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.
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = Lieutenant
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
- 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)
More information Division, Brigade ...
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Second Division:
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Third Division:
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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
More information Division, Brigade ...
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Second Division:
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Third Division:
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III Corps
More information Division, Brigade ...
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Second Division:
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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
More information Division, Brigade ...
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VI Corps
- MG John Sedgwick
- Escort: 1st Vermont Cavalry (detachment): Capt Andrew J. Grover
More information Division, Brigade ...
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Second Division:
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Cavalry Corps
- MG Alfred Pleasonton
- Headquarters Guard: 6th US: Maj Robert M. Morris
More information Division, Brigade ...
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Third Division:
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| Reserve Brigade: |
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Artillery Reserve
More information Brigade, Batteries ...
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- 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.