Department of Virginia July 1863

The United States Army

< to June • July 1863

Commanded by:
Major General John Dix (to July 16)
Brigadier General Henry M. Naglee (to July 20)
Brigadier General George W. Getty (to August 1)

The Department of Virginia merged into the Department of Virginia & North Carolina on August 1, 1863. The Fourth and Seventh Corps were discontinued and their troops redesignated as the 18th Corps, under the command of Brigadier General George W. Getty.

Fourth Corps

 Major General Erasmus D. Keyes discontinued August 1

First Division

 Brigadier General Rufus King discontinued 7/11
First Brigade Brigadier General Hector Tyndale
2nd Massachusetts Cavalry,
Companies A, B, C, D & K 		to 22nd Corps, Washington
2nd New York Cavalry, Battalion to 22nd Corps, Washington
169th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Colonel Lewis W. Smith to 11 Corps, 1 Div., 4 Brig. 
8th New York Independent Battery to Dept. Va. & N.C., Yorktown
Second Brigade Colonel George E. Church (to 7/2)
5th Pennsylvania Cavalry Detachment to Dept. Va. & N.C., Yorktown
11th Rhode Island Infantry Regiment Colonel George E. Church left front to muster out 7/2
1st Pennsylvania Artillery, Battery E Captain Theodore Miller to Dept. Va. & N.C., Yorktown
2nd Wisconsin Independent Battery Captain Charles Berger to Dept. Va. & N.C., Yorktown
3rd Brigade Colonel Charles Klecker
168th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel William R. Brown to 11 Corps, 1 Div., 2 Brig. 
172nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel James A. Johnson to 11 Corps, 1 Div., 1 Brig. 

Second Division

 Brigadier General George H. Gordon to 11th Corps 7/15
First Brigade Colonel William Gurney
127th New York Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Stewart Woodford to 11 Corps, 1 Div., 1 Brig. 
142nd New York Infantry Regiment Colonel Newton M. Curtiss to 11 Corps, 1 Div., 1 Brig. 
143rd New York Infantry Regiment Colonel Horace Boughton to 11 Corps, 1 Div., 1 Brig. 
144th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel David E. Gregory to 11 Corps, 1 Div., 2 Brig. 
Second Brigade Colonel Burr Porter
40th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Colonel Burr B. Porter to 11 Corps, 1 Div., 2 Brig. 
141st New York Infantry Regiment Colonel William K. Logie to 11 Corps, 1 Div., 2 Brig. 
4th Wisconsin Battery Captain John F. Vallee to Dept. Va. & N. C., Yorktown

West’s Advanced Brigade

 Colonel R. M. West
139th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel Anthony Conk (res. 7/29)
Colonel Samuel H. Roberts		 to Dist. Va.& N.C., Yorktown
178th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Colonel James Johnson mustered out 7/27
179th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Colonel William H. Blair mustered out 7/27
5th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment Colonel Robert M. West to 22 Corps, King’s Div., 2 Brig.
6th New York Cavalry, 3rd Battalion to 22 Corps, Washington Defences

Unattached

4th Delaware Infantry Regiment Colonel Arthur H. Grimshaw to 22nd Corps, Washington Defences
172nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Colonel Charles Kleckner to 22 Corps, King’s Div., 2 Brig.
1st New York Artillery, Battery F to 22 Corps, Washington
1st New York Artillery, Battery H to 22 Corps, Washington, 7/8
8th New York Independent Battery to 1 Div. 1 Brig.
1st Pennsylvania Artillery, Battery E Captain Thomas G. Orwig to 1 Div. 1 Brig.
5th United States Artillery, Battery M to 6th Corps Artillery Brig.
2nd Massachusetts Cavalry, Cos. C, D & K Rejoined regiment near Washington

Seventh Corps

  Major General John Dix discontinued August 1

First Division

 Brigadier General Michael Corcoran division dissolved 7/11
First Brigade Brigadier General Henry D. Terry
1st Battalion New York Sharpshooters to 1st Brig., 1st Div., 1st Corps
130th New York Infantry Regiment to Defences Washington, 22 Corps
152nd New York Infantry Regiment Colonel Alonzo Ferguson to New York, Dept. East
167th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment to Defences Washington, 22 Corps
11th Rhode Island Infantry Regiment Colonel George E. Church left VA to muster out 7/2
26th Michigan Infantry Regiment Colonel Judson S. Farrar to New York, Dept. East
Second Brigade Brigadier General Robert S. Foster
13th Indiana Infantry Regiment to Dept South, 10 Corps, Folly Island
112th New York Infantry Regiment to Dept South, 10 Corps, Folly Island
169th New York Infantry Regiment to Dept South, 10 Corps, Folly Island
165th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment left VA to muster out 7/8
166th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment left VA to muster out 7/8
Third Brigade Colonel Mathew Murphey
10th New Jersey Infantry Regiment Colonel Henry O. Ryerson to Philadelphia
155th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel William McEvily to Corcoran’s Brig. King’s Div. 22 Corps
164th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel John E. McMahon to Corcoran’s Brig. King’s Div. 22 Corps
170th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel Peter McDermott to Corcoran’s Brig. King’s Div. 22 Corps
182nd New York Infantry Regiment Colonel Mathew Murphey to Corcoran’s Brig. King’s Div. 22 Corps
First Division Artillery
7th Massachusetts Independent Battery to Camp Berry, 22 Corps
19th New York Independent Battery to Defences Washington, 22 Corps
4th United States Artillery, Battery D to Dept. VA & NC, Norfolk
4th United States Artillery, Battery L to Dept. VA & NC, Norfolk
2nd Wisconsin Battery Captain Ernst F. Herzberg to Dept. VA & NC, Yorktown
4th Wisconsin Battery Captain John F. Vallee (to 7/6)
Captain George Easterly		 to Dept. VA & NC, Yorktown

Second Division

 Brigadier General George W. Getty became Getty’s Div., Dept. VA & NC
First Brigade Colonel Samuel M. Alford
10th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment Colonel Michael T. Donohoe
3rd New York Infantry Regiment Colonel Samuel M. Alford (^ 6/5)
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 Arthur H. Dutton (to 7/29)
Colonel William H.P. Steere
21st Connecticut Infantry Regiment Colonel Arthur H. Dutton
13th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment Colonel Aaron F. Stevens
25th New Jersey Infantry Regiment Colonel Andrew Derrom left Virginia to muster out 6/4
4th Rhode Island Infantry Regiment Colonel William H.P. Steere (^ 7/29)
Second Division Artillery
1st Pennsylvania Artilery, Battery A Captain John G. Simpson
4th United States Artillery, Battery A

Gurney’s Division

 to 4th Corps, 2nd Div., 2nd Brig. (above)
Porter’s Brigade Colonel Burr Porter
22nd Connecticut Infantry Regiment Colonel George S. Burnham
40th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Colonel Burr B. Porter
141st New York Infantry Regiment Colonel John Dininny
Hughston’s Brigade Colonel Robert S. Hughston to 4th Corps, 2nd Div., 1st Brig. (above)
127th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel William Gurney
142nd New York Infantry Regiment Colonel Newton M. Curtis
143rd New York Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Horace Boughton
144th New York Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel David E. Gregory
Spinola’s Independent Brigade Brigadier General Francis B. Spinola 7/7 to Washington, then Harpers Ferry
158th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Colonel David B. McKibbin
168th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Colonel Joseph Jack
171st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Colonel Everard Bierer
Wistar’s Independent Brigade Brigadier General Isaac Wistar to Yorktown district
99th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel Edward H. Ripley
118th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel David W. Wardop
19th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment Colonel Horace Turner Sanders
9th Vermont Infantry Regiment Colonel Edward H. Ripley
16th New York Independent Battery

7th Corps Artillery
1st Delaware Battery to Defences Washington, 22 Corps
7th Massachusetts Independent Battery to 1st Div. (above)
19th New York Independent Battery to 1st Div. (above)
3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery
4th United States Artillery, Battery D to 1st Div. (above)
4th United States Artillery, Battery L to 1st Div. (above)

Cavalry

 to Dept. VA & NC, Norfolk & Portsmouth
1st New York Mounted Rifles Colonel Benjamin F. Onderdonk
11th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment

Norfolk

 Brigadier General Egbert L. Viele
7th New York Independent Battery Captain Peter C. Regan to Dept. Va. and N.C., Norfolk & Portsmouth
148th New York Infantry Regiment Colonel William Johnson to Dept. Va. and N.C., Norfolk & Portsmouth
173rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Colonel Daniel Nagle to 11th Corps, 2nd Div., 1st Brig.
177th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Colonel George B. Wiestling to 11th Corps, 2nd Div., 2nd Brig.