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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| First Brigade | Brigadier General John C. Caldwell | |
| 5th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment | Colonel Edward E. Cross (w 9/17) | |
| 7th New York Infantry Regiment | Captain Charles Brestel | |
| 61st New York Infantry Regiment | Colonel Francis Barlow (w 9/17) Lieutenant Colonel Nelson Miles |
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| 64th New York Infantry Regiment | see above | combined with 61st New York |
| 81st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment | Major Henry Boyd McKeen | |
| Second (Irish) Brigade | Brigadier General Thomas F. Meagher (except 9/17 – 9/18) Colonel John Burke (9/17 – 9/18) |
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| 29th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Joseph H. Barnes | |
| 63rd New York Infantry Regiment | Colonel John Burke (until 9/17) Lieutenant Colonel Henry Fowler (w 9/17) Captain Joseph O’Neill (after 9/17) |
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| 69th New York Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel James Kelly (w 9/17) Major James Cavanagh (after 9/17) |
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| 88th New York Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Kelly (Col. 9/22) | |
| 145th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment | Colonel Hiram L. Brown | from Pennsylvania 9/17 |
| Third Brigade | Brigadier General William H. French (to 9/6) Colonel John R. Brooke |
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| 2nd Delaware Infantry Regiment | Captain David L. Stricker | |
| 52nd New York Infantry Regiment | Colonel Paul Frank | |
| 57th New York Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Philip J. Parisen (k 9/17) Major Alford B. Chapman |
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| 66th New York Infantry Regiment | Captain Julius Wehle | |
| 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment | Colonel John R. Brooke (^ 9/6) Lieutenant Colonel Richards McMichael |
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| Division Artillery | ||
| Battery G, 1st New York Artillery | Captain John D. Frank | from 2nd Corps Artillery |
| Batteries A&C, 4th United States Artillery | ||
Second Division |
Brigadier General John Sedgwick (w 9/17) Brigadier General Oliver O. Howard |
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| First Brigade | Brig. Gen. W. Gorman | |
| 15th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment | Colonel Charles Devens | |
| 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment | Colonel Alfred Sully | |
| 34th New York Infantry Regiment | Colonel James Suiter | |
| 2nd New York State Militia | Colonel Henry W. Hudson | |
| Second Brigade | Brigadier General Oliver O. Howard (^ 9/17) Colonel Joshua T. Owen (9/17) Colonel DeWitt C. Baxter |
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| 69th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment | Colonel Joshua T. Owen (^ 9/17) | |
| 71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment | Colonel Isaac J. Wistar (w 9/17) Captain Richard P. Smith (w 9/17) Captain Enoch E. Lewis (after 9/17) |
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| 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment | Colonel DeWitt C. Baxter (9/17) | |
| 106th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment | Colonel Turner G. Morehead | |
| Third Brigade | Colonel William L. Tidball (to 9/7) Brigadier General N. J. T. Dana (9/7 – w 9/17) Colonel Norman Hall (after 9/17) |
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| 19th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment | Colonel Edward Hinks (w 9/17) Lieutenant Colonel Arthur F. Devereux |
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| 20th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment | Colonel William R. Lee | |
| 7th Michigan Infantry Regiment | Colonel Norman J. Hall (^ 9/17) Captain Charles J. Hunt |
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| 42nd New York Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel George Bornford | |
| 59th New York Infantry Regiment | ||
| Division Artillery and Cavalry | ||
| Battery A, 1st Rhode Island Artillery | Captain John A. Tompkins | |
| Battery B, 1st Rhode Island Artillery | Captain John G. Hazard | |
| Battery I, 1st United States Artillery | Lieutenant George A. Woodruff | |
Third Division |
Brigadier General W. H. French (after 9/6) | |
| First Brigade | Brigadier General Nathan Kimball | |
| 14th Indiana Infantry Regiment | Colonel William Harrow | |
| 4th Ohio Infantry Regiment | Colonel John Mason | |
| 8th Ohio Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Franklin Sawyer | |
| 132nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment | Colonel Richard Oakford (k 9/17) Colonel Vincent M. Wilcox |
from Washington, Whipple’s Command |
| 7th West Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Joseph Snider | |
| Second Brigade | Colonel Dwight Morris | |
| 14th Connecticut Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Sanford H. Perkins | from Connecticut 8/25 |
| 108th New York Infantry Regiment | from Whipple’s Command, Washington | |
| 130th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment | from Defences Washington 9/7 | |
| Third Brigade | Brigadier General Max Weber (until 9/17) Colonel J. W. Andrews |
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| 1st Delaware Infantry Regiment | Colonel Edward Hinks | from 7 Corps, Suffolk, Va. |
| 5th Maryland Infantry Regiment | Colonel William R. Lee | from 7 Corps, Suffolk, Va. |
| 4th New York Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel John D. MacGregor | from 7 Corps, Suffolk, Va. |
| 10th New York Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel George Bornford | from 5 Corps, 2 Div. 3 Bde. |
| Division Artillery and Cavalry | ||
| 1st New York Artillery, Battery G | Captain J.D. Frank | from Corps Artillery |
| 1st Rhode Island Artillery, Battery G | Captain C. D. Owen | from Corps Artillery |
Corps Artillery |
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| 1st New York Artillery, Battery G | Captain J.D. Frank | to 3rd Division 9/10 |
| Rhode Island Artillery, Battery G | Captain C. D. Owen | to 3rd Division 9/10 |