Battle of Cold Harbor
Confederate Commander
Forces Engaged: 59,000 - 62,000
Killed: 788
Wounded: 3,376
Captured or Missing: 1,123
Total Casualties: 5,287
Confederate Officers
Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge
Brig. Gen. William N. Pendleton
Brig. Gen. Joseph B. Kershaw
Brig. Gen. Benjamin G. Humphreys
Brig. Gen. William T. Wofford
Brig. Gen. Goode Bryan
Brig. Gen. John Gregg
Brig. Gen. Evander M. Law
Brig. Gen. George T. Anderson
Brig. Gen. Eppa Hunton
Brig. Gen. Seth M. Barton
Brig. Gen.. Montgomery
Brig. Gen. Edward P. Alexander
Brig. Gen. Stephan D. Ramseur
Brig. Gen. Clement A. Evans
Brig. Gen. William Terry
Brig. Gen. Bryan Grimes
Brig. Gen. Cullen A. Battle
Brig. Gen. George Doles
Brig. Gen. Armistead L. Long
Brig. Gen. William Mahone
Brig. Gen. Nathaniel H. Harris
Brig. Gen. Joseph Finegan
Brig. Gen. Ambrose R. Wright
Brig. Gen. Joseph R. Davis
Brig. Gen. John R. Cooke
Brig. Gen. Birkett D. Fry
Brig. Gen. William W. Kirkland
Brig. Gen. James H. Lane
Brig. Gen. Alfred M. Scales
Brig. Gen. Edward L. Thomas
Brig. Gen. Thomas L. Rosser
Brig. Gen. Matthew C. Butler
Brig. Gen. Lunsford L. Lomax
Brig. Gen. Williams C. Wickham
Brig. Gen. John R. Chambliss, Jr.
Brig. Gen. Pierce M. B. Young
Brig. Gen. Martin W. Gary
Brig. Gen. John Echols
Brig. Gen. Gabriel C. Wharton
Brig. Gen. James G. Martin
Brig. Gen. Thomas L. Clingham
Brig. Gen. Johnson Hagood
Brig. Gen. Alfred H. Colquitt
Confederate Order of Battle
Cavalry Corps, Breckinridge's and Hoke's Divisions
May 31 - June 12, 1864
Hanover County, near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Confederate Victory
National Park Service
Cold Harbor, Grant's Greatest Regret
Battlefield Trust
HistoryNet
Library of Congress
Plan of Battle of Cold Harbor
Plan of the Battle of Cold Harbor, June 3rd
Military Atlas
Map of Cold Harbor Battlefield
Harper's Weekly
Articles
Forces Engaged: 108,000 - 117,000
Killed: 1,845
Wounded: 9,077
Captured or Missing: 1,816
Total Casualties: 12,738
Union Officers
Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren
Maj. Gen. Horatio G. Wright
Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Crittenden
Brig. Gen. Seth Williams
Brig. Gen. Rufus Ingalls
Brig. Gen. Marsena R. Patrick
Brig. Gen. Francis C. Barlow
Brig. Gen. John Gibbon
Brig. Gen. Byron R. Pierce
Brig. Gen. Joshua T. Owen
Brig. Gen. Robert O. Tyler
Brig. Gen. Gershom Mott
Brig. Gen. Charles Griffin
Brig. Gen. Romeyn B. Ayres
Brig. Gen. Joseph J. Bartlett
Brig. Gen. Henry H. Lockwood
Brig. Gen. Samuel W. Crawford
Brig. Gen. Lysander Cutler
Brig. Gen. David A. Russell
Brig. gen. Emory Upton
Brig. Gen. Henry L. Eustis
Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Neill
Brig. Gen. Frank Wheaton
Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Grant
Brig. Gen. James B. Ricketts
Brig. Gen. James H. Ledlie
Brig. Gen. Robert B. Potter
Brig. Gen. Simon G. Griffin
Brig. Gen. Orlando B. Willcox
Brig. Gen. Edward Ferrero
Brig. Gen. Alfred T. A. Torbert
Brig. Gen. George A. Custer
Brig. Gen. Wesley Merritt
Brig. Gen. David McM. Gregg
Brig. Gen. Henry E. Davies, Jr.
Brig. Gen. James H. Wilson
Brig. Gen. Henry J. Hunt
Brig. Gen. William T. H. Brooks
Brig. Gen. Gilman Marston
Brig. Gen. Hiram Burnham
Brig. Gen. John H. Martindale
Brig. Gen. George J. Stannard
Brig. Gen. Charles Devens, Jr.
Brig. Gen. Adelbert Ames
Union Order of Battle
May 31 - June 5, 1864
June 6 - 12, 1864
The big difference between the Order of Battle is the Brigade Commanders in Maj. Gen. Warren's command
Union Official Records
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