United States Army Army of the Shenandoah


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Commanded by Brigadier General George Crook

Troops from the Department of West Virginia operated as part of the Army of the Shenendoah (Middle Military Division, Department of the Shenandoah) under the overall command of Major General Philip H. Sheridan. They were often referred to as the “Army of West Virginia’ or “Eighth Corps,” even though they had been officially transferred to the Army of the Shenandoah.

First Infantry Division

Brigadier General Joseph Thoburn
First Brigade Colonel George D. Wells
34th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
5th New York Heavy Artillery, 2nd Battalion
(operating as infantry)
Captain Frederick C. Wilkie
116th Ohio Infantry Regiment
123rd Ohio Infantry Regiment
Second Brigade Colonel William G. Ely
Lieutenant Colonel R.S. Northcott
18th Connecticut Infantry Regiment
2nd Maryland Eastern Shore Regiment
1st West Virginia Infantry Regiment to Reserve Div. (below)
4th West Virginia Infantry Regiment
12th West Virginia Infantry Regiment
Third Brigade Colonel Thomas M. Harris
23rd Illinois Infantry Regiment
54th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
10th West Virginia Infantry Regiment
11th West Virginia Infantry Regiment Colonel Daniel Frost
15th West Virginia Infantry Regiment Colonel Maxwell McCaslin

Second Infantry Division

Colonel Issac H. Duval
First Brigade Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes
23rd Ohio Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel James M.S. Comly
36th Ohio Infantry Regiment Colonel Hiram F. Devol
5th West Virginia Infantry Regiment Colonel Abia A. Tomlinson
13th West Virginia Infantry Regiment Colonel William R. Brown
Second Brigade Colonel Daniel D. Johnson (except 9/19)
Lieutenant Colonel B.F. Coates (9/19)
34th Ohio Infantry Regiment (mounted)
91st Ohio Infantry Regiment Colonel John A. Turley
9th West Virginia Infantry Regiment Colonel Isaac H. DuVal
14th West Virginia Infantry Regiment
Artillery
1st Ohio Independent Battery

First Cavalry Division

Brigadier General Alfred N. Duffie
Second Brigade Colonel J.E. Wynkoop (to 9/15)
Colonel R.M. Richardson
1st New York Veteran Cavalry Regiment Colonel Robert F. Taylor
21st New York Cavalry Regiment
20th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment
Artillery
West Virginia Battery B

Reserve Division Harpers Ferry

Brigadier General John D. Stevenson

Monocacy to Sleepy Hollow

Brigadier General Max Weber
1st Maryland Eastern Shore Regiment from 8th Corps, 1st Separate Brig.
1st Maryland Potomac Home Brigade Colonel W.P. Maulsby
2nd Maryland Potomac Home Brigade
3rd Maryland Potomac Home Brigade
12th Maryland Infantry Regiment from 8th Corps, 1st Separate Brig.
49th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Thomas M. Hulings to 6 Corps 1 Div. 3 Brig.
13th Maine Infantry Regiment from 19 Corps 1 Div. nonveterans not on furlough
15th Maine Infantry Regiment from 19 Corps 1 Div. nonveterans not on furlough
195th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
135th Ohio Infantry Regiment Colonel Andrew Legg mustered out 9/1
160th Ohio Infantry Regiment Colonel Cyrus Reasoner mustered out 9/6
161st Ohio Infantry Regiment Colonel Oliver P. Taylor mustered out 9/2
Independent (PA) Engineers Company C Captain Samuel C. Smith
Cavalry
12th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment from 1 Cav. Div. 1 Brig.
Loudon (Va.) Rangers
Artillery
First Kentucky Battery Captain Daniel Glassie
Maryland Battery A
Baltimore MD Independent Battery
5th New York Heavy Artillery,
Companies I, K, L & M
30th New York Independent Battery
32nd New York Independent Battery
1st Ohio Independent Battery
1st Ohio Artillery, Battery L
1st Pennsylvania Artillery, Battery G
Pennsylvania Independent Battery F
West Virginia Battery A
West Virginia Battery D

West of Sleepy Hollow

Brigadier General Benjamin F. Kelly
2nd Maryland Potomac Home Brig. Co. F
152nd Ohio Infantry Regiment Colonel David Putman mustered out 9/2
153rd Ohio Infantry Regiment Colonel Israel Stough mustered out 9/9
154th Ohio Infantry Regiment Colonel Robert Stevenson mustered out 9/1
156th Ohio Infantry Regiment Colonel Caleb Marker mustered out 9/1
170th Ohio Infantry Regiment Colonel Miles J. Saunders mustered out 9/10
11th West Virginia Infantry Regiment Colonel Daniel Frost
Cavalry
3rd Ohio Independent Cavalry Co.
5th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment Colonel George R. Latham
6th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment
Artillery
Battery L, 1st Illinois Artillery
West Virginia Battery E
West Virginia Battery F to West Virginia Battery A
West Virginia Battery H