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
Army of the Potomac
MG George G. Meade, Commanding
General Staff and Headquarters
General Staff and Headquarters
- 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
- MG John Newton
- Escort: 4th and 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry (detachments)
Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
First Division:
BG Lysander Cutler |
1st Brigade ("Iron Brigade"):
Col William W. Robinson
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2nd Brigade:
BG James C. Rice
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- 7th Indiana: Col Ira G. Grover
- 76th New York: Maj John W. Young
- 84th New York ("14th Brooklyn Militia"): Col Edward B. Fowler
- 95th New York: Maj Edward Pye
- 147th New York: Maj George Harney
- 56th Pennsylvania: Ltc George B. Osborn
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Second Division:
BG John C. Robinson |
1st Brigade:
Col Thomas F. McCoy
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- 16th Maine: Ltc Charles W. Tilden
- 13th Massachusetts: Col Samuel H. Leonard
- 39th Massachusetts: Col Phineas S. Davis
- 94th New York: Maj Samuel A. Moffett
- 104th New York: Col Gilbert G. Prey
- 107th Pennsylvania: Maj Henry J. Shaefer
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2nd Brigade:
BG Henry Baxter
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- 12th Massachusetts: Maj Benjamin F. Cook
- 83rd New York (9th Militia): Col Joseph A. Moesch
- 97th New York: Maj Charles Northrup
- 11th Pennsylvania: Col Richard Coulter
- 88th Pennsylvania: Cpt Edmund Y. Patterson
- 90th Pennsylvania: Ltc William A. Leech
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Third Division:
BG John R. Kenly |
1st Brigade:
Col Chapman Biddle
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2nd Brigade:
Col Langhorne Wister
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- 143rd Pennsylvania: Col Edmund L. Dana
- 149th Pennsylvania: Ltc Walton Dwight
- 150th Pennsylvania: Capt Horatio Bell
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3rd Brigade:
Col Nathan T. Dushane
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- 1st Maryland: Ltc John W. Wilson
- 4th Maryland: Col Richard N. Bowerman
- 7th Maryland: Col Edwin H. Webster
- 8th Maryland: Col Andrew W. Denison
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Artillery Brigade:
Col Charles S. Wainwright
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- 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
Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
First Division:
BG John C. Caldwell
Col Paul A. Frank |
1st Brigade:
Col Nelson A. Miles
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2nd Brigade ("Irish Brigade"):
Col Patrick Kelly
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- 28th Massachusetts: Col Richard Byrnes
- 63rd New York: Capt Thomas Touhy
- 69th New York: Cpt Richard Moroney
- 88th New York: Cpt Denis F. Burke
- 116th Pennsylvania: Cpt Seneca G. Willauer
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3rd Brigade:
Col Paul A. Frank
Col James A. Beaver
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4th Brigade:
Col John R. Brooke
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Second Division:
BG Alexander S. Webb |
1st Brigade:
Col Francis E. Heath
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2nd Brigade "Philadelphia Brigade":
Col De Witt C. Baxter
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3rd Brigade:
Col James E. Mallon (k)
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- 19th Massachusetts: Ltc Ansel D. Wass
- 20th Massachusetts: Maj Henry L. Abbott
- 7th Michigan: Maj Sylvanus W. Curtis
- 42nd New York: Cpt Robert C. Wright
- 59th New York: Cpt Horace P. Rugg
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Third Division:
BG Alexander Hays |
1st Brigade ("Gibraltar Brigade"):
Col Samuel S. Carroll
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2nd Brigade:
Col Thomas A. Smyth |
- 14th Connecticut: Col Theodore G. Ellis
- 1st Delaware: Ltc Edward P. Harris
- 12th New Jersey: Col J. Howard Willets
- 10th New York (battalion): Maj George F. Hopper
- 108th New York: Col Charles J. Powers
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3rd Brigade:
BG Joshua T. Owen
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Artillery Brigade:
Cpt John G. Hazard
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- MG George Sykes
- Escort: 5th Michigan Cavalry (squadron): Lt Samuel Harris
- Provost Guard: 12th New York, Companies D and E: Cpt Henry W. Rider
Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
First Division:
BG Charles Griffin |
1st Brigade:
BG James Barnes
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2nd Brigade:
Col Jacob B. Sweitzer
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3rd Brigade:
Col Joshua L. Chamberlain
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- 20th Maine: Maj Ellis Spear
- 16th Michigan: Cpt George H. Swan
- 44th New York: Ltc Freeman Conner
- 83rd Pennsylvania: Maj William H. Lamont
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Second Division:
BG Romeyn B. Ayres |
1st Brigade:
Col Sidney Burbank
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- 2nd US (6 companies): Cpt James W. Long
- 3rd US (6 companies): Maj William E. Prince
- 11th US: Maj Jonathan W. Gordon
- 12th US: Maj Luther B. Bruen
- 14th US: Capt Edward Mck. Hudson
- 17th US: Ltc James D. Greene
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3rd Brigade:
BG Kenner Garrard
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- 140th New York: Col George Ryan
- 146th New York (Zouaves): Col David T. Jenkins
- 91st Pennsylvania: Col Edgar M. Gregory
- 155th Pennsylvania: Maj Alfred L. Pearson
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Third Division:
Col William McCandless |
1st Brigade:
Col William C. Talley
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- 1st Pennsylvania Reserves: Ltc William W. Stewart
- 2nd Pennsylvania Reserves: Maj Patrick C. Donough
- 6th Pennsylvania Reserves: Col Wellington H. Ent
- 13th Pennsylvania Reserves: Maj William R. Hartshorne
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3rd Brigade:
Col Martin D. Hardin
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- 5th Pennsylvania Reserves: Ltc George Dare
- 9th Pennsylvania Reserves: Ltc James McK. Snodgrass
- 10th Pennsylvania Reserves: Ltc James B. Knox
- 11th Pennsylvania Reserves: Col Samuel M. Jackson
- 12th Pennsylvania Reserves : Ltc Richard Gustin
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Artillery Brigade:
Cpt Augustus P. Martin
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- 3rd Battery Massachusetts Light: Lt Aaron F. Walcott
- 5th Battery Massachusetts Light: Cpt Charles A. Phillips
- 1st New York Light, Battery C: Cpt Almont Barnes
- 1st Ohio Light, Battery L: Cpt Frank C. Gibbs
- 5th US, Battery D: Lt Benjamin F. Rittenhouse
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- MG John Sedgwick
- Escort: 1st Vermont Cavalry (detachment): Capt Andrew J. Grover
Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
First Division:
BG Horatio G. Wright |
1st Brigade (First New Jersey Brigade):
BG Alfred T. A. Torbert
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2nd Brigade:
BG Joseph J. Bartlett
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- 5th Maine: Col Clark S. Edwards
- 121st New York: Col Emory Upton
- 95th Pennsylvania: Ltc Edward Carroll
- 96th Pennsylvania: Ltc William H. Lessig
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3rd Brigade:
BG David Allen Russell
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- 6th Maine: Col Benjamin F. Harris
- 49th Pennsylvania: Ltc Thomas M. Hulings
- 119th Pennsylvania: Col Peter C. Ellmaker
- 5th Wisconsin: Col Thomas S. Allen
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Second Division:
BG Albion P. Howe |
2nd Brigade ("Vermont Brigade"):
Col Lewis A. Grant
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3rd Brigade:
BG Thomas H. Neill
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- 7th Maine: Col Edwin C. Mason
- 43rd New York: Col Benjamin F. Baker
- 49th New York: Col Daniel D. Bidwell
- 77th New York: Ltc Winsor B. French
- 61st Pennsylvania: Ltc George F. Smith
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Third Division:
BG Henry D. Terry |
1st Brigade:
BG Alexander Shaler
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- 65th New York: Col Joseph E. Hamblin
- 67th New York: Col Nelson Cross
- 122nd New York: Ltc Augustus Wade Dwight
- 23rd Pennsylvania: Col John Ely
- 82nd Pennsylvania: Col Isaac C. Bassett
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2nd Brigade:
BG Henry L. Eustis
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3rd Brigade:
BG Frank Wheaton
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- 62nd New York: Col David J. Nevin
- 93rd Pennsylvania: Ltc John S. Long
- 98th Pennsylvania: Col John F. Ballier
- 102nd Pennsylvania: Col John W. Patterson
- 139th Pennsylvania: Ltc William H. Moody
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Artillery Brigade:
Col Charles H. Tompkins
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Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
First Division:
BG John Buford |
1st Brigade:
Col George H. Chapman
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- 8th Illinois: Maj John L. Beveridge
- 12th Illinois: Cpt Henry L. Reans
- 3rd Indiana: Maj William S. McClure
- 8th New York: Maj William H. Benjamin
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2nd Brigade:
Col Thomas Devin
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- 4th New York: Ltc Augustus Pruyn
- 6th New York: Maj William P. Hall
- 9th New York: Col William Sackett
- 17th Pennsylvania: Ltc Coe Durland
- 3rd West Virginia, Companies A & C: Maj Seymour B. Conger
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Second Division:
BG David McM. Gregg |
1st Brigade:
Col John P. Taylor
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- 1st Maryland: Maj Charles H. Russell
- 1st Massachusetts: Col Horace B. Sargent
- 1st New Jersey: Col Percy Wyndham
- 6th Ohio: Ltc William Stedman
- 1st Pennsylvania: Ltc David Gardner
- 3rd Pennsylvania: Cpt James W. Walsh
- 1st Rhode Island: Col John L. Thompson
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2nd Brigade:
Col J. Irvin Gregg
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- District of Columbia, Independent Company: Cpt William H. Orton
- 1st Maine: Col Charles H. Smith
- 10th New York: Maj M. Henry Avery
- 4th Pennsylvania: Maj George H. Covode
- 8th Pennsylvania: Col Pennock Huey
- 13th Pennsylvania: Ltc Garrick Mallery, Jr.
- 16th Pennsylvania: Ltc John K. Robison
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Third Division:
BG Judson Kilpatrick |
1st Brigade:
BG Henry E. Davies, Jr.
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2nd Brigade ("Michigan Brigade"):
BG George A. Custer
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Headquarters Guard |
- 1st Ohio, Companies A & C: Cpt Noah Jones
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Reserve Brigade:
BG Wesley Merritt
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- 6th Pennsylvania: Maj Henry C. Whelam
- 1st US: Cpt Marcus A. Reno
- 2nd US: Cpt George A. Gordon
- 5th US: Cpt Abraham K. Arnold
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unattached |
- 19th New York (1st Dragoons): Col Alfred Gibbs
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Horse Artillery |
1st Brigade:
Capt James M. Robertson
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- 6th Battery New York Light: Cpt Joseph W. Martin
- 2nd US, Batteries B and L: Lt Albert O. Vincent
- 2nd US, Battery D: Lt Edward B. Williston
- 2nd US, Battery M: Lt Alexander C. M. Pennington, Jr.
- 4th US, Battery A: Lt Horatio B. Reed
- 4th US, Battery E: Cpt Samuel S. Elder
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2nd Brigade:
Capt William M. Graham
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- 9th Battery Michigan Light: Cpt Jabez J. Daniels
- 1st US, Batteries E: Lt Egbert W. Olcott
- 1st US, Battery K: Lt John Egan
- 2nd US, Battery A: Lt Robert Clarke
- 2nd US, Battery G: Lt John H. Butler
- 3rd US, Battery C: Cpt Dunbar R. Ransom
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Artillery Reserve
Brigade |
Batteries |
1st Regular Brigade:
Cpt Alanson M. Randol
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- 1st US, Battery H: Lt Philip D. Mason
- 3rd US, Batteries F & K: Lt George F. Barstow
- 4th US, Battery C: Lt Charles L. Fitzhugh
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1st Volunteer Brigade:
Ltc Freeman McGilvery
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- 6th Maine Light: Lt William H. Rogers
- 9th Battery Massachusetts Light : Cpt John Bigelow
- 4th Battery New York Light : Lt Thomas Goodman
- Pennsylvania Light, Batteries C & F: Cpt James Thompson
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2nd Volunteer Brigade:
Capt Elijah D. Taft
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- 1st Connecticut Heavy, Battery B: Cpt Albert F. Brooker
- 1st Connecticut Heavy, Battery M: Cpt Franklin A. Pratt
- 1st New York Light, Battery B: Cpt Robert E. Rogers
- 5th Battery New York Light: Cpt Elijah D. Taft
- 1st West Virginia Light, Battery C: Cpt Wallace Hill
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3rd Volunteer Brigade:
Maj Robert H. Fitzhugh
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- 1st Maryland Light, Battery A: Lt Thomas Binyon
- 1st Battery New Hampshire Light: Cpt Frederick M. Edgell
- 1st New Jersey Light, Battery A: Cpt William Hexamer
- 1st New York Light, Battery K (11th Battery New York Light attached): Lt Edward L. Bailey
- 15th Battery New York Light: Cpt Patrick Hart
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Ammunition Guard |
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