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Cold Harbor Union order of battle

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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, army organization May 26-June 3, 1864, the casualty returns and the reports.

Contents

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:

  • 50th New York Engineers
  • Battalion United States Engineers

    • Guards and Orderlies:

  • Independent Company Oneida (New York) Cavalry

    • Unattached:

  • 22nd New York Cavalry

    • II Corps

    MG Winfield S. Hancock

    Escort:

  • 1st Vermont Cavalry, Company M

    • V Corps

    MG Gouverneur K. Warren

    Provost Guard:

  • 12th New York Battalion

    • VI Corps

    MG Horatio G. Wright

    Escort:

  • 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company A

    • IX Corps

    MG Ambrose E. Burnside

    General Staff:

  • Chief of Staff: MG John G. Parke
  • Chief of Artillery: Ltc J. Albert Monroe

    • Provost Guard:

  • 8th United States

    • Cavalry Corps

    MG Philip H. Sheridan

    Escort:

  • 6th United States

    • XVIII Corps

    MG William F. Smith

    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:

  • 50th New York Engineers
  • Battalion United States Engineers

    • Guards and Orderlies:

  • Independent Company Oneida (New York) Cavalry

    • II Corps

    MG Winfield S. Hancock

    Escort:

  • 1st Vermont Cavalry, Company M

    • V Corps

    MG Gouverneur K. Warren

    Provost Guard:

  • 5th New York, Companies F and E

    • VI Corps

    MG Horatio G. Wright

    Escort:

  • 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company A

    • IX Corps

    MG Ambrose E. Burnside

    General Staff:

  • Chief of Staff: MG John G. Parke
  • Chief of Artillery: Ltc J. Albert Monroe

    • Provost Guard:

  • 8th United States

    • Cavalry Corps

    MG Philip H. Sheridan

    Escort:

  • 6th United States

    • XVIII Corps

    MG William F. Smith

    References

    Cold Harbor Union order of battle Wikipedia
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