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Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Union Order of Battle - May 8-16, 1864
Cavalry, Artillery, and IX Corps

General-in-Chief

Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

Cavalry Corps

Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan

Escort

6th U.S. Cavalry

1st Division

Brig. Gen. Wesley Merritt

1st Brigade

Brig. Gen. George A. Custer

1st Michigan Cavalry

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5th Michigan Cavalry

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6th Michigan Cavalry

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7th Michigan Cavalry

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2nd Brigade

Col. Thomas C. Devin

4th New York Cavalry

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6th New York Cavalry

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9th New York Cavalry

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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry

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Reserve Brigade

Col. Alfred Gibbs

19th New York Cavalry

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6th Pennsylvania Cavalry

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1st U.S. Cavalry

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2nd U.S. Cavalry

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5th U.S. Cavalry

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2nd Division

Brig. Gen. David M. Gregg

1st Brigade

Brig. Gen. Henry E. Davies, Jr.

1st Massachusetts Cavalry

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1st New Jersey Cavalry

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6th Ohio Cavalry

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1st Pennsylvania Cavalry

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2nd Brigade

Col. J. Irvin Gregg

1st Maine Cavalry

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10th New York Cavalry

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2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry

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4th Pennsylvania Cavalry

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8th Pennsylvania Cavalry

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16th Pennsylvania Cavalry

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3rd Division

Brig. Gen. James H. Wilson

1st Brigade

Col. John B. McIntosh

1st Connecticut Cavalry

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2nd New York Cavalry

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5th New York Cavalry

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18th Pennsylvania Cavalry

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2nd Brigade

Col. George H. Chapman

3rd Indiana Cavalry

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8th New York Cavalry

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1st Vermont Cavalry

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1st Brigade Horse Artillery

Capt. James M. Robertson

New York Light, 6th Battery

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2nd U.S., Batteries B and L

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2nd U.S., Battery D

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2nd U.S., Battery M

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4th U.S., Battery A

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4th U.S., Batteries C and E

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Artillery

Brig. Gen. Henry J. Hunt

Artillery Reserve

Col. Henry S. Burton

1st Brigade

Col. J. Howard Kitching

6th New York Heavy

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15th New York Heavy, 1st and 3rd Battalions

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2nd Brigade

Maj. John A. Tompkins

Maine Light, 5th Battery (E)

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1st New Jersey Light, Battery A

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1st New Jersey Light, Battery B

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New York Light, 5th Battery

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New York Light, 12th Battery

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1st New York Light, Battery B

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3rd Brigade

Maj. Robert H. Fitzhugh

Massachusetts Light, 9th Battery

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New York Light, 15th Battery

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1st New York Light, Battery C

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New York Light, 11th Battery

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1st Ohio Light, Battery H

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5th U.S., Battery E

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2nd Brigade Horse Artillery

Capt. Dunbar R. Ransom

1st U.S., Batteries E and G

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1st U.S., Batteries H and I

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1st U.S., Battery K

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2nd U.S., Battery A

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2nd U.S., Battery G

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3rd U.S., Batteries C, F, and K

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Artillery Park

Lieut. Col. Freeman McGilvery

15th New York Heavy, 2nd Battalion

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Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan

IX Corps

Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside

Chief of Staff

Maj. Gen. John G. Parke

1st Division

Brig. Gen. Thomas G. Stevenson (k)

Col. Daniel Leasure

Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Crittenden

1st Brigade

Col. Jacob P. Gould

Lieut. Col. Stephen M. Weld, Jr

Brig. Gen. James Ledlie

35th Massachusetts Infantry

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56th Massachusetts Infantry

Lieut. Col. Stephen M. Weld, Jr.

57th Massachusetts Infantry

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59th Massachusetts Infantry

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4th U.S. Infantry

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10th U.S. Infantry

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2nd Brigade

Col. Daniel Leasure

Lieut. Col. Gilbert P. Robinson

3rd Maryland Infantry

Lieut. Col. Gilbert P. Robinson

21st Massachusetts Infantry

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100th Pennsylvania Infantry

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Artillery

Maine Light, 2nd Battery (B)

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Massachusetts Light, 14th Battery

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2nd Division

Brig. Gen. Robert B. Potter

1st Brigade

Col. Zenas Bliss

Col. John I. Curtin

36th Massachusetts Infantry

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58th Massachusetts Infantry

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51st New York Infantry

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45th Pennsylvania Infantry

Col. John I. Curtin

48th Pennsylvania Infantry

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7th Rhode Island Infantry

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2nd Brigade

Col. Simon G. Griffin

2nd Maryland Infantry (detachment)

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31st Maine Infantry

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32nd Maine Infantry

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6th New Hampshire Infantry

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9th New Hampshire Infantry

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11th New Hampshire Infantry

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17th Vermont Infantry

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Artillery

Massachusetts Light, 11th Battery

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New York Light, 19th Battery

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3rd Division

Brig. Gen. Orland B. Willcox

1st Brigade

Col. John F. Hartranft

2ns Michigan Infantry

Col. William Humphrey

8th Michigan Infantry

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17th Michigan Infantry

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27th Michigan Infantry

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109th New York Infantry

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51st Pennsylvania Infantry

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2nd Brigade

Col. Benjamin C. Christ

Col. William Humphrey

1st Michigan Sharpshooters

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20th Michigan Infantry

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79th New York Infantry

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60th Ohio Infantry

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50th Pennsylvania Infantry

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Artillery

Maine Light, 7th Battery (G)

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New York Light, 34 Battery

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4th Division

Brig. Gen. Edward Ferrero

1st Brigade

Col. Joshua K. Sigfried

27th U.S. Colored Troops

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30th U.S. Colored Troops

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39th U.S. Colored Troops

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43rd U.S. Colored Troops

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2nd Brigade

Col. Henry G. Thomas

30th Connecticut Colored (detachment)

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19th U.S. Colored Troops

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23rd U.S. Colored Troops

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Artillery

Pennsylvania Light, Battery D

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Vermont Light, 3rd Battery

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Reporting Directly

Provost Guard

8th U.S. Infantry

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Cavalry

3rd New Jersey Cavalry

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22nd New York Cavalry

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2nd Ohio Cavalry

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13th Pennsylvania Cavalry

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Artillery Reserve

Capt. John Edwards, Jr.

New York Light, 27th Battery

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1st Rhode Island Light, Battery D

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1st Rhode Island Light, Battery H

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2nd U.S., Battery E

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3rd U.S., Battery G

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3rd U.S., Batteries L and M

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Provisional Brigade

Col. Elisha G. Marshall

2nd New York Mounted  Rifles (dismounted)

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14th New York Heavy Artillery

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24th New York Cavalry (dismounted)

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2nd Pennsylvania Provisional Heavy Artillery

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