The United States Army


August 1863 • to September >

Commanded by Major General John G. Foster

The Department of Virginia & North Carolina was created by the merger of the Department of Virginia with the Department of North Carolina on August 1, 1863. Troops from the Department of Virginia were designated as the 18th Corps, under the command of Brigadier General George W. Getty.

Eighteenth Corps

Brigadier General Innes N. Palmer (to 8/18)
Major General John G. Foster
Getty’s Division Brigadier General George W. Getty
First Brigade Colonel S.M. Alford to Dept. South 10 Corps
3rd New York Infantry Regiment Major Eldridge G. Floyd
89th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel Harrison S. Fairchild
103rd New York Infantry Regiment
117th New York Infantry Regiment
Second Brigade Brigadier General Edward Harland
8th Connecticut Infantry Regiment Colonel John E. Ward
11th Connecticut Infantry Regiment Colonel Griffin A. Stedman
15th Connecticut Infantry Regiment Colonel Dexter R. Wright
16th Connecticut Infantry Regiment Colonel Francis Beach
Third Brigade Colonel William H.P. Steere
21st Connecticut Infantry Regiment Colonel Arthur H. Dutton
10th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment Colonel Michael T. Donohoe from 7 Corps 2 Div.
13th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment Colonel Aaron F. Stevens
4th Rhode Island Infantry Regiment Colonel William H.P. Steere
Unassigned
1st Pennsylvania Artilery, Battery A Captain John G. Simpson
1st New York Mounted Rifles Colonel Charles C. Dodge
17th Pennsylvania Cavalry
District of Virginia (Norfolk & Portsmouth) Brigadier General H.M. Naglee (from 8/12)
148th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel William Johnson from Norfolk Dist.
11th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment from 7 Corps Cav.
7th New York Independent Battery Captain Peter C. Regan from Norfolk Dist.
Subdistrict of Yorktown Brigadier General Isaac J. Wistar
9th Vermont Infantry Regiment Colonel Edward H. Ripley from 7 Corps Wistar’s Brig.
99th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel David W. Wardop from 7 Corps Wardrop’s Brig.
118th New York Infantry Regiment from 7 Corps Wardrop’s Brig.
139th New York Infantry Regiment from 4 Corps West’s Brig.
19th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment from 7 Corps Wistar’s Brig.
5th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment from 4 Corps 1 Div. 2 Brig.
8th New York Independent Battery from 4 Corps 1 Div. 1 Brig.
16th New York Independent Battery from 7 Corps Wistar’s Brig.
1st Pennsylvania Artillery, Battery E from 4 Corps 1 Div. 2 Brig.
2nd Wisconsin Battery Captain Charles Berger from 4 Corps 1 Div. 2 Brig.
4th Wisconsin Battery Captain George B. Easterly from 4 Corps 2 Div. 2 Brig.
District of North Carolina Major General John J. Peck created 8/1
Subdistrict of the Albemarle Brigadier General H.W. Wessels from Dept. N.C., Dist. Albemarle
85th New York Infantry Regiment
92nd New York Infantry Regiment
96th New York Infantry Regiment
101st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
103rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
24th New York Independent Battery
12th New York Cavalry (detachment) from Dept. N.C., New Berne
Subdistrict of Beaufort Colonel T.J.C. Amory (to 8/14)
Brigadier General C.A. Heckman
9th New Jersey Infantry Regiment from Dept. NC Subdistrict Beaufort
81st New York Infantry Regiment from Dept. NC Subdistrict Beaufort
98th New York Infantry Regiment from Dept. NC Subdistrict Beaufort
12th New York Cavalry, Company D from cavalry brig. New Berne
1st United States Artillery, Battery C from Morris Island, S.C.
Defences of New Berne Brigadier General C.A. Heckman (to 8/14)
Brigadier General I.N. Palmer
17th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
23rd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
25th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
27th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
132nd New York Infantry Regiment
158th New York Infantry Regiment
3rd New York Cavalry Regiment
12th New York Cavalry Regiment
23rd New York Cavalry Regiment
3rd New York Heavy Artillery (9 cos.)
1st Rhode Island Artillery, Battery F
5th Rhode Island Heavy Artillery
Subdistrict of the Pimlico Lieutenant Colonel O. Molton
25th Massachusetts Infantry (5 cos.)
1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment
58th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
23rd New York Independent Battery
5th Rhode Island Heavy Artillery, Co. G