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
- 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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1st Brigade ("Iron 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
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First Division:
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2nd Brigade ("Irish Brigade"):
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3rd Brigade:
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4th Brigade:
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Second Division:
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1st Brigade:
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3rd Brigade:
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Third Division:
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Artillery Brigade:
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III Corps
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First Division:
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3rd Brigade:
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Second Division:
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3rd Brigade:
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Third Division:
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Artillery 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
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Second Division:
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Third Division:
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VI Corps
- MG John Sedgwick
- Escort: 1st Vermont Cavalry (detachment): Capt Andrew J. Grover
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First Division:
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Second Division:
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2nd Brigade ("Vermont Brigade"):
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Third Division:
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Cavalry Corps
- MG Alfred Pleasonton
- Headquarters Guard: 6th US: Maj Robert M. Morris
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First Division:
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Second Division:
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Third Division:
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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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Artillery Reserve
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2nd Volunteer Brigade:
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3rd Volunteer Brigade:
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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.