United States Army > Army of the Potomac
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Commanded by Major General Edwin V. Sumner
Two more brigades were added to Kimball’s Brigade to create a 3rd Division before the corps left Washington for the Maryland Campaign. It suffered heavy casualties at the Battle of Antietam, especially the 1st Division in the West Woods and the 2nd Division at the Sunken Road.
| First Division | Brigadier General Israel B. Richardson (mw 9/17) Brigadier General J. Caldwell (9/17) Brigadier General W. S. Hancock (after 9/17) |
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| 1st Brigade | Brigadier General John C. Caldwell | |
| 2nd Brigade | Brig. Gen. Thomas Meagher (ex. 9/17 – 9/18) Colonel J. Burke (9/17 – 9/18) |
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| 3rd Brigade | Brigadier General W. H. French (to 9/6) Colonel J. R. Brooke |
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| Second Division | Brigadier General John Sedgwick (w 9/17) Brigadier General O. O. Howard |
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| 1st Brigade | Brigadier General W. A. Gorman | |
| 2nd Brigade | Brig. Gen. Oliver O. Howard (^ 9/17) Colonel J. T. Owen (9/17) Colonel DeWitt C. Baxter (after 9/17) |
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| 3rd Brigade | Colonel W. L. Tidball (to 9/7) Brig. Gen. Napoleon Dana (9/7 – 9/17) Colonel Norman Hall (after 9/17) |
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| Third Division | Brigadier General W. H. French (after 9/6) | |
| 1st Brigade | Brig. Gen. Nathan Kimball | |
| 2nd Brigade | Colonel Dwight Morris | |
| 3rd Brigade | Brigadier General Max Weber (to 9/17) Colonel J. W. Andrews |
from Dept. Virginia |
| Artillery | ||
| 1st New York Artillery, Battery G | Captain J.D. Frank | to 2nd Division 9/10 |
| Rhode Island Artillery, Battery G | Captain C. D. Owen | to 2nd Division 9/10 |