U.S. Army
Army of the Potomac
Major General George B. McClellan
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The Military Distirct of the Potomac was created on July 25, 1861 by consolidating the Military District of Washington and the Department of Northeastern Virginia. It was redesignated the Department of the Potomac on August 15, 1862, but is better known as the Army of the Potomac. Major General George McClellan officially took command on August 20. |
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Major General N. P. Banks Transferred from Dept. of the Shenandoah 8/17 |
1st Brigade |
Colonel G. Thomas (8/17 - 8/28)
Colonel H. Gordon (after 8/28) |
from Dept. of the Shenandoah 8/17 |
2nd Brigade |
Bde. Gen. J. Abercrombie |
3rd Brigade |
Colonel J. W. Stiles |
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Major General John Dix |
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Blenker's Brigade |
Bde. Gen. L. Blenker |
8th New York Infantry Regiment |
Lt. Colonel Julius Stahel (after 8/11) |
from NE Virginia - 5th Division - 1st Bde. |
29th New York Infantry Regiment |
Colonel Adolph Von Steinwehr |
39th New York Infantry Regiment |
Colonel Frederick G. D'Utassy |
27th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment |
Colonel M. Einstein |
2nd New York Independent Battery |
Captain C. Bookwood |
Couch's Brigade |
Brigadier General Darius N. Couch |
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36th New York Infantry Regiment |
Colonel C. H. Innes |
from Dist. Washington 8/4 |
Franklin's Brigade |
Brig. Gen. William B. Franklin |
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Colonel William A. Jackson |
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Colonel Calvin E. Pratt |
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Colonel R. Matheson |
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2nd United States Artillery, Battery M
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Captain H. J. Hunt |
from NE Virginia - 1st Div., 4th Bde. |
1st New York Cavalry Regiment |
Colonel A. McReynolds |
from New York |
Heintzelman's Brigade |
Brigadier General S. P.
Heintzelman |
5th Maine Infantry Regiment |
Colonel Mark H. Dunnell |
from 2nd Bde., 5th Div., N.E. Virginia 8/4 |
16th New York Infantry Regiment |
Colonel Thomas A. Davies |
from 3rd Bde., 3rd Div., N.E. Virginia 8/4 |
26th New York Infantry Regiment |
Colonel William H. Christian |
from McCunn's Bde, Dept. Washington 8/4 |
27th New York Infantry Regiment |
Major Joseph J. Bartlett |
from NE Virginia - 2nd Div., 1st Bde. |
2nd United States Artillery, Battery A |
Captain Tidball |
from NE Virginia - 5th Div., 1st Bde. 8/4 |
Hooker's Brigade |
Brigadier General J. Hooker |
2nd New Hampshire Infantry Regiment |
Colonel Gilman Marston |
from NE Virginia - 2nd Div., 2nd Bde. |
1st
Massachusetts Infantry Regiment |
Colonel Robert Cowdin |
from NE Virginia - 1st Div., 4th Bde. |
11th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment |
Colonel George Clark |
from NE Virginia - 3rd Div., 1st Bde. |
26th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment |
Colonel William F. Small |
from Dist. Washington 8/4 |
Howard's Brigade |
Brigadier General O. O.
Howard |
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40th New York Infantry Regiment |
Colonel Edward J. Riley |
from Dist. Washington 8/4 |
Hunter's Brigade |
Brig. Gen. David Hunter |
23rd New York Infantry Regiment |
Colonel Henry C. Hoffman |
from Dist. Washington 8/4 |
25th New York Infantry Regiment |
Colonel James E. Kerrigan |
from Dist. Washington 8/4 |
35th New York Infantry Regiment |
Colonel William C. Browne (dis. 8/2)
Colonel Newton B. Lord |
from 2 Bde., 2nd Division, N.E. Virginia 8/4 |
37th New York Infantry Regiment |
Colonel John H. McCunn (dis. 8/31)
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from McCunn's Bde, Dept. Washington 8/4 |
Kearney's Brigade |
Brig. Gen. Phillip Kearney |
1st New Jersey Infantry Regiment |
Colonel William R. Montgomery (to 8/29) |
from 2 Bde., 4th Division, N.E. Virginia |
2nd New Jersey Infantry Regiment |
Colonel George W. McLean |
from 2 Bde., 4th Division, N.E. Virginia |
3rd New Jersey Infantry Regiment |
Colonel George W. Taylor |
from 2 Bde., 4th Division, N.E. Virginia |
4th New Jersey Infantry Regiment |
Colonel James H. Simpson |
from New Jersey 8/20 |
1st New Jersey Artillery, Battery A |
Captain William Hexamer |
from New Jersey 8/20 |
2nd United States Artillery, Battery D |
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from 3rd Bde., 2nd Div., N.E. Virginia 8/4 |
2nd United States Artillery, Battery G |
Captain Greene |
from 2nd Bde., 2nd Div., N.E. Virginia 8/4 |
2nd United States Cavalry, Company G |
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from 2nd Bde., 2nd Div., N.E. Virginia 8/4 |
Keyes' Brigade |
Bde. Gen. Erasmus Keyes |
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14th New York State Militia |
Lt. Colonel E.B. Fowler |
from 1st Bde., 2nd Div., N.E. Virginia |
22nd New York Infantry Regiment |
Colonel Walter Phelps |
from Dist. Washington 8/4 |
24th New York Infantry Regiment |
Colonel Timothy Sullivan |
from Dist. Washington 8/4 |
30th New York Infantry Regiment |
Colonel Edmund Frisby |
from Dist. Washington 8/4 |
Richardson's Brigade |
Bde. Gen. Israel Richardson |
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Colonel Ezra L. Walrath |
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Major A. W. Williams |
From NE Virginia-1st Division - 4th Bde. |
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Colonel Daniel McConnel |
1st United States Artillery, Battery G |
Lieutenant J. Edwards |
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Sherman's Brigade |
Bde. Gen. W. T. Sherman |
9th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment |
Colonel Thomas Cass |
from Dist. Washington 8/4 |
14th New York Infantry Regiment |
Colonel James McQuade |
from Dist. Washington 8/4 |
41st New York Infantry Regiment |
Colonel Leopold Von Gilsa |
from 2nd Bde., 4th Div., N.E. Virginia |
4th Michigan Infantry Regiment |
Colonel Dwight A. Woodbury |
from 2nd Bde., 3rd Div., N.E. Virginia |
3rd United States Artillery, Battery E |
Captain Hamilton |
from 3rd Bde., 1st Div., N.E. Virginia |
2nd United States Cavalry, Company I |
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from 1st Bde., 2nd Div., N.E. Virginia |
Sickles' Brigade |
Bde. Gen. Daniel E. Sickles |
70th New York Infantry Regiment |
Colonel William Dwight |
From Camp Scott, Staten Island, N.Y.
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71st New York Infantry Regiment |
Colonel George B. Hall |
From Camp Scott, Staten Island, N.Y.
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72nd New York Infantry Regiment |
Colonel Nelson Taylor |
From Camp Scott, Staten Island, N.Y.
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74th New York Infantry Regiment |
Colonel Charles K. Graham |
From Camp Scott, Staten Island, N.Y.
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Smith's Brigade |
Brigadier General W. F. Smith (from 8/13) |
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Colonel William F. Smith (to 8/13)
Colonel Breed N. Hyde
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6th Maine Infantry Regiment |
Colonel Abner Knowles |
from Dist. Washington 8/4 |
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Lieutenant Colonel S.M. Elliott
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5th United States Artillery, Battery D |
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from 1st Bde., 2nd Div., N.E. Virginia |
Stone's Brigade |
Bde. Gen. C. P. Stone |
34th New York Infantry Regiment |
Colonel W. La Due |
from Dist. Washington 8/4 |
42st New York Infantry Regiment |
Colonel W. D. Kennedy |
from Dist. Washington 8/4 |
2nd New York State Militia |
Colonel G. W. B. Tompkins |
from NE Virginia, 1st Div., 2nd Bde. |
1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment |
Colonel W. A. Gorman |
from 3rd Bde., 1st Div., N.E. Virginia |
1st United States Artillery, Battery I |
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from 3rd Bde., 1st Div., N.E. Virginia |
1st Rhode Island Artillery, Battery B |
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from Rhode Island 8/23 |
Fort
Corcoran |
2nd
Maine Infantry Regiment |
Colonel C. D. Jameson |
From NE Virginia, 1st Div. 1st Bde. |
13th
New York Infantry Regiment |
Colonel Isaac F. Quinby (to 8/5)
Colonel John Pickell (after 8/5) |
From NE Virginia, 1st Div., 3rd Bde. |
2nd
Wisconsin Infantry Regiment |
Colonel P. S. Coon |
From NE Virginia, 1st Div. 3rd Bde. |
Fort
Runyan |
21st New York Infantry Regiment |
Colonel William F. Rogers |
from Dist. Washington 8/4 |
Fort
Ellsworth |
17th New York Infantry Regiment |
Colonel H. Seymour Lansing |
from Dist. Washington 8/4 |