Battle of the Wilderness order of battle: Union


The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of the Wilderness of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization May 5, 1864, the casualty returns and the reports.

Abbreviations used

Military rank

LTG = Lieutenant GeneralMG = Major GeneralBG = Brigadier GeneralCol = ColonelLtc = Lieutenant ColonelMaj = MajorCpt = CaptainLt = 1st Lieutenant

Other

w = woundedmw = mortally woundedk = killedc = captured

Forces operating against Richmond

LTG Ulysses S. Grant, General-in-Chief, Union Armies
Escort:

IX Corps

MG Ambrose Burnside
  • Chief of Staff: MG [John Parke|John 1st U.S. Light Artillery, Battery G|G. Parke]
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

First Division

BG Thomas G. Stevenson
1st Brigade

Col Sumner Carruth

Col Jacob P. Gould

First Division

BG Thomas G. Stevenson
2nd Brigade

Col Daniel Leasure

First Division

BG Thomas G. Stevenson
Artillery
Second Division

BG Robert B. Potter
1st Brigade

Col Zenas Bliss

Col John I. Curtin

Second Division

BG Robert B. Potter
2nd Brigade

Col Simon G. Griffin

Second Division

BG Robert B. Potter
Artillery
Third Division

BG Orlando B. Willcox
1st Brigade

Col John F. Hartranft

Third Division

BG Orlando B. Willcox
2nd Brigade

Col Benjamin C. Christ

Third Division

BG Orlando B. Willcox
Artillery
Fourth Division

BG Edward Ferrero
1st Brigade

Col Joshua K. Sigfried

Fourth Division

BG Edward Ferrero
2nd Brigade

Col Henry G. Thomas

Fourth Division

BG Edward Ferrero
Artillery
Reporting directlyProvost Guard
Reporting directlyCavalry
Reporting directlyReserve Artillery

Cpt John Edwards, Jr.

Reporting directlyProvisional Brigade

Col Elisha Marshall

  • 24th New York Cavalry : Col William C. Raulston
  • 14th New York Heavy Artillery: Ltc Clarence H. Corning
  • 2nd Pennsylvania Provisional Heavy Artillery: Col Thomas Wilhelm

Army of the Potomac

MG George Meade
General Staff:
General Headquarters:
Provost Guard: BG Marsena R. Patrick
Engineer Troops:
Guards and Orderlies:

II Corps

MG Winfield S. Hancock
Escort:
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

First Division

BG Francis C. Barlow
1st Brigade

Col Nelson A. Miles

First Division

BG Francis C. Barlow
2nd Brigade

Col Thomas A. Smyth

First Division

BG Francis C. Barlow
3rd Brigade

Col Paul Frank

First Division

BG Francis C. Barlow
4th Brigade

Col John R. Brooke

Second Division

BG John Gibbon
1st Brigade

BG Alexander S. Webb

Second Division

BG John Gibbon
2nd Brigade

BG Joshua T. Owen

Second Division

BG John Gibbon
3rd Brigade

Col Samuel S. Carroll '

Second Division

BG John Gibbon
Provost Guard
  • 2nd Company Minnesota Sharpshooters: Cpt Mahlon Black
Third Division

MG David B. Birney
1st Brigade

BG J. H. Hobart Ward

Third Division

MG David B. Birney
2nd Brigade

BG Alexander Hays '

Col John S. Crocker

Fourth Division

BG Gershom Mott
1st Brigade

Col Robert McAllister

Fourth Division

BG Gershom Mott
2nd Brigade

Col William R. Brewster

Artillery Brigade
Col John C. Tidball

V Corps

MG Gouverneur K. Warren
Provost Guard:
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

First Division

BG Charles Griffin
1st Brigade

BG Romeyn B. Ayres

First Division

BG Charles Griffin
2nd Brigade

Col Jacob B. Sweitzer

First Division

BG Charles Griffin
3rd Brigade

BG Joseph J. Bartlett

Second Division

BG John C. Robinson
1st Brigade

Col Samuel H. Leonard

Col Peter Lyle

Second Division

BG John C. Robinson
2nd Brigade

BG Henry Baxter '

Col Richard Coulter

Second Division

BG John C. Robinson
3rd Brigade

Col Andrew W. Denison

Third Division

BG Samuel W. Crawford
1st Brigade

Col William McCandless '

Third Division

BG Samuel W. Crawford
3rd Brigade

Col Joseph W. Fisher

Fourth Division

BG James S. Wadsworth '

BG Lysander Cutler
1st Brigade

BG Lysander Cutler

Col William W. Robinson

Fourth Division

BG James S. Wadsworth '

BG Lysander Cutler
2nd Brigade

BG James C. Rice

Fourth Division

BG James S. Wadsworth '

BG Lysander Cutler
3rd Brigade

Col Roy Stone

Col Edward S. Bragg

Artillery Brigade
Col Charles S. Wainwright

VI Corps

MG John Sedgwick
Escort:
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

First Division

BG Horatio Wright
1st Brigade

Col Henry W. Brown

First Division

BG Horatio Wright
2nd Brigade

Col Emory Upton

First Division

BG Horatio Wright
3rd Brigade

BG David A. Russell

First Division

BG Horatio Wright
4th Brigade

BG Alexander Shaler

Col Nelson Cross

Second Division

BG George W. Getty '

BG Frank Wheaton

BG Thomas H. Neill
1st Brigade

BG Frank Wheaton

Second Division

BG George W. Getty '

BG Frank Wheaton

BG Thomas H. Neill
2nd Brigade

Col Lewis A. Grant

Second Division

BG George W. Getty '

BG Frank Wheaton

BG Thomas H. Neill
3rd Brigade

BG Thomas H. Neill

Col Daniel D. Bidwell

Second Division

BG George W. Getty '

BG Frank Wheaton

BG Thomas H. Neill
4th Brigade

BG Henry L. Eustis

Third Division

BG James B. Ricketts
1st Brigade

BG William H. Morris

Third Division

BG James B. Ricketts
2nd Brigade

BG Truman Seymour '

Col Benjamin F. Smith

Artillery Brigade
Col Charles H. Tompkins

Cavalry Corps

MG Philip H. Sheridan
Escort:
  • 6th United States: Cpt Ira W. Claflin
  • 8th Illinois : Lt William W. Long
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

First Division

BG Alfred T. A. Torbert

BG Wesley Merritt
1st Brigade

BG George A. Custer

First Division

BG Alfred T. A. Torbert

BG Wesley Merritt
2nd Brigade

Col Thomas Devin

  • 4th New York: Ltc William R. Parnell
  • 6th New York: Ltc William H. Crocker
  • 9th New York: Col William Sackett
  • 17th Pennsylvania: Ltc James Q. Anderson
First Division

BG Alfred T. A. Torbert

BG Wesley Merritt
Reserve Brigade

BG Wesley Merritt

Col Alfred Gibbs

Second Division

BG David McM. Gregg
1st Brigade

BG Henry E. Davies, Jr.

Second Division

BG David McM. Gregg
2nd Brigade

Col J. Irvin Gregg

Third Division

BG James H. Wilson
1st Brigade

Col Timothy M. Bryan, Jr.

Col John B. McIntosh

Third Division

BG James H. Wilson
2nd Brigade

Col George H. Chapman

1st Brigade [U.S. U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade|Horse Artillery Brigade|Horse Artillery]
Cpt James M. Robertson

Artillery

BG Henry J. Hunt
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

Artillery Reserve

Col Henry S. Burton
1st Brigade

Col J. Howard Kitching

Artillery Reserve

Col Henry S. Burton
2nd Brigade

Maj John Almy Tompkins

Artillery Reserve

Col Henry S. Burton
3rd Brigade

Maj Robert H. Fitzhugh

Artillery Reserve

Col Henry S. Burton
2nd Brigade Horse Artillery

Cpt Dunbar R. Ransom