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XXII Corps (ACW)
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XXII Corps was a corps in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
. It was created on February 2, 1863, to consist of all troops garrison
ed in Washington, D.C.
, and included three infantry
divisions and one of cavalry
(under Judson Kilpatrick, which left to join the Army of the Potomac
during the Gettysburg Campaign
). Many of its units were transferred to the Army of the Potomac during Grant's Overland Campaign
.
This Corps did not include the many regiments that passed through Washington, D.C. on the way to the front or away from it. Nor does it include the many regiments from the Army of the Potomac
, Army of Georgia
, and Army of the Tennessee
that encamped in the area to participate in the Grand Review of the Armies
.
, born out of the Department of the Potomac. At the time of the war, the Union
named most of its departments, and thus its armies, after naturally occurring landmarks, specifically water courses, i.e. The Army of the Potomac, The Army of the James, The Army of the Gulf, etc. In opposition, the Confederacy
named most of their Armies for geographic areas and states.
east of the Mississippi River
, about half of which became Confederate
territory. Formed on January 1, 1861, there were many Departments formed within its borders, and finally destablished August 17, 1861. Its primary focus was to employ a chain of command
to all units
until the smaller departments could be formed. Headquartered in Albany
, New York
, it was commanded by Major General John E. Wool
.
, Virginia
, and the state
of Maryland
as far as Bladensburg
. It was formed to center on the defense of the national capital, and to differentiate it from the Department of the East. The department was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel
Charles F. Smith from April 10 through April 28, 1861, and Colonel
(later Brigadier General
) Joseph K. Mansfield
from April 28, 1861, through the Department's dissolution on July 25, 1861.
of the city of Washington, D.C. This Department was entrusted with the duty of protecting the United States' capital, with the and the construction
of fortifications. Before the dissolution of the Department of the Potomac, most of the fortifications in the Washington, D.C., area were constructed, mainly by the regiments that were garrison
ed there, most of whom had gone on to form the Army of the Potomac. Commanded by Major General George B. McClellan
.
during the Civil War was a formation within a Department for the purpose of reporting directly to the department commander for administrative affairs.
The Military District of Washington
was organized June 26, 1862, to include Washington, D.C.; Alexandria, Virginia
; and Fort Washington, Maryland
. It was a District under the Department of the Potomac. It was incorporated into the Department of the Rappahanock from April 4, 1862 through June 26, 1862, when it again became an independent command. On February 2, 1863 it merged into the Department of Washington. Commanded by Brigadier General James S. Wadsworth
.
to the Potomac River
, the Fredricksburg and Richmond Rail Road
and the District of Columbia expanded to include the area between the Potomac and Patuxent River
s. It was merged into the Army of Virginia
as III Corps
on June 26, 1862, with Major General Irwin McDowell as its commander.
from Piscataway Creek
to Annapolis Junction
(near present-day Fort Meade
), west to the Monocacy River
, south to the Bull Run Mountains
by way of Goose Creek
, then east to Occoquan River
. The size of it would expand throughout the war to include the entirety of the counties
in the surrounding states
of Maryland and Virginia.
The Quartermaster Department of the Department of Washington was the largest Quartermaster Department in the Union Army
. Duties as varied as building
, maintenance of fortifications, supplies, road building, transportation, and ordinance testing
as well as many other duties were taken over by the quartermasters of the Washington Department. Washington, D.C. also served as a transship point
for supplies and materiel
destined to both the Army of the Potomac
and Army of the James
.
A Corps is a grouping of two to six divisions
, providing a level of the chain of command
typically commanded by a Major General
. Corps were first created by an Act of Congress
on July 17, 1862, but Major General George B. McClellan
had instituted them in the spring of 1862. Before this time, the formations were known as either "Wings" or "Grand Divisions". Most Corps came under the operational command of an Army, but the XXII Corps did not.
XXII Corps was formed as a Corps under the Department of Washington on February 2, 1863. As was tradition, its commanders doubled as commanders of the Department of Washington. During its time, many of the regiments that were fought out
arrived to reconstitute and would then be transferred back out, most of them from or to the Army of the Potomac.
, better known as Mosby's Rangers, Mosby's Command, or Mosby's Raiders, commanded by Colonel
John S. Mosby
, made many forays in the area known as Mosby's Confederacy which extended from Loudoun County to Fairfax County, Virginia
. Many of the raids it performed came into the area protected by XXII Corps, and many skirmishes with Brigadier General William Gamble's Cavalry Division, as well as various other XXII Corps units. During its reign, Mosby's Raiders captured Brigadier General Edwin H. Stoughton
(then commanding the 2nd Vermont Brigade
), cut telegraph wires
during Early's Valley Campaign
and numerous raids against rail lines and supply stations.
of 1864, playing a major role in the defense of Fort Stevens
on July 11, 1864. Hardin's
Division held the skirmish lines and engaged in small engagements, suffering 73 killed and wounded. The following day, Early found the works held by veteran soldiers of Major General
Horatio Wright's VI Corps
and Brevet
Brigadier General
William Emory's
XIX Corps
. After making a small fight, Early would withdraw
, crossing back into Virginia
the next day.
and continued through the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign
until the end of the war
. Some units began serving before the XXII Corps was formed.
Senator and Colonel
Edwin Baker
to have a California
presence in the Eastern Theater
. After the death of Colonel Baker at the Battle of Balls Bluff, the brigade was redesignated the Philadelphia Brigade
. Made up of the 1st
, 2nd
, 3rd
, and 5th California Infantry
. After redesignation as the Philadelphia Brigade
, it consisted of the 69th
, 71st
, 72nd
, and 106th Pennsylvania Infantry
.
The First New Jersey Brigade
was a Brigade formed by the state of New Jersey while defending Washington, D.C.
. This was the first brigade in the Civil War to be formed with the intention of encompassing regiments from one state. It consisted of the 1st
, 2nd, 3rd
, 4th, and 10th New Jersey Infantry
. By the end of the war, at different it would have up to eight New Jersey regiments.
The Pennsylvania Reserve Division
was formed out of an overflow of volunteers over the amount requested by the Department of War
. After the Secretary of War declined to accept the new units into Federal Service, they were formed, equipped and maintained by the State of Pennsylvania. During its service in Washington, D.C., it was composed of the 3rd
, 4th
, and 8th Pennsylvania Reserves
.
Vermont
gave two brigades to the defenses of Washington, D.C. The 1st Vermont Brigade
, composed of the 2nd
, 3rd
, 4th
, and 6th Vermont Infantry
. It was brigaded together through the efforts of Colonel William F. "Baldy" Smith
who went to his West Point classmate and friend, Major General George B. McClellan
.
The 2nd Vermont Brigade
, composed of 12th
, 13th
, 14th
, 15th
, and 16th Vermont Infantry
, all nine month regiments, was formed October 27, 1862.
The Iron Brigade
was the only named brigade to come from varied states, the 2nd
, 6th
, and 7th Wisconsin Infantry
, along with the 19th Indiana Infantry
and was formed on October 1, 1861. Although at the time, it wasn't known by this name, simply known as 3rd Brigade, I Corps
. It wouldn't earn the moniker for almost a year, during the Battle of South Mountain
during the Antietam Campaign
.
Connecticut
Illinois
Indiana
Maine
Michigan
New York
Wisconsin
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...
during 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...
. It was created on February 2, 1863, to consist of all troops garrison
Garrison
Garrison is the collective term for a body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but now often simply using it as a home base....
ed in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, and included three infantry
Infantry
Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
divisions and one of cavalry
Cavalry
Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...
(under Judson Kilpatrick, which left to join the Army of the Potomac
Army of the Potomac
The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-History:The Army of the Potomac was created in 1861, but was then only the size of a corps . Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia, under Brig. Gen...
during the Gettysburg Campaign
Gettysburg Campaign
The Gettysburg Campaign was a series of battles fought in June and July 1863, during the American Civil War. After his victory in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia moved north for offensive operations in Maryland and Pennsylvania. The...
). Many of its units were transferred to the Army of the Potomac during Grant's Overland Campaign
Overland Campaign
The Overland Campaign, also known as Grant's Overland Campaign and the Wilderness Campaign, was a series of battles fought in Virginia during May and June 1864, in the American Civil War. Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, general-in-chief of all Union armies, directed the actions of the Army of the...
.
This Corps did not include the many regiments that passed through Washington, D.C. on the way to the front or away from it. Nor does it include the many regiments from the Army of the Potomac
Army of the Potomac
The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-History:The Army of the Potomac was created in 1861, but was then only the size of a corps . Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia, under Brig. Gen...
, Army of Georgia
Army of Georgia
The Army of Georgia was a Union army that constituted the Left Wing of Major General William T. Sherman's Army Group during the March to the Sea and the Carolinas Campaign.-History:...
, and Army of the Tennessee
Army of the Tennessee
The Army of the Tennessee was a Union army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, named for the Tennessee River. It should not be confused with the similarly named Army of Tennessee, a Confederate army named after the State of Tennessee....
that encamped in the area to participate in the Grand Review of the Armies
Grand Review of the Armies
The Grand Review of the Armies was a military procession and celebration in Washington, D.C., on May 23 and May 24, 1865, following the close of the American Civil War...
.
History
Civil War Armies at the time took their name from the Department that it was born out of. This is the reason for the naming of the Army of the PotomacArmy of the Potomac
The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-History:The Army of the Potomac was created in 1861, but was then only the size of a corps . Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia, under Brig. Gen...
, born out of the Department of the Potomac. At the time of the war, the Union
Union (American Civil War)
During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty free states and five border slave states. It was opposed by 11 southern slave states that had declared a secession to join together to form the...
named most of its departments, and thus its armies, after naturally occurring landmarks, specifically water courses, i.e. The Army of the Potomac, The Army of the James, The Army of the Gulf, etc. In opposition, the Confederacy
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
named most of their Armies for geographic areas and states.
Department of the East
Comprising all of the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
east of the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
, about half of which became Confederate
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
territory. Formed on January 1, 1861, there were many Departments formed within its borders, and finally destablished August 17, 1861. Its primary focus was to employ a chain of command
Chain of Command
Chain of Command may refer to:* Chain of command, in a military context, the line of authority and responsibility along which orders are passed* "Chain of Command" , the fifth episode of the first season of Beast Wars...
to all units
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...
until the smaller departments could be formed. Headquartered in Albany
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, it was commanded by Major General John E. Wool
John E. Wool
John Ellis Wool was an officer in the United States Army during three consecutive U.S. wars: the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. By the time of the Mexican-American War, he was widely considered one of the most capable officers in the army and a superb organizer...
.
Department of Washington, D.C.
Constituted April 9, 1861, to include Washington, D.C. to its original boundaries of ArlingtonArlington County, Virginia
Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The land that became Arlington was originally donated by Virginia to the United States government to form part of the new federal capital district. On February 27, 1801, the United States Congress organized the area as a subdivision of...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, and the state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
as far as Bladensburg
Bladensburg, Maryland
Bladensburg is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 7,661 at the 2000 census.Bladensburg is from central Washington, DC...
. It was formed to center on the defense of the national capital, and to differentiate it from the Department of the East. The department was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
Charles F. Smith from April 10 through April 28, 1861, and Colonel
Colonel (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...
(later Brigadier General
Brigadier 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...
) Joseph K. Mansfield
Joseph K. Mansfield
Joseph King Fenno Mansfield was a career United States Army officer, civil engineer, and a Union general in the American Civil War, mortally wounded at the Battle of Antietam.-Early life:...
from April 28, 1861, through the Department's dissolution on July 25, 1861.
Department of the Potomac
The Department of the Potomac, formed July 25, 1861 and destablished August 16, 1861, provide for the defenseDefense (military)
Defense has several uses in the sphere of military application.Personal defense implies measures taken by individual soldiers in protecting themselves whether by use of protective materials such as armor, or field construction of trenches or a bunker, or by using weapons that prevent the enemy...
of the city of Washington, D.C. This Department was entrusted with the duty of protecting the United States' capital, with the and the construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
of fortifications. Before the dissolution of the Department of the Potomac, most of the fortifications in the Washington, D.C., area were constructed, mainly by the regiments that were garrison
Garrison
Garrison is the collective term for a body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but now often simply using it as a home base....
ed there, most of whom had gone on to form the Army of the Potomac. Commanded by Major General 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...
.
Military District of Washington
A Military DistrictMilitary district
Military districts are formations of a state's armed forces which are responsible for a certain area of territory. They are often more responsible for administrative than operational matters, and in countries with conscript forces, often handle parts of the conscription cycle.Navies have also used...
during the Civil War was a formation within a Department for the purpose of reporting directly to the department commander for administrative affairs.
The Military District of Washington
Military District of Washington
The United States Army Military District of Washington is one of nineteen major commands of the United States Army. Its headquarters are located at Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C...
was organized June 26, 1862, to include Washington, D.C.; Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...
; and Fort Washington, Maryland
Fort Washington, Maryland
Fort Washington, Maryland is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland in the suburbs of the capital city of the United States of America, Washington, D.C., south of the downtown district. It is a prosperous community with an African American majority...
. It was a District under the Department of the Potomac. It was incorporated into the Department of the Rappahanock from April 4, 1862 through June 26, 1862, when it again became an independent command. On February 2, 1863 it merged into the Department of Washington. Commanded by Brigadier General James S. Wadsworth
James S. Wadsworth
James Samuel Wadsworth was a philanthropist, politician, and a Union general in the American Civil War. He was killed in battle during the Battle of the Wilderness of 1864.-Early years:...
.
Department of the Rappahannock
The Department of the Rappahannock was formed April 4, 1862, from the original I Corps of the Army of the Potomac, to control the area east of the Blue Ridge MountainsBlue Ridge Mountains
The Blue Ridge Mountains are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains range. This province consists of northern and southern physiographic regions, which divide near the Roanoke River gap. The mountain range is located in the eastern United States, starting at its southern-most...
to the Potomac River
Potomac River
The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. The river is approximately long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles...
, the Fredricksburg and Richmond Rail Road
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
The Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad was a railroad connecting Richmond, Virginia, to Washington, D.C. It is now a portion of the CSX Transportation system....
and the District of Columbia expanded to include the area between the Potomac and Patuxent River
Patuxent River
The Patuxent River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. There are three main river drainages for central Maryland: the Potomac River to the west passing through Washington D.C., the Patapsco River to the northeast passing through Baltimore, and the Patuxent River between...
s. It was merged into the Army of Virginia
Army of Virginia
The Army of Virginia was organized as a major unit of the Union Army and operated briefly and unsuccessfully in 1862 in the American Civil War. It should not be confused with its principal opponent, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by Robert E...
as III Corps
III Corps (ACW)
There were four formations in the Union Army designated as III Corps during the American Civil War.Three were short-lived:*In the Army of Virginia:**Irvin McDowell ;**James B...
on June 26, 1862, with Major General Irwin McDowell as its commander.
Defenses of Washington, D.C.
The Defenses of Washington D.C. was a short lived command, from September 2, 1862 through February 2, 1863. used for the consolidation of all the defenses of the area including and surrounding Washington, D.C. Its main focus was on the maintaining of the fortifications in extending in a ring around Washington, D.C.Department of Washington
On February 2, 1863, the Department of Washington was re-formed to encompass the area from north of the PotomacPotomac River
The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. The river is approximately long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles...
from Piscataway Creek
Piscataway Creek
Piscataway Creek is an tributary of the Potomac River in Prince George's County, Maryland. The creek is a tidal arm of the Potomac for its final , entering the Potomac at Fort Washington Park. Tinkers Creek is a tributary to Piscataway Creek, converging from the north upstream of the mouth of the...
to Annapolis Junction
Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Annapolis Junction is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States.-Demographics:The ZIP Code for Annapolis Junction is 20701. 2000 Census for 20701*Population 40*Median age 31.5 years*Single family homes 6...
(near present-day Fort Meade
Fort George G. Meade
Fort George G. Meade is a United States Army installation that includes the Defense Information School, the United States Army Field Band, and the headquarters of United States Cyber Command, the National Security Agency, and the Defense Courier Service...
), west to the Monocacy River
Monocacy River
The Monocacy River is a free-flowing tributary of the Potomac River, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean via the Chesapeake Bay. The river is long, with a drainage area of about...
, south to the Bull Run Mountains
Bull Run Mountains
The Bull Run Mountains are a mountain range of the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Virginia in the United States. Located approximately east of the main chain, across the Loudoun Valley...
by way of Goose Creek
Goose Creek (Potomac River)
Goose Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River in Fauquier and Loudoun counties in northern Virginia. It comprises the principal drainage system for the Loudoun Valley.-Course:...
, then east to Occoquan River
Occoquan River
The Occoquan River is a tributary of the Potomac River in northern Virginia, in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The river is long, and its watershed covers about . It is formed by the confluence of Broad Run and Cedar Run in Prince William County; Bull Run enters it east-southeast of...
. The size of it would expand throughout the war to include the entirety of the counties
County (United States)
In the United States, a county is a geographic subdivision of a state , usually assigned some governmental authority. The term "county" is used in 48 of the 50 states; Louisiana is divided into parishes and Alaska into boroughs. Parishes and boroughs are called "county-equivalents" by the U.S...
in the surrounding states
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Maryland and Virginia.
The Quartermaster Department of the Department of Washington was the largest Quartermaster Department in the Union Army
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...
. Duties as varied as building
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
, maintenance of fortifications, supplies, road building, transportation, and ordinance testing
Field artillery in the American Civil War
Field artillery in the American Civil War refers to the important artillery weapons, equipment, and practices used by the Artillery branch to support the infantry and cavalry forces in the field. It does not include siege artillery, use of artillery in fixed fortifications, or coastal or naval...
as well as many other duties were taken over by the quartermasters of the Washington Department. Washington, D.C. also served as a transship point
Transshipment
Transshipment or Transhipment is the shipment of goods or containers to an intermediate destination, and then from there to yet another destination....
for supplies and materiel
Materiel
Materiel is a term used in English to refer to the equipment and supplies in military and commercial supply chain management....
destined to both the Army of the Potomac
Army of the Potomac
The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.-History:The Army of the Potomac was created in 1861, but was then only the size of a corps . Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia, under Brig. Gen...
and Army of the James
Army of the James
The Army of the James was a Union Army that was composed of units from the Department of Virginia and North Carolina and served along the James River during the final operations of the American Civil War in Virginia.-History:...
.
XXII Corps
Division (military)
A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions typically make up a corps...
, providing a level of the chain of command
Chain of Command
Chain of Command may refer to:* Chain of command, in a military context, the line of authority and responsibility along which orders are passed* "Chain of Command" , the fifth episode of the first season of Beast Wars...
typically commanded by a Major General
Major 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...
. Corps were first created by an Act of Congress
Act of Congress
An Act of Congress is a statute enacted by government with a legislature named "Congress," such as the United States Congress or the Congress of the Philippines....
on July 17, 1862, but Major General 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...
had instituted them in the spring of 1862. Before this time, the formations were known as either "Wings" or "Grand Divisions". Most Corps came under the operational command of an Army, but the XXII Corps did not.
XXII Corps was formed as a Corps under the Department of Washington on February 2, 1863. As was tradition, its commanders doubled as commanders of the Department of Washington. During its time, many of the regiments that were fought out
Hors de combat
Hors de Combat, literally meaning "outside the fight," is a French term used in diplomacy and international law to refer to soldiers who are incapable of performing their military function. Examples include a downed fighter pilot, as well as the sick, wounded, detained, or otherwise disabled...
arrived to reconstitute and would then be transferred back out, most of them from or to the Army of the Potomac.
Mosby's Raids
During the time of existence of the 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry
The 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, also known as Mosby's Rangers, Mosby's Raiders or Mosby's Men, was a battalion of partisan cavalry in the Confederate army during the American Civil War...
, better known as Mosby's Rangers, Mosby's Command, or Mosby's Raiders, commanded by Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
John S. Mosby
John S. Mosby
John Singleton Mosby , nicknamed the "Gray Ghost", was a Confederate cavalry battalion commander in the American Civil War...
, made many forays in the area known as Mosby's Confederacy which extended from Loudoun County to Fairfax County, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. Many of the raids it performed came into the area protected by XXII Corps, and many skirmishes with Brigadier General William Gamble's Cavalry Division, as well as various other XXII Corps units. During its reign, Mosby's Raiders captured Brigadier General Edwin H. Stoughton
Edwin H. Stoughton
Edwin Henry Stoughton , was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a lawyer.-Early life:Stoughton was born in Chester, Vermont, the son of Henry Evander and Laura Stoughton....
(then commanding the 2nd Vermont Brigade
2nd Vermont Brigade
The 2nd Vermont Brigade was an infantry brigade in the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War.- Composition and commanders :...
), cut telegraph wires
Action at Mount Zion Church
The Action at Mount Zion Church was a cavalry skirmish during the American Civil War that took place on July 6, 1864, between Union forces under Major William H. Forbes and Confederate forces under Colonel John S. Mosby near Aldie in Loudoun County, Virginia, as part of Mosby's Operations in...
during Early's Valley Campaign
Valley Campaigns of 1864
The Valley Campaigns of 1864 were American Civil War operations and battles that took place in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia from May to October 1864. Military historians divide this period into three separate campaigns, but it is useful to consider the three together and how they...
and numerous raids against rail lines and supply stations.
Battle of Fort Stevens
The corps took part in the defense of Washington during Jubal Early's Washington RaidValley Campaigns of 1864
The Valley Campaigns of 1864 were American Civil War operations and battles that took place in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia from May to October 1864. Military historians divide this period into three separate campaigns, but it is useful to consider the three together and how they...
of 1864, playing a major role in the defense of Fort Stevens
Battle of Fort Stevens
The Battle of Fort Stevens was an American Civil War battle fought July 11–12, 1864, in Northwest Washington, D.C., as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 between forces under Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early and Union Maj. Gen. Alexander McD. McCook. Although Early caused consternation...
on July 11, 1864. Hardin's
Martin Davis Hardin
Martin Davis Hardin was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.Martin D. Hardin was born in Jacksonville, Illinois. He was a family friend and protege of Abraham Lincoln...
Division held the skirmish lines and engaged in small engagements, suffering 73 killed and wounded. The following day, Early found the works held by veteran soldiers of Major General
Major 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...
Horatio Wright's VI Corps
VI Corps (ACW)
The VI Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Formation:The corps was organized as the Sixth Provisional Corps on May 18, 1862, by uniting Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin's Division, which had just arrived on the Virginia Peninsula, with Maj. Gen. William F. Smith's...
and Brevet
Brevet (military)
In many of the world's military establishments, brevet referred to a warrant authorizing a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but usually without receiving the pay of that higher rank except when actually serving in that role. An officer so promoted may be referred to as being...
Brigadier General
Brigadier 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...
William Emory's
William H. Emory
William Hemsley Emory was an United States Army officer and surveyor of Texas.-Early life and career:...
XIX Corps
XIX Corps (ACW)
XIX Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War. It spent most of its service in Louisiana and the Gulf, though several units fought in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley....
. After making a small fight, Early would withdraw
Withdrawal (military)
A withdrawal is a type of military operation, generally meaning retreating forces back while maintaining contact with the enemy. A withdrawal may be undertaken as part of a general retreat, to consolidate forces, to occupy ground that is more easily defended, or to lead the enemy into an ambush...
, crossing back into Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
the next day.
Command history
| Major General Major 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... 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.... |
February 2, 1863 — October 13, 1863 |
| Major General Christopher C. Augur Christopher C. Augur Christopher Columbus Augur was an American military officer, most noted for his role in the American Civil War. Although less well known than other Union commanders, he was nonetheless considered an able battlefield commander.-Early life:Augur was born in Kendall, New York. He moved with his... |
October 13, 1863 — June 11, 1865 |
| Major General John G. Parke | June 7, 1865 — June 26, 1865 |
Notable officers
| Name | Unit | Dates Served |
|---|---|---|
| Major General John G. Barnard John G. Barnard John Gross Barnard was a career engineering officer in the U.S. Army, serving in the Mexican-American War, as the Superintendent of the United States Military Academy and as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War... |
Chief Engineer, Department of Washington | July 1, 1862 — June 5, 1864 |
| Major General 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:... |
Commanded Casey's Division (Provisional Brigade) and served as an administrative officer | June, 1862 — May, 1863 |
| Maj. Gen. 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... |
Commanded Department of the Potomac | July 25, 1861 — August 16, 1861 |
| Major General Montgomery C. Meigs Montgomery C. Meigs Montgomery Cunningham Meigs was a career United States Army officer, civil engineer, construction engineer for a number of facilities in Washington, D.C., and Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army during and after the American Civil War.... |
Quartermaster General of the Union Army and commander of War Department United States Department of War The United States Department of War, also called the War Department , was the United States Cabinet department originally responsible for the operation and maintenance of the United States Army... clerks during the Battle of Fort Stevens Battle of Fort Stevens The Battle of Fort Stevens was an American Civil War battle fought July 11–12, 1864, in Northwest Washington, D.C., as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 between forces under Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early and Union Maj. Gen. Alexander McD. McCook. Although Early caused consternation... |
May 15, 1861 — June 30, 1865 |
| Brigadier General John Joseph Abercrombie John Joseph Abercrombie John Joseph Abercrombie was a career United States Army officer who served in numerous wars, finally reaching the rank of brigadier general during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
Commanded Abercrombie's Division | October, 1862 — June 26, 1863 |
| Brigadier General Barton S. Alexander Barton S. Alexander Barton Stone Alexander was an American engineer commander during the American Civil War who rose to the brevet rank of brigadier general in the regular army. He was a graduate of the U.S... |
Chief Engineer of the Defenses of Washington, D.C. | July 1, 1862 — April 7, 1863 |
| Brigadier General Robert Cowdin Robert Cowdin Robert Cowdin was a businessman, a field officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a local politician in Massachusetts. Cowdin was colonel of the 1st Massachusetts Infantry and served in several major battles early in the war... |
Commanded 1st and 2nd Brigade, Abercrombie's Division | October, 1862 — March 30, 1863 |
| Brigadier General Gustavus Adolphus DeRussy | Commander of DeRussy's Division, stationed south of Washington, D.C. | May 25, 1863 — August 20, 1865 |
| Brigadier General Martin Davis Hardin Martin Davis Hardin Martin Davis Hardin was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.Martin D. Hardin was born in Jacksonville, Illinois. He was a family friend and protege of Abraham Lincoln... |
Commander of Haskin's Division, stationed north of Washington, D.C. | July 8, 1864 — August 2, 1865 |
| Brigadier General Joseph Abel Haskin | Commander of Haskin's Division, stationed north of Washington, D.C., later Chief of Artillery | February 2, 1863 — April 10, 1866 |
| Brigadier General William Gamble | Commanded Cavalry Division | December 21, 1863 — July 17, 1865 |
| Brigadier General Rufus King | Commanded King's Division | July 15, 1863 — October 20, 1863 |
| Brigadier General Joseph K. Mansfield Joseph K. Mansfield Joseph King Fenno Mansfield was a career United States Army officer, civil engineer, and a Union general in the American Civil War, mortally wounded at the Battle of Antietam.-Early life:... |
Commanded the original Department of Washington | April 28, 1861 — March 15, 1862 |
| Brigadier General Edwin H. Stoughton Edwin H. Stoughton Edwin Henry Stoughton , was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a lawyer.-Early life:Stoughton was born in Chester, Vermont, the son of Henry Evander and Laura Stoughton.... |
Commander, 2nd Vermont Brigade 2nd Vermont Brigade The 2nd Vermont Brigade was an infantry brigade in the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War.- Composition and commanders :... |
December 7, 1862 — March 9, 1863 |
| Colonel John Baillie McIntosh John Baillie McIntosh John Baillie McIntosh , although born in Florida, served as a Union Army brigadier general in the American Civil War. His brother, James M... |
Commander of Cavalry Division | January 2, 1864 — May 2, 1864 |
| Chief Aeronaut Thaddeus S. C. Lowe Thaddeus S. C. Lowe Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt Lowe , also known as Professor T. S. C. Lowe, was an American Civil War aeronaut, scientist and inventor, mostly self-educated in the fields of chemistry, meteorology, and aeronautics, and the father of military aerial reconnaissance in the United States... |
Commander of the Union Army Balloon Corps Union Army Balloon Corps The Union Army Balloon Corps was a branch of the Union Army during the American Civil War, established by presidential appointee Thaddeus S. C. Lowe... |
October, 1861 — August, 1863 |
Components of XXII Corps
Many Regiments and Brigades serving in the XXII Corps were only temporarily assigned to it. Some mainly served during times when they were reconstituting due to battle casualties, while others were trained in the vicinity of Washington before going into the field. Yet others were heavy artillery regiments assigned to the fortifications surrounding the capital. Many units, including heavy artillery regiments, left when more soldiers were needed during Grant's Overland CampaignOverland Campaign
The Overland Campaign, also known as Grant's Overland Campaign and the Wilderness Campaign, was a series of battles fought in Virginia during May and June 1864, in the American Civil War. Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, general-in-chief of all Union armies, directed the actions of the Army of the...
and continued through the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign
Siege of Petersburg
The 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...
until the end of the war
Appomattox Campaign
The Appomattox Campaign was a series of battles fought March 29 – April 9, 1865, in Virginia that culminated in the surrender of Confederate General Robert E...
. Some units began serving before the XXII Corps was formed.
Famed Brigades in XXII Corps
The California Brigade was formed by OregonOregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
Senator and Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Edwin Baker
Edwin Baker
Edwin Albert Baker, was a Canadian co-founder of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind ....
to have a California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
presence in the Eastern Theater
Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
The Eastern Theater of the American Civil War included the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, and the coastal fortifications and seaports of North Carolina...
. After the death of Colonel Baker at the Battle of Balls Bluff, the brigade was redesignated the Philadelphia Brigade
Philadelphia Brigade
The Philadelphia Brigade was a Union Army brigade that served in the American Civil War. It was raised primarily in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with the exception of the 106th regiment which contained men from Lycoming and Bradford counties.The brigade fought with the Army of the...
. Made up of the 1st
71st Pennsylvania Infantry
The 71st Pennsylvania Volunteers was an infantry regiment of the Union Army that participated in the American Civil War.-History:...
, 2nd
69th Pennsylvania Infantry
The 69th Pennsylvania Infantry was a volunteer regiment in the Union army during the American Civil War. Part of the famed Philadelphia Brigade, it played a key role defending against Pickett's Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg. Companies I and K wore a very americanized zouave uniform...
, 3rd
72nd Pennsylvania Infantry
The 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry was a volunteer infantry regiment which served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was part of the famous Philadelphia Brigade. They wore a very americanized zouave uniform...
, and 5th California Infantry
106th Pennsylvania Infantry
The 106th Pennsylvania was a volunteer infantry regiment which served in the Union Army during the American Civil War...
. After redesignation as the Philadelphia Brigade
Philadelphia Brigade
The Philadelphia Brigade was a Union Army brigade that served in the American Civil War. It was raised primarily in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with the exception of the 106th regiment which contained men from Lycoming and Bradford counties.The brigade fought with the Army of the...
, it consisted of the 69th
69th Pennsylvania Infantry
The 69th Pennsylvania Infantry was a volunteer regiment in the Union army during the American Civil War. Part of the famed Philadelphia Brigade, it played a key role defending against Pickett's Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg. Companies I and K wore a very americanized zouave uniform...
, 71st
71st Pennsylvania Infantry
The 71st Pennsylvania Volunteers was an infantry regiment of the Union Army that participated in the American Civil War.-History:...
, 72nd
72nd Pennsylvania Infantry
The 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry was a volunteer infantry regiment which served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was part of the famous Philadelphia Brigade. They wore a very americanized zouave uniform...
, and 106th Pennsylvania Infantry
106th Pennsylvania Infantry
The 106th Pennsylvania was a volunteer infantry regiment which served in the Union Army during the American Civil War...
.
The First New Jersey Brigade
First New Jersey Brigade
The First New Jersey Brigade is the common name for an American Civil War brigade of New Jersey infantry regiments in the Union Army of the Potomac...
was a Brigade formed by the state of New Jersey while defending Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
. This was the first brigade in the Civil War to be formed with the intention of encompassing regiments from one state. It consisted of the 1st
1st New Jersey Volunteer Infantry
The 1st New Jersey Volunteer Infantry was an American Civil War Union Army regiment of infantry from New Jersey that served in the Army of the Potomac....
, 2nd, 3rd
3rd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry
The 3rd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry was an American Civil War Union Army regiment of infantry from New Jersey that served in the Army of the Potomac....
, 4th, and 10th New Jersey Infantry
10th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry
The 10th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry was a regiment was organized under the provisions of an Act of Congress approved July 22, 1861, and by authority issued by the War Department. It was created to recruit from residents of the State of New Jersey, but was not under the control or supervision of...
. By the end of the war, at different it would have up to eight New Jersey regiments.
The Pennsylvania Reserve Division
Pennsylvania Reserves
The Pennsylvania Reserves were an infantry division in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Noted for its famous commanders and high casualties, it served in the Eastern Theater, and fought in many important battles, including Antietam and Gettysburg....
was formed out of an overflow of volunteers over the amount requested by the Department of War
United States Department of War
The United States Department of War, also called the War Department , was the United States Cabinet department originally responsible for the operation and maintenance of the United States Army...
. After the Secretary of War declined to accept the new units into Federal Service, they were formed, equipped and maintained by the State of Pennsylvania. During its service in Washington, D.C., it was composed of the 3rd
3rd Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment
The 3rd Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment, also known as the 32nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment, was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was part of the 2nd Brigade of the Pennsylvania Reserves division.-Service:The 3rd Pennsylvania Reserves...
, 4th
4th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment
The 4th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment, also known as the 33rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment, was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War...
, and 8th Pennsylvania Reserves
8th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment
The 8th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment was an infantry regiment of the northern Union Army during the American Civil War.-History:The regiment was organized at Camp Wilkins near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with George S. Hays as colonel, S. D. Oliphant as lieutenant colonel, and J. B. Gardner as...
.
Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
gave two brigades to the defenses of Washington, D.C. The 1st Vermont Brigade
1st Vermont Brigade
The First Vermont Brigade, or "Old Brigade" was an infantry brigade in the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. It suffered the highest casualty count of any brigade in the history of the United States Army, with some 1,172 killed in action...
, composed of the 2nd
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
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
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...
, and 6th Vermont Infantry
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...
. It was brigaded together through the efforts of Colonel William F. "Baldy" Smith
William Farrar Smith
William Farrar Smith , was a civil engineer, a member of the New York City police commission, and Union general in the American Civil War.-Early life:...
who went to his West Point classmate and friend, Major General 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...
.
The 2nd Vermont Brigade
2nd Vermont Brigade
The 2nd Vermont Brigade was an infantry brigade in the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War.- Composition and commanders :...
, composed of 12th
12th Vermont Infantry
The 12th Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry was a nine months' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the eastern theater, predominantly in the Defenses of Washington, from October 1862 to July 1863...
, 13th
13th Vermont Infantry
The 13th Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry was a nine months' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the eastern theater, predominantly in the Defenses of Washington, from October 1862 to August 1863...
, 14th
14th Vermont Infantry
The 14th Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry was a nine months' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the eastern theater, predominantly in the Defenses of Washington, from October 1862 to August 1863...
, 15th
15th Vermont Infantry
The 15th Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry was a nine months' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War...
, and 16th Vermont Infantry
16th Vermont Infantry
The 16th Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry was a nine months' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the eastern theater, predominantly in the Defenses of Washington, from October 1862 to August 1863...
, all nine month regiments, was formed October 27, 1862.
The Iron Brigade
Iron Brigade
The Iron Brigade, also known as the Iron Brigade of the West or the Black Hat Brigade, was an infantry brigade in the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. Although it fought entirely in the Eastern Theater, it was composed of regiments from Western states...
was the only named brigade to come from varied states, the 2nd
2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It spent most of the war as a member of the famous Iron Brigade of the Army of the Potomac.-Service:...
, 6th
6th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 6th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It spent most of the war as a member of the famous Iron Brigade in the Army of the Potomac.-Service:...
, and 7th Wisconsin Infantry
7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 7th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It spent most of the war as a member of the famous Iron Brigade in the Army of the Potomac.-Service:...
, along with the 19th Indiana Infantry
19th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 19th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was one of the original regiments in the Army of the Potomac's Iron Brigade.-Service:...
and was formed on October 1, 1861. Although at the time, it wasn't known by this name, simply known as 3rd Brigade, I Corps
I Corps (ACW)
I Corps was the designation of three different corps-sized units in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The units served in the following armies:...
. It wouldn't earn the moniker for almost a year, during the Battle of South Mountain
Battle of South Mountain
The Battle of South Mountain was fought September 14, 1862, as part of the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War. Three pitched battles were fought for possession of three South Mountain passes: Crampton's, Turner's, and Fox's Gaps. Maj. Gen. George B...
during the Antietam Campaign
Maryland Campaign
The Maryland Campaign, or the Antietam Campaign is widely considered one of the major turning points of the American Civil War. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the North was repulsed by Maj. Gen. George B...
.
California
| 1st California Infantry 71st Pennsylvania Infantry The 71st Pennsylvania Volunteers was an infantry regiment of the Union Army that participated in the American Civil War.-History:... |
July 22, 1861 — February 24, 1862 | Transfer to Harper's Ferry, Virginia |
| 2nd California Infantry 69th Pennsylvania Infantry The 69th Pennsylvania Infantry was a volunteer regiment in the Union army during the American Civil War. Part of the famed Philadelphia Brigade, it played a key role defending against Pickett's Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg. Companies I and K wore a very americanized zouave uniform... |
September 17, 1861 — February 22, 1862 | Transfer to Harper's Ferry, Virginia |
| 3rd California Infantry 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry The 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry was a volunteer infantry regiment which served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was part of the famous Philadelphia Brigade. They wore a very americanized zouave uniform... |
August, 1861 — February 22, 1862 | Transfer to Harper's Ferry, Virginia |
| 5th California Infantry 106th Pennsylvania Infantry The 106th Pennsylvania was a volunteer infantry regiment which served in the Union Army during the American Civil War... |
November, 1861 — February 24, 1862 | Peninsula Campaign Peninsula Campaign The Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia from March through July 1862, the first large-scale offensive in the Eastern Theater. The operation, commanded by Maj. Gen. George B... |
ConnecticutConnecticut in the American Civil WarThe New England state of Connecticut played a relatively small, but important role in the American Civil War, providing arms, equipment, money, supplies, and manpower for the Union Army, as well as the Union Navy...
| 1st Connecticut Cavalry | April 29, 1865 — August 2, 1865 | Mustered out |
| 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery | January 2, 1862 — April 2, 1862 | Bull Run Campaign First Battle of Bull Run First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas , was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the City of Manassas... |
| 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery | August 27, 1862 — May 13, 1864 | Overland Campaign Overland Campaign The Overland Campaign, also known as Grant's Overland Campaign and the Wilderness Campaign, was a series of battles fought in Virginia during May and June 1864, in the American Civil War. Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, general-in-chief of all Union armies, directed the actions of the Army of the... |
| 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery The 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery was a volunteer infantry regiment which served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-History:... |
November 23, 1863 — May 13, 1864 | Overland Campaign Overland Campaign The Overland Campaign, also known as Grant's Overland Campaign and the Wilderness Campaign, was a series of battles fought in Virginia during May and June 1864, in the American Civil War. Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, general-in-chief of all Union armies, directed the actions of the Army of the... |
| 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery The 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery was a volunteer infantry regiment which served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-History:... |
June 3, 1865 — August 18, 1865 | Mustered out |
| 2nd Connecticut Light Artillery | October 15, 1862 — June, 1863 | Gettysburg Campaign Gettysburg Campaign The Gettysburg Campaign was a series of battles fought in June and July 1863, during the American Civil War. After his victory in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia moved north for offensive operations in Maryland and Pennsylvania. The... |
| 2nd Connecticut Light Artillery | October 12, 1863 — January, 1864 | Transfer to New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans in the Civil War New Orleans, in Louisiana, was the largest city in the Southern States during the American Civil War. It provided thousands of troops for the Confederate States Army, as well as several leading officers and generals... |
| 1st Connecticut Infantry | May 18, 1861 — July 16, 1861 | Mustered out (90-day regiment) |
| 2nd Connecticut Infantry | May 19, 1861 - July 16, 1861 | Mustered out (90-day regiment) |
| 3rd Connecticut Infantry | May 19, 1861 — January 2, 1862 | Mustered out (90-day regiment) |
| 4th Connecticut Infantry | June 10, 1861 — July 16, 1861 | Redesignated 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery |
| 5th Connecticut Infantry | May 20, 1865 — July 19, 1865 | Mustered out |
| 6th Connecticut Infantry | September 17, 1861 — October 5, 1861 | Sherman's Thomas W. Sherman Thomas West Sherman was a United States Army officer with service during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.... Expedition to Port Royal Battle of Port Royal The Battle of Port Royal was one of the earliest amphibious operations of the American Civil War, in which a United States Navy fleet and United States Army expeditionary force captured Port Royal Sound, South Carolina, between Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina, on November 7, 1861... |
| 7th Connecticut Infantry | September 18, 1861 — October 5, 1861 | Sherman's Thomas W. Sherman Thomas West Sherman was a United States Army officer with service during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.... Expedition to Port Royal Battle of Port Royal The Battle of Port Royal was one of the earliest amphibious operations of the American Civil War, in which a United States Navy fleet and United States Army expeditionary force captured Port Royal Sound, South Carolina, between Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina, on November 7, 1861... |
| 14th Connecticut Infantry 14th Connecticut Infantry The 14th Connecticut Infantry was an infantry regiment that participated in the American Civil War. It participated in the Battle of Gettysburg, helping to repulse the Confederate attack on the third day known as Pickett's Charge.... |
August 26, 1862 — September 8, 1862 | Antietam Campaign Maryland Campaign The Maryland Campaign, or the Antietam Campaign is widely considered one of the major turning points of the American Civil War. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the North was repulsed by Maj. Gen. George B... |
| 14th Connecticut Infantry 14th Connecticut Infantry The 14th Connecticut Infantry was an infantry regiment that participated in the American Civil War. It participated in the Battle of Gettysburg, helping to repulse the Confederate attack on the third day known as Pickett's Charge.... |
May 15, 1865 — May 21, 1865 | Mustered out |
| 15th Connecticut Infantry | August 29, 1862 — December 1, 1862 | Fredericksburg Campaign Battle of Fredericksburg The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside... |
| 16th Connecticut Infantry | August 31, 1862 — September 8, 1862 | Antietam Campaign Maryland Campaign The Maryland Campaign, or the Antietam Campaign is widely considered one of the major turning points of the American Civil War. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the North was repulsed by Maj. Gen. George B... |
| 17th Connecticut Infantry | October 15, 1862 — November 3, 1862 | Fredericksburg Campaign Mud March (American Civil War) The Mud March was an abortive attempt at a winter offensive in January 1863 by Union Army Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside in the American Civil War.... |
| 19th Connecticut Infantry | September 16, 1862 — November 23, 1863 | Redesignated 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery The 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery was a volunteer infantry regiment which served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-History:... |
| 20th Connecticut Infantry 20th Connecticut Infantry The 20th Connecticut Infantry was a regiment in the Union Army of the Potomac that fought in several pivotal battles in the Eastern and Western theaters during the American Civil War. Raised in July 1862, they were placed under the command of Colonel William Wooster, a businessman in civilian life... |
September 12, 1862 — December 10, 1862 | Fredericksburg Campaign Battle of Fredericksburg The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside... |
| 20th Connecticut Infantry 20th Connecticut Infantry The 20th Connecticut Infantry was a regiment in the Union Army of the Potomac that fought in several pivotal battles in the Eastern and Western theaters during the American Civil War. Raised in July 1862, they were placed under the command of Colonel William Wooster, a businessman in civilian life... |
May 20, 1865 — June 13, 1865 | Mustered out |
| 21st Connecticut Infantry | September 12, 1862 — November 7, 1862 | Fredericksburg Campaign Battle of Fredericksburg The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside... |
| 22nd Connecticut Infantry | October 3, 1862 — April 14, 1863 | Siege of Suffolk Siege of Suffolk The Siege of Suffolk was fought around Suffolk, Virginia, from April 11 to May 4, 1863, during the American Civil War.-Background:In 1863 Lt. Gen. James Longstreet was placed in command of the Confederate Department of Virginia and North Carolina. Longstreet was given four objectives: 1) to... |
| 27th Connecticut Infantry 27th Connecticut Infantry The 27th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment recruited in New Haven, Connecticut, for service in the American Civil War.- Organization :... |
October 23, 1862 — November 7, 1862 | Fredericksburg Campaign Battle of Fredericksburg The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside... |
| 29th Connecticut Infantry (Colored) | April 18, 1865 — May 28, 1865 | Transfer to Brownsville, Texas |
Delaware
| Nield's Independent Battery Light Artillery | September, 1862 — April 18, 1863 | Transfer to Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach.... |
| 1st Delaware Infantry | May 12, 1865 - July 12, 1865 | Mustered out |
| 3rd Delaware Infantry | May 12, 1865 — June 3, 1865 | Mustered out |
| 4th Delaware Infantry | May 12, 1865 — June 3, 1865 | Mustered out |
| 8th Delaware Infantry | May 12, 1865 — June 3, 1865 | Mustered out |
District of Columbia
| 1st District of Columbia Cavalry | June, 1863 — January, 1864 | Transfer to Yorktown, Virginia Yorktown, Virginia Yorktown is a census-designated place in York County, Virginia, United States. The population was 220 in the 2000 census. It is the county seat of York County, one of the eight original shires formed in colonial Virginia in 1634.... |
| 1st District of Columbia Infantry 1st District of Columbia Infantry The 1st District of Columbia Infantry was a Union Army infantry regiment which fought in the American Civil War.-History:The regiment was orgainized during the summer of 1861 by James A. Tait, who served as the unit’s first colonel... |
October 25, 1861 — May, 1862 | Transfer to Harper's Ferry, Virginia |
| 2nd District of Columbia Infantry | February 26, 1862 — September 6, 1862 | Antietam Campaign Maryland Campaign The Maryland Campaign, or the Antietam Campaign is widely considered one of the major turning points of the American Civil War. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the North was repulsed by Maj. Gen. George B... |
| 2nd District of Columbia Infantry | September 22, 1862 — September 12, 1865 | Mustered out |
IllinoisIllinois in the American Civil WarThe state of Illinois during the American Civil War was a major source of troops for the Union army , and of military supplies, food, and clothing. Situated near major rivers and railroads, Illinois became a major jumping off place early in the war for Ulysses S...
| 8th Illinois Cavalry 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... |
October 17, 1861 — March 10, 1862 | Bull Run Campaign First Battle of Bull Run First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas , was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the City of Manassas... |
| 8th Illinois Cavalry 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... |
January 31, 1864 — July 1, 1865 | Transfer to Chicago, Illinois Illinois in the American Civil War The state of Illinois during the American Civil War was a major source of troops for the Union army , and of military supplies, food, and clothing. Situated near major rivers and railroads, Illinois became a major jumping off place early in the war for Ulysses S... to be mustered out |
| 68th Illinois Infantry | July 10, 1862 — September 17, 1862 | Transfer to Chicago, Illinois Illinois in the American Civil War The state of Illinois during the American Civil War was a major source of troops for the Union army , and of military supplies, food, and clothing. Situated near major rivers and railroads, Illinois became a major jumping off place early in the war for Ulysses S... to be mustered out |
IndianaIndiana in the American Civil WarIndiana, a state in the Midwestern United States, played an important role during the American Civil War. Despite significant anti-war activity in the state and southern Indiana's ancestral ties to the Southern United States, it did not secede from the Union...
| 16th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery 16th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery 16th Indiana Battery Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The battery was organized in Lafayette, Indiana and mustered in Indianapolis, Indiana March 24, 1862 for three years service.... |
October 1, 1862 — June, 1865 | Transfer to Indiana Indiana in the American Civil War Indiana, a state in the Midwestern United States, played an important role during the American Civil War. Despite significant anti-war activity in the state and southern Indiana's ancestral ties to the Southern United States, it did not secede from the Union... to be mustered out |
| 19th Indiana Infantry 19th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 19th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was one of the original regiments in the Army of the Potomac's Iron Brigade.-Service:... |
August 5, 1861 — March, 1862 | Bull Run Campaign First Battle of Bull Run First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas , was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the City of Manassas... (Part of the Iron Brigade) |
| 28th Indiana Infantry (Colored) 28th Regiment United States Colored Troops The 28th Regiment United States Colored Troops, also called the 28th Regiment Indiana Infantry 1, was an African American combat unit from the state of Indiana that fought in the American Civil War.-History:... |
April 26, 1864 — July 1, 1864 | |
| 63rd Indiana Infantry | May 27, 1862 — August 16, 1862 | Bull Run Campaign First Battle of Bull Run First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas , was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the City of Manassas... |
MaineMaine in the American Civil WarDuring the American Civil War, the state of Maine was a source of military manpower, supplies, ships, arms, and political support for the Union Army...
| 1st Maine Heavy Artillery 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment The 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment was a regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It suffered more casualties in an ill-fated charge during the Siege of Petersburg than any Union regiment lost in a single day of combat throughout the war... |
August 25, 1861 — May 15, 1864 | Overland Campaign Overland Campaign The Overland Campaign, also known as Grant's Overland Campaign and the Wilderness Campaign, was a series of battles fought in Virginia during May and June 1864, in the American Civil War. Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, general-in-chief of all Union armies, directed the actions of the Army of the... |
| 2nd Maine Light Artillery | April 3, 1862 — April 20, 1862 | Bull Run Campaign First Battle of Bull Run First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas , was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the City of Manassas... |
| 2nd Maine Light Artillery | November 5, 1863 — April 25, 1864 | Overland Campaign Overland Campaign The Overland Campaign, also known as Grant's Overland Campaign and the Wilderness Campaign, was a series of battles fought in Virginia during May and June 1864, in the American Civil War. Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, general-in-chief of all Union armies, directed the actions of the Army of the... |
| 3rd Maine Light Artillery | April 8, 1862 — November, 1862 | Northern Virginia Campaign Northern Virginia Campaign The Northern Virginia Campaign, also known as the Second Bull Run Campaign or Second Manassas Campaign, was a series of battles fought in Virginia during August and September 1862 in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. Confederate General Robert E... |
| 3rd Maine Light Artillery | September, 1862 — July 5, 1864 | Richmond-Petersburg Campaign Siege of Petersburg The 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... |
| 4th Maine Light Artillery | April 3, 1862 — June 28, 1862 | Transfer to Harper's Ferry, Virginia |
| 5th Maine Light Artillery | April 3, 1862 — May 19, 1862 | Bull Run Campaign First Battle of Bull Run First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas , was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the City of Manassas... |
| 6th Maine Light Artilery | April 3, 1862 — August, 1862 | Transfer to Harper's Ferry, Virginia |
| 7th Maine Light Artillery | February 2, 1864 — April 25, 1864 | Overland Campaign Overland Campaign The Overland Campaign, also known as Grant's Overland Campaign and the Wilderness Campaign, was a series of battles fought in Virginia during May and June 1864, in the American Civil War. Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, general-in-chief of all Union armies, directed the actions of the Army of the... |
| 1st Maine Infantry 1st Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 1st Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:Abraham Lincoln's first call for volunteers in April, 1861 required Maine to raise one regiment of infantry... |
June 1, 1861 — August 1, 1861 | Mustered Out |
| 2nd Maine Infantry 2nd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 2nd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was mustered in Bangor, Maine for two year's service on May 28, 1861 and mustered out in the same place on June 9, 1863... |
May 30, 1861 — July 16, 1861 | Bull Run Campaign First Battle of Bull Run First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas , was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the City of Manassas... |
| 2nd Maine Infantry 2nd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 2nd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was mustered in Bangor, Maine for two year's service on May 28, 1861 and mustered out in the same place on June 9, 1863... |
July 22, 1861 — March 16, 1862 | Peninsula Campaign Peninsula Campaign The Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia from March through July 1862, the first large-scale offensive in the Eastern Theater. The operation, commanded by Maj. Gen. George B... |
| 3rd Maine Infantry 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... |
July 22, 1861 — March 16, 1862 | Peninsula Campaign Peninsula Campaign The Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia from March through July 1862, the first large-scale offensive in the Eastern Theater. The operation, commanded by Maj. Gen. George B... |
| 3rd Maine Infantry 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... |
June 5, 1861 — July 16, 1861 | Bull Run Campaign First Battle of Bull Run First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas , was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the City of Manassas... |
| 4th Maine Infantry 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,... |
June 21, 1861 — July 16, 1861 | Bull Run Campaign First Battle of Bull Run First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas , was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the City of Manassas... |
| 4th Maine Infantry 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,... |
July 22, 1861 — March 10, 1862 | Peninsula Campaign Peninsula Campaign The Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia from March through July 1862, the first large-scale offensive in the Eastern Theater. The operation, commanded by Maj. Gen. George B... |
| 5th Maine Infantry 5th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 5th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The regiment, organized in May 1861, was mustered in at Portland, Maine on 24 June 1861 for three years' service... |
June 27, 1861 — July 16, 1861 | Bull Run Campaign First Battle of Bull Run First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas , was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the City of Manassas... |
| 5th Maine Infantry 5th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 5th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The regiment, organized in May 1861, was mustered in at Portland, Maine on 24 June 1861 for three years' service... |
July 22, 1861 — March 10, 1862 | Peninsula Campaign Peninsula Campaign The Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia from March through July 1862, the first large-scale offensive in the Eastern Theater. The operation, commanded by Maj. Gen. George B... |
| 6th Maine Infantry 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.... |
July 18, 1861 — July 16, 1861 | Bull Run Campaign First Battle of Bull Run First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas , was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the City of Manassas... |
| 6th Maine Infantry 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.... |
July 22, 1861 — March 10, 1862 | Peninsula Campaign Peninsula Campaign The Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia from March through July 1862, the first large-scale offensive in the Eastern Theater. The operation, commanded by Maj. Gen. George B... |
| 7th Maine Infantry 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:... |
October 25, 1861 — July 16, 1861 | Bull Run Campaign First Battle of Bull Run First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas , was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the City of Manassas... |
| 7th Maine Infantry 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:... |
July 22, 1861 — March 10, 1862 | Peninsula Campaign Peninsula Campaign The Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia from March through July 1862, the first large-scale offensive in the Eastern Theater. The operation, commanded by Maj. Gen. George B... |
| 9th Maine Infantry 9th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 9th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 9th Maine Infantry was organized in Augusta, Maine and mustered in for a three year enlistment on September 22, 1861.... |
September 26, 1861 — November 8, 1861 | Sherman's Thomas W. Sherman Thomas West Sherman was a United States Army officer with service during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.... Expedition to Port Royal Battle of Port Royal The Battle of Port Royal was one of the earliest amphibious operations of the American Civil War, in which a United States Navy fleet and United States Army expeditionary force captured Port Royal Sound, South Carolina, between Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina, on November 7, 1861... |
| 11th Maine Infantry 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... |
November 14, 1861 — March 10, 1862 | Peninsula Campaign Peninsula Campaign The Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia from March through July 1862, the first large-scale offensive in the Eastern Theater. The operation, commanded by Maj. Gen. George B... |
| 15th Maine Infantry 15th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 15th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 15th Maine Infantry was organized in Augusta, Maine December 6-31, 1861 and mustered in January 23, 1862 for a three year enlistment.The regiment was attached... |
April 23, 1865 — May 31, 1865 | Transfer to Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important... |
| 16th Maine Infantry 16th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 16th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was particularly noted for its service during the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg.-Service:... |
August 19, 1862 — September 6, 1862 | Maryland Campaign Maryland Campaign The Maryland Campaign, or the Antietam Campaign is widely considered one of the major turning points of the American Civil War. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the North was repulsed by Maj. Gen. George B... |
| 17th Maine Infantry 17th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 17th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was mustered in at Cape Elizabeth, Maine for three year's service on August 18, 1862 and were mustered out on June 10, 1865. Recruits still liable to serve were transferred to 1st Maine Volunteer Heavy Artillery Regiment.-Casualties and total strength:The... |
August 23, 1862 — October 7, 1862 | Fredericksburg Campaign Battle of Fredericksburg The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside... |
| 18th Maine Infantry | August 24, 1862 — January 6, 1863 | Redesignated 1st Maine Heavy Artillery |
| 19th Maine Infantry 19th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 19th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:19th Maine was organized at Bath, Maine and mustered into Federal service for a three year enlistment on August 25, 1862.... |
August 27, 1862 — September 30, 1862 | Fredericksburg Campaign Battle of Fredericksburg The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside... |
| 22nd Maine Infantry 22nd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 22nd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 22nd Maine Infantry was organized in Bangor, Maine and mustered in October 10, 1862 for nine months' service under the command of Colonel Simon G. Jerrard.The... |
October 22, 1862 — November 3, 1862 | Transfer to Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, Louisiana Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South... , Louisiana Louisiana in the American Civil War Antebellum Louisiana was a leading slave state, where enslaved Africans and African Americans comprised the majority of the population through the eighteenth century. By 1860 47% of the population was enslaved. The state also had one of the largest free black populations in the United States... |
| 23rd Maine Infantry 23rd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 23rd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 23rd Maine Infantry was organized in Portland, Maine and mustered in September 29, 1862 for nine months' service.... |
October 19, 1862 — June 17, 1863 | Transfer to Maine Maine Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost... to muster out (9 month regiment) |
| 25th Maine infantry 25th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 25th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 25th Maine Infantry was organized in Portland, Maine and mustered in September 29, 1862 for nine months' service under the command of Colonel Francis... |
October 18, 1862 — June 30, 1863 | Transfer to Maine Maine Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost... to muster out (9 month regiment) |
| 26th Maine Infantry 26th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 26th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 26th Maine Infantry was organized in Bangor, Maine and mustered in October 11, 1862 for nine months' service under the command of Colonel Nathan H.... |
October 27, 1862 — November 16, 1862 | Transfer to New Orleans, Louisiana Louisiana in the American Civil War Antebellum Louisiana was a leading slave state, where enslaved Africans and African Americans comprised the majority of the population through the eighteenth century. By 1860 47% of the population was enslaved. The state also had one of the largest free black populations in the United States... |
| 27th Maine Infantry | October 20, 1862 — July 4, 1863 | Transfer to Maine Maine Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost... to muster out (9 month regiment) |
| 31st Maine Infantry | April 19, 1864 — May 3, 1864 | Overland Campaign Overland Campaign The Overland Campaign, also known as Grant's Overland Campaign and the Wilderness Campaign, was a series of battles fought in Virginia during May and June 1864, in the American Civil War. Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, general-in-chief of all Union armies, directed the actions of the Army of the... |
| 32nd Maine Infantry | April 21, 1864 — May 3, 1864 | Overland Campaign Overland Campaign The Overland Campaign, also known as Grant's Overland Campaign and the Wilderness Campaign, was a series of battles fought in Virginia during May and June 1864, in the American Civil War. Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, general-in-chief of all Union armies, directed the actions of the Army of the... |
Maryland
| Battery "D" Maryland Light Artillery | June, 1864 — June 25, 1865 | Mustered out |
| Baltimore Independent Battery Light Artillery | January, 1865 — June 17, 1865 | Mustered out |
Massachusetts
| 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry 2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Massachusetts Volunteers The 2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Massachusetts Volunteers was a regiment of cavalry troops in the Union army during the American Civil War. It consisted primarily of men from the states of California and Massachusetts, and served in the Eastern Theater, despite its western roots.-History:Politicians at... |
July 29, 1863 — July 14, 1864 | Pursuit of Early Valley Campaigns of 1864 The Valley Campaigns of 1864 were American Civil War operations and battles that took place in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia from May to October 1864. Military historians divide this period into three separate campaigns, but it is useful to consider the three together and how they... |
| 3rd Massachusetts Cavalry | April 20, 1865 — June 14, 1865 | Transfer to St. Louis St. Louis in the Civil War St. Louis, Missouri was a strategic location during the American Civil War, an important city to the Union army and navy. It was a major supply depot and launching point for campaigns in the Western Theater.-German Americans:... , Missouri |
| 5th Massachusetts Cavalry | May 8, 1864 — May 12, 1864 | Petersburg - Richmond Campaign Siege of Petersburg The 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... |
| 5th Massachusetts Cavalry | June 30, 1864 — March, 1865 | Transfer to Richmond, Virginia |
| 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery | January 1, 1862 — May 15, 1864 | Overland Campaign Overland Campaign The Overland Campaign, also known as Grant's Overland Campaign and the Wilderness Campaign, was a series of battles fought in Virginia during May and June 1864, in the American Civil War. Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, general-in-chief of all Union armies, directed the actions of the Army of the... |
| 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery | May 23, 1865 — August 17, 1865 | Mustered out |
| 3rd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery | August, 1864 — September 18, 1865 | Mustered out |
| 4th Massachusetts Heavy Artillery | November 12, 1864 — June 17, 1865 | Mustered out |
| 1st Massachusetts Light Artillery | October 4, 1861 — March 10, 1862 | Bull Run Campaign First Battle of Bull Run First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas , was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the City of Manassas... |
| 3rd Massachusetts Light Artillery | September 11, 1861 — March 10, 1862 | Bull Run Campaign First Battle of Bull Run First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas , was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the City of Manassas... |
| 5th Massachusetts Light Artillery | December 27, 1861 — March 10, 1862 | Bull Run Campaign First Battle of Bull Run First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas , was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the City of Manassas... |
| 7th Massachusetts Light Artillery | July 22, 1863 — August 18, 1863 | New York Draft Riots New York Draft Riots The New York City draft riots were violent disturbances in New York City that were the culmination of discontent with new laws passed by Congress to draft men to fight in the ongoing American Civil War. The riots were the largest civil insurrection in American history apart from the Civil War itself... |
| 7th Massachusetts Light Artillery | September 11, 1863 — January 24, 1864 | Transfer to New Orleans, Louisiana Louisiana in the American Civil War Antebellum Louisiana was a leading slave state, where enslaved Africans and African Americans comprised the majority of the population through the eighteenth century. By 1860 47% of the population was enslaved. The state also had one of the largest free black populations in the United States... |
| 8th Massachusetts Light Artillery | June 27, 1862 — July 8, 1862 | Antietam Campaign Maryland Campaign The Maryland Campaign, or the Antietam Campaign is widely considered one of the major turning points of the American Civil War. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the North was repulsed by Maj. Gen. George B... |
| 9th Massachusetts Light Artillery | September 4, 1862 — June 25, 1863 | Gettysburg Campaign Gettysburg Campaign The Gettysburg Campaign was a series of battles fought in June and July 1863, during the American Civil War. After his victory in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia moved north for offensive operations in Maryland and Pennsylvania. The... |
| 10th Massachusetts Light Artillery | October 17, 1862 — June 24, 1863 | Gettysburg Campaign Gettysburg Campaign The Gettysburg Campaign was a series of battles fought in June and July 1863, during the American Civil War. After his victory in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia moved north for offensive operations in Maryland and Pennsylvania. The... |
| 11th Massachusetts Light Artillery | November 4, 1862 — May 25, 1863 | Transfer to Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... , Massachusetts, to be mustered out (9 month regiment) |
| 11th Massachusetts Light Artillery (Reoganized) | February 6, 1864 — April 9, 1864 | Overland Campaign Overland Campaign The Overland Campaign, also known as Grant's Overland Campaign and the Wilderness Campaign, was a series of battles fought in Virginia during May and June 1864, in the American Civil War. Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, general-in-chief of all Union armies, directed the actions of the Army of the... |
| 16th Massachusetts Light Artillery | April 18, 1864 — July 1, 1865 | Transferred to Massachusetts, to be mustered out |
| 1st Massachusetts Infantry 1st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry The 1st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union army during the American Civil War.Organized at "Camp Ellsworth" in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the regiment was made up partly of companies that had belonged to the 1st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, a... |
June 17, 1861 — July 16, 1861 | Bull Run Campaign First Battle of Bull Run First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas , was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the City of Manassas... |
| 5th Massachusetts Infantry | May 1, 1861 — July 16, 1861 | Bull Run Campaign First Battle of Bull Run First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas , was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the City of Manassas... (3 month regiment) |
| 6th Massachusetts Infantry | April 19, 1861 — May 5, 1861 | Transfer to Baltimore, Maryland |
| 7th Massachusetts Infantry 7th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry The 7th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union army during the American Civil War. It was formed on June 15, 1861 in Taunton. Its original commander was Colonel Darius N... |
July 15, 1861 — March 11, 1861 | Peninsula Campaign Peninsula Campaign The Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia from March through July 1862, the first large-scale offensive in the Eastern Theater. The operation, commanded by Maj. Gen. George B... |
| 8th Massachusetts Infantry | April 16, 1861 — July 29, 1861 | Transfer to Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... , Massachusetts Massachusetts in the Civil War The Commonwealth of Massachusetts played a significant role in national events prior to and during the American Civil War. Massachusetts dominated the early antislavery movement during the 1830s, motivating activists across the nation. This, in turn, increased sectionalism in the North and South,... to be mustered out (90 day regiment) |
| 9th Massachusetts Infantry 9th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry The 9th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was a military unit from Boston, Massachusetts, USA, part of the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. It is also known as "The Fighting Ninth". It existed from 1861 to 1864 and participated in several key battles during the war... |
June 28, 1861 — March 10, 1862 | Peninsula Campaign Peninsula Campaign The Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia from March through July 1862, the first large-scale offensive in the Eastern Theater. The operation, commanded by Maj. Gen. George B... |
| 10th Massachusetts Infantry 10th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry The 10th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union army during the American Civil War.Organized at Hampden Park in Springfield, Massachusetts in the early summer of 1861 and consisting mostly of men from western Massachusetts, the regiment was mustered in on... |
June 28, 1861 — March 11, 1862 | Peninsula Campaign Peninsula Campaign The Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia from March through July 1862, the first large-scale offensive in the Eastern Theater. The operation, commanded by Maj. Gen. George B... |
| 14th Massachusetts Infantry | August 18, 1861 — January 1, 1862 | Redesignated 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery |
| 18th Massachusetts Infantry | August 29, 1861 — March 10, 1862 | Bull Run Campaign First Battle of Bull Run First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas , was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the City of Manassas... |
| 22nd Massachusetts Infantry | October 11, 1861 — March 10, 1862 | Bull Run Campaign First Battle of Bull Run First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas , was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the City of Manassas... |
| 32nd Massachusetts Infantry | May 28, 1862 — August 15, 1862 | Northern Virginia Campaign Northern Virginia Campaign The Northern Virginia Campaign, also known as the Second Bull Run Campaign or Second Manassas Campaign, was a series of battles fought in Virginia during August and September 1862 in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. Confederate General Robert E... |
MichiganMichigan in the American Civil WarMichigan made a substantial contribution to the Union during the American Civil War. While far removed from the fighting in the war, Michigan supplied a large number of troops and several generals, including George Armstrong Custer. When, at the beginning of the war, Michigan was asked to supply no...
New Hampshire
| 11th New Hampshire Infantry 11th New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment The 11th New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment was a Union army infantry regiment that participated in the American Civil War. It was raised in the New England state of New Hampshire, serving from October 4, 1862, to June 4, 1865.... |
September 14, 1862 — October, 1862 | |
| 14th New Hampshire Infantry 14th New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment 14th New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment was an infantry regiment that participated in the American Civil War. It was the last three-year regiment raised in New Hampshire, serving from September 24, 1862 to July 8, 1865. Carroll Davidson Wright was one of its regimental leaders... |
October, 1862 — March, 1864 |
New Jersey
| 1st New Jersey Cavalry 1st New Jersey Cavalry The 1st New Jersey Volunteer Cavalry was a regiment from the U.S. state of New Jersey that participated in the American Civil War.Regiment lost during service 12 Officers and 116 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 185 Enlisted men by disease... |
August 24, 1861 — May 13, 1862 | |
| 2nd New Jersey Cavalry | October 25, 1864 — November 9, 1863 | |
| 1st New Jersey Infantry 1st New Jersey Volunteer Infantry The 1st New Jersey Volunteer Infantry was an American Civil War Union Army regiment of infantry from New Jersey that served in the Army of the Potomac.... |
May 6, 1861 — March 8, 1862 | |
| 2nd New Jersey Infantry | June 28, 1861 — March 8, 1862 | |
| 3rd New Jersey Infantry 3rd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry The 3rd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry was an American Civil War Union Army regiment of infantry from New Jersey that served in the Army of the Potomac.... |
June 28, 1861 — March 8, 1862 | |
| 4th New Jersey Infantry | August 20, 1861 — March 8, 1862 | |
| 10th New Jersey Infantry 10th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry The 10th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry was a regiment was organized under the provisions of an Act of Congress approved July 22, 1861, and by authority issued by the War Department. It was created to recruit from residents of the State of New Jersey, but was not under the control or supervision of... |
December 26, 1861 — April, 1863 | |
| 5th New Jersey Infantry 5th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry The 5th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry was one of four regiments formed by Governor Charles Olden upon requisition of President Abraham Lincoln on July 24, 1861. The regiment departed for Washington, DC on August 24, 1861 and camped at Meridian Hill... |
August 29, 1861 — March, 1862 | |
| 6th New Jersey Infantry 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:... |
September 10, 1861 — March, 1862 | |
| 7th New Jersey Infantry 7th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry -Organizing:Organized at Camp Olden, Trenton, New Jersey, and mustered in September 3, 1861. 7 Companies left State for Washington, D.C., September 19, 1861, and 3 Companies October 3, 1861.Attached to:... |
September 19, 1861 — March, 1862 | |
| 8th New Jersey Infantry | October 1, 1861 — March, 1862 | |
| 9th New Jersey Infantry 9th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry The Ninth New Jersey Volunteer Infantry was an American Civil War infantry regiment from New Jersey that served from October 1861 through July 1865 in the Union Army... |
December 4, 1861 — January 4, 1862 | |
| 11th New Jersey Infantry | August 25, 1862 — November 16, 1862 |
New YorkNew York in the American Civil WarThe state of New York during the American Civil War was a major influence in national politics, the Union war effort, and the media coverage of the war...
| 9th New York Heavy Artillery 9th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment -History:It was formerly the 138th infantry, reassigned to the 9th Heavy Artillery on December 19, 1862. On February 5, 1863, the 22d N.Y. Volunteer Battery was transferred to the regiment as Company M... |
September, 1862 — May 18, 1864 | |
| 10th New York Heavy Artillery | ||
| 11th New York Infantry 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of Union Army in the early years of 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, by Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, a personal... |
May 7, 1861 — July 15, 1861 | |
| 21st New York Infantry | ||
| 69th New York Infantry 69th Infantry Regiment (United States) The 69th Infantry Regiment was a Regular Army infantry regiment in the United States Army.-History:There have been three different lineages started under this number: The Famous 69th Infantry Regiment , and two under the Federal designation.... |
November 18, 1861 — March 10, 1862 | |
| 79th New York Infantry 79th New York Volunteer Infantry The 79th New York Volunteer Infantry was a military regiment organized on June 20, 1859 in the state of New York. Prior to the American Civil War it was one of the three regiments which formed the Fourth Brigade of the First Division of the New York State Militia. The Fourth Brigade included the... |
Ohio
| 131st Ohio Infantry 131st Ohio Infantry The 131st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-History:The 131st OVI was mustered into the service at Camp Chase in Columbus on May 14, 1864, as an Ohio National Guard unit... (Detachments from) |
May 15, 1864 — August 19, 1864 |
Pennsylvania
| 2nd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery 2nd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery The 2nd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery was a heavy artillery regiment that fought in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was the largest regiment to serve in the Union Army, with over 5,000 officers and enlisted men in its ranks at one time or another.-History:Recruitment for the... |
February 26, 1862 — May 28, 1864 | |
| 5th Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery | September 14, 1864 — June 30, 1865 | |
| 6th Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery 6th Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery The 6th Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery was a heavy artillery regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-History:Because the 5th Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery had more men than was standard for a heavy artillery regiment, the excess men were organized into the 6th Heavy... |
September 15, 1864 — June 15, 1865 | |
| 3rd Pennsylvania Reserve (32nd Pennsylvania Infantry) 3rd Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment The 3rd Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment, also known as the 32nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment, was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was part of the 2nd Brigade of the Pennsylvania Reserves division.-Service:The 3rd Pennsylvania Reserves... |
July 28, 1861 — March 10, 1862 | |
| 4th Pennsylvania Reserve (33rd Pennsylvania Infantry) 4th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment The 4th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment, also known as the 33rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment, was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War... |
July 17, 1861 — March 10, 1862 | |
| 8th Pennsylvania Reserve (37th Pennsylvania Infantry) 8th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment The 8th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment was an infantry regiment of the northern Union Army during the American Civil War.-History:The regiment was organized at Camp Wilkins near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with George S. Hays as colonel, S. D. Oliphant as lieutenant colonel, and J. B. Gardner as... |
July 30, 1861 — March 10, 1862 | |
| 12th Pennsylvania Reserve (41st Pennsylvania Infantry) | ||
| 69th Pennsylvania Infantry 69th Pennsylvania Infantry The 69th Pennsylvania Infantry was a volunteer regiment in the Union army during the American Civil War. Part of the famed Philadelphia Brigade, it played a key role defending against Pickett's Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg. Companies I and K wore a very americanized zouave uniform... |
September 17, 1861 — February 22, 1862 | |
| 71st Pennsylvania Infantry 71st Pennsylvania Infantry The 71st Pennsylvania Volunteers was an infantry regiment of the Union Army that participated in the American Civil War.-History:... |
July 22, 1861 — February 24, 1862 | |
| 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry The 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry was a volunteer infantry regiment which served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was part of the famous Philadelphia Brigade. They wore a very americanized zouave uniform... |
August, 1861 — February 22, 1862 | |
| 106th Pennsylvania Infantry 106th Pennsylvania Infantry The 106th Pennsylvania was a volunteer infantry regiment which served in the Union Army during the American Civil War... |
November, 1861 — February 24, 1862 |
Vermont
| 2nd Vermont Infantry 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... |
June 26, 1861 — July 16, 1861 and August 12, 1861 — March 10, 1862 | |
| 3rd Vermont Infantry 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... |
June 26, 1861 — July 16, 1861 and August 12, 1861 — March 10, 1862 | |
| 4th Vermont Infantry 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... |
September 25, 1861 — July 16, 1861 and August 12, 1861 — March 10, 1862 | |
| 6th Vermont Infantry 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... |
October 22, 1861 — July 16, 1861 and August 12, 1861 — March 10, 1862 | |
| 10th Vermont Infantry 10th Vermont Infantry The 10th Vermont Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 10th Vermont Infantry was organized at Brattleboro, Vermont and mustered in for three years service on September 1, 1862 under the command of Colonel Albert Burton Jewett.The regiment... |
September 8, 1862 — June 22, 1863 | |
| 11th Vermont Infantry 11th Vermont Infantry The 11th Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry or simply known as 11th VVI was a three-years infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in eastern theater, from September 1862 to August 1865... |
September 22, 1862 — May 15, 1864 | |
| 12th Vermont Infantry 12th Vermont Infantry The 12th Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry was a nine months' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the eastern theater, predominantly in the Defenses of Washington, from October 1862 to July 1863... |
October 10, 1862 — June 25, 1863 | |
| 13th Vermont Infantry 13th Vermont Infantry The 13th Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry was a nine months' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the eastern theater, predominantly in the Defenses of Washington, from October 1862 to August 1863... |
October 13, 1862 — June 25, 1863 | |
| 14th Vermont Infantry 14th Vermont Infantry The 14th Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry was a nine months' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the eastern theater, predominantly in the Defenses of Washington, from October 1862 to August 1863... |
October 25, 1862 — June 25, 1863 | |
| 15th Vermont Infantry 15th Vermont Infantry The 15th Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry was a nine months' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War... |
October 26, 1862 — June 25, 1863 | |
| 16th Vermont Infantry 16th Vermont Infantry The 16th Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry was a nine months' infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the eastern theater, predominantly in the Defenses of Washington, from October 1862 to August 1863... |
October 27, 1862 — June 25, 1863 |
WisconsinWisconsin in the American Civil WarWith the outbreak of the American Civil War, the northwestern state of Wisconsin raised 91,379 soldiers for the Union Army, organized into 53 infantry regiments, 4 cavalry regiments, a company of Berdan’s sharpshooters, 13 light artillery batteries and 1 unit of heavy artillery...
| 2nd Wisconsin Infantry 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It spent most of the war as a member of the famous Iron Brigade of the Army of the Potomac.-Service:... |
July 25, 1861 — March 10, 1862 | Bull Run Campaign First Battle of Bull Run First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas , was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the City of Manassas... (Part of the Iron Brigade) |
| 6th Wisconsin Infantry 6th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 6th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It spent most of the war as a member of the famous Iron Brigade in the Army of the Potomac.-Service:... |
Bull Run Campaign First Battle of Bull Run First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas , was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the City of Manassas... (Part of the Iron Brigade) |
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| 7th Wisconsin Infantry 7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 7th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It spent most of the war as a member of the famous Iron Brigade in the Army of the Potomac.-Service:... |
Bull Run Campaign First Battle of Bull Run First Battle of Bull Run, also known as First Manassas , was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia, near the City of Manassas... (Part of the Iron Brigade) |
United States Regulars
| 1st United States Sharpshooters 1st United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment The 1st United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 1st U.S... |
September 25, 1861 — March, 1862 | Peninsula Campaign Peninsula Campaign The Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia from March through July 1862, the first large-scale offensive in the Eastern Theater. The operation, commanded by Maj. Gen. George B... |
| 1st United States Cavalry (except Companies "D" and "G") | November, 1861 — March, 1862 | Peninsula Campaign Peninsula Campaign The Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia from March through July 1862, the first large-scale offensive in the Eastern Theater. The operation, commanded by Maj. Gen. George B... |
United States Volunteers
| Veteran Reserve Corps Veteran Reserve Corps The Veteran Reserve Corps was a military reserve organization created within the Union Army during the American Civil War to allow partially disabled or otherwised infirmed soldiers to perform light duty, freeing able-bodied soldiers to serve on the front lines.-The Invalid Corps:The corps was... |
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| Union Army Balloon Corps Union Army Balloon Corps The Union Army Balloon Corps was a branch of the Union Army during the American Civil War, established by presidential appointee Thaddeus S. C. Lowe... |
October, 1861 — August, 1863 |
See also
- Washington, D.C. in the American Civil War
- List of corps of the United States
- Lists of American Civil War Regiments by State
- Baltimore riot of 1861Baltimore riot of 1861The Baltimore riot of 1861 was an incident that took place on April 19, 1861, in Baltimore, Maryland between Confederate sympathizers and members of the Massachusetts militia en route to Washington for Federal service...
- First Bull Run Union order of battleFirst Bull Run Union order of battleThe following units and commanders fought in the First Battle of Bull Run on the Union side. The Confederate order of battle is shown separately.-Military Rank Abbreviations Used:* BG = Brigadier General* Col = Colonel* Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel...
- Field artillery in the American Civil WarField artillery in the American Civil WarField artillery in the American Civil War refers to the important artillery weapons, equipment, and practices used by the Artillery branch to support the infantry and cavalry forces in the field. It does not include siege artillery, use of artillery in fixed fortifications, or coastal or naval...
- Siege artillery in the American Civil WarSiege artillery in the American Civil WarSiege artillery is heavy artillery primarily used in military attacks on fortified places. At the time of the American Civil War, the U.S. Army classified its artillery into three types, depending on the gun's weight and intended use. Field artillery were light pieces that often traveled with the...
- Infantry in the American Civil WarInfantry in the American Civil WarThe Infantry in the American Civil War comprised foot-soldiers who fought primarily with small arms, and they carried the brunt of the fighting on battlefields across the United States. As the Civil War progressed, battlefield tactics soon changed in response to the new form of warfare being waged...
- Military leadership in the American Civil War#The Union
- Habeas corpus#Suspension during the Civil War and Reconstruction