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Bristoe Campaign Union order of battle)
The following units and commanders fought in the Bristoe campaign of the American Civil War on the Union side. The Confederate order of battle is shown separately. When multiple names of commanders are shown, this indicates the succession of command through the Campaign.
Military rank abbreviations used
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = Lieutenant
Army of the Potomac
MG George G. Meade, Commanding
General Staff and Headquarters
General Staff and Headquarters
- Chief of Staff: MG Andrew A. Humphreys
- Chief of Artillery: BG Henry J. Hunt
- Assistant Adjutant General: BG Seth Williams
- Chief Quartermaster: BG Rufus Ingalls
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Provost Marshal General: BG
Marsena R. Patrick
- 80th New York (20th Militia): Ltc Jacob B. Hardenbergh
- 93rd New York: Ltc Benjamin C. Butler
- 2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry: Ltc Joseph B. Printon
- 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry (detachment)
- Detachments Regular Cavalry and Volunteer Cavalry
- Engineer Brigade: BG
Henry W. Benham
- 15th New York (battalion): Capt Joseph Wood Jr.
- 50th New York: Col William H. Pettes
- U.S. Battalion: Capt George H. Mendell
- Guards and Orderlies
- Oneida (New York) Cavalry: Capt Daniel P. Mann
- Signal Corps: Capt Lemuel B. Norton
I Corps
- MG John Newton
- Escort: 4th and 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry (detachments)
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First Division:
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1st Brigade ("
Iron Brigade"):
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Second Division:
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1st Brigade:
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Third Division:
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1st Brigade:
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II Corps
- MG Gouverneur K. Warren (temporarily absent; returned October 12)
- BG John C. Caldwell
- Escort:
- 10th New York Cavalry, Company M: Lt James Matthews
- 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company G: Lt Robert Brown
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
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First Division:
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1st Brigade:
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Irish Brigade"):
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| 4th Brigade:
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Second Division:
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1st Brigade:
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| 2nd Brigade " Philadelphia Brigade": |
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Third Division:
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1st Brigade (" Gibraltar Brigade"): |
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III Corps
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
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First Division:
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1st Brigade: |
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Second Division:
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1st Brigade:
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| 2nd Brigade (" Excelsior Brigade"): |
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Third Division:
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1st Brigade: |
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V Corps
- MG George Sykes
- Escort: 5th Michigan Cavalry (squadron): Lt Samuel Harris
- Provost Guard: 12th New York (Companies D and E): Cpt Henry W. Ryder
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
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First Division:
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1st Brigade:
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Second Division:
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1st Brigade:
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Third Division:
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1st Brigade:
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VI Corps
- MG John Sedgwick
- Escort: 1st Vermont Cavalry (detachment): Capt Andrew J. Grover
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
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First Division:
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1st Brigade ( First New Jersey Brigade): |
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Second Division:
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2nd Brigade ("
Vermont Brigade"):
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Third Division:
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1st Brigade: |
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Cavalry Corps
- MG Alfred Pleasonton
- Headquarters Guard: 6th US: Maj Robert M. Morris
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
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First Division:
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1st Brigade: |
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Second Division:
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1st Brigade:
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Third Division:
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1st Brigade: |
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| 2nd Brigade (" Michigan Brigade"): |
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| Headquarters Guard |
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| Reserve Brigade: |
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| 1st Brigade:
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| 2nd Brigade: |
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Artillery Reserve
| Brigade | Batteries |
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| 1st Volunteer Brigade: |
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| 2nd Volunteer Brigade:
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| 3rd Volunteer Brigade:
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Ammunition Guard |
References
- U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies], U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901.