The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Cold Harbor (May 31–June 12, 1864) of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization May 31, 1864,[1] army organization May 26-June 3, 1864,[2] the casualty returns[3] and the reports.[4][5]
Abbreviations used
Military Rank
- LTG = Lieutenant General
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
Other
- w = wounded
- mw = mortally wounded
- k = killed in action
- c = captured
Forces operating against Richmond May 31-June 5, 1864
LTG Ulysses S. Grant
Escort:
- 5th United States Cavalry, Companies B, F and K
Army of the Potomac
MG George Meade
General Staff:
- Chief of Staff: MG Andrew A. Humphreys
- Assistant Adjutant General: BG Seth Williams
- Chief Quartermaster: BG Rufus Ingalls
General Headquarters:
Provost Guard: BG Marsena R. Patrick
- 1st Massachusetts Cavalry, Companies C and D
- 80th New York (20th Militia)
- 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry
- 68th Pennsylvania
- 114th Pennsylvania
Engineer Troops:[6]
Guards and Orderlies:
- Independent Company Oneida (New York) Cavalry
Unattached:
II Corps
Escort:
- 1st Vermont Cavalry, Company M
V Corps
Provost Guard:
- 12th New York Battalion[15]
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
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First Division
|
1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade |
| |
| 3rd Brigade | ||
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Second Division
|
1st Brigade
|
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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| |
| 1st Brigade | ||
| 3rd Brigade
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| Heavy Artillery Brigade[24] |
| |
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Fourth Division
|
1st Brigade |
|
| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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| Provost Guard | ||
| Artillery Brigade |
|
VI Corps
Escort:
- 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company A
IX Corps
General Staff:
- Chief of Staff: MG John G. Parke
- Chief of Artillery: Ltc J. Albert Monroe
Provost Guard:
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
First Division |
1st Brigade | |
| 2nd Brigade
|
||
| Provisional Brigade |
| |
| Acting Engineers | ||
| Artillery | ||
|
Second Division |
1st Brigade
|
|
| 2nd Brigade
|
||
| Acting Engineers | ||
| Artillery |
| |
|
Third Division |
1st Brigade | |
| 2nd Brigade | ||
| Acting Engineers | ||
| Artillery | ||
| 1st Brigade
|
| |
| 2nd Brigade
|
| |
| Artillery |
Cavalry Corps
Escort:
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
First Division
|
1st Brigade | |
| 2nd Brigade
|
| |
| Reserve Brigade |
| |
|
Second Division
|
1st Brigade | |
| 2nd Brigade
|
| |
|
Third Division
|
1st Brigade
|
|
| 2nd Brigade |
| |
| Escort |
| |
| 1st Brigade Horse Artillery[31] |
|
Artillery
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
Artillery
|
2nd Brigade Horse Artillery[31]
|
|
| Artillery Park |
|
Army of the James
XVIII Corps
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
First Division |
1st Brigade | |
| 2nd Brigade | ||
| 3rd Brigade
|
| |
|
Second Division |
1st Brigade |
|
| 2nd Brigade |
| |
|
Third Division[36] |
1st Brigade
|
|
| 2nd Brigade
|
| |
| 3rd Brigade
|
| |
| Artillery Brigade
|
|
Forces operating against Richmond June 6-12, 1864
LTG Ulysses S. Grant
Escort:
- 5th United States Cavalry, Companies B, F and K
Army of the Potomac
MG George Meade
General Staff:
- Chief of Staff: MG Andrew A. Humphreys
- Assistant Adjutant General: BG Seth Williams
- Chief Quartermaster: BG Rufus Ingalls
General Headquarters:
Provost Guard: BG Marsena R. Patrick
- 1st Massachusetts Cavalry, Companies C and D
- 80th New York (20th Militia)
- 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry
- 68th Pennsylvania
- 114th Pennsylvania
Engineer Troops:[6]
- 50th New York Engineers
- Battalion United States Engineers
Guards and Orderlies:
- Independent Company Oneida (New York) Cavalry
II Corps
Escort:
- 1st Vermont Cavalry, Company M
V Corps
Provost Guard:
- 5th New York, Companies F and E[45]
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
First Division |
1st Brigade[46] | |
| 2nd Brigade |
| |
| 3rd Brigade |
| |
|
Second Division |
1st Brigade[50]
|
|
| 2nd Brigade[51]
|
| |
| 3rd Brigade |
| |
|
Third Division |
1st Brigade[52]
|
|
| 2nd Brigade[54]
|
| |
| 3rd Brigade
|
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|
Fourth Division
|
1st Brigade |
|
| 2nd Brigade
|
| |
| Provost Guard | ||
| Artillery Brigade |
|
VI Corps
Escort:
- 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company A
IX Corps
General Staff:
- Chief of Staff: MG John G. Parke
- Chief of Artillery: Ltc J. Albert Monroe
Provost Guard:
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
First Division |
1st Brigade
|
|
| 2nd Brigade | ||
| Provisional Brigade[64] | ||
| Acting Engineers | ||
| Artillery |
| |
|
Second Division |
1st Brigade
|
|
| 2nd Brigade | ||
| Acting Engineers | ||
| Artillery |
| |
|
Third Division |
1st Brigade | |
| 2nd Brigade | ||
| Acting Engineers | ||
| Artillery |
| |
| 1st Brigade
|
| |
| 2nd Brigade
|
| |
| Artillery |
|
Cavalry Corps
Escort:
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
First Division
|
1st Brigade | |
| 2nd Brigade
|
| |
| Reserve Brigade |
| |
|
Second Division
|
1st Brigade | |
| 2nd Brigade
|
| |
|
Third Division
|
1st Brigade
|
|
| 2nd Brigade |
| |
| Escort |
| |
| Horse Artillery Brigade |
|
Artillery
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
Artillery
|
Artillery Park |
|
Army of the James
XVIII Corps
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
First Division |
1st Brigade | |
| 2nd Brigade | ||
| 3rd Brigade
|
| |
|
Second Division |
1st Brigade |
|
| 2nd Brigade
|
| |
|
Third Division[36] |
1st Brigade
|
|
| 2nd Brigade
|
| |
| 3rd Brigade
|
| |
| Artillery Brigade
|
|
Notes
- ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 1, pages 198-209
- ^ Gordon C. Rhea, Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee May 26-June 3, 1864, The Order of Battle
- ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 1, pages 153-165; Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 1, pages 166-183
- ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 1, pages 1162-1168
- ^ Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign.
- ^ a b 15th New York Engineers at Fort Monroe, Virginia; Brigadier General Henry W. Benham was not present (see: Benham's report)
- ^ At Port Royal, Virginia; joined Second Brigade, Third Division, Cavalry Corps on June 5, 1864 (see: Chapman's report)
- ^ a b c d e Arrived June 1, 1864
- ^ a b Detachment 7th New York attached
- ^ Detached at Port Royal, Virginia; rejoined brigade June 5, 1864 (see: Wilder's report)
- ^ a b Assigned June 4, 1864
- ^ Transferred to First Brigade June 5, 1864
- ^ a b Attached to the 120th New York
- ^ The First Battalion joined from the VI Corps May 31, 1864, and the Second Battalion from the V Corps May 29, 1864, thus uniting the three battalions
- ^ Transferred to the 5th New York on June 2, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 453; New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center - 5th Veteran Infantry Regiment; New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center - 12th Infantry Regiment)
- ^ a b 2nd Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters attached
- ^ Gordon C. Rhea in Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee May 26-June 3, 1864, The Order of Battle lists the 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry in the 1st Brigade (see also: Pennsylvania in the Civil War - 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry)
- ^ Transferred to Ninth Corps on June 3, 1864 (see: Deane's report; Itinerary First Division, Ninth Army Corps; Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 543)
- ^ a b Brady's Company Michigan Sharpshooters attached
- ^ Relieved June 2, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, pages 494 and 495)
- ^ Assigned June 2, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 495)
- ^ a b c d Left front June 1, 1864 (see: Pennsylvania in the Civil War - 1st Pennsylvania Reserves, 2nd Pennsylvania Reserves, 6th Pennsylvania Reserves and 13th Pennsylvania Reserves)
- ^ a b c d Left front May 31, 1864 (see: Pennsylvania in the Civil War - 7th Pennsylvania Reserves, 5th Pennsylvania Reserves, 10th Pennsylvania Reserves and 12th Pennsylvania Reserves)
- ^ Transferred to Second Division June 2, 1864
- ^ Transferred to IX Corps on June 4, 1864 (see: Cutcheon's and Serviere's report)
- ^ a b Ordered home for muster-out June 4, 1864
- ^ Assumed command June 2, 1864 and wounded June 3, 1864
- ^ Assumed command May 31, 1864
- ^ a b 1st and 2nd Companies Michigan Sharpshooters attached
- ^ a b 9th and 10th Companies Ohio Sharpshooters attached
- ^ a b The two Horse Artillery brigades were consolidated under Captain Robertson on May 31, 1864 (see: Hunt's report; Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 377)
- ^ a b c d Sent to the Department of Washington on May 31, 1864 (see: Hunt's report)
- ^ a b Chief of Artillery to the whole Army
- ^ On June 1, 1864 the XVIII Corps was placed under Meade's command (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 466)
- ^ a b c d e f g h Temporarily attached from X Corps
- ^ a b Organized temporarily May 30, 1864, and consisted of troops previously known as the Second and Third Divisions of the Tenth Corps
- ^ Assigned June 4, 1864, Brigadier General Devens being relieved on account of ill-health
- ^ Assigned June 5, 1864
- ^ Joined June 5, 1864 (see: New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center - 10th Artillery Regiment)
- ^ Appointed Brigadier General June 9, 1864 with date of rank 12 May 1864 (see: John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 389 and 725)
- ^ a b Assigned June 12, 1864
- ^ a b Assumed command June 7, 1864
- ^ Veterans and recruits transferred to 5th Michigan June 9, 1864
- ^ The Fifth Corps was reorganized on June 5, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, pages 613-614)
- ^ For Companies F and E, 5th New York as Provost Guard see: New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center - 5th Veteran Infantry Regiment
- ^ Was the Third brigade, Fourth Division, up to June 6, 1864
- ^ a b c Assigned June 6, 1864
- ^ a b Joined June 6, 1864
- ^ Ordered home for muster out June 9, 1864
- ^ Was First Brigade, First Division, up to June 6, 1864
- ^ Was Third Brigade, Second Division, up to June 6, 1864
- ^ Was First Brigade, Second Division, up to June 6, 1864
- ^ Transferred to Second Brigade June 11, 1864
- ^ Was Second Brigade, Second Division, up to June 6, 1864
- ^ Ordered home June 7, 1864
- ^ Assumed command June 6, 1864
- ^ Organized from veterans and recruits from the 1st, 7th, 9th, two companies of the 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th Reserve regiments (see: Pennsylvania in the Civil War - 190th Regiment)
- ^ Organized from veterans and recruits from the 2nd, 5th, 6th, 8th, and 10th Reserve regiments (see: Pennsylvania in the Civil War - 191st Regiment)
- ^ Relieved June 12, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 758)
- ^ Relieved at his own request June 9, 1864 (see: Burnside's report; Itinerary First Division, Ninth Army Corps; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, page 191)
- ^ a b Assigned June 9, 1864
- ^ a b Transferred to the First Brigade, Second Division, Fifth Corps, June 10, 1864
- ^ Joined June 11, 1864
- ^ Designated Third Brigade June 11, 1864
- ^ Transferred to First Brigade, Second Division, June 9, 1864(see: Itinerary First Division, Ninth Army Corps)
- ^ Transferred to Second Brigade, Third Division, June 9, 1864 (see: Itinerary First Division, Ninth Army Corps)
- ^ Joined June 6, 1864 (see: Itinerary First Division, Ninth Army Corps)
- ^ Joined June 10, 1864
- ^ Major General Sheridan with the 6th United States, the First and Second Division, and Batteries H and I (consolidated), 1st United States, Batteries B and L (consolidated), Battery D and Battery M, 2nd United States under Captain Robertson from the Horse Artillery Brigade detached on a Raid on June 7, 1864 which culminated in the Battle of Trevilian Station (see: Eric J. Wittenberg, Glory Enough For All: Sheridan's Second Raid and the Battle of Trevilian Station, pages 37 and 331-332)
- ^ Joined June 9, 1864 (see: Chapman's report)
- ^ Temporarily attached to the Army of the Potomac
- ^ Relieved June 9, 1864
- ^ In command until June 9, 1864 (see: John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, page 271)
See also
References
- Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher. Civil War High Commands. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
- Rhea, Gordon C. Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee May 26-June 3, 1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-8071-2803-1
- 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.
- Wittenberg, Eric J. Glory Enough For All: Sheridan's Second Raid and the Battle of Trevilian Station. Washington, DC: Brassey's, Inc, 2001. ISBN 978-0-8032-5967-6