Second Battle of Bull Run order of battle: Union


The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Second Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Second Battle of Manassas, of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. 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 = Lieutenant

Other

w = woundedmw = mortally woundedk = killedc = captured

Union forces

Army of Virginia

MG John Pope
Chief of Staff: Col George D. Ruggles

Chief of Artillery: Cpt Alexander Piper

Chief of Cavalry: BG Washington L. Elliott
Headquarters Escort:

I Corps

MG Franz Sigel
Chief of Artillery: Cpt Ulric Dahlgren
Headquarters Escort:
  • 1st Indiana Cavalry, Companies I and K
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

First Division

BG Robert C. Schenck

BG Julius Stahel
1st Brigade

BG Julius Stahel

Col Adolphus Buschbeck

First Division

BG Robert C. Schenck

BG Julius Stahel
2nd Brigade

Col Nathaniel C. McLean

Second Division

BG Adolph von Steinwehr
1st Brigade

Col John A. Koltes

Ltc Gustavus A. Muhleck

Third Division

BG Carl Schurz
1st Brigade

Col Alexander Schimmelfennig

Third Division

BG Carl Schurz
2nd Brigade

Col Wlodzimierz Krzyzanowski

Third Division

BG Carl Schurz
Unattached
Reporting directlyIndependent Brigade

BG Robert H. Milroy

Reporting directlyCavalry Brigade

Col John Beardsley

Reporting directlyReserve Artillery

Cpt Louis Schirmer

  • 1st New York Light, Battery I: Cpt Michael Wiedrich
  • New York Light, 13th Battery: Cpt Julius Dieckmann
  • West Virginia Light, Battery C: Lt Wallace Hill

II Corps

BrigadeRegiments and Others
Cavalry Brigade

BG John Buford

Artillery
  • Maine Light, 6th Battery: Cpt Freeman McGilvery
  • III Corps

    MG Irvin McDowell
    Chief of Staff: Col Edmund Schriver

    Chief of Artillery: Maj Davis Tillson
    Headquarters Troops:
    DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

    First Division

    BG Rufus King

    BG John P. Hatch

    BG Abner Doubleday
    1st Brigade

    BG John P. Hatch

    Col Timothy Sullivan

    First Division

    BG Rufus King

    BG John P. Hatch

    BG Abner Doubleday
    2nd Brigade

    BG Abner Doubleday

    Col William P. Wainwright

    First Division

    BG Rufus King

    BG John P. Hatch

    BG Abner Doubleday
    3rd Brigade

    BG Marsena R. Patrick

    First Division

    BG Rufus King

    BG John P. Hatch

    BG Abner Doubleday
    4th Brigade

    BG John Gibbon

    First Division

    BG Rufus King

    BG John P. Hatch

    BG Abner Doubleday
    Artillery
    Second Division

    BG James B. Ricketts
    1st Brigade

    BG Abram Duryée

    Second Division

    BG James B. Ricketts
    2nd Brigade

    BG Zealous B. Tower

    Col William H. Christian

    Second Division

    BG James B. Ricketts
    3rd Brigade

    Col John W. Stiles

    Second Division

    BG James B. Ricketts
    4th Brigade

    Col Joseph Thoburn

    Second Division

    BG James B. Ricketts
    Artillery
    Pennsylvania Reserves

    BG John F. Reynolds
    1st Brigade

    BG George G. Meade

    Pennsylvania Reserves

    BG John F. Reynolds
    2nd Brigade

    BG Truman Seymour

    Pennsylvania Reserves

    BG John F. Reynolds
    3rd Brigade

    BG Conrad F. Jackson

    Col Martin Davis Hardin

    Col James T. Kirk

    Ltc Robert Anderson

    Pennsylvania Reserves

    BG John F. Reynolds
    Artillery

    Cpt Dunbar R. Ransom

    Reporting directlyCavalry Brigade

    BG George D. Bayard

    Reporting directlyUnattached

    Reserve Corps

    BG Samuel D. Sturgis
    BrigadeRegiments and Others
    Piatt's Brigade

    BG Abram S. Piatt

    Army of the Potomac

    'The following Corps from the Army of the Potomac were attached'' to the Army of Virginia.'''

    III Corps

    MG Samuel P. Heintzelman
    DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

    First Division

    MG Philip Kearny
    1st Brigade

    BG John C. Robinson

    First Division

    MG Philip Kearny
    2nd Brigade

    BG David B. Birney

    First Division

    MG Philip Kearny
    3rd Brigade

    Col Orlando Poe

    First Division

    MG Philip Kearny
    Artillery
    Second Division

    MG Joseph Hooker
    1st Brigade

    BG Cuvier Grover

    Second Division

    MG Joseph Hooker
    2nd Brigade

    Col Nelson Taylor

    Second Division

    MG Joseph Hooker
    3rd Brigade

    Col Joseph B. Carr

    V Corps

    MG Fitz John Porter
    Chief of Staff: Ltc Frederick T. Locke
    DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

    First Division

    BG Daniel Butterfield
    1st Brigade

    Col Charles W. Roberts

    First Division

    BG Daniel Butterfield
    3rd Brigade

    Col Henry S. Lansing

    Col Henry A. Weeks

    Col James C. Rice

    First Division

    BG Daniel Butterfield
    Sharpshooters
    First Division

    BG Daniel Butterfield
    Artillery
    Second Division

    BG George Sykes
    1st Brigade

    Ltc Robert C. Buchanan

    Second Division

    BG George Sykes
    2nd Brigade

    Ltc William Chapman

    Second Division

    BG George Sykes
    3rd Brigade

    Col Gouverneur K. Warren

    Second Division

    BG George Sykes
    Artillery

    Cpt Stephen H. Weed

    IX Corps

    MG Jesse L. Reno
    DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

    First Division

    BG Isaac I. Stevens
    1st Brigade

    Col Benjamin C. Christ

    First Division

    BG Isaac I. Stevens
    2nd Brigade

    Col Daniel Leasure

    Ltc David A. Leckey

    First Division

    BG Isaac I. Stevens
    3rd Brigade

    Col Addison Farnsworth

    First Division

    BG Isaac I. Stevens
    Artillery
    Second Division

    MG Jesse L. Reno
    1st Brigade

    Col James Nagle

    Second Division

    MG Jesse L. Reno
    2nd Brigade

    Col Edward Ferrero

    Second Division

    MG Jesse L. Reno
    Artillery