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 = LieutenantOther
w = woundedmw = mortally woundedk = killed in actionc = capturedArmy of the Potomac
MG George McClellanGeneral Staff and Headquarters
General Staff- Chief of Staff: BG Randolph B. Marcy
- Assistant Adjutant General: BG Seth Williams
- Inspector General: BG Delos B. Sackett
- Chief of Artillery: BG Henry J. Hunt
- Chief Quartermaster: Ltc Rufus Ingalls
Escort: Cpt James B. McIntyre
- Independent Company Oneida Cavalry: Cpt Daniel P. Mann
- 4th United States Cavalry, Company A: Lt Thomas H. McCormick
- 4th United States Cavalry, Company E: Cpt James B. McIntyre
Provost Guard: Maj William H. Wood
- 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies E, F, H, and K: Cpt George A. Gordon
- 8th United States, Companies A, D, F, and G: Cpt Royal T. Frank
- 19th United States, Company G: Cpt Edmund L. Smith
- 19th United States, Company H: Cpt Henry S. Welton
- 93rd New York: Ltc Benjamin C. Butler
- 1st United States Cavalry, Companies B, C, H, and I: Cpt Marcus A. Reno
I Corps
MG Joseph HookerBG George G. Meade
Escort:
- 2nd New York Cavalry, Companies A, B, I and K: Cpt John E. Naylor
II Corps
MG Edwin V. SumnerEscort:
- 6th New York Cavalry, Company D: Cpt Henry W. Lyon
- 6th New York Cavalry, Company K: Cpt Riley Johnson
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division MG Israel B. Richardson BG John C. Caldwell BG Winfield S. Hancock | 1st Brigade BG John C. Caldwell |
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| First Division MG Israel B. Richardson BG John C. Caldwell BG Winfield S. Hancock | 2nd Brigade BG Thomas F. Meagher Col John Burke |
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| First Division MG Israel B. Richardson BG John C. Caldwell BG Winfield S. Hancock | 3rd Brigade Col John R. Brooke |
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| First Division MG Israel B. Richardson BG John C. Caldwell BG Winfield S. Hancock | Artillery |
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| Second Division MG John Sedgwick BG Oliver O. Howard | 1st Brigade BG Willis A. Gorman |
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| Second Division MG John Sedgwick BG Oliver O. Howard | 2nd Brigade BG Oliver O. Howard Col Joshua T. Owen Col DeWitt C. Baxter |
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| Second Division MG John Sedgwick BG Oliver O. Howard | 3rd Brigade BG Napoleon J. T. Dana Col Norman J. Hall |
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| Second Division MG John Sedgwick BG Oliver O. Howard | Artillery |
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| Third Division BG William H. French | 1st Brigade BG Nathan Kimball |
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| Third Division BG William H. French | 2nd Brigade Col Dwight Morris |
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| Third Division BG William H. French | 3rd Brigade BG Max Weber Col John W. Andrews |
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| Unattached Artillery |
IV Corps
V Corps
MG Fitz John PorterEscort:
- 1st Maine Cavalry : Cpt George J. Summat
VI Corps
MG William B. FranklinEscort:
- 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Companies B and G: Cpt Henry P. Muirheid
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division MG Henry W. Slocum | 1st Brigade Col Alfred T. A. Torbert |
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| First Division MG Henry W. Slocum | 2nd Brigade Col Joseph J. Bartlett |
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| First Division MG Henry W. Slocum | 3rd Brigade BG John Newton |
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| First Division MG Henry W. Slocum | Artillery Cpt Emory Upton |
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| Second Division MG William F. Smith | 1st Brigade BG Winfield S. Hancock Col Amasa Cobb |
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| Second Division MG William F. Smith | 2nd Brigade BG William T. H. Brooks |
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| Second Division MG William F. Smith | 3rd Brigade Col William H. Irwin |
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| Second Division MG William F. Smith | Artillery Cpt Romeyn B. Ayres |
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IX Corps
MG Ambrose BurnsideBG Jacob D. Cox
Escort:
- 1st Maine Cavalry, Company G: Cpt Zebulon B. Blethen
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division BG Orlando B. Willcox | 1st Brigade Col Benjamin C. Christ |
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| First Division BG Orlando B. Willcox | 2nd Brigade Col Thomas Welsh |
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| First Division BG Orlando B. Willcox | Artillery |
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| Second Division BG Samuel D. Sturgis | 1st Brigade BG James Nagle |
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| Second Division BG Samuel D. Sturgis | 2nd Brigade BG Edward Ferrero | |
| Second Division BG Samuel D. Sturgis | Artillery |
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| Third Division BG Isaac P. Rodman Col Edward Harland MG John G. Parke | 1st Brigade Col Harrison S. Fairchild |
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| Third Division BG Isaac P. Rodman Col Edward Harland MG John G. Parke | 2nd Brigade Col Edward Harland |
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| Third Division BG Isaac P. Rodman Col Edward Harland MG John G. Parke | Artillery |
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| Kanawha Division Col Eliakim P. Scammon | 1st Brigade Col Hugh B. Ewing |
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| Kanawha Division Col Eliakim P. Scammon | 2nd Brigade Col George Crook |
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| Unattached troops |
XII Corps
MG Joseph K. MansfieldBG Alpheus S. Williams
Escort:
- 1st Michigan Cavalry, Company L: Cpt Melvin Brewer
| Division | Brigade | Regiments 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 |
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| First Division BG Alpheus S. Williams BG Samuel W. Crawford BG George H. Gordon | 3rd Brigade BG George H. Gordon Col Thomas H. Ruger |
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| Second Division BG George S. Greene | 1st Brigade Ltc Hector Tyndale Maj Orrin J. Crane |
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| Second Division BG George S. Greene | 2nd Brigade Col Henry J. Stainrook |
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| Second Division BG George S. Greene | 3rd Brigade Col William B. Goodrich Ltc Jonathan Austin |
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| Artillery Cpt Clermont L. Best |
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