Seven Days Battles order of battle: Union
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Seven Days Battles (from June 25 to July 1, 1862) of the American Civil War. Order of battle compiled from the army organization-return of casualties during the battle[1] and the reports.[2][3] The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.
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Abbreviations used
editMilitary rank
edit- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = Lieutenant
- Sgt = Sergeant
Other
edit- w = wounded
- mw = mortally wounded
- k = killed
- c = captured
Army of the Potomac
editMG George B. McClellan, Commanding
General Staff and Headquarters
editGeneral Staff
- Chief of Staff: BG Randolph B. Marcy
- Chief of Artillery: BG William F. Barry
- Assistant Adjutant General: BG Seth Williams
- Chief Quartermaster: BG Stewart L. Van Vliet
General Headquarters
- Escort
- Oneida (New York) Cavalry: Cpt James B. McIntyre
- 4th United States Cavalry (Companies A & E): Cpt James B. McIntyre
- Provost Marshal General: BG Andrew Porter
- McClellan Dragoons: Maj Alfred Pleasonton
- Sturges' Rifles: Maj Granville O. Haller
- 93rd New York (Companies A, F, H, & K): Maj Granville O. Haller
- 2nd United States Cavalry: Maj Alfred Pleasonton
- 8th United States (Companies F & G): Cpt Royal T. Frank; Lt Eugene Carter
- United States Engineers
- Engineer Brigade: BG Daniel P. Woodbury
- 15th New York Engineers: Col John McLeod Murphy
- 50th New York Engineers: Col Charles B. Stuart
II Corps
editDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division |
1st Brigade |
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2nd Brigade[4]
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3rd 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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3rd Brigade |
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Artillery |
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Artillery Reserve |
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Cavalry |
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III Corps
editBG Samuel P. Heintzelman (w - Glendale)
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Second Division |
1st Brigade |
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2nd Brigade |
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3rd Brigade
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Artillery |
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Third Division |
1st Brigade |
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2nd Brigade |
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3rd Brigade |
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Artillery |
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Artillery Reserve |
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Cavalry |
IV Corps
editDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division |
1st Brigade |
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2nd Brigade |
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3rd Brigade |
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Artillery |
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Second Division
|
1st Brigade |
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2nd Brigade |
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Artillery |
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Artillery Reserve
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Cavalry
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V Corps
editDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division |
1st Brigade |
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2nd Brigade |
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3rd Brigade |
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Artillery
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Sharpshooters
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Second Division
|
1st Brigade |
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2nd Brigade
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3rd Brigade
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Artillery
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Third Division (Pennsylvania Reserves)
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade
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3rd Brigade |
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Artillery
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Cavalry
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Cavalry |
VI Corps
editDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division |
1st Brigade |
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2nd Brigade |
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3rd Brigade
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Artillery
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Second Division |
1st Brigade |
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2nd Brigade
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3rd Brigade |
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Artillery
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Cavalry |
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Cavalry |
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Artillery Reserve
editCol Henry J. Hunt
Brigade | Batteries |
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First Brigade (Horse Artillery)
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Second Brigade
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Third Brigade
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Fourth Brigade
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Fifth Brigade
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Unattached Sixth Brigade |
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Siege Train
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Cavalry Reserve
editDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Cavalry Reserve | ||
First Brigade
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Second Brigade
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Casey's Command
editBrigade | Regiments and Others |
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Casey's Command (at White House Landing)
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Notes
edit- ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XI, Part 2, pages 21-37
- ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XI, Part 2, pages 4-12
- ^ Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign.
- ^ Meagher was arrested on the evening June 29 and released on June 30 at 8 o'clock. Nugent commanded the Brigade at Savage's Station and the march through White Oak Swamp.
- ^ Attached to the 15th Massachusetts.
- ^ Attached to the 1st Minnesota.
- ^ See Artillery Reserve.
- ^ a b c Detached with Stoneman's Command.
- ^ Attached to the 16th Michigan.
- ^ Killed in action at the Battle of Glendale
- ^ a b Detached with Casey's Command.
- ^ Phisterer, Frederick (1912). New York in the War of Rebellion, 1861-1865. Albany: J.B. Lyon Company. p. 160.
- ^ Temporarily assigned July 1 from Second Corps.
- ^ Not mounted, officers an men served with other batteries.
References
edit- 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.