Bristoe campaign order of battle: Union

The following units and commanders fought in the Bristoe campaign of the American Civil War on the Union side. The Confederate order of battle is shown separately. When multiple names of commanders are shown, this indicates the succession of command through the Campaign.

Military rank abbreviations used

MG = Major General
BG = Brigadier General
Col = Colonel
Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
Maj = Major
Cpt = Captain
Lt = Lieutenant

Army of the Potomac

MG George G. Meade, Commanding

General Staff and Headquarters

Chief of Staff: MG Andrew A. Humphreys
Chief of Artillery: BG Henry J. Hunt
Assistant Adjutant General: BG Seth Williams
Chief Quartermaster: BG Rufus Ingalls
Provost Marshal General: BG Marsena R. Patrick
80th New York (20th Militia): Ltc Jacob B. Hardenbergh
93rd New York: Ltc Benjamin C. Butler
2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry: Ltc Joseph B. Printon
6th Pennsylvania Cavalry (detachment)
Detachments Regular Cavalry and Volunteer Cavalry
Engineer Brigade: BG Henry W. Benham
15th New York (battalion): Capt Joseph Wood Jr.
50th New York: Col William H. Pettes
U.S. Battalion: Capt George H. Mendell
Guards and Orderlies
Oneida (New York) Cavalry: Capt Daniel P. Mann
Signal Corps: Capt Lemuel B. Norton

I Corps

MG John Newton
Escort: 4th and 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry (detachments)

II Corps

MG Gouverneur K. Warren (temporarily absent; returned October 12)
BG John C. Caldwell
Escort:
10th New York Cavalry, Company M: Lt James Matthews
13th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company G: Lt Robert Brown

III Corps

MG William H. French

V Corps

MG George Sykes
Escort: 5th Michigan Cavalry (squadron): Lt Samuel Harris
Provost Guard: 12th New York (Companies D and E): Cpt Henry W. Ryder

VI Corps

MG John Sedgwick
Escort: 1st Vermont Cavalry (detachment): Capt Andrew J. Grover

Cavalry Corps

MG Alfred Pleasonton
Headquarters Guard: 6th US: Maj Robert M. Morris

Artillery Reserve

BG Robert O. Tyler

References

U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies], U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901.