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Because of the high casualties and major reorganization of the First and Third Divisions of the Eleventh Corps after the Battle of Gettysburg their organization is shown for both the beginning of the month and after their reorganizations on July 14 and 17.

Commanded by Major General Oliver O. Howard

First Division (7/1-7/16)

Brigadier General Francis Barlow (w 7/1)
Brigadier General Adelbert Ames (7/1 – 7/14)
Brigadier General Alexander Schimmelfenning (to 7/17)

First Brigade

Colonel Leopold Von Gilsa (to 7/17)
41st New York Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Detleo von Einsiedel
54th New York Infantry Regiment Major Stephen Kovacs (c 7/1)
Lieutenant Ernst Both
68th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel Gotthilf Bourry to 3 Div., 2 Brig. (below)
153rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Major John F. Frueauff left 7/14 to muster out

Second Brigade

Brigadier General Adelbert Ames (^7/1)
Colonel Andrew L. Harris

17th Connecticut Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Fowler (k 7/1)
Major Allen G. Brady
25th Ohio Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Jeremiah Williams (c 7/1)
Captain Nathaniel J. Manning (w 7/1)
Lieutenant William Maloney (w 7/2)
Lieutenant Israel White
75th Ohio Infantry Regiment Colonel Andrew L. Harris (^ 7/1)
Captain George B. Fox
107th Ohio Infantry Regiment Colonel Seraphim Meyer (w 7/1)
Captain John M. Lutz
 to 1st Brig.

First Division (after 7/17)

Brigadier General George H. Gordon (after 7/17)

First Brigade

Brigadier General Alexander Schimmelfenning
41st New York Infantry Regiment Major Detleo Von Einsiedel
54th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel George Von Amsberg
127th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel William Gurney from 4 Corps, 2 Div., 1 Brig.
142nd New York Infantry Regiment Colonel Newton M. Curtiss from 4 Corps, 2 Div., 1 Brig.
74th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Captain Henry Krauseneck from 3 Div., 1 Brig. (below)
107th Ohio Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Charles Mueller from 2nd Brig.

Second Brigade

Colonel William H. Noble 
17th Connecticut Infantry Regiment Major Allen G. Brady
40th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Colonel Burr B. Porter (res. 7/31) from 4 Corps, 2 Div., 2 Brig.
144th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel David E. Gregory from 4 Corps, 2 Div., 1 Brig.
157th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel Philip P. Brown from 3 Div. 1 Bde. (below)
25th Ohio Infantry Regiment Major Jeremiah Williams
75th Ohio Infantry Regiment Colonel Andrew L. Harris

Second Division

Brigadier General Adolph Von Steinwehr

First Brigade

Colonel Charles R. Coster
Colonel Adolph Bushbeck
134th New York Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Allen H. Jackson
Colonel Charles R. Coster
154th New York Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Daniel B. Allen
27th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Lorenz Cantador
73rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Colonel William Moore
173rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Colonel Daniel Nagle from 7 Corps, Dept. Va. 7/9

Second Brigade

Colonel Colonel Orland Smith
33rd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Colonel Adin B. Underwood
136th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel James Wood
168th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel William R. Brown from 3 Brig. 1 Div. 4 Corps 7/14
55th Ohio Infantry Regiment Colonel Charles B. Gambee
73rd Ohio Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Richard Long

Third Division (7/1-7/13)

Brigadier General Carl Schurz

First Brigade

Colonel Alexander Schimmelfennig
Brigadier General Hector Tyndale

82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment Colonel Frederick Hecker
45th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel George Von Amsberg
157th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel Philip P. Brown, Jr. to 1 Div. 1 Brig.
61st Ohio Infantry Regiment Colonel Stephen J. McGroarty
74th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Colonel Adolph Von Hartung to 1 Div. 2 Brig. (above)

Second Brigade

Colonel Wladimir Krzyanowski
58th New York Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel August Otto (to 7/3)
Captain Emil Koenig
119th New York Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel John T. Lockman (w 7/1)
Lieutenant Colonel Edward F. Lloyd
82nd Ohio Infantry Regiment Colonel James S. Robinson (w 7/1)
Lieutenant Colonel David Thomson
to 1 Brig.
75th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Colonel Francis Mahler (mw 7/1)
Major August Ledig
26th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Hans Boebel (w 7/1)
Captain John W. Fuchs ( to 7/4)
Colonel William H. Jacobs

Third Division (after 7/14)

Brigadier General Carl Schurz

First Brigade

Brigadier General Hector Tyndale
82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment Colonel Frederick Hecker
45th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel George Von Amsberg
143rd New York Infantry Regiment Colonel Horace Boughton from Dept. Va. 4 Corps 3 Div. 2 Brig. 7/14
61st Ohio Infantry Regiment Colonel Stephen J. McGroarty
82nd Ohio Infantry Regiment Colonel James S. Robinson from 2 Brig.
169th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Colonel Lewis W. Smith from Dept. Va. 4 Corps 1 Div. 1 Brig.
to Harrisburg to muster out 7/15
172nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Colonel Charles Kleckner from Dept. Va. 4 Corps 1 Div. 1 Brig.
to Harrisburg to muster out 8/1

Second Brigade

Colonel Wladimir Krzyanowski
58th New York Infantry Regiment Captain Emil Koenig
68th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel Gotthilf Boury D’Ivernois from 1 Div. 1 Brig.
119th New York Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Edward F. Lloyd
141st New York Infantry Regiment Colonel William K. Logie from Dept. Va. 4 Corps, 2 Div. 2 Brig.
75th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Major August Ledig
26th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment Colonel William H. Jacobs

Artillery Brigade

Lieutenant Colonel Louis Schirmer
1st New York Artilley, Battery I Captain Michael Wiedrich
13th New York Independent Battery 1st Lieutenant William Wheeler
1st Ohio Artillery, Battery K Captain Lewis Heckman
4th United States Artillery, Battery G 1st Lieutenant Bayard Wilkeson (mw 7/1)
1st Lt. Eugene A. Bancroft (after 7/1)