The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Second Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Second Battle of Manassas, of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the battle, the casualty returns and the reports.
Abbreviations used
Military rank
Other
Union forces
Army of Virginia
MG John Pope
Chief of Staff: Col George D. Ruggles<br /> Chief of Artillery: Cpt Alexander Piper<br /> Chief of Cavalry: BG Washington L. Elliott (w)
Headquarters Escort:
I Corps
MG Franz Sigel (w)
Chief of Artillery: Cpt Ulric Dahlgren
Headquarters Escort:
- 1st Indiana Cavalry, Companies I and K
II Corps
III Corps
MG Irvin McDowell
Chief of Staff: Col Edmund Schriver<br /> Chief of Artillery: Maj Davis Tillson
Headquarters Troops:
- Maine Light Artillery, 3rd Battery (Pontonniers): Cpt James G. Swett
- 13th Pennsylvania Reserves (1st Rifles), Companies C, G, H and I: Ltc Thomas L. Kane
Reserve Corps
BG Samuel D. Sturgis
Army of the Potomac
The following Corps from the Army of the Potomac were attached to the Army of Virginia.
III Corps
MG Samuel P. Heintzelman
V Corps
MG Fitz John Porter
Chief of Staff: Ltc Frederick T. Locke
IX Corps
MG Jesse L. Reno
Notes
References
- Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Volume 2 (Pdf), New York: The Century Co., 1887.
- Hennessy, John J., Return to Bull Run: The Campaign and Battle of Second Manassas. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1993.
- Manassas National Battlefield Park - Battle of Second Manassas
- The Armies at the Second Battle of Bull Run
- 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.