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 LieutenantOther
w = woundedmw = mortally woundedk = killedc = capturedForces operating against Richmond
LTG Ulysses S. Grant, General-in-Chief, Union ArmiesEscort:
- 5th United States Cavalry, Companies B, F and K: Cpt Julius W. Mason
IX Corps
MG Ambrose Burnside- Chief of Staff: MG [John Parke|John 1st U.S. Light Artillery, Battery G|G. Parke]
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division BG Thomas G. Stevenson | 1st Brigade Col Sumner Carruth Col Jacob P. Gould |
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| First Division BG Thomas G. Stevenson | 2nd Brigade Col Daniel Leasure |
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| First Division BG Thomas G. Stevenson | Artillery |
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| Second Division BG Robert B. Potter | 1st Brigade Col Zenas Bliss Col John I. Curtin |
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| Second Division BG Robert B. Potter | 2nd Brigade Col Simon G. Griffin |
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| Second Division BG Robert B. Potter | Artillery |
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| Third Division BG Orlando B. Willcox | 1st Brigade Col John F. Hartranft |
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| Third Division BG Orlando B. Willcox | 2nd Brigade Col Benjamin C. Christ |
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| Third Division BG Orlando B. Willcox | Artillery |
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| Fourth Division BG Edward Ferrero | 1st Brigade Col Joshua K. Sigfried |
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| Fourth Division BG Edward Ferrero | 2nd Brigade Col Henry G. Thomas |
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| Fourth Division BG Edward Ferrero | Artillery |
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| Reporting directly | Provost Guard | |
| Reporting directly | Cavalry |
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| Reporting directly | Reserve Artillery Cpt John Edwards, Jr. |
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| Reporting directly | Provisional Brigade Col Elisha Marshall |
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Army of the Potomac
MG George MeadeGeneral Staff:
- Chief of Staff: MG Andrew A. Humphreys
- Assistant Adjutant General: BG Seth Williams
- Chief Quartermaster: BG Rufus Ingalls
Provost Guard: BG Marsena R. Patrick
- 1st Massachusetts Cavalry, Companies C and D: Cpt Edward A. Flint
- 80th New York : Col Theodore B. Gates
- 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry: Maj James W. Walsh
- 68th Pennsylvania: Ltc Robert E. Winslow
- 114th Pennsylvania: Col Charles H. T. Collis
- 50th New York Engineers : Ltc Ira Spaulding
- Battalion United States Engineers: Cpt George H. Mendell
- Independent Company Oneida Cavalry: Cpt Daniel P. Mann
II Corps
MG Winfield S. HancockEscort:
- 1st Vermont Cavalry, Company M: Cpt John H. Hazelton
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division BG Francis C. Barlow | 1st Brigade Col Nelson A. Miles |
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| First Division BG Francis C. Barlow | 2nd Brigade Col Thomas A. Smyth |
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| First Division BG Francis C. Barlow | 3rd Brigade Col Paul Frank |
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| First Division BG Francis C. Barlow | 4th Brigade Col John R. Brooke |
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| Second Division BG John Gibbon | 1st Brigade BG Alexander S. Webb |
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| Second Division BG John Gibbon | 2nd Brigade BG Joshua T. Owen |
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| Second Division BG John Gibbon | 3rd Brigade Col Samuel S. Carroll ' |
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| Second Division BG John Gibbon | Provost Guard |
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| Third Division MG David B. Birney | 1st Brigade BG J. H. Hobart Ward |
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| Third Division MG David B. Birney | 2nd Brigade BG Alexander Hays ' Col John S. Crocker |
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| Fourth Division BG Gershom Mott | 1st Brigade Col Robert McAllister |
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| Fourth Division BG Gershom Mott | 2nd Brigade Col William R. Brewster |
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| Artillery Brigade Col John C. Tidball |
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V Corps
MG Gouverneur K. WarrenProvost Guard:
- 12th New York Battalion: Maj Henry W. Ryder
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division BG Charles Griffin | 1st Brigade BG Romeyn B. Ayres |
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| First Division BG Charles Griffin | 2nd Brigade Col Jacob B. Sweitzer |
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| First Division BG Charles Griffin | 3rd Brigade BG Joseph J. Bartlett |
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| Second Division BG John C. Robinson | 1st Brigade Col Samuel H. Leonard Col Peter Lyle |
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| Second Division BG John C. Robinson | 2nd Brigade BG Henry Baxter ' Col Richard Coulter |
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| Second Division BG John C. Robinson | 3rd Brigade Col Andrew W. Denison |
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| Third Division BG Samuel W. Crawford | 1st Brigade Col William McCandless ' |
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| Third Division BG Samuel W. Crawford | 3rd Brigade Col Joseph W. Fisher |
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| Fourth Division BG James S. Wadsworth ' BG Lysander Cutler | 1st Brigade BG Lysander Cutler Col William W. Robinson |
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| Fourth Division BG James S. Wadsworth ' BG Lysander Cutler | 2nd Brigade BG James C. Rice |
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| Fourth Division BG James S. Wadsworth ' BG Lysander Cutler | 3rd Brigade Col Roy Stone Col Edward S. Bragg |
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| Artillery Brigade Col Charles S. Wainwright |
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VI Corps
MG John SedgwickEscort:
- 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company A: Cpt Charles E. Fellows
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division BG Horatio Wright | 1st Brigade Col Henry W. Brown |
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| First Division BG Horatio Wright | 2nd Brigade Col Emory Upton |
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| First Division BG Horatio Wright | 3rd Brigade BG David A. Russell |
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| First Division BG Horatio Wright | 4th Brigade BG Alexander Shaler Col Nelson Cross |
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| Second Division BG George W. Getty ' BG Frank Wheaton BG Thomas H. Neill | 1st Brigade BG Frank Wheaton |
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| Second Division BG George W. Getty ' BG Frank Wheaton BG Thomas H. Neill | 2nd Brigade Col Lewis A. Grant |
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| Second Division BG George W. Getty ' BG Frank Wheaton BG Thomas H. Neill | 3rd Brigade BG Thomas H. Neill Col Daniel D. Bidwell |
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| Second Division BG George W. Getty ' BG Frank Wheaton BG Thomas H. Neill | 4th Brigade BG Henry L. Eustis |
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| Third Division BG James B. Ricketts | 1st Brigade BG William H. Morris |
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| Third Division BG James B. Ricketts | 2nd Brigade BG Truman Seymour ' Col Benjamin F. Smith |
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| Artillery Brigade Col Charles H. Tompkins |
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Cavalry Corps
MG Philip H. SheridanEscort:
- 6th United States: Cpt Ira W. Claflin
- 8th Illinois : Lt William W. Long
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
First Division BG Alfred T. A. Torbert BG Wesley Merritt | 1st Brigade BG George A. Custer |
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| First Division BG Alfred T. A. Torbert BG Wesley Merritt | 2nd Brigade Col Thomas Devin |
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| First Division BG Alfred T. A. Torbert BG Wesley Merritt | Reserve Brigade BG Wesley Merritt Col Alfred Gibbs |
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| Second Division BG David McM. Gregg | 1st Brigade BG Henry E. Davies, Jr. |
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| Second Division BG David McM. Gregg | 2nd Brigade Col J. Irvin Gregg |
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| Third Division BG James H. Wilson | 1st Brigade Col Timothy M. Bryan, Jr. Col John B. McIntosh |
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| Third Division BG James H. Wilson | 2nd Brigade Col George H. Chapman |
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| 1st Brigade [U.S. U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade|Horse Artillery Brigade|Horse Artillery] Cpt James M. Robertson |
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Artillery
BG Henry J. Hunt| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
Artillery Reserve Col Henry S. Burton | 1st Brigade Col J. Howard Kitching |
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| Artillery Reserve Col Henry S. Burton | 2nd Brigade Maj John Almy Tompkins |
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| Artillery Reserve Col Henry S. Burton | 3rd Brigade Maj Robert H. Fitzhugh |
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| Artillery Reserve Col Henry S. Burton | 2nd Brigade Horse Artillery Cpt Dunbar R. Ransom |
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