Battle of Bethesda Church, Virginia
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- Multiple units engage at Bethesda Church near Cold Harbor in Hanover County, Virginia from June 1-3, 1864.
Sub-Operations
- May 4-June 12, 1864 -
The Overland Campaign
- May 31-June 12, 1864 -
Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
- May 31-June 12, 1864 -
Union Troops
(AoP) 5th Corps
(AoP) 9th Corps
Provost Guard:
- NOTE: According to unit profiles the 4th Division was guarding the army trains and did not participate in the battle itself
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Smaller Units |
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1st Division
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1st Brigade James H. Ledlie, Brigadier General |
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2nd Brigade Gilbert P. Robinson, Lieutenant Colonel |
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Provisional Brigade Elisha G. Marshall, Colonel |
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Acting Engineers | ||
Artillery | ||
2nd Division |
1st Brigade John I. Curtin, Colonel |
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2nd Brigade Simon Goodell Griffin, Colonel |
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Acting Engineers | ||
Artillery | ||
3rd Division |
1st Brigade John F. Hartranft, Colonel |
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2nd Brigade
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Acting Engineers | ||
Artillery | ||
4th Division |
1st Brigade Joshua K. Sigfried, Colonel |
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2nd Brigade Henry G. Thomas, Colonel |
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Artillery |
Confederate Troops
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Casualties
- Union loss: 194 killed, 824 wounded, 348 captured and missing = Total 1,366
Notes
- ↑ Arrived June 1, 1864
- ↑ Gordon C. Rhea in Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee May 26-June 3, 1864, The Order of Battle lists the 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry in the 1st Brigade (see also: Pennsylvania in the Civil War - 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry)
- ↑ Arrived June 1, 1864
- ↑ Arrived June 1, 1864
- ↑ Wikipedia - no reference to this in Dyer or other Michigan Sharpshooter company pages
- ↑ Wikipedia - no reference to this in Dyer or other Michigan Sharpshooter company pages
- ↑ Wikipedia - Not originally referenced on Dyer summary
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 599, 883, 941)