Battle of Fredericksburg order of battle: Union
American Civil War order of battle
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The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Fredericksburg of the American Civil War. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the campaign.[1][2] The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.
Abbreviations used
Military ranks
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = 1st Lieutenant
Other
- w = wounded
- mw = mortally wounded
- k = killed
Army of the Potomac
MG Ambrose Burnside, Commanding
- Chief of Staff: MG John Parke
- Chief of Artillery: BG Henry Jackson Hunt
- Inspector General: BG Delos B. Sackett
General Headquarters units
Escort:
- Oneida (New York) Cavalry: Cpt Daniel P. Mann
- 1st U.S. Cavalry, Companies. BCH&I: Cpt Marcus A. Reno
- 4th U.S. Cavalry, Companies A and E: Cpt James B. McIntyre
Provost Guard: BG Marsena R. Patrick
- Sturgis (Illinois) Rifles: Cpt James Steel
- 22nd New Jersey
- 29th New Jersey
- 30th New Jersey
- 31st New Jersey
- 9th New York Infantry, Company G: Cpt Charles Child
- 93rd New York Infantry: Col John S. Crocker
- 147th New York
- 137th Pennsylvania
- 2nd U.S. Cavalry: Maj Charles J. Whiting
- 8th U.S. Infantry (5 companies): Cpt Royal T. Frank
Volunteer Engineer Brigade: BG Daniel Phineas Woodbury
- 15th New York Engineer Regiment: Col John M. Murphy
- 50th New York Engineer Regiment: Ltc William H. Pettes
- Battalion U.S. Engineers: Cpt James C. Duane
Artillery Reserve: Ltc William Hays
- 5th Battery, New York Light: Cpt Elijah D. Taft
- Battery A, 1st Battalion New York Light: Cpt Otto Diederichs
- Battery B, 1st Battalion New York Light: Cpt Adolph Voegelee
- Battery C, 1st Battalion New York Light: Lt Bernhard Wever
- Battery D, 1st Battalion New York Light: Cpt Charles Kusserow
- Battery K, 1st United States: Cpt William M. Graham
- Battery A, 2nd United States: Cpt John C. Tidball
- Battery G, 4th United States: Lt Marcus P. Miller
- Battery K, 5th United States: Lt David H. Kinzie
- 32nd Massachusetts Infantry, Company C: Cpt Josiah C. Fuller
Unattached Artillery: Maj Thomas S. Trumbull
- Battery B, 1st Connecticut Heavy: Cpt Albert F. Brooker
- Battery M, 1st Connecticut Heavy: Cpt Franklin A. Pratt
Right Grand Division
II Corps
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
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First Division |
1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade |
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| 3rd Brigade
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| Artillery |
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Second Division |
1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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| Artillery |
| |
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Third Division |
1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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| Artillery |
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| Corps Artillery Reserve |
IX Corps
Escort
- 6th New York Cavalry, Company B: Cpt Hillman A. Hall
- 6th New York Cavalry, Company C: Cpt William L. Heermance
| 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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| Artillery[7] |
| |
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Second Division |
1st Brigade BG James Nagle |
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| 2nd Brigade |
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| Artillery |
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Third Division |
1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| |
| Artillery |
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Cavalry Division
| Brigade | Regiments |
|---|---|
| 1st Brigade | |
| 2nd Brigade
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| Horse Artillery |
|
Center Grand Division
III Corps
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
First Division |
1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade |
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| 3rd Brigade |
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| Artillery
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Second Division |
1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade
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| |
| 3rd Brigade |
| |
| Artillery
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Third Division |
1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade |
| |
| Artillery |
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V Corps
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
First Division |
1st Brigade
|
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| 2nd Brigade |
| |
| 3rd Brigade
|
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| Artillery[11] |
| |
| Sharpshooters |
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|
Second Division
|
1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade
|
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| 3rd Brigade | ||
| Artillery |
| |
|
Third Division |
1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade |
| |
| Artillery |
| |
| Cavalry Brigade |
| |
| Artillery |
|
Left Grand Division
Escort
I Corps
Escort
- 1st Maine Cavalry, Company L: Cpt Constantine Taylor
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
First Division |
1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
|
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| 3rd Brigade |
| |
| 4th Brigade
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| Artillery[14]
|
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|
Second Division
|
1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
|
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| Artillery
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Third Division
|
1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade
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| 3rd Brigade
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| Artillery |
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VI Corps
Escort
- 10th New York Cavalry, Company L: Lt George Vanderbilt
- 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company I: Cpt James Starr
- 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company K: Cpt Frederick C. Newhall
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
First Division |
1st Brigade |
|
| 2nd Brigade
|
| |
| 3rd Brigade |
| |
| Artillery[15] |
| |
|
Second Division |
1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade
|
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| 3rd Brigade
|
| |
| Artillery |
| |
|
Third Division
|
1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade |
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| 3rd Brigade
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| Artillery |
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| Cavalry Brigade
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| Artillery |
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Reserve Grand Division
Further information:[16]
- National Park Service: Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park (Fredericksburg Union order of battle: Reserve Grand Division).
- Official Records, Series I, Volume XXI, Part 1, pages 935-938.
XI Corps
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
First Division[18] |
1st Brigade
|
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| 2nd Brigade[19] |
| |
| Cavalry Brigade |
| |
| Artillery
|
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Second Division[20] |
1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade
|
| |
| Artillery
|
| |
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Third Division[22]
|
1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade[23] |
| |
|
Unattached |
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XII Corps
Escort
- 12th Illinois Cavalry, Company A: Cpt P. E. Fisher
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
First Division |
1st Brigade
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| 2nd Brigade |
| |
| 3rd Brigade
|
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| Artillery[24]
|
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| Cavalry |
| |
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Second Division |
1st Brigade |
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| 2nd Brigade
|
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| 3rd Brigade |
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| Artillery
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| Cavalry |
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