Battle of Antietam order of battle: Union


The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Antietam of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the Maryland Campaign, the casualty returns and the reports.

Abbreviations used

Military rank

MG = Major GeneralBG = Brigadier GeneralCol = ColonelLtc = Lieutenant ColonelMaj = MajorCpt = CaptainLt = Lieutenant

Other

w = woundedmw = mortally woundedk = killed in actionc = captured

Army of the Potomac

MG George McClellan

General Staff and Headquarters

General Staff
General Headquarters
Escort: Cpt James B. McIntyre
U.S. Engineer Battalion: Cpt James C. Duane
Provost Guard: Maj William H. Wood
Headquarters Guard: Maj Granville O. Haller
Quartermaster's Guard:

I Corps

MG Joseph Hooker
BG George G. Meade
Escort:
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

First Division


BG Abner Doubleday
1st Brigade


Col Walter Phelps, Jr.

First Division


BG Abner Doubleday
2nd Brigade

Ltc William Hofmann

First Division


BG Abner Doubleday
3rd Brigade

BG Marsena R. Patrick

First Division


BG Abner Doubleday
4th Brigade

BG John Gibbon

First Division


BG Abner Doubleday
Artillery

Cpt J. Albert Monroe

Second Division

BG James B. Ricketts
1st Brigade

BG Abram Duryée

Second Division

BG James B. Ricketts
2nd Brigade

Col William H. Christian

Col Peter Lyle

Second Division

BG James B. Ricketts
3rd Brigade

BG George L. Hartsuff

Col Richard Coulter

Second Division

BG James B. Ricketts
Artillery
Third Division

BG George G. Meade

BG Truman Seymour
1st Brigade

BG Truman Seymour

Col Richard Biddle Roberts

Third Division

BG George G. Meade

BG Truman Seymour
2nd Brigade

Col Albert Magilton

Third Division

BG George G. Meade

BG Truman Seymour
3rd Brigade

Ltc Robert Anderson

Third Division

BG George G. Meade

BG Truman Seymour
Artillery

II Corps

MG Edwin V. Sumner
Escort:
  • 6th New York Cavalry, Company D: Cpt Henry W. Lyon
  • 6th New York Cavalry, Company K: Cpt Riley Johnson
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

First Division

MG Israel B. Richardson

BG John C. Caldwell

BG Winfield S. Hancock
1st Brigade

BG John C. Caldwell

First Division

MG Israel B. Richardson

BG John C. Caldwell

BG Winfield S. Hancock
2nd Brigade

BG Thomas F. Meagher

Col John Burke

First Division

MG Israel B. Richardson

BG John C. Caldwell

BG Winfield S. Hancock
3rd Brigade

Col John R. Brooke

First Division

MG Israel B. Richardson

BG John C. Caldwell

BG Winfield S. Hancock
Artillery
Second Division

MG John Sedgwick

BG Oliver O. Howard
1st Brigade

BG Willis A. Gorman

Second Division

MG John Sedgwick

BG Oliver O. Howard
2nd Brigade

BG Oliver O. Howard

Col Joshua T. Owen

Col DeWitt C. Baxter

Second Division

MG John Sedgwick

BG Oliver O. Howard
3rd Brigade

BG Napoleon J. T. Dana

Col Norman J. Hall

Second Division

MG John Sedgwick

BG Oliver O. Howard
Artillery
Third Division

BG William H. French
1st Brigade

BG Nathan Kimball

Third Division

BG William H. French
2nd Brigade

Col Dwight Morris

Third Division

BG William H. French
3rd Brigade

BG Max Weber

Col John W. Andrews

Unattached Artillery
  • 1st New York Light, Battery G: Cpt John D. Frank
  • 1st Rhode Island Light, Battery B: Cpt John G. Hazard
  • 1st Rhode Island Light, Battery G: Cpt Charles D. Owen
  • IV Corps

    DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

    First Division

    MG Darius N. Couch
    1st Brigade

    BG Charles Devens

    First Division

    MG Darius N. Couch
    2nd Brigade

    BG Albion P. Howe

    First Division

    MG Darius N. Couch
    3rd Brigade

    BG John Cochrane

    First Division

    MG Darius N. Couch
    Artillery

    V Corps

    MG Fitz John Porter
    Escort:
    DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

    First Division

    MG George W. Morell
    1st Brigade

    Col James Barnes

    First Division

    MG George W. Morell
    2nd Brigade

    BG Charles Griffin

    First Division

    MG George W. Morell
    3rd Brigade

    Col T.B.W. Stockton

    First Division

    MG George W. Morell
    Artillery
    First Division

    MG George W. Morell
    Sharpshooters
    Second Division

    BG George Sykes
    1st Brigade

    Ltc Robert C. Buchanan

    Second Division

    BG George Sykes
    2nd Brigade

    Maj Charles S. Lovell

    Second Division

    BG George Sykes
    3rd Brigade

    Col Gouverneur K. Warren

    Second Division

    BG George Sykes
    Artillery
    Third Division

    BG Andrew A. Humphreys
    1st Brigade

    BG Erastus B. Tyler

    Third Division

    BG Andrew A. Humphreys
    2nd Brigade

    Col Peter H. Allabach

    Third Division

    BG Andrew A. Humphreys
    Artillery
    Artillery Reserve
    Ltc William Hays

    VI Corps

    MG William B. Franklin
    Escort:
    DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

    First Division

    MG Henry W. Slocum
    1st Brigade

    Col Alfred T. A. Torbert

    First Division

    MG Henry W. Slocum
    2nd Brigade

    Col Joseph J. Bartlett

    First Division

    MG Henry W. Slocum
    3rd Brigade

    BG John Newton

    First Division

    MG Henry W. Slocum
    Artillery

    Cpt Emory Upton

    Second Division

    MG William F. Smith
    1st Brigade

    BG Winfield S. Hancock

    Col Amasa Cobb

    Second Division

    MG William F. Smith
    2nd Brigade

    BG William T. H. Brooks

    Second Division

    MG William F. Smith
    3rd Brigade

    Col William H. Irwin

    Second Division

    MG William F. Smith
    Artillery

    Cpt Romeyn B. Ayres

    • Maryland Light, Battery B: Lt Theodore J. Vanneman
    • New York Light, 1st Battery: Cpt Andrew Cowan
    • 5th United States, Battery F: Lt Leonard Martin

    IX Corps

    MG Ambrose Burnside
    BG Jacob D. Cox
    Escort:
    DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

    First Division

    BG Orlando B. Willcox
    1st Brigade

    Col Benjamin C. Christ

    First Division

    BG Orlando B. Willcox
    2nd Brigade

    Col Thomas Welsh

    First Division

    BG Orlando B. Willcox
    Artillery
    Second Division

    BG Samuel D. Sturgis
    1st Brigade

    BG James Nagle

    Second Division

    BG Samuel D. Sturgis
    2nd Brigade

    BG Edward Ferrero

    Second Division

    BG Samuel D. Sturgis
    Artillery
    Third Division

    BG Isaac P. Rodman

    Col Edward Harland

    MG John G. Parke
    1st Brigade

    Col Harrison S. Fairchild

    Third Division

    BG Isaac P. Rodman

    Col Edward Harland

    MG John G. Parke
    2nd Brigade

    Col Edward Harland

    Third Division

    BG Isaac P. Rodman

    Col Edward Harland

    MG John G. Parke
    Artillery
    Kanawha Division

    Col Eliakim P. Scammon
    1st Brigade

    Col Hugh B. Ewing

    Kanawha Division

    Col Eliakim P. Scammon
    2nd Brigade

    Col George Crook

    Unattached troops
  • 6th New York Cavalry : Col Thomas C. Devin
  • Ohio Cavalry, 3rd Independent Company: Lt Jonas Seamen
  • 3rd United States, Batteries L and M: Cpt John Edwards, Jr.
  • 2nd New York, Battery L: Cpt Jacob Roemer
  • XII Corps

    MG Joseph K. Mansfield
    BG Alpheus S. Williams
    Escort:
    DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

    First Division

    BG Alpheus S. Williams

    BG Samuel W. Crawford

    BG George H. Gordon
    1st Brigade

    BG Samuel W. Crawford

    Col Joseph F. Knipe

    First Division

    BG Alpheus S. Williams

    BG Samuel W. Crawford

    BG George H. Gordon
    3rd Brigade

    BG George H. Gordon

    Col Thomas H. Ruger

    Second Division

    BG George S. Greene
    1st Brigade

    Ltc Hector Tyndale

    Maj Orrin J. Crane

    Second Division

    BG George S. Greene
    2nd Brigade

    Col Henry J. Stainrook

    Second Division

    BG George S. Greene
    3rd Brigade

    Col William B. Goodrich

    Ltc Jonathan Austin

    • 3rd Delaware: Maj Arthur Maginnis, Cpt William J. McKaig
    • Purnell Legion: Ltc Benjamin L. Simpson
    • 60th New York: Ltc Charles R. Brundage
    • 78th New York: Ltc Jonathan Austin, Cpt Henry R. Stagg
    Artillery
    Cpt Clermont L. Best