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United States Army

The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...

units and commanders fought in the Battle of Williamsburg

Battle of Williamsburg

The Battle of Williamsburg, also known as the Battle of Fort Magruder, took place on May 5, 1862, in York County, James City County, and Williamsburg, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War...

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

Williamsburg Confederate order of battle

The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Williamsburg of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is shown separately.-Military rank:* LTG = Lieutenant General* MG = Major General...

is shown separately.

Military rank

LTG = Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General
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MG = Major General
Major General
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BG = Brigadier General
Brigadier General
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Col = Colonel
Colonel
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Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant colonel
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Maj = Major
Major
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Cpt = Captain
Lt = Lieutenant
Lieutenant
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Bvt = Brevet
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Rank

Army of the Potomac

MG George B. McClellan

George B. McClellan

George Brinton McClellan was a major general during the American Civil War. He organized the famous Army of the Potomac and served briefly as the general-in-chief of the Union Army. Early in the war, McClellan played an important role in raising a well-trained and organized army for the Union...

Commanding in the field: BG Edwin V. Sumner

III Corps

MG Samuel P. Heintzelman

Samuel P. Heintzelman

Samuel Peter Heintzelman was a United States Army General. He served in the Seminole War, the Mexican-American War, the Yuma War, the Cortina Troubles, and the American Civil War, rising to the command of a corps....

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Second Division BG Joseph Hooker Joseph Hooker Joseph Hooker was a career United States Army officer, achieving the rank of major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Although he served throughout the war, usually with distinction, Hooker is best remembered for his stunning defeat by Confederate General Robert E...	First Brigade BG Cuvier Grover	2nd New Hampshire 1st Massachusetts 11th Massachusetts 26th Pennsylvania
	Second Brigade ("Excelsior Brigade Excelsior Brigade The Excelsior Brigade was a military unit in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Comprising primarily infantry regiments raised in the state of New York primarily by former U.S... ") Col Nelson Taylor Nelson Taylor Nelson Taylor was a U.S. Representative from New York and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:Born in South Norwalk, Connecticut, Taylor attended the common schools....	70th New York 70th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 70th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of Union Army in the American Civil War. The unit served in the Excelsior Brigade in several battles, including Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the Overland Campaign.-Service:... 72nd New York 73rd New York 73rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 73rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of Union Army in the American Civil War. The regiment was organized in New York City in May 1861 as a Zouave regiment, known for its unusual dress and drill style... 74th New York 74th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 74th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union regiment that served in the American Civil War. They were part of the Excelsior Brigade. They regiment was uniformed after French chasseur soldiers. Companies A and B however uniformed themselves as Zouaves...
	Third Brigade BG Francis E. Patterson Francis E. Patterson Francis Engle Patterson was a US Army general who died during the American Civil War.Patterson was born in Philadelphia to Irish-American army officer Robert Patterson and Sarah Engle...	5th New Jersey 6th New Jersey 6th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry The 6th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry was regiment of infantry from New Jersey that served in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War.-Service:... 7th New Jersey 8th New Jersey
	Artillery Maj Charles S. Wainwright Charles S. Wainwright Charles Shiels Wainwright was a produce farmer in the state of New York and an artillery officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He played an important role in the defense of Cemetery Hill during the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, where his artillery helped repel a Confederate...	Battery D, 1st New York 4th New York 6th New York Battery H, 1st United States
Third Division BG Philip Kearny Philip Kearny Philip Kearny, Jr., was a United States Army officer, notable for his leadership in the Mexican-American War and American Civil War. He was killed in action in the 1862 Battle of Chantilly.-Early life and career:...	First Brigade BG Charles Jameson	57th Pennsylvania 63rd Pennsylvania 105th Pennsylvania 87th New York
	Second Brigade BG David B. Birney David B. Birney David Bell Birney was a businessman, lawyer, and a Union General in the American Civil War.-Early life:Birney was born in Huntsville, Alabama, the son of an abolitionist from Kentucky, James G. Birney. The Birney family returned to Kentucky in 1833, and James Birney freed his slaves...	38th New York 40th New York 3rd Maine 3rd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 3rd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was mustered in at Augusta, Maine for three year's service on June 4, 1861 and were mustered out on June 28, 1864. Veterans who had re-enlisted and those recruits still liable to serve were transferred to 17th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment.-Casualties... 4th Maine 4th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 4th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was assembled in Rockland, Maine on By May 20th, 1861 with Colonel Hiram G. Berry as it's commanding officer. He received four Knox County companies, one from Searsport, Winterport, Wiscasset, and Damariscotta, and two from Belfast. In all, 1,085 men,...
	Third Brigade BG Hiram G. Berry Hiram George Berry Hiram Gregory Berry was an American politician and general in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War.-Birth and early years:Hiram G...	2nd Michigan 2nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 2nd Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 2nd Michigan Infantry was organized by Francis William Kellogg and others at Fort Wayne in Detroit, Michigan. It mustered into Federal service for a... 3rd Michigan 3rd Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 3rd Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:At 8:30 on the morning of Thursday, June 13, 1861, ten companies of the Third Michigan infantry, led by its regimental band and the field and staff officers,... 5th Michigan 5th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 5th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 5th Michigan Infantry was organized at Detroit, Michigan and mustered into Federal service for a three year enlistment on August 28, 1861.The regiment was... 37th New York

IV Corps

BG Erasmus D. Keyes

Erasmus D. Keyes

Erasmus Darwin Keyes was a businessman, banker, and military general, noted for leading the IV Corps of the Union Army of the Potomac during the first half of the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
First Division BG Darius N. Couch Darius N. Couch Darius Nash Couch was an American soldier, businessman, and naturalist. He served as a career U.S. Army officer during the Mexican-American War, the Second Seminole War, and as a general officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.During the Civil War, Couch fought notably in the...	Second Brigade BG John J. Peck John J. Peck John James Peck was a United States soldier who fought in the Mexican-American War and American Civil War.-Early life:...	55th New York 62nd New York 62nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment The Anderson Zouaves was a New York volunteer regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.It was raised under special authority of the War Department in New York City by Col... 93rd Pennsylvania 98th Pennsylvania 102nd Pennsylvania
Second Division BG William F. Smith William F. Smith William F. Smith may refer to:William Farrar Smith , Union Army GeneralWilliam Francis Smith , U.S. District Court judge*William French Smith , U.S. Attorney General...	First Brigade BG Winfield S. Hancock Winfield 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...	5th Wisconsin 6th Maine 6th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 6th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 6th Maine Infantry was organized in Portland, Maine and mustered in for a three year enlistment on July 15, 1861.... 43rd New York 49th New York
	Second Brigade (Vermont Brigade) BG William T. H. Brooks William T. H. Brooks William Thomas Harbaugh Brooks was a career military officer in the United States Army, serving as a major general during the American Civil War.-Early life:...	2nd Vermont 2nd Vermont Infantry The 2nd Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry was a three year' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the eastern theater, predominantly in the VI Corps, Army of the Potomac, from June 1861 to July 1865... 3rd Vermont 3rd Vermont Infantry The 3rd Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry was a three-years infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the eastern theater, predominantly in the VI Corps, Army of the Potomac, from July 1861 to July 1865... 4th Vermont 4th Vermont Infantry The 4th Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry was a three year' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the Eastern Theater, predominantly in the VI Corps, Army of the Potomac, from September 1861 to July 1865... 5th Vermont 5th Vermont Infantry The 5th Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry was a three years' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the Eastern Theater, predominantly in the VI Corps, Army of the Potomac, from September 1861 to June 1865. It was a member of the Vermont Brigade.The... 6th Vermont 6th Vermont Infantry The 6th Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry was a three years' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the Eastern Theater, predominantly in the VI Corps, Army of the Potomac, from October 1861 to June 1865. It was a member of the Vermont Brigade.The...
	Third Brigade BG John Davidson John Davidson (general) John Wynn Davidson was a brigadier general in the United States Army during the American Civil War and an American Indian fighter. In 1866, he received brevet grade appointments as a major general of volunteers and in the regular U.S. Army for his Civil War service,-Biography:Davidson was born in...	7th Maine 7th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 7th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It participated in most of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Potomac in the Eastern Theater.-Service:... 33rd New York 49th New York 77th New York
Third Division BG Silas Casey Silas Casey Silas Casey was a career United States Army officer who rose to the rank of Major General during the American Civil War.-Early life and military career:...	First Brigade BG Henry Morris Naglee Henry Morris Naglee Henry Morris Naglee was a civil engineer, banker, vintner, and a Union General in the American Civil War. Naglee was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1835....	52nd Pennsylvania 52nd Pennsylvania Infantry The 52nd Pennsylvania Volunteers was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-History:The regiment was organized in August 1861 from the northeast counties of Pennsylvania. John C. Dodge, Jr. recruited the unit and served as its first colonel... 104th Pennsylvania 56th New York 100th New York 11th Maine 11th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 11th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 11th Maine Infantry was organized in Augusta, Maine and mustered in for a three year enlistment on November 12, 1861 under the command of Colonel John Curtis...

Cavalry Advanced Guard

BG George Stoneman

George Stoneman

George Stoneman, Jr. was a career United States Army officer, a Union cavalry general in the American Civil War, and the 15th Governor of California between 1883 and 1887.-Early life:...

Brigade	Regiments and Others
Cavalry Division BG Philip St. George Cooke Philip St. George Cooke Philip St. George Cooke was a career United States Army cavalry officer who served as a Union General in the American Civil War. He is noted for his authorship of an Army cavalry manual, and is sometimes called the "Father of the U.S...	1st United States Cavalry 6th United States Cavalry
First Brigade BG William H. Emory William H. Emory William Hemsley Emory was an United States Army officer and surveyor of Texas.-Early life and career:...	3rd Pennsylvania 8th Illinois 8th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry The 8th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment served the duration of the war, and was the only cavalry regiment to serve the entire war in the Army of the Potomac...
Artillery Ltc William Hays William Hays (general) William Hays was a career officer in the United States Army, serving as a Union Army general during the American Civil War.-Early life:...	Battery M, 2nd United States: Cpt H. Benson Battery C, 3rd United States: Cpt H. Gibson

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