Bristoe campaign order of battle: Union


The following units and commanders fought in the Bristoe campaign of the American Civil War on the Union side. The Confederate order of battle is shown separately. When multiple names of commanders are shown, this indicates the succession of command through the Campaign.

Military rank abbreviations used

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

Army of the Potomac

MG G. Meade, Commanding

General Staff and Headquarters

General Staff and Headquarters

I Corps">I Corps (Union Army)">I Corps

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and others

First Division:

BG Lysander Cutler		1st Brigade :

Col William W. Robinson
First Division:

BG Lysander Cutler		2nd Brigade:

BG James C. Rice
Second Division:

BG John C. Robinson		1st Brigade:

Col Thomas F. McCoy
Second Division:

BG John C. Robinson		2nd Brigade:

BG Henry Baxter
Third Division:

BG John R. Kenly		1st Brigade:

Col Chapman Biddle
Third Division:

BG John R. Kenly		2nd Brigade:

Col Langhorne Wister
  • 143rd Pennsylvania: Col Edmund L. Dana
  • 149th Pennsylvania: Ltc Walton Dwight
  • 150th Pennsylvania: Cpt Horatio Bell
Third Division:

BG John R. Kenly		3rd Brigade:

Col Nathan T. Dushane
  • 1st Maryland: Ltc John W. Wilson
  • 4th Maryland: Col Richard N. Bowerman
  • 7th Maryland: Col Edwin H. Webster
  • 8th Maryland: Col Andrew W. Denison
Artillery Brigade:
Col Charles S. Wainwright

II Corps">II Corps (Union Army)">II Corps

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and others

First Division:

BG John C. Caldwell

Col Paul A. Frank		1st Brigade:

Col Nelson A. Miles
First Division:

BG John C. Caldwell

Col Paul A. Frank		2nd Brigade :

Col Patrick Kelly
First Division:

BG John C. Caldwell

Col Paul A. Frank		3rd Brigade:

Col Paul A. Frank

Col James A. Beaver
First Division:

BG John C. Caldwell

Col Paul A. Frank		4th Brigade:

Col John R. Brooke
Second Division:

BG Alexander S. Webb		1st Brigade:

Col Francis E. Heath
Second Division:

BG Alexander S. Webb		2nd Brigade "Philadelphia Brigade":

Col De Witt C. Baxter
Second Division:

BG Alexander S. Webb		3rd Brigade:

Col James E. Mallon
Third Division:

BG Alexander Hays		1st Brigade :

Col Samuel S. Carroll
Third Division:

BG Alexander Hays		2nd Brigade:

Col Thomas A. Smyth
Third Division:

BG Alexander Hays		3rd Brigade:

BG Joshua T. Owen
Artillery Brigade:
Cpt John G. Hazard

III Corps">III Corps (Union Army)">III Corps

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and others

First Division:

MG David B. Birney		1st Brigade:

Col Charles H. T. Collis
First Division:

MG David B. Birney		2nd Brigade:

BG John Henry Hobart Ward
First Division:

MG David B. Birney		3rd Brigade:

Col P. Régis de Trobriand
Second Division:

BG Henry Prince		1st Brigade:

Col Robert McAllister
Second Division:

BG Henry Prince		2nd Brigade :

Col William R. Brewster
Second Division:

BG Henry Prince		3rd Brigade:

BG Gershom Mott
Third Division:

BG Joseph B. Carr		1st Brigade:

BG William H. Morris
Third Division:

BG Joseph B. Carr		2nd Brigade:

Col Joseph Warren Keifer
  • 6th Maryland: Col John Watt Horn
  • 110th Ohio: Maj Otho H. Binkley
  • 122d Ohio: Col William H. Ball
  • 138th Pennsylvania: Col Matthew R. McClennan
Third Division:

BG Joseph B. Carr		3rd Brigade:

Col Benjamin F. Smith
Artillery Brigade:
Cpt George E. Randolph

V Corps">V Corps (Union Army)">V Corps

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and others

First Division:

BG Charles Griffin		1st Brigade:

Col Joseph Hayes
First Division:

BG Charles Griffin		2nd Brigade:

Col Jacob B. Sweitzer
First Division:

BG Charles Griffin		3rd Brigade:

Col Joshua L. Chamberlain
  • 20th Maine: Maj Ellis Spear
  • 16th Michigan: Cpt George H. Swan
  • 44th New York: Ltc Freeman Conner
  • 83rd Pennsylvania: Maj William H. Lamont
Second Division:

BG Romeyn B. Ayres		1st Brigade:

Col Sidney Burbank
Second Division:

BG Romeyn B. Ayres		3rd Brigade:

BG Kenner Garrard
Third Division:

Col William McCandless		1st Brigade:

Col William C. Talley
Third Division:

Col William McCandless		3rd Brigade:

Col Martin D. Hardin
Artillery Brigade:
Cpt Augustus Pearl Martin

VI Corps">VI Corps (Union Army)">VI Corps

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and others

First Division:

BG Horatio G. Wright		1st Brigade
:

BG Alfred T. A. Torbert
First Division:

BG Horatio G. Wright		2nd Brigade:

BG Joseph J. Bartlett
First Division:

BG Horatio G. Wright		3rd Brigade:

BG David Allen Russell
Second Division:

BG Albion P. Howe		2nd Brigade :

Col Lewis A. Grant
Second Division:

BG Albion P. Howe		3rd Brigade:

BG Thomas H. Neill
Third Division:

BG Henry D. Terry		1st Brigade:

BG Alexander Shaler
Third Division:

BG Henry D. Terry		2nd Brigade:

BG Henry L. Eustis
Third Division:

BG Henry D. Terry		3rd Brigade:

BG Frank Wheaton
Artillery Brigade:
Col Charles H. Tompkins

Cavalry Corps">Cavalry Corps (Union Army)">Cavalry Corps

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and others

First Division:

BG John Buford		1st Brigade:

Col George H. Chapman
  • 8th Illinois: Maj John L. Beveridge
  • 12th Illinois: Cpt Henry L. Reans
  • 3rd Indiana: Maj William S. McClure
  • 8th New York: Maj William H. Benjamin
First Division:

BG John Buford		2nd Brigade:

Col Thomas Devin
Second Division:

BG David McM. Gregg		1st Brigade:

Col John P. Taylor
Second Division:

BG David McM. Gregg		2nd Brigade:

Col John Irvin Gregg
Third Division:

BG Judson Kilpatrick		1st Brigade:

BG Henry E. Davies Jr.
Third Division:

BG Judson Kilpatrick		2nd Brigade :

BG George A. Custer
Third Division:

BG Judson Kilpatrick		Headquarters Guard
  • 1st Ohio, Companies A & C: Cpt Noah Jones
Reserve Brigade:
BG Wesley Merritt
unattached
  • 19th New York : Col Alfred Gibbs
    • Horse Artillery1st Brigade:

    Capt James M. Robertson
    Horse Artillery2nd Brigade:

    Cpt William M. Graham

    Artillery Reserve

    BrigadeBatteries
    1st Regular Brigade:

    Cpt Alanson M. Randol
    1st Volunteer Brigade:
    Ltc Freeman McGilvery
    2nd Volunteer Brigade:
    Cpt Elijah D. Taft
    3rd Volunteer Brigade:
    Maj Robert H. Fitzhugh
    Ammunition Guard