Battle of Fort Stedman order of battle: Union

The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Fort Stedman (March 25, 1865) during the Petersburg Campaign of the American Civil War. Even though the IX Corps was the principal Union participant between 4:30 and 8:00 a.m., the time period which centrally defines this Battle, desultory skirmishing was officially reported by elements of the II, V and VI Corps and produced casualties in these Corps on the day of battle. Order of battle is compiled from the official reports which observed casualties.[1] The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.

Military Rank Abbreviations Used

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Army of the Potomac

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II Corps

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MG Andrew A. Humphreys[2][3]

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

First Division
     BG Nelson A. Miles

1st Brigade

   Col George W. Scott[4]

2nd Brigade

  Col Robert Nugent
  Cpt Patrick H. Bird

3rd Brigade

   Col Augustus Funk

  • 39th New York: Maj John McE. Hyde
  • 53rd New York: Ltc Henry M. Karples
4th Brigade

   Col William M. Mintzer

Second Division [not engaged]

Third Division
     Bvt MG Gershom Mott

1st Brigade


   BG P. Regis De Trobriand

2nd Brigade


   BG Byron R. Pierce

3rd Brigade


   BG Robert McAllister

V Corps

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MG Gouverneur K. Warren

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

First Division
     BG Charles Griffin

1st Brigade


   BG Joshua L. Chamberlain

2nd Brigade [not engaged]
3rd Brigade


   BG Joseph J. Bartlett

155th Pennsylvania Infantry (Detached)

Second Division [not engaged]

Third Division [not engaged]

VI Corps

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MG Horatio G. Wright

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

First Division
     MG Frank Wheaton

1st Brigade [not engaged]
2nd Brigade


   BG Joseph E. Hamblin

3rd Brigade


   Col Oliver Edwards

Second Division
     BG George W. Getty

1st Brigade


   Col James M. Warner

2nd Brigade


   MG Lewis A. Grant

3rd Brigade [not engaged]

Third Division
     BG Truman Seymour

1st Brigade [not engaged]
2nd Brigade


   BG J. Warren Keifer

  • 110th Ohio: Col Otho H. Binkley
  • 122nd Ohio: Ltc Charles M. Cornyn
  • 126th Ohio: Ltc Thomas W. McKinnie
  • 67th Pennsylvania: Maj William G. Williams
  • 6th Maryland: Ltc Joseph C. Hill
  • 9th New York Heavy Artillery: Ltc James W. Snyder

IX Corps

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MG John G. Parke

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

First Division


     Bvt MG Orlando B. Willcox

1st Brigade [not engaged]
2nd Brigade


   Col Ralph Ely

3rd Brigade


   Bvt BG Napoleon B. McLaughlen (c)
   Bvt Col Gilbert P. Robinson

Artillery
  • 14th New York Heavy Artillery: Maj George M. Rall
Acting Engineers

Second Division [not engaged]

Third Division


     BG John F. Hartranft

1st Brigade


   Col Charles W. Diven (w)
   Ltc William H. H. McCall

  • 200th Pennsylvania: Ltc William H. H. McCall
  • 208th Pennsylvania: Ltc Mish T. Heintzelman
  • 209th Pennsylvania: Ltc George W. Frederick
2nd Brigade


   Col Joseph A. Mathews

Artillery


   Bvt BG John C. Tidball
  

Maj Theodore Miller,
   Inspector of Artillery

Notes

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  1. ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XLVI, Part 1, pages 70-71
  2. ^ Second Division, Cavalry Corps was also under Hancock's orders
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ Commanding Officer of the 61st New York Infantry

References

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