United States Army > Army of the Potomac
May 1862 • to June >
Commanded by Brigadier General William B. Franklin
The 6th Corps was created on May 18, 1862. The 1st Division of the Department of the Rappahannock was transferred back to the Army of the Potomac in early May, and on May 18 it became the 1st Division of the 6th Corps. On May 18, 1862 the 2nd Division of the 4th Corps was transferred to the 6th Corps as its 2nd Division.
First Division |
Brigadier General Henry Slocum | from Dep. Rappahannock 1 Div. |
| First Brigade | Colonel George W. Taylor (BG 5/18) | |
| 1st New Jersey Infantry Regiment | Colonel Alfred T. A. Torbert | |
| 2nd New Jersey Infantry Regiment | Colonel Isaac M. Tucker | |
| 3rd New Jersey Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Henry W. Brown (Col 5/18) | |
| 4th New Jersey Infantry Regiment | Colonel James H. Simpson | |
| Second Brigade | Colonel Joseph J. Bartlett | |
| 5th Maine Infantry Regiment | Colonel Nathaniel J. Jackson | |
| 16th New York Infantry Regiment | Colonel Joseph Howland | |
| 27th New York Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Adams | |
| 96th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment | Colonel Henry L. Cake | |
| Third Brigade | Brigadier General John Newton | |
| 18th New York Infantry Regiment | Colonel William H. Young | |
| 31st New York Infantry Regiment | Colonel Calvin E. Pratt | |
| 32nd New York Infantry Regiment | Colonel Roderick Matheson | |
| 95th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment | Colonel John M. Gosline | |
| Division Cavalry and Artillery | ||
| 1st Massachusetts Battery | ||
| Battery A, 1st New Jersey Artillery | Captain William Hexamer | |
| Battery F, 1st New York Artillery | ||
| Battery D, 2nd United States Artillery | ||
Second Division |
Brigadier General William F. Smith | |
| First Brigade | Brigadier General Winfield S. Hancock | |
| 6th Maine Infantry Regiment | Colonel Hiram Burnham | |
| 43rd New York Infantry Regiment | Colonel Francis L. Vinton | |
| 49th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment | Colonel William H. Irwin | |
| 5th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment | Colonel Amasa Cobb | |
| Second Brigade | Brigadier General W. T. H. Brooks | |
| 2nd Vermont Infantry Regiment | Colonel Henry Whiting | |
| 3rd Vermont Infantry Regiment | Colonel Breed N. Hyde | |
| 4th Vermont Infantry Regiment | Colonel Edwin H. Stoughton | |
| 5th Vermont Infantry Regiment | Colonel Henry A. Smalley | |
| 6th Vermont Infantry Regiment | Colonel Nathan Lord | |
| Third Brigade | Brigadier General J. W. Davidson | |
| 7th Maine Infantry Regiment | Colonel Edwin C. Mason | |
| 33rd New York Infantry Regiment | Colonel Robert F. Taylor | |
| 49th New York Infantry Regiment | Colonel Daniel D. Bidwell | |
| 77th New York Infantry Regiment | Colonel James B. McKean | |
| Division Artillery | ||
| 1st New York Independent Battery | Lieutenant Andrew B. Cowan | |
| 3rd New York Independent Battery | Captain Thaddeus P. Mott | |
| 1st New York Artillery, Battery E | Captain Charles C. Wheeler | |
| Battery F, 5th United States Artillery | Captain Romeyn B. Ayres | |
Cavalry |
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| from Dep. Rappahannock | ||