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Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Union Order of Battle - May 17-21, 1864

General-in-Chief

Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

Escort

5th U.S. Cavalry, Companies B, F, and K

Army of the Potomac

Maj. Gen. George G. Meade

General Staff

Chief of Staff

Maj. Gen. Andrew A. Humphreys

Assistant Adjutant General

Brig. Gen. Seth Williams

Chief Quartermaster

Brig. Gen. Rufus Ingalls

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General Headquarters

Provost Guard

Brig. Gen. Marsena R. Patrick

1st Massachusetts Cavalry, Companies C and D

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80th New York (20th Militia)

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3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry

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68th Pennsylvania Cavalry

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114th Pennsylvania Cavalry

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Engineer Troops

50th New York Engineers

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Battalion U.S. Engineers

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Guards and Orderlies

Independent Company Oneide (New York) Cavalry

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II Corps

Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock

Escort

1st Vermont Cavalry, Company M

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1st Division

Brig. Gen. Francis C. Barlow

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1st Brigade

Col. Nelson A. Miles

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26th Michigan Infantry

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61st New York Infantry

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81st Pennsylvania Infantry

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140th Pennsylvania Infantry

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183rd Pennsylvania Infantry

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2nd Brigade

Col. Thomas A. Smyth

Col. Richard Byrnes

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28th Massachusetts Infantry

Col. Richard Byrnes

63rd New York Infantry

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69th New York Infantry

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88th New York Infantry

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116th Pennsylvania Infantry

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3rd Brigade

Col. Clinton D. MacDougall

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39th New York Infantry

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52nd New York Infantry

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111th New York Infantry

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125th New York Infantry

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126th New York Infantry

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4th Brigade

Col. John R. Brooke

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2nd Delaware Infantry

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64th New York Infantry

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66th New York Infantry

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53rd Pennsylvania Infantry

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145th Pennsylvania Infanttry

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148th Pennsylvania Infantry

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2nd Division

Brig. Gen. John Gibbon

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1st Brigade

Col. H. Boyd McKeen

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19th Maine Infantry

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15th Massachusetts Infantry

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19th Massachusetts Infantry

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20th Massachusetts Infantry

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1st Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters

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7th Michigan Infantry

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42nd New York Infantry

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59th New York Infantry

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82nd New York (2nd Militia)

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36th Wisconsin Infantry

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2nd Brigade

Brig. Gen. Joshua T. Owen

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152nd New York Infantry

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69th Pennsylvania Infantry

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71st Pennsylvania Infantry

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72nd Pennsylvania Infantry

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106th Pennsylvania Infantry

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3rd Brigade

Col. Theodore G. Ellis

Col. Thomas A. Smyth

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14th Connecticut Infantry

Col. Theodore G. Ellis

1st Delaware Infantry

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14th Indiana Infantry

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12th New Jersey Infantry

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10th New York Battalion

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108th New York Infantry

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4th Ohio Infantry

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8th Ohio Infantry

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7th West Virginia Infantry

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4th Brigade

Col. Mathew Murphy (w)

Col. James P. McIvor

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155th New York Infantry

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164th New York Infantry

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170th New York Infantry

Col. James P. McIvor

182nd New York Infantry

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Provost Guard

2nd Company Minnesota Sharpshooters

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3rd Division

Maj. Gen. David B. Birney

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1st Brigade

Col. Thomas W. Egan

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20th Indiana Infantry

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3rd Maine Infantry

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40th New York Infantry

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86th New York Infantry

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124th New York Infantry

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99th Pennsylvania Infantry

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110th Pennsylvania Infantry

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141st Pennsylvania Infantry

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2nd U.S. Sharpshooters

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2nd Brigade

Col. John S. Crocker

Col. Elijah Walker

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4th Maine Infantry

Col. Elijah Walker

17th Maine Infantry

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3rd Michigan Infantry

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5th Michigan Infantry

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93rd New York Infantry

Col. John S. Crocker

57th Pennsylvania Infantry

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63rd Pennsylvania Infantry

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105th Pennsylvania Infantry

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1st U.S. Sharpshooters

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3rd Brigade

Brig. Gen. Gershom Mott

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1st Massachusetts Infantry

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16th Massachusetts Infantry

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5th New Jersey Infantry

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6th New Jersey Infantry

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7th New Jersey Infantry

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8th New Jersey Infantry

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11th New Jersey Infantry

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26th New Jersey Infantry

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115th New Jersey Infantry

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4th Brigade

Col. William R. Brewster

 

11th Massachusetts Infantry

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70th New York Infantry

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71st New York Infantry

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72nd New York Infantry

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73rd New York Infantry

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74th New York Infantry

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120th New York Infantry

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84th Pennsylvania Infantry

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4th Division

Brig. Gen. Robert O. Tyler

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No Brigade Organization

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1st Maine Heavy Artillery

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1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery

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2nd New York Heavy Artillery

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7th New York Heavy Artillery

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8th New York Heavy Artillery

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Artillery Brigade

Col. John C. Tidball

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Maine Light, 6th Battery (F)

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Massachusetts Light, 10th Battery

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New Hampshire Light, 1st Battery

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1st New Jersey Light, Battery B

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1st New York Light, Battery G

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4th New York Heavy, 3rd Battalion

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New York Light, 11th Battery

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New York Light, 12th Battery

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1st Pennsylvania Light, Battery F

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1st Rhode Island Light, Battery A

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1st Rhode Island Light, Battery B

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4t U.S., Battery K

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5th U.S., Batteries C and I

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V Corps

Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren

Provost Guard

12th New York Battalion

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1st Division

Brig. Gen. Charles Griffin

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1st Brigade

Brig. Gen. Romeyn B. Ayres

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140th New York Infantry

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146th New York Infantry

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91st Pennsylvania Infantry

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155th Pennsylvania Infantry

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2nd U.S., Companies B, C, F, H, I and K

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11th U.S., Companies B, C, D, E, F, and G, 1st Battalion

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12th U.S., Companies A, B, C, D, and G, 1st Battalion, and Companies A, C, D, F, and H, 2nd Battalion

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14th U.S., 1st Battalion

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17th U.S., Companies A, C, D, G, and H, 1st Battalion, and Companies A, B, and C, 2nd Battalion

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2nd Brigade

Col. Jacob B. Sweitzer

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9th Massachusetts Infantry

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22nd Massachusetts Infantry

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32nd Massachusetts Infantry

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4th Michigan Infantry

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62nd Pennsylvania Infantry

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3rd Brigade

Brig. Gen. Joseph J. Bartlett

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20th Maine Infantry

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18th Massachusetts Infantry

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1st Michigan Infantry

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16th Michigan Infantry

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44th New York Infantry

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83rd Pennsylvania Infantry

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118th Pennsylvania Infantry

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3rd Division

Brig. Gen. Samuel W. Crawford

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1st Brigade

Col. Samuel M. Jackson

Col. Martin D. Hardin

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1st Pennsylvania Reserves

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2nd Pennsylvania Reserves

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6th Pennsylvania Reserves

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7th Pennsylvania Reserves

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11th Pennsylvania Reserves

Col. Samuel M. Jackson

13th Pennsylvania Reserves (1st Rifles)

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2nd Brigade

Col. Richard Coulter (w)

Col. James L. Bates

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12th Massachusetts Infantry

Col. James L. Bates

83rd New York (9th Militia)

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97th New York Infantry

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11th Pennsylvania Infantry

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88th Pennsylvania Infantry

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3rd Brigade

Col. Joseph W. Fisher

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5th Pennsylvania Reserves

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10th Pennsylvania Reserves

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12th Pennsylvania Reserves

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4th Division

Brig. Gen. Lysander Cutler

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1st Brigade

Col. William W. Robinson

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7th Indiana Infantry

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19th Indiana Infantry

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24th Michigan Infantry

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1st New York Battalion Sharpshooters

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6th Wisconsin Infantry

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7th Wisconsin Infantry

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2nd Brigade

Col. Edward B. Fowler

Col. J. William Hofmann

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76th New York Infantry

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84th New York (14th Militia)

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95th New York Infantry

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147th New York Infantry

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56th Pennsylvania Infantry

Col. J. William Hofmann

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3rd Brigade

Col. Edward S. Bragg

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121st Pennsylvania Infantry

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142nd Pennsylvania Infantry

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143rd Pennsylvania Infantry

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149th Pennsylvania Infantry

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150th Pennsylvania Infantry

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4th Brigade

Col. Peter Lyle

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16th Maine Infantry

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13th Massachusetts Infantry

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39th Massachusetts Infantry

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104th New York Infantry

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90th Pennsylvania Infantry

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107th Pennsylvania Infantry

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Provost Guard

2nd Wisconsin Infantry

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Reporting Directly

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Heavy Artillery Brigade

Col. J. Howard Kitching

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6th New York Heavy Artillery

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15th New York Heavy Artillery, 1st and 3rd Battalions

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Maryland Brigade

Col. Richard N. Bowerman

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1st Maryland Infantry

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4th Maryland Infantry

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7th Maryland Infantry

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8th Maryland Infantry

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Artillery Brigade

Col. Charles S. Wainwright

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Massachusetts Light, Battery C

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Massachusetts Light, Battery E

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Massachusetts Light, 9th Battery

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1st New York Light, Battery B

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1st New York Light, Battery C

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1st New York Light, Battery D

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1st New York Light, Batteries E and L

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1st New York Light, Battery H

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New York Light, 5th Battery

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New York Light, 15th Battery

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4th New York Heavy, 2nd Battalion

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1st Pennsylvania Light, Battery B

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4th U.S., Battery B

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5th U.S., Battery D

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Cavalry

Torbert's Command

Brig. Gen. Alfred T. A. Torbert

5th New York Cavalry

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1st Pennsylvania Cavalry (detachment)

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13th Pennsylvania Cavalry

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16th Pennsylvania Cavalry (detachment)

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1st Massachusetts Cavalry (detachment)

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Artillery

Brig. Gen. Henry J. Hunt

2nd Brigade Horse Artillery

Capt. Dunbar R. Ransom

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1st U.S., Batteries E and G

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1st U.S., Batteries H and I

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1st U.S., Battery K

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2nd U.S., Battery A

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2nd U.S., Battery G

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3rd U.S., Battery C, F and K

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Artillery Park

Lieut. Col. Freeman McGilvery

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15th New York Heavy, 2nd Battalion

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1841 Model Gun, fired 6 lb. projectiles, workhorse of the Mexican War,

but considered obsolete by the Civil War,

weight: 1,784 pounds, range: up to 1,523 yards

20-Pounder Parrott Rifle

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VI Corps

Brig. Gen. Horatio G. Wright

Escort

8th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company A

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1st Division

Brig. Gen. David A. Russell

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1st Brigade

Col. William H. Penrose

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1st New Jersey Infantry

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2nd New Jersey Infantry

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3rd New Jersey Infantry

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4th New Jersey Infantry

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10th New Jersey Infantry

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15th New Jersey Infantry

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2nd Brigade

Col. Emory Upton

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2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery

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5th Maine Infantry

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121st New York Infantry

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95th Pennsylvania Infantry

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96th Pennsylvania Infantry

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3rd Brigade

Brig. Gen. Henry L. Eustis

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6th Maine Infantry

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49th Pennsylvania Infantry

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119th Pennsylvania Infantry

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5th Wisconsin Infantry

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4th Brigade

Col. Nelson Cross

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65th New York Infantry

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67th New York Infantry

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122nd New York Infantry

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82nd Pennsylvania Infantry (detachment)

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2nd Division

Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Neill

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1st Brigade

Brig. Frank Wheaton

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62nd New York Infantry

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93rd Pennsylvania Infantry

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98th Pennsylvania Infantry

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102nd Pennsylvania Infantry

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139th Pennsylvania Infantry

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2nd Brigade

Col. Lewis A. Grant

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1st Vermont Heavy Artillery

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2nd Vermont Infantry

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3rd Vermont Infantry

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4th Vermont Infantry

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5th Vermont Infantry

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6th Vermont Infantry

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3rd Brigade

Col. Daniel D. Bidwell

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7th Maine Infantry

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43rd New York Infantry

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49th New York Infantry

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77th New York Infantry

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61st Pennsylvania Infantry

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4th Brigade

Col. Oliver Edwards

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7th Massachusetts Infantry

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10th Massachusetts Infantry

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37th Massachusetts Infantry

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2nd Rhode Island Infantry

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3rd Division

Brig. Gen. James B. Ricketts

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1st Brigade

Col. William S. Truex

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14th New Jersey Infantry

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106th New York Infantry

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151st New York Infantry

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87th Pennsylvania Infantry

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138th Pennsylvania Infantry

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2nd Brigade

Col. Benjamin F. Smith

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6th Maryland Infantry

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110th Ohio Infantry

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122nd Ohio Infantry

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126th Ohio Infantry

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67th Pennsylvania Infantry

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138th Pennsylvania Infantry

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Artillery Brigade

Col. Charles H. Tompkins

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Maine Light, 4th Battery (D)

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Maine Light, 5th Battery (E)

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Massachusetts Light, 1st Battery (A)

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1st New Jersey Light, Battery A

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New York Light, 1st Battery

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New York Light, 3rd Battery

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4th New York Heavy, 1st Battalion

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1st Ohio Light, Battery H

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1st Rhode Island Light, Battery C

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1st Rhode Island Light, Battery E

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1st Rhode Island Light, Battery G

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5th U.S., Battery E

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5th U.S., Battery M

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IX Corps

Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside

Chief of Staff

Maj. Gen. John G. Parke

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1st Division

Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Crittenden

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1st Brigade

Brig. Gen. James Ledlie

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35th Massachusetts Infantry

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56th Massachusetts Infantry

Lieut. Col. Stephen M. Weld, Jr.

57th Massachusetts Infantry

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59th Massachusetts Infantry

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4th U.S. Infantry

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10th U.S. Infantry

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2nd Brigade

Lieut. Col. Gilbert P. Robinson

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3rd Maryland Infantry

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21st Massachusetts Infantry

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100th Pennsylvania Infantry

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Provisional Brigade

Col. Elisha G. Marshall

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2nd New York Mounted Rifles (dismounted)

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14th New York Heavy Artillery

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24th New York Cavalry (dismounted)

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2nd Pennsylvania Provisional Heavy Artillery

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Artillery

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Maine Light, 2nd Battery (B)

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Massachusetts Light, 14th Battery

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2nd Division

Brig. Gen. Robert B. Potter

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1st Brigade

Col. John I. Curtin

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36th Massachusetts Infantry

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58th Massachusetts Infantry

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51st New York Infantry

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45th Pennsylvania Infantry

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48th Pennsylvania Infantry

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7th Rhode Island Infantry

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2nd Brigade

Col. Simon G. Griffin

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2nd Maryland Infantry (detachment)

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31st Maine Infantry

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32nd Maine Infantry

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6th New Hampshire Infantry

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9th New Hampshire Infantry

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11th New Hampshire Infantry

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17th Vermont Infantry

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Artillery

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Massachusetts Light, 11th Battery

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New York Light, 19th Battery

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3rd Division

Brig. Gen. Orlando B. Wilcox

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1st Brigade

Col. John F. Hartranft

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2nd Michigan Infantry

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8th Michigan Infantry

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17th Michigan Infantry

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27th Michigan Infanry

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109th New York Infantry

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51st Pennsylvania Infantry

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2nd Brigade

Col. William Humphrey

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1st Michigan Sharpshooters

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20th Michigan Infantry

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60th Ohio Infantry

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50th Pennsylvania Infantry

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Artillery

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Maine Light, 7th Battery

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New York Light, 34th Battery

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4th Division

Brig. Gen. Edward Ferrero

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1st Brigade

Col. Joshua K. Sigfried

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27th U.S. Colored Troops

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30th U.S. Colored Troops

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39th U.S. Colored Troops

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43rd U.S. Colored Troops

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2nd Brigade

Col. Henry G. Thomas

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30th Connecticut Colored (detachment)

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19th U.S. Colored Troops

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23rd U.S. Colored Troops

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Artillery

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Pennsylvania Light, Battery D

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Vermont Light, 3rd Battery

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Reporting Directly

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Provost Guard

8th U. S. Infantry

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Cavalry

3rd New Jersey Cavalry

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22nd New York Cavalry

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2nd Ohio Cavarly

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