The United States Army Army of the James


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Commanded by Major General Benjamin F. Butler

Heckman’s Division

Brigadier General C.A. Heckman Dissolved 4/28
First Brigade Colonel S.H. Roberts
to 1 Brig. 1 Div.
81st New York Infantry Regiment
96th New York Infantry Regiment
98th New York Infantry Regiment
139th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel Samuel H. Roberts
Second Brigade Colonel H.C. Lee
to 1 Brig. 2 Div.
23rd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
25th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
27th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
9th New Jersey Infantry Regiment
Third Brigade Colonel William H.P. Steere
to 2 Brig 1 Div.
10th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment Colonel Michael T. Donohoe
13th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment Colonel Aaron F. Stevens
4th Rhode Island Infantry Regiment Colonel William H.P. Steere
African Brigade Lieutenant Colonel A. G. Chamberlain
2nd North Carolina Colored Infantry to Dist. St. Mary’s
3rd North Carolina Colored Infantry to Norfolk & Portsmouth Dist.
1st United States Colored Infantry Colonel John H. Holman to Hinck’s Div. 1 Brig.
10th United States Colored Infantry to Hinck’s Div. 1 Brig.
Cavalry Brigade Portsmouth Colonel N.B. Lord
5th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment to 2 Brig. Cav. Div. (below)
Artillery Brigade
3rd New York Artillery, Battery M to 1 Div. Artillery (below)
13th New York Heavy Artillery to Norfolk & Portsmouth Dist.
1st Pennsylvania Artillery, Battery A to Norfolk & Portsmouth Dist.
4th Wisconsin Battery to 1 Div. Artillery (below)
4th United States Artillery, Battery D to 2 Div. Artillery (below)
5th United States Artillery, Battery A to 1 Div. Artillery (below)
20th New York Cavalry Regiment to Norfolk & Porsmouth Dist.
Unattached
27th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment to 2 Div. 1 Brig.
3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery Cos. F,G,M to Fort Monroe
Fortress Monroe
3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery to Fort Monroe
1st United States Colored Cavalry to Williamsburg
2nd United States Colored Cavalry to Williamsburg
2nd United States Colored Artillery Battery B to Hink’s Div. Artillery

First Division

Brigadier General William T.H. Brooks
1st Brigade Colonel J. J. De Forest from Heckman’s Div. 1 Brig.
81st New York Infantry Regiment
96th New York Infantry Regiment
98th New York Infantry Regiment
139th New York Infantry Regiment
2nd Brigade Brigadier General Hiram Burnham
8th Connecticut Infantry Regiment from Subdist. Albemarle
10th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment from 3 Brig. Heckman’s Div.
13th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment from 3 Brig. Heckman’s Div.
118th New York Infantry Regiment from Yorktown
3rd Brigade Colonel Horace T. Sanders
19th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment Colonel Horace T. Sanders
92nd New York Infantry Regiment
188th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
Division Artillery
Battery K, 3rd New York Artillery from New Berne
Battery M, 3rd New York Artillery from Heckman’s Div.
Battery B, 1st United States Artillery from 10 Corps 2 Div.
Battery L, 4th United States Artillery from Yorktown
Battery A, 5th United States Artillery  from Yorktown
4th Wisconsin Battery Captain George Easterly from Yorktown

Second Division

Brigadier General Isaac J. Wistar
1st Brigade Brigadier General Charles A. Heckman
23rd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment from Heckman’s Div. 2 Brig.
25th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment from Heckman’s Div. 2 Brig.
27th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment from Heckman’s Div. 2 Brig.
9th New Jersey Infantry Regiment from Heckman’s Div. 2 Brig.
2nd Brigade Colonel G.A. Stedman
11th Connecticut Infantry Regiment from Yorktown
2nd New Hampshire Infantry Regiment from Dist. St. Mary’s
12th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment from Dist. St. Mary’s
148th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel George M. Guion from Yorktown
Division Artillery
7th New York Independent Battery from Yorktown
3rd New York Artillery, Battery E from New Berne
1st Rhode Island Artillery, Battery F from Yorktown
4th United States Artillery, Battery D from Norfolk

Cavalry Division

Brigadier General August V. Kautz
1st Brigade
1st District of Columbia Cavalry Regiment from Yorktown
3rd New York Cavalry Regiment from Newport NEws
2nd Brigade
5th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment from Portsmouth
11th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment from Yorktown
Artillery
8th New York Independent Battery (section) from Northfolk

Naval Brigade

Brigadier General Charles K. Graham
13th New York Heavy Artillery Colonel S.H. Mix from Norfolk
3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery Colonel S. Spear from Fort Monroe

Unattached

1st New York Engineers from Dept. South
13th New York Heavy Artillery, Cos. A,B,F&E from Defenses Washington
3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, Cos. A,B,F&G from Fort Monroe
3rd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, Co. I New Organization, Pontooneers

District of Eastern Virginia

Norfolk & Portsmouth Brigadier General George F. Shepley
2nd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery New Organization
13th New Hampshire Infantry (Detachment) Heckman’s Div.
3rd New York Heavy Artillery Battery H from Newport News (below)
8th New York Independent Battery from Yorktown
13th New York Heavy Artillery from Portsmouth
20th New York Cavalry Regiment from Cavalry, Portsmouth
155th Ohio Infantry Regiment from Dept. WV, Res. Div.
1st Pennsylvania Artillery, Battery A from Portsmouth
11th Pennsylvania Cavalry (Detachment) from Yorktown
1st United States Volunteers New Organization
37th United States Colored Infantry Regiment New Organization
38th United States Colored Infantry Regiment New Organization
Defenses Yorktown & Williamsburg
1st New York Mounted Rifle Regiment from Yorktown
3rd New York Artillery, Battery E from Yorktown
16th New York Heavy Artillery from Yorktown
1st Pennsylvania Artillery, Battery E from Yorktown
1st United States Colored Cavalry Regiment from Fort Monroe
2nd United States Colored Cavalry Regiment from Fort Monroe
Newport News Brigadier General Charles A. Heckman
25th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment to 2 Div. 1 Brig.
27th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
3rd New York Cavalry Regiment to Dept. VA & NC Cav.
3rd New York Heavy Artillery Battery H to Portsmouth (above)
3rd New York Heavy Artillery Battery M
16th New York Independent Battery
District of St. Mary’s Brigadier General Gilbert Marston Point Lookout POW camp
4th Rhode Island Infantry Regiment
36th United States Colored Infantry Regiment from Norfolk
2nd Wisconsin Battery