United States Army


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Commanded by:
Major General Nathaniel P. Banks (to 10/17)
Major General Samuel P. Heintzelman

Defenses North of the Potomac Lieutenant Colonel Joseph A. Haskin
First Brigade Colonel Augustus A. Gibson
3rd Maine Battery
2nd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery Colonel Augustus A. Gibson
11th Vermont Infantry Regiment Colonel James M. Warner serving as heavy artillery
Second Brigade Colonel Lewis O. Morris
16th Indiana Battery from Army Potomac, 12 Corps, 2 Div. Art.
18th Maine Infantry Regiment Colonel Daniel Chaplin serving as heavy artillery
113th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel Lewis O. Morris serving as heavy artillery
138th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel Joseph Welling serving as heavy artillery
117th New York Infantry, 2nd Battalion Colonel William R. Pease
Third Brigade Colonel William R. Pease
5th Battalion New York Heavy Artillery
6th Battalion New York Heavy Artillery
7th Battalion New York Heavy Artillery
117th New York Infantry, 1st Battalion Colonel William R. Pease
District of Alexandria Brigadier General John P. Slough
1st District of Columbia Infantry Regt. from 12th Corps, 2nd Div., 3rd Brig.
153rd New York Infantry Regiment from Abercrombie’s Prov. Brig. (below)
11th Rhode Island Infantry Regiment
District of Alexandria Artillery Brigadier General John Tyler
1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery from unassigned artillery (below)
19th Connecticut Infantry Regiment from unassigned artillery (below)
1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery from Whipple’s Command (below)
34th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Colonel George D. Wells from unassigned infantry (below)
2nd New York Heavy Artillery Regiment Colonel Gustave Wagner from Whipple’s Command (below)
1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery from Whipple’s Command (below)
Abercrombies’ Division Brigadier General John J. Abercrombie created October
Provisional (First) Brigade Colonel Clarence Buell
152nd New York Infantry Regiment Colonel Leonard Boyer from New York
153rd New York Infantry Regiment Colonel Duncan McMartin from New York
169th New York Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel John McConihe from New York
Second Brigade Brigadier General R. Cowden
22nd Connecticut Infantry Regiment Colonel George S. Burnham from Connecticut
40th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Colonel Burr B. Porter from Massachusetts
141st New York Infantry Regiment Colonel Samuel G. Hatheway from New York
16th West Virginia Infantry Regiment from West Virginia
Third Brigade Colonel William Gurney
127th New York Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Stewart Woodford from New York
142nd New York Infantry Regiment Colonel Roscius W. Judson from New York
143rd New York Infantry Regiment Colonel David P. De Witt from New York
144th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel Robert S. Hughston from New York
Artillery
9th Massachusetts Battery Captain John Bigelow from Massachusetts
17th New York Independent Battery Captain George T. Anthony from Camp Berry
4th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment Colonel Gustavus A. DeRussy from Whipple’s Div. (below)
Casey’s Division Major General Silas Casey Expanded from Casey’s Prov. Brig.
First Brigade Colonel Dexter Wright
15th Connecticut Infantry Regiment Colonel Dexter R. Wright from Casey’s Prov. Brig.
13th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment Colonel Aaron F. Stevens from New Hampshire
12th Rhode Island Infantry Regiment Colonel George H. Browne from Rhode Island
25th New Jersey Infantry Regiment Colonel Andrew Derrom from New Jersey
27th New Jersey Infantry Regiment Colonel George W. Mindil from New Jersey
Second Brigade Colonel Asa P. Blunt
12th Vermont Infantry Regiment Colonel Asa P. Blunt from Vermont
13th Vermont Infantry Regiment Colonel Francis V. Randall from Vermont
14th Vermont Infantry Regiment Colonel William T. Nicholls from Vermont
15th Vermont Infantry Regiment from Vermont
16th Vermont Infantry Regiment Colonel Wheelock G. Veazey from Vermont
2nd Connecticut Independent Battery Captain John William Sterling from Connecticut
Third Brigade Colonel Frank Fessenden
22nd Maine Infantry Regiment Colonel Simon G. Jerrard
25th Maine Infantry Regiment Colonel Francis Fessenden
26th Maine Infantry Regiment Colonel Nathan H. Hubbard
27th Maine Infantry Regiment Colonel Rufus Tapley
Keystone (PA) Battery
11th Massachusetts Independent Battery
11th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment Colonel Colonel Walter Harriman to Army Potomac 9 Corps 2 Div. 2 Brig,
11th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment Colonel Colonel Walter Harriman to Army Potomac 9 Corps 2 Div. 2 Brig,
Provisional Brigade Major General Silas Casey
22nd New Jersey Infantry Regiment Colonel Abraham G. Demarest from unassigned infantry (below)
24th New Jersey Infantry Regiment Colonel Colonel William B. Robertson from unassigned infantry (below)
28th New Jersey Infantry Regiment Colonel Moses Nelson Wisewell from unassigned infantry (below)
29th New Jersey Infantry Regiment Colonel Edwin F. Applegate from unassigned infantry (below)
30th New Jersey Infantry Regiment Colonel Alexander F. Donaldson from unassigned infantry (below)
31st New Jersey Infantry Regiment Colonel Alexander P. Berthoud from unassigned infantry (below)
Grover’s Brigade Brigadier General Cuvier Grover
22nd Maine Infantry Regiment
23rd Maine Infantry Regiment
39th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
14th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment Colonel Rober Wilson
10th Vermont Infantry Regiment
10th Massachusetts Battery
Whipple’s Division Brigadier General Amiel W. Whipple
Piatt’s Brigade Brigadier General Abram S. Piatt
86th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel Benajah P. Bailey
124th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel A. Van Horne Ellis
122nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Colonel Emlen Franklin
63rd Indiana Infantry (4 companies) to Indianapolis
Second Brigade Colonel S. S. Carroll
163rd New York Infantry Regiment Colonel F. H. Braulich
84th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Colonel Samuel M. Bowman
110th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
1st West Virginia Infantry Regiment to Wheeling WV
Unassigned units
1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery to District Alexandria (above)
12th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment Colonel Joseph H. Potter
2nd New York Heavy Artillery Regiment Colonel Gustave Wagner to District Alexandria (above)
4th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment Colonel Gustavus A. DeRussy to Abercrombie’s Div. (above)
11th New York Independent Battery
120th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel George H. Sharpe to Army Potomac 2 Div. 3 Corps, 1 Brig.
1st Ohio Artillery, Battery H Captain James F. Huntington to Army Potomac 3 Corps 3 Div. Artillery
127th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Colonel William W. Jennings
Wrigley’s (PA) Engineer Company Captain H.E. Wrigley to Defences Upper Potomac (above)
1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery to District Alexandria (above)
Cavalry Brigade Colonel R. Butler Price from Cavalry, 2 Corps, Army VA
1st Michigan Cavalry Regiment
5th New York Cavalry Regiment
1st Ohio Cavalry, Cos. A & C
2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment Colonel Richard B. Price
1st Vermont Cavary Regiment
1st West Virginia Cavalry (8 Cos.)
Railroad Guard
11th New York Cavalry Regiment Colonel James B. Swain
Camp Barry, Light Artillery Camp General William F. Barry Artillery Camp of Instruction created Oct.
1st Delaware Battery from Delaware
12th New York Independent Battery from Whipple’s Division (above)
16th New York Independent Battery from unassigned artillery (below)
17th New York Independent Battery from New York; to Abercrombie’s Div. (above)
19th New York Independent Battery from New York
West Virginia Artillery, Battery A from unassigned artillery (below)
Unassigned Infantry
2nd District of Columbia Infantry Regt.
19th Maine Infantry Regiment Colonel Frederick D. Sewell to Army Potomac, 2 Corps, 2 Div, 1 Brig.
34th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Colonel George D. Wells to Distict Alexandria Artillery (above)
10th New Jersey Infantry Regiment Colonel William R. Murphy
22nd New Jersey Infantry Regiment Colonel Abraham G. Demarest to Casey’s Provisional Brigade
24th New Jersey Infantry Regiment Colonel Colonel William B. Robertson to Casey’s Provisional Brigade
29th New Jersey Infantry Regiment Colonel Edwin F. Applegate to Casey’s Provisional Brigade
30th New Jersey Infantry Regiment Colonel Alexander F. Donaldson to Casey’s Provisional Brigade
31st New Jersey Infantry Regiment Colonel Alexander P. Berthoud to Casey’s Provisional Brigade
147th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel Andrew S. Warner from New York
135th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Colonel James R. Porter
149th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Colonel Roy Stone
150th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Colonel Langhorne Wister
Unassigned Artillery
1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery  to Distict Alexandria Artillery (above)
19th Connecticut Infantry Regiment to Distict Alexandria Artillery (above)
16th New York Independent Battery to Camp Barry (above)
West Virginia Artillery, Battery A to Camp Barry (above)