Williamsburg order of battle

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The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Williamsburg of the American Civil War.

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[edit] Army of the Potomac

MG George B. McClellan
Commanding in the field: BG Edwin V. Sumner

[edit] III Corps

MG Samuel P. Heintzelman

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Second Division
BG Joseph Hooker

 1st Brigade


BG Cuvier Grover
  • 2nd New Hampshire
  • 1st Massachusetts
  • 11th Massachusetts
  • 26th Pennsylvania
2nd Brigade


Col Nelson Taylor
  • 70th New York
  • 72nd New York
  • 73rd New York
  • 74th New York
3rd Brigade


BG Francis E. Patterson
Artillery


Maj Charles S. Wainwright
  • Battery D, 1st New York
  • 4th New York
  • 6th New York
  • Battery H, 1st United States

Third Division
BG Philip Kearny

 1st Brigade


BG Charles Jameson
2nd Brigade


BG David B. Birney
3rd Brigade


BG Hiram G. Berry
  • 2nd Michigan
  • 3rd Michigan
  • 5th Michigan
  • 37th New York

[edit] IV Corps

BG Erasmus D. Keyes

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

First Division
BG Darius N. Couch

 2nd Brigade


BG John J. Peck
  • 55th New York
  • 62nd New York
  • 93rd Pennsylvania
  • 98th Pennsylvania
  • 102nd Pennsylvania

Second Division
BG William F. Smith

 1st Brigade


BG Winfield S. Hancock
  • 5th Wisconsin
  • 6th Maine
  • 43rd New York
  • 49th New York
2nd Brigade (Vermont Brigade)


BG William T. H. Brooks
  • 2nd Vermont
  • 3rd Vermont
  • 4th Vermont
  • 5th Vermont
  • 6th Vermont
3rd Brigade


BG John Davidson
  • 7th Maine
  • 33rd New York
  • 49th New York
  • 77th New York

Third Division
BG Silas Casey

 1st Brigade


BG Henry Morris Naglee

[edit] Cavalry Advanced Guard

BG George Stoneman

Brigade Regiments and Others
Cavalry Division


BG Philip St. George Cooke
1st Brigade


BG William H. Emory
  • 3rd Pennsylvania
  • 8th Illinois
Artillery


Ltc William Hays
  • Battery M, 2nd United States: Cpt H. Benson
  • Battery C, 3rd United States: Cpt H. Gibson

[edit] Army of Northern Virginia

Gen Joseph E. Johnston

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Second Division
MG James Longstreet

 1st Brigade


BG A. P. Hill
  • 1st Virginia
  • 7th Virginia
  • 11th Virginia
  • 17th Virginia
2nd Brigade


BG Richard H. Anderson
  • 4th South Carolina
  • 5th South Carolina
  • 6th South Carolina
  • Palmetto (S.C.) Sharpshooters
  • Louisiana Foot Rifles
3rd Brigade


BG George Pickett
  • 8th Virginia
  • 18th Virginia
  • 19th Virginia
  • 28th Virginia
4th Brigade


BG Cadmus M. Wilcox
  • 9th Alabama
  • 19th Alabama
  • 19th Mississippi
5th Brigade


BG Roger A. Pryor
  • 8th Alabama
  • 14th Alabama
  • 14th Louisiana
  • 32nd Virginia (partial)
Colston's Brigade


BG Raleigh E. Colston
  • 3rd Virginia
  • 13th North Carolina
  • 14th North Carolina

Magruder's Command
BG David R. Jones (acting)
(BG Lafayette McLaws, commanding in the field)

 Semmes' Brigade


BG Paul J. Semmes
  • 10th Georgia
  • 5th Louisiana
  • 10th Louisiana
  • 15th Virginia
Kershaw's Brigade


BG Joseph B. Kershaw
  • 2nd South Carolina
  • 3rd South Carolina
  • 7th South Carolina
  • 8th South Carolina
Forces at Williamsburg


Col Benjamin S. Ewell
  • 32nd Virginia (partial)
  • 52nd Virginia Militia
  • 68th Virginia Militia
  • 115th Virginia Militia
  • Old Dominion Rifles
  • Allens Artillery Battalion, companies B and C

D. H. Hill's Division
MG D. H. Hill

 Early's Brigade


BG Jubal A. Early
  • 5th North Carolina
  • 23rd North Carolina
  • 24th Virginia
  • 38th Virginia
Rodes' Brigade


BG Robert E. Rodes
  • 12th Mississippi
  • 2nd Florida
Cavalry


BG J.E.B. Stuart
  • 1st Virginia
  • 3rd Virginia
  • 4th Virginia
  • Jeff Davis (Miss.) Legion
  • Wise (Va.) Legion
  • Pelham's (Va.) Horse Artillery

Hampton's (S.C.) Legion of MG Gustavus W. Smith's command fought in the action of May 4th.

[edit] References

  • Hastings, Earl C. and David S. Hastings. A Pitiless Rain: The Battle of Williamsburg, 1862. Shippensburg, Pennsylvania; White Mane Publishing Company, 1997. ISBN 1-57249-042-X