Battle of Gettysburg order of battle: Union


The Union order of battle during the Battle of Gettysburg includes the American Civil War officers and men of the Army of the Potomac. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the battle, the casualty returns and the reports.

Abbreviations used

Military rank

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

Other

w = woundedmw = mortally woundedk = killedc = capturedm = missing

Army of the Potomac

MG G. Meade, Commanding

General Staff and Headquarters


General Staff:


General Headquarters:


Command of the Provost Marshal General: BG Marsena R. Patrick


Guards and Orderlies:
  • Oneida Cavalry: Cpt Daniel P. Mann


Engineer Brigade: BG Henry W. Benham

I Corps

MG John F. Reynolds
MG Abner Doubleday
MG John Newton
General Headquarters:
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

First Division

BG James S. Wadsworth
1st Brigade

BG Solomon Meredith

Col William W. Robinson

First Division

BG James S. Wadsworth
2nd Brigade

BG Lysander Cutler

Second Division

BG John C. Robinson
1st Brigade

BG Gabriel R. Paul

Col Samuel H. Leonard

Col Adrian R. Root

Col Richard Coulter

Col Peter Lyle

Col Richard Coulter

Second Division

BG John C. Robinson
2nd Brigade

BG Henry Baxter

Third Division

MG Abner Doubleday

BG Thomas A. Rowley
1st Brigade

Col Chapman Biddle

BG Thomas A. Rowley

Third Division

MG Abner Doubleday

BG Thomas A. Rowley
2nd Brigade

Col Roy Stone

Col Langhorne Wister

Col Edmund L. Dana

Third Division

MG Abner Doubleday

BG Thomas A. Rowley
3rd Brigade

BG George J. Stannard

Col Francis V. Randall

Artillery Brigade
Col Charles S. Wainwright

II Corps

MG Winfield S. Hancock
BG John Gibbon
BG William Hays
General Headquarters:
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

First Division

BG John C. Caldwell
1st Brigade

Col Edward E. Cross

Col H. Boyd McKeen

First Division

BG John C. Caldwell
2nd Brigade

Col Patrick Kelly

First Division

BG John C. Caldwell
3rd Brigade

BG Samuel K. Zook

Ltc Charles G. Freudenberg

Col Richard P. Roberts

Ltc John Fraser

First Division

BG John C. Caldwell
4th Brigade

Col John R. Brooke

Second Division

BG John Gibbon

BG William Harrow
1st Brigade

BG William Harrow

Col Francis E. Heath

Second Division

BG John Gibbon

BG William Harrow
2nd Brigade

BG Alexander S. Webb

Second Division

BG John Gibbon

BG William Harrow
3rd Brigade

Col Norman J. Hall

Second Division

BG John Gibbon

BG William Harrow
unattached
Third Division

BG Alexander Hays
1st Brigade

Col Samuel S. Carroll

Third Division

BG Alexander Hays
2nd Brigade

Col Thomas A. Smyth

Ltc Francis E. Pierce

Third Division

BG Alexander Hays
3rd Brigade

Col George L. Willard

Col Eliakim Sherrill

Ltc James M. Bull

Col Clinton D. MacDougall

Col Eliakim Sherrill

Artillery Brigade
Cpt John G. Hazard

III Corps

MG Daniel E. Sickles
MG David B. Birney
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

First Division

MG David B. Birney

BG J. H. Hobart Ward
1st Brigade

BG Charles K. Graham

Col Andrew H. Tippin

Col Henry J. Madill

First Division

MG David B. Birney

BG J. H. Hobart Ward
2nd Brigade

BG J. H. Hobart Ward

Col Hiram Berdan

First Division

MG David B. Birney

BG J. H. Hobart Ward
3rd Brigade

Col P. Régis de Trobriand

Second Division

BG Andrew A. Humphreys
1st Brigade

BG Joseph B. Carr

Second Division

BG Andrew A. Humphreys
2nd Brigade

Col William R. Brewster

Second Division

BG Andrew A. Humphreys
3rd Brigade

Col George C. Burling

Artillery Brigade
Cpt George E. Randolph

Cpt A. Judson Clark

  • [Battery B, 1st New Jersey Volunteer Infantry|1st New Jersey Light Artillery|1st New Jersey Light, Battery B]: Cpt A. Judson Clark, Lt Robert Sims
  • 1st New York Light, Battery D: Cpt George B. Winslow
  • New York Light, 4th Battery: Cpt James E. Smith
  • 1st Rhode Island Light, Battery E: Lt John K. Bucklyn, Lt Benjamin Freeborn
  • 4th United States, Battery K: Lt Francis W. Seeley, Lt Robert James

V Corps

MG George Sykes
General Headquarters:
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

First Division

BG James Barnes
1st Brigade

Col William S. Tilton

First Division

BG James Barnes
2nd Brigade

Col Jacob B. Sweitzer

First Division

BG James Barnes
3rd Brigade

Col Strong Vincent

Col James C. Rice

Second Division

BG Romeyn B. Ayres
1st Brigade

Col Hannibal Day

Second Division

BG Romeyn B. Ayres
2nd Brigade

Col Sidney Burbank

Second Division

BG Romeyn B. Ayres
3rd Brigade

BG Stephen H. Weed

Col Kenner Garrard

Third Division

BG Samuel W. Crawford
1st Brigade

Col William McCandless

Third Division

BG Samuel W. Crawford
3rd Brigade

Col Joseph W. Fisher

Artillery Brigade
Cpt Augustus P. Martin

VI Corps

MG John Sedgwick
General Headquarters:
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

Col Emory Upton

First Division

BG Horatio G. Wright
3rd Brigade

BG David A. Russell

First Division

BG Horatio G. Wright
Provost Guard
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

MG John Newton

BG Frank Wheaton
1st Brigade

BG Alexander Shaler

Third Division

MG John Newton

BG Frank Wheaton
2nd Brigade

Col Henry L. Eustis

Third Division

MG John Newton

BG Frank Wheaton
3rd Brigade

BG Frank Wheaton

Col David J. Nevin

Artillery Brigade
Col Charles H. Tompkins

XI Corps

MG Oliver O. Howard
MG Carl Schurz
General Headquarters:
  • 1st Indiana Cavalry, Companies I and K: Cpt Abram Sharra
  • 8th New York Infantry : Lt Hermann Foerster
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

First Division

BG Francis C. Barlow

BG Adelbert Ames

1st Brigade

Col Leopold von Gilsa

First Division

BG Francis C. Barlow

BG Adelbert Ames
2nd Brigade

BG Adelbert Ames

Col Andrew L. Harris

Second Division

BG Adolph von Steinwehr
1st Brigade

Col Charles R. Coster

Second Division

BG Adolph von Steinwehr
2nd Brigade

Col Orland Smith

Third Division

MG Carl Schurz

BG Alexander Schimmelfennig

MG Carl Schurz
1st Brigade

BG Alexander Schimmelfennig

Col George von Amsberg

Third Division

MG Carl Schurz

BG Alexander Schimmelfennig

MG Carl Schurz
2nd Brigade

Col Wladimir Krzyzanowski

Artillery Brigade
Maj Thomas W. Osborn

XII Corps

MG Henry W. Slocum
BG Alpheus S. Williams
Provost Guard:
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

First Division

BG Alpheus S. Williams

BG Thomas H. Ruger
1st Brigade

Col Archibald L. McDougall

First Division

BG Alpheus S. Williams

BG Thomas H. Ruger
3rd Brigade

BG Thomas H. Ruger

Col Silas Colgrove

Second Division

BG John W. Geary
1st Brigade

Col Charles Candy

Second Division

BG John W. Geary
2nd Brigade

Col George A. Cobham, Jr.

BG Thomas L. Kane

Second Division

BG John W. Geary
3rd Brigade

BG George S. Greene

Reporting directlyLockwood's Brigade
BG Henry H. Lockwood

Artillery Brigade
Lt Edward D. Muhlenberg

Cavalry Corps

MG Alfred Pleasonton
Headquarter Guards:
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

First Division

BG John Buford
1st Brigade

Col William Gamble

First Division

BG John Buford
2nd Brigade

Col Thomas Devin

First Division

BG John Buford
Reserve Brigade

BG Wesley Merritt

Second Division

BG David McMurtrie Gregg
1st Brigade

Col John B. McIntosh

Second Division

BG David McMurtrie Gregg
3rd Brigade

Col John Irvin Gregg

Third Division

BG Judson Kilpatrick
1st Brigade

BG Elon J. Farnsworth

Col Nathaniel P. Richmond

Third Division

BG Judson Kilpatrick
2nd Brigade

BG George A. Custer

Horse Artillery1st Brigade

Cpt James M. Robertson

Horse Artillery2nd Brigade

Cpt John C. Tidball

Artillery Reserve

BG Robert O. Tyler
Cpt James M. Robertson
Headquarter Guard:
BrigadeBatteries
1st Regular Brigade

Cpt Dunbar R. Ransom

1st Volunteer Brigade
Ltc Freeman McGilvery

2nd Volunteer Brigade
Cpt Elijah D. Taft

3rd Volunteer Brigade
Cpt James F. Huntington

4th Volunteer Brigade
Cpt Robert H. Fitzhugh

Train Guard
  • 4th New Jersey Infantry : Maj Charles Ewing