Brigades | Regiments and batteries |
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1st Brigade |
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2nd Brigade
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3rd Brigade
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Volunteer Engineer Brigade
BG Henry W. Benham
- 50th New York Engineers
- Battalion U.S. Engineers
- 1st Vermont Cavalry, Company M
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade (Irish Brigade)
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3rd Brigade
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4th Brigade
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Second Division
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade (Philadelphia Brigade) |
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3rd Brigade (Gibraltar Brigade)
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4th Brigade (Corcoran Legion) (arrived May 17)
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Third Division
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade
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Fourth Division
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1st Brigade (3rd Brigade of Third Division)
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2nd Brigade (4th Brigade of Third Division) |
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Fourth Division (Arrived May 18) |
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Artillery Brigade
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- 12th New York Battalion
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division
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1st Brigade |
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2nd Brigade |
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3rd Brigade |
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Second Division
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade
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3rd Brigade
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Third Division
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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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Heavy Artillery Brigade |
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Artillery Brigade |
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MG John Sedgwick (k)
BG Horatio Wright
- 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company A
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division
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1st Brigade (First New Jersey Brigade)
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2nd Brigade
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3rd Brigade
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4th Brigade
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Second Division
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1st Brigade |
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2nd Brigade (1st Vermont Brigade)
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3rd Brigade |
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4th Brigade
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Third Division
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade
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Artillery Brigade
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Cavalry Corps
- 6th United States
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division
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1st Brigade (the Michigan Brigade) |
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2nd Brigade
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Reserve Brigade
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Second Division
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1st Brigade |
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2nd Brigade
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Third Division
|
1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade
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1st Brigade |
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2nd Brigade
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Notes
- ^ The Army of the Potomac and the IX Corps were treated as separate commands at the start of the Overland Campaign. This was done since Burnside was senior in rank to Meade and would therefore assume command of the army if the IX Corps was assigned to it. Grant wished to retain Meade in command of the army, so he had both men report directly to himself. This created troubles in coordinating attacks and movements between the two commands, so on May 24, 1864, Burnside agreed to be placed under the command of Meade.
References
- Rhea, Gordon C. The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern May 7-12, 1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1997. ISBN 0-8071-2136-3
- ----- To The North Anna River: Grant and Lee May 13-25, 1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-8071-2535-0