Suffolk Union order of battle

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The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Siege of Suffolk of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.

Contents

[edit] Abbreviations Used

[edit] Military Rank

[edit] Other

  • k = killed
  • w = wounded
  • m = missing
  • mw = mortally wounded
  • c = captured


[edit] Department of Virginia & VII Corps

MG Erasmus D. Keyes (6-14 April)
MG John A. Dix (14 April-15 July)


[edit] Suffolk Garrison

MG John J. Peck

Division Brigade Regiments

First Division, VII Corps
     BG Michael Corcoran

1st Brigade


   BG Henry D. Terry
   15k, 68w, 0m = 83

  • 26th Michigan: Col Judson S. Farrar (arrived April 22)
  • 1st New York Sharpshooter Battalion: Cpt Thomas S. Bradley
  • 99th New York: Col David Wardrop, Ltc Richard Nixon
  • 130th New York: Col Alfred Gibbs
  • 152nd New York: Col Alonzo Ferguson (arrived April 23)
  • 167th Pennsylvania: Ltc Joseph D. Davis
  • 11th Rhode Island: Col George E. Church
2nd Brigade


   Col Robert S. Foster
   2k, 27w, 1m = 30

  • 13th Indiana: Ltc Cyrus J. Dobbs
  • 6th Massachusetts: Col Albert S. Follanshee
  • 112th New York: Col Jeremiah C. Drake
  • 169th New York: Col Clarence Buell
  • 165th Pennsylvania: Col Charles H. Buehler
  • 166th Pennsylvania: Col Andrew J. Fulton
1st Brigade "Irish Legion"


   Col Matthew Murphy
   1k, 14w, 0m = 15

  • 10th New Jersey: Col Henry O. Ryerson
  • 155th New York: Col William McEvily
  • 164th New York: Col James P. McMahon
  • 170th New York: Col James P. McIvor
  • 182nd New York: Ltc Thomas M. Reid

3rd Division, IX Corps
     BG George W. Getty

1st Brigade


   Col Rush C. Hawkins
   Col Harrison S. Fairchild
   6k, 27w, 0m = 33

  • 10th New Hampshire: Col Michael T. Donohoe
  • 9th New York: Ltc Edgar Kimball k
  • 89th New York: Col Harrison S. Fairchild
  • 103rd New York: Col Benjamin Ringold mw
  • 117th New York: Col William R. Pease
2nd Brigade


   BG Edward Harland
   10k, 44w, 0m = 54

  • 8th Connecticut: Ltc John E. Ward
  • 11th Connecticut: Col Griffin A. Stedman II
  • 15th Connecticut: Col Charles L. Upham
  • 16th Connecticut: Col Frank Beach
3rd Brigade


   Col Arthur H. Dutton
   7k, 36w, 0m = 43

  • 21st Connecticut: Maj Hiram B. Crosby
  • 13th New Hampshire: Col Aaron F. Stevens
  • 25th New Jersey: Col Andrew Derrom
  • 4th Rhode Island: Col William H.P. Steere

Reserve Division, VII Corps
     Col David Gurney (17 Apr-1 May)
     BG George H. Gordon (1-4 May)

2nd Brigade


   Col Burr Porter
   0k, 0w, 0m = 0

  • 22nd Connecticut: Col George S. Burnham
  • 40th Massachusetts: Maj Joseph M. Day
  • 141st New York: Ltc William K. Logie
3rd Brigade


   Col Robert L. Hughston
   Col David Gurney
   0k, 0w, 0m = 0

  • 127th New York: Ltc Stewart L. Woodford
  • 142nd New York: Col Newton Martin Curtis
  • 143rd New York: Col Horace Boughton
  • 144th New York: Ltc David E. Gregory

Artillery

Light Artillery
  

Capt Frederick M. Follet
   0k, 0w, 0m = 0

  • 1st Delaware Battery: Capt Benjamin Nields
  • 7th Massachusetts Battery: Capt Phineas A. Davis
  • 16th New York Battery: Capt Frederick L. Hiller
  • 19th New York Battery: Capt William H. Stahl
  • 2nd Wisonsin Battery: Capt Charles Beger
  • 4th Wisconsin Battery: Capt John F. Vallee
  • Battery D, 4th U.S. Artillery: Capt Frederick M. Follet
  • Battery L, 4th U.S. Artillery: Capt Robert V.W. Howard
Heavy Artillery


   0k, 0w, 0m = 0

  • 2nd Battalion, 3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery: Capt J.A. Blake
Cavalry


   Col Samuel P. Spear
   0k, 4w, 1m = 5

  • 1st New York Mounted Rifles: ltc Benjamin F. Onderdonk
  • 11th Pennsylvania: Col Samuel P. Spear
Reserve Brigade


   Col David Wardrop
   0k, 0w, 0m = 0

  • 118th New York: Ltc Oliver Keese II
  • 9th Vermont: Col Dudley K. Andross
  • 19th Wisconsin: Horace T. Sanders

[edit] North Atlantic Blockading Squadron

Acting Rear Admiral Samuel P. Lee
   9k, 16w, 4m = 29

Flotilla Ships
Lower Nansemond Flotilla


   Lt William B. Cushing

  • USS Commodore Barney: Lt. William B. Cushing (Flagship)
  • USS Primrose: Acting Master W. T. Street
  • USS Teaser: Acting Ensign P. Sheridan
  • USS Yankee: Acting Master T. P. Ives
Upper Nansemond Flotilla


   Lt. Roswell Lamson

  • USS Stepping Stones: Acting Master T.A. Harris (Flagship)
  • USS Alert: Acting Master Mate J. Bishop
  • USS Mount Washington: Lt. Roswell H. Lamson
  • USS Zouave: Acting Master & Pilot S. Cox
  • USS Coeur de Lion: Acting Master C.H. Brown
  • USS Smith Briggs: Captain J.C. Lee of Co. I 99th New York
  • USS West End: Captain F.A. Rowe of Co. E 99th New York

[edit] References

  • Cormier, Steven A. The Siege of Suffolk: The Forgotten Campaign, April 11-May 4, 1863