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Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Union Order of Battle - May 8-16, 1864
Cavalry, Artillery, and IX Corps

General-in-Chief

Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

Cavalry Corps

Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan

Escort

6th U.S. Cavalry

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1st Division

Brig. Gen. Wesley Merritt

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1st Brigade

Brig. Gen. George A. Custer

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1st Michigan Cavalry

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5th Michigan Cavalry

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6th Michigan Cavalry

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7th Michigan Cavalry

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2nd Brigade

Col. Thomas C. Devin

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4th New York Cavalry

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6th New York Cavalry

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9th New York Cavalry

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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry

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Reserve Brigade

Col. Alfred Gibbs

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19th New York Cavalry

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6th Pennsylvania Cavalry

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1st U.S. Cavalry

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2nd U.S. Cavalry

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5th U.S. Cavalry

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2nd Division

Brig. Gen. David M. Gregg

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1st Brigade

Brig. Gen. Henry E. Davies, Jr.

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1st Massachusetts Cavalry

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1st New Jersey Cavalry

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6th Ohio Cavalry

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1st Pennsylvania Cavalry

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2nd Brigade

Col. J. Irvin Gregg

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1st Maine Cavalry

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10th New York Cavalry

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2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry

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4th Pennsylvania Cavalry

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8th Pennsylvania Cavalry

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16th Pennsylvania Cavalry

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3rd Division

Brig. Gen. James H. Wilson

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1st Brigade

Col. John B. McIntosh

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1st Connecticut Cavalry

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2nd New York Cavalry

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5th New York Cavalry

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18th Pennsylvania Cavalry

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2nd Brigade

Col. George H. Chapman

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3rd Indiana Cavalry

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8th New York Cavalry

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1st Vermont Cavalry

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1st Brigade Horse Artillery

Capt. James M. Robertson

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New York Light, 6th Battery

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2nd U.S., Batteries B and L

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2nd U.S., Battery D

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2nd U.S., Battery M

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4th U.S., Battery A

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4th U.S., Batteries C and E

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Artillery

Brig. Gen. Henry J. Hunt

Artillery Reserve

Col. Henry S. Burton

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1st Brigade

Col. J. Howard Kitching

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6th New York Heavy

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

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2nd Brigade

Maj. John A. Tompkins

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Maine Light, 5th Battery (E)

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1st New Jersey Light, Battery A

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1st New Jersey Light, Battery B

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New York Light, 5th Battery

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New York Light, 12th Battery

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1st New York Light, Battery B

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3rd Brigade

Maj. Robert H. Fitzhugh

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Massachusetts Light, 9th Battery

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New York Light, 15th Battery

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1st New York Light, Battery C

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New York Light, 11th Battery

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1st Ohio Light, Battery H

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5th U.S., Battery E

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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., Batteries 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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Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan

IX Corps

Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside

Chief of Staff

Maj. Gen. John G. Parke

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1st Division

Brig. Gen. Thomas G. Stevenson (k)

Col. Daniel Leasure

Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Crittenden

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1st Brigade

Col. Jacob P. Gould

Lieut. Col. Stephen M. Weld, Jr

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

Col. Daniel Leasure

Lieut. Col. Gilbert P. Robinson

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3rd Maryland Infantry

Lieut. Col. Gilbert P. Robinson

21st Massachusetts Infantry

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100th Pennsylvania Infantry

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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. Zenas Bliss

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

Col. John I. Curtin

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. Orland B. Willcox

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1st Brigade

Col. John F. Hartranft

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2ns Michigan Infantry

Col. William Humphrey

8th Michigan Infantry

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17th Michigan Infantry

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27th Michigan Infantry

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109th New York Infantry

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51st Pennsylvania Infantry

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2nd Brigade

Col. Benjamin C. Christ

Col. William Humphrey

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1st Michigan Sharpshooters

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20th Michigan Infantry

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79th New York 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 (G)

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New York Light, 34 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

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3rd New Jersey Cavalry

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22nd New York Cavalry

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2nd Ohio Cavalry

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13th Pennsylvania Cavalry

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Artillery Reserve

Capt. John Edwards, Jr.

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New York Light, 27th Battery

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1st Rhode Island Light, Battery D

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1st Rhode Island Light, Battery H

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2nd U.S., Battery E

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3rd U.S., Battery G

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3rd U.S., Batteries L and M

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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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