Operations on Line of the North Anna River, Virginia
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Jump to navigationJump to searchOperations on Line of the North Anna River, Virginia - Multiple units conduct operations on the line of the North Anna River in Hanover County, Virginia from May 22-26, 1864.
- Also referred to by its several smaller skirmishes and engagement names, sometimes by day:
- Combat at Ox Ford, Virginia (May 24)
- Combat at Jericho Ford/Mills/Bridge, Virginia (May 23, 25)
- Action at Quarles'/Quarle's Mill, Virginia (May 23)
- Combat at Hanover Junction, Virginia
- Combat at Telegraph Road Bridge, Virginia
Sub-Operations
- May 4-June 12, 1864 -
The Overland Campaign
Union Troops
- NOTE: Order of battle copied from Spotsylvania - commander data needs verification (last commander names kept, maybe more shifting happened)
- Ulysses S. Grant (Lieutenant General, General-in-Chief of the Union armies
(AoP) Overall Command
- George G. Meade, Major General
General Staff:
- Chief of Staff: Andrew A. Humphreys, Major General
- Assistant Adjutant General: Seth Williams, Brigadier General
- Chief Quartermaster: Rufus Ingalls, Brigadier General
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Smaller Units |
|---|---|---|
| General Headquarters | Provost Guard Marsena R. Patrick, Brigadier General |
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| Engineer Troops | ||
| Guards and Orderlies |
(AoP) 2nd Corps
- Winfield Scott Hancock, Major General
Escort:
- 1st Vermont Cavalry (Company M)
(AoP) 5th Corps
- Gouverneur K. Warren, Major General
- Provost Guard
- (II) 12th New York Infantry (battalion)
(AoP) 6th Corps
- John Sedgwick, Major General
- Horatio G. Wright, Brigadier General
Escort:
- 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Company A
(AoP) 9th Corps
- Ambrose E. Burnside, Major General[6]
- Chief of Staff: John G. Parke, Major
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Smaller Units |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Division Thomas L. Crittenden, Major General |
1st Brigade James 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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| Artillery | ||
| 2nd Division Robert B. Potter, Brigadier General |
1st Brigade John I. Curtin, Colonel |
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| 2nd Brigade Simon Goodell Griffin, Colonel |
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| Artillery | ||
| 3rd Division Orlando B. Wilcox, Brigadier General |
1st Brigade John F. Hartranft, Colonel |
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| 2nd Brigade William Humphrey, Colonel |
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| Artillery | ||
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Reporting directly |
Cavalry |
(AoP) Cavalry Corps
- Philip H. Sheridan, Major General
Cavalry Corps absent on expedition toward Richmond from May 9, 1864 - Order of battle not included here
(AoP) Artillery
- Henry Jackson Hunt, Brigadier General[8][9]
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Smaller Units |
|---|---|---|
| Artillery Reserve[10] Henry S. Burton, Colonel |
1st Brigade[11] J. Howard Kitching, Colonel |
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| 2nd Brigade John A. Tompkins, Major |
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| 3rd Brigade Robert H. Fitzhugh, Major |
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| 2nd Brigade Horse Artillery Dunbar R. Ransom, Captain |
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| Artillery Park Freeman McGilvery, Lieutenant Colonel |
Other Units
- Other units listed on Dyer summary or other part of order of battle
- 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery
- 1st Maine Heavy Artillery
- 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery
- 1st New Hampshire Light Artillery Battery
- 2nd New York Heavy Artillery
- 7th New York Heavy Artillery
- 8th New York Heavy Artillery
- 9th New York Heavy Artillery
- 15th New York Engineers
- 46th New York Infantry
- 155th New York Infantry
- 164th New York Infantry
- 170th New York Infantry
- 182nd New York Infantry
- 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry
- (II) 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry
- 50th Pennsylvania Infantry
- 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry
- 114th Pennsylvania Infantry
- 140th Pennsylvania Infantry
- 36th Wisconsin Infantry
- 5th United States Artillery / Battery D
- 1st United States Engineer Battalion
- 2nd United States Artillery / Battery G[12]
- 8th United States Infantry[13]
Confederate Troops
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Casualties
- Union loss: 186 killed, 942 wounded, 165 captured and missing = Total 1,293
Notes
- ↑ Assigned as the 3rd and 4th Brigades of the 3rd Division May 13, Mott taking command of the former and Brewster of the latter brigade (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 2, pages 709 and 711)
- ↑ From former 2nd Division
- ↑ From former 2nd Division
- ↑ Joined May 14, 1864
- ↑ Originally referenced in Dyer as 4th United States Artillery / Battery M, likely incorrect
- ↑ The IX Corps was under the direct orders of Lieutenant General Grant until May 24, 1864, when it was assigned to the Army of the Potomac. (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 169)
- ↑ Not present - Escorted ambulance trains to Fredericksburg May 9, and picket duty there until May 28
- ↑ Chief of Artillery to the whole Army
- ↑ 1st Brigade Horse Artillery detached with Cavalry Corps; 2nd Brigade Horse Artillery attached to the Artillery Reserve (see: Hunt's report)
- ↑ Disbanded and distributed among the infantry corps May 16, 1864
- ↑ Transferred to 5th Corps on May 13, 1864
- ↑ Not originally listed on Dyer summary
- ↑ Not originally listed on Dyer summary
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 639, 643, 889, 890, 937)
- Wikipedia - Battle of North Anna
Categories:
- Operations in the War of the Rebellion
- Operations in Virginia
- Operations in Hanover County, Virginia
- Operations in 1864
- Operations on May 22, 1864
- Operations on May 23, 1864
- Operations on May 24, 1864
- Operations on May 25, 1864
- Operations on May 26, 1864
- Source: ACWR 639
- Source: ACWR 643
- Source: ACWR 889
- Source: ACWR 890
- Source: ACWR 937
