First Deep Bottom Union order of battle
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The following Union Army
units and commanders fought in the First Battle of Deep Bottom
(July 27–29, 1864) of the American Civil War
. The Confederate order of battle
is listed separately.
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Engineers:
Chief of Artillery: Col John C. Tidball
Provost guard:
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
units and commanders fought in the First Battle of Deep Bottom
First Battle of Deep Bottom
The First Battle of Deep Bottom, also known as Darbytown, Strawberry Plains, New Market Road, or Gravel Hill, was fought July 27–29, 1864, at Deep Bottom in Henrico County, Virginia, as part of the Siege of Petersburg of the American Civil War. A Union force under Maj. Gens. Winfield S....
(July 27–29, 1864) of the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. The Confederate order of battle
First Deep Bottom Confederate order of battle
The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the First Battle of Deep Bottom of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately.-Military rank:* Gen = General* LTG = Lieutenant General...
is listed separately.
Military Rank
- LTG = Lieutenant GeneralLieutenant General (United States)In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general...
- MG = Major GeneralMajor general (United States)In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a two-star general-officer rank, with the pay grade of O-8. Major general ranks above brigadier general and below lieutenant general...
- BG = Brigadier GeneralBrigadier general (United States)A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed...
- Col = ColonelColonel (United States)In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general...
- Ltc = Lieutenant ColonelLieutenant Colonel (United States)In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of commander in the other uniformed services.The pay...
- Maj = MajorMajor (United States)In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, major is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel...
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = Lieutenant
Other
- c = captured
- w = wounded
- mw = mortally wounded
- k = killed
II Corps
MG Winfield Scott HancockWinfield Scott Hancock
Winfield Scott Hancock was a career U.S. Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880. He served with distinction in the Army for four decades, including service in the Mexican-American War and as a Union general in the American Civil War...
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- 1st Vermont Cavalry1st Vermont CavalryThe 1st Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Cavalry was a three years' cavalry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the Eastern Theater from November 1861 to August 1865, in the Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac....
, Company M: Cpt John H. Hazelton
Engineers:
- 1st Battalion, New York Infantry: Maj Wesley Brainerd
Chief of Artillery: Col John C. Tidball
John C. Tidball
John Caldwell Tidball was a career military officer, noted for his service in the horse artillery in the cavalry in the Union Army during the American Civil War...
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First Division BG Francis C. Barlow Francis C. Barlow Francis Channing Barlow was a lawyer, politician, and Union General during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
1st Brigade Col J. C. Lynch |
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2nd Brigade
Cpt Richard Moroney |
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3rd Brigade
Col Clinton D. MacDougall Clinton D. MacDougall Clinton Dugald MacDougall was a United States Representative from New York.-Biography:Born near Glasgow, Scotland, he immigrated to Canada in 1842 with his parents, who later settled in Auburn, New York. He pursued an academic course, studied law, and engaged in banking from 1856 to 1869... |
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4th Brigade
Ltc Knut Oscar Broady |
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Second Division BG John Gibbon John Gibbon John Gibbon was a career United States Army officer who fought in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars.-Early life:... Provost guard: 2nd Company Minnesota Sharpshooters: Cpt Mahlon Black |
1st Brigade Ltc Francis E. Pierce |
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2nd Brigade
Col Mathew Murphy |
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3rd Brigade
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Third Division MG Gershom Mott Gershom Mott Gershom Mott was a United States Army officer and a General in the Union Army, a commander in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
1st Brigade BG Régis de Trobriand Régis de Trobriand Philippe Régis Denis de Keredern de Trobriand was a French aristocrat, lawyer, poet, and novelist who emigrated at a young age to the United States... |
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2nd Brigade
Col D. Chaplin (July 26) Col Henry J. Madill (July 28) |
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3rd Brigade
Col Robert McAllister |
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4th Brigade
Col William R. Brewster William R. Brewster William Root Brewster was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War who commanded a regiment in the famed Excelsior Brigade of the Army of the Potomac... |
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Artillery Brigade
Maj John G. Hazard |
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IX Corps
MG Ambrose BurnsideAmbrose Burnside
Ambrose Everett Burnside was an American soldier, railroad executive, inventor, industrialist, and politician from Rhode Island, serving as governor and a U.S. Senator...
Provost guard:
- 8th U.S.: Cpt Milton Cogswell
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First Division BG James H. Ledlie James H. Ledlie James Hewett Ledlie was a civil engineer for American railroads and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is best known for his dereliction of duty at the Battle of the Crater during the Siege of Petersburg.-Early life:Ledlie was born in Utica, New York... |
1st Brigade BG William Francis Bartlett William Francis Bartlett William Francis Bartlett was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and, later, an executive in the iron industry.... (c) Ltc Joseph H. Barnes |
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2nd Brigade
Ltc Benjamin G. Barney Col Elisha G. Marshall (c) Ltc Gilbert P. Robinson |
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Artillery
Cpt John B. Eaton |
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Second Division BG Robert Brown Potter Robert Brown Potter Robert Brown Potter was a United States lawyer and a Union Army general in the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
1st Brigade Col Zenas Bliss Zenas Bliss Zenas Randall Bliss was an officer and general in the United States Army and a recipient of the Medal of Honor. He formed the first unit of Seminole-Negro Indian Scouts, and his detailed memoirs chronicled life on the Texas frontier.Bliss was a native of Rhode Island and graduated from West Point... |
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2nd Brigade
Col Simon G. Griffin |
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Third Division BG Orlando B. Wilcox |
1st Brigade Col John F. Hartranft John F. Hartranft John Frederick Hartranft was the 17th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1873 to 1879 and a Union Major General who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
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2nd Brigade
Col William Humphrey |
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Artillery |
3rd Maine Battery 3rd Maine Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 3rd Maine Battery was organized in Augusta, Maine and mustered in for three years' service on December 11, 1861.... : Cpt Ezekiel R. Mayo 7th Maine Battery 7th Maine Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 7th Maine Battery was organized in Augusta, Maine and mustered in for three years' service on December 30, 1863.... : Cpt Adelbert B. Twitchell |
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17th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 17th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 17th Michigan Infantry was organized at Detroit, Michigan, between August 8 and August 22, 1862... : Col Constant Luce |
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Fourth Division BG Edward Ferrero Edward Ferrero Edward Ferrero was one of the leading dance instructors, choreographers, and ballroom operators in the United States. He also served as a Union Army general in the American Civil War, best remembered for his role in the Battle of the Crater in 1864.-Early life and career:Ferrero was born in... |
1st Brigade Col Joshua K. Sigfried |
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2nd Brigade
Col Henry G. Thomas |
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Cavalry Corps
MG Philip SheridanPhilip Sheridan
Philip Henry Sheridan was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. His career was noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close association with Lt. Gen. Ulysses S...
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Second Cavalry Division BG David McMurtrie Gregg David McMurtrie Gregg David McMurtrie Gregg was a farmer, diplomat, and a Union cavalry general in the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
1st Brigade BG Henry Eugene Davies Henry Eugene Davies Henry Eugene Davies was an American soldier, writer, public official and lawyer. He served in the Union Army as a brigadier general of volunteers in cavalry service during the American Civil War and was promoted to the grade of major general of volunteers at the end of the war... |
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2nd Brigade
Col John Irvin Gregg John Irvin Gregg John Irvin Gregg was a career U.S. Army officer. He fought in the Mexican-American War and during the American Civil War as a general officer in the Union army.-Early life and career:... |
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X Corps
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3rd Brigade BG Robert Sanford Foster Robert Sanford Foster Robert Sanford Foster was a Union general during the American Civil War. He played a prominent role in the siege of Petersburg and the Appomattox Campaign.-Biography:... |
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XIX Corps
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Second Division |
1st Brigade BG Henry Warner Birge Henry Warner Birge Henry Warner Birge was an American general during the American Civil War.-Biography:Birge was born at Hartford, Connecticut.At the opening of the Civil War Birge organized the first state regiment of three-year troops — the 4th Connecticut Infantry — in which he was appointed major... |
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Cavalry
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Cavalry Division BG August Kautz August Kautz August Valentine Kautz was a German-American soldier and Union Army cavalry officer during the American Civil War. He was the author of several army manuals on duties and customs eventually adopted by the U.S. military.-Early life and career:Born in Ispringen, Baden, Germany, Kautz immigrated with... |
1st Brigade Col Robert M. West |
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2nd Brigade
Col Samuel P. Spear Samuel P. Spear -External links:... |
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See also
- Virginia in the American Civil War
- Siege of PetersburgSiege of PetersburgThe Richmond–Petersburg Campaign was a series of battles around Petersburg, Virginia, fought from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865, during the American Civil War...