Boydton_Plank_Road_Union_order_of_battle
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Boydton Plank Road (October 27–28, 1864) of the American Civil War. Order of battle compiled from the casualty returns.[1]
Military rank
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = Lieutenant
- Bvt = Brevet
Other
- w = wounded
- mw = mortally wounded
- k = killed in action
- c = captured
II Corps
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Second Division
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1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade |
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| Artillery | ||
| Provost Guard
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Third Division
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1st Brigade | |
| 2nd Brigade | ||
| 3rd Brigade
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| Artillery |
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V Corps
Escort: Cpt Napoleon J. Horrell
- 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry (detachment)
Provost Guard: Cpt Paul A. Oliver
Ambulance Train: Cpt William F. Drum
IX Corps
Escort: Lt William W. Neiterfield
- 2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry, Companies C and H
Provost Guard: Cpt Andrew D. Baird
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
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First Division
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1st Brigade | |
| 2nd Brigade | ||
| 3rd Brigade |
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| Acting Engineers
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Second Division
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1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade | ||
| 1st Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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| Artillery Brigade
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Cavalry Corps
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
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Second Division[2]
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1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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- Second Division, Cavalry Corps was also under Hancock's orders
- The First Division under Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles manned the Petersburg trenches and did not take part in the battle (see: Hancock's report)
- Brady's and Jardine's Companies Michigan Sharpshooters attached
- The Second Brigade remained in the trenches
- 1st and 2nd Companies Michigan Sharpshooters attached
- 9th and 10th Companies Ohio Sharpshooters attached
- 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.