Battle of Williamsburg order of battle: Union
The following United States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Williamsburg of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is shown separately.
Abbreviations used[edit]
Military rank[edit]
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = Lieutenant
- Bvt = Brevet
Other[edit]
- w = wounded
- mw = mortally wounded
- k = killed
Army of the Potomac[edit]
MG George B. McClellan
Commanding in the field: BG Edwin V. Sumner
III Corps[edit]
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Second Division
|
First Brigade |
|
Second Brigade
|
| |
Third Brigade |
| |
Artillery |
| |
Third Division
|
First Brigade |
|
Second Brigade |
| |
Third Brigade |
| |
Artillery
|
|
IV Corps[edit]
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
First Division
|
First Brigade | |
Second Brigade |
| |
Third Brigade
|
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Second Division
|
First Brigade |
|
Second Brigade |
| |
Third Brigade |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Third Division
|
First Brigade |
|
Second Brigade |
| |
Third Brigade |
| |
Artillery |
| |
Cavalry |
|
Cavalry Advanced Guard[edit]
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|
Cooke's Brigade |
|
First Brigade |
|
Artillery
|
|
References[edit]
- Hastings, Earl C. and David S. Hastings. A Pitiless Rain: The Battle of Williamsburg, 1862. Shippensburg, Pennsylvania; White Mane Publishing Company, 1997. ISBN 1-57249-042-X
- Richard, J. (20 June 2007). "The Armies at the Battle of Williamsburg, 5 May 1862". History of War. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Volume 2 (Pdf), New York: The Century Co., 1887.