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Union Army Battle of Antietam 17 September 1862 Army of the Potomac Commanding General: Major General George B. McClellan General Headquarters Escort: Captain J.B.McIntyre Independent Company, Oneida (New York) Cavalry A-E/4th U.S.Cavalry Regiment Engineer Battalion A-D-F-G/8th U.S. Infantry Regiment G-H/19th U.S. Infantry Regiment Provost Guard E-F-H-K/2nd U.S. Cavalry Regiment Headquarters Guard: Major G.O.Haller 93rd New York Regiment Quartermaster's Guard: Captain M.A.Reno B-C-H-I/1st U.S. Cavalry Regiment I Army Corps: Major General Joseph Hooker Chief of Staff: Brigadier General George G. Meade Escort: Captain J.E. Naylor A-B-I-K/2nd New York Cavalry Regiment 1st Division: Brigadier General R.King (Relieved 9/14) Brigadier General J.P.Hatch (Wounded 9/14) Brigadier General A. Doubleday 1st Brigade: Colonel W. Phelps 22nd New York Regiment 24th New York Regiment 30th New York Regiment 84th New York Regiment 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters 2nd Brigade: Brigadier General A. Doubleday 7th Indiana Regiment 76th New York Regiment 95th New York Regiment 56th Pennsylvania Regiment 3rd Brigade: Brigadier General M.R.Patrick 21st New York Regiment 23rd New York Regiment 35th New York Regiment 80th New York Regiment (20th Militia) Brigade: Brigadier General J. Gibbon 19th Indiana Regiment 2nd Wisconsin Regiment 6th Wisconsin Regiment 7th Wisconsin Regiment Artillery: Captain J.A.Monroe 1st New Hampshire Light Battery 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery, Battery D 1st New York Light Artillery, Battery L 4th U.S. Artillery, Battery B 2nd Division: Brigadier General J.B. Ricketts 1st Brigade: Brigadier General A.Duryea 97th New York Regiment 104th New York Regiment 105th New York Regiment 107th Pennsylvania Regiment 2nd Brigade: Colonel W.A.Christian 26th New York Regiment 94th New York Regiment 88th Pennsylvania Regiment 90th Pennsylvania Regiment 3rd Brigade: Brigadier General G.L.Hartsuff 16th Maine Regiment 12th Massachusetts Regiment 13th Massachusetts Regiment 83rd New York Regiment 11th Pennsylvania Regiment Artillery: 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery, Battery C 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery, Battery F 3rd Division: Brigadier General George G. Meade 1st Brigade: Brigadier General T. Seymour 1st Pennsylvania Reserves 2nd Pennsylvania Reserves 5th Pennsylvania Reserves 6th Pennsylvania Reserves 13th Pennsylvania Reserves 2nd Brigade: Colonel H.C.Bolinger 3rd Pennsylvania Reserves 4th Pennsylvania Reserves 7th Pennsylvania Reserves 8th Pennsylvania Reserves 3rd Brigade: Colonel T.F.Gallagher 9th Pennsylvania Reserves 10th Pennsylvania Reserves 11th Pennsylvania Reserves 12th Pennsylvania Reserves Artillery: 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery, Batteries A, B, C 5th U.S. Artillery, Battery C II Army Corps: Major General E.V.Sumner Escort: D-K/6th New York Cavalry Regiment 1st Division: Major General I.B.Richardson 1st Brigade: Brigadier General J.C.Caldwell 5th New Hampshire Regiment 7th New York Regiment 61st New York Regiment 64th New York Regiment 81st Pennsylvania Regiment 2nd Brigade: Brigadier General T.F.Meagher 29th Massachusetts Regiment 63rd New York Regiment 69th New York Regiment 88th New York Regiment 3rd Brigade: Colonel J.R.Brooke 2nd Delaware Regiment 52nd New York Regiment 57th New York Regiment 66th New York Regiment 53rd Pennsylvania Regiment Artillery: 1st New York Light, Battery B 4th U.S., Battery A 4th U.S., Battery C 2nd Division: Major General J.Sedgwick 1st Brigade: Brigadier General W.A.Gorman 15th Massachusetts Regiment 1st Minnesota Regiment 34th New York Regiment 82nd New York Regiment 1st Co/Massachusetts Sharpshooters 2nd Co/Minnesota Sharpshooters 2nd Brigade: Brigadier General O.O.Howard 69th Pennsylvania Regiment 71st Pennsylvania Regiment 72nd Pennsylvania Regiment 106th Pennsylvania Regiment 3rd Brigade: Brigadier General N.J.T.Dana 19th Massachusetts Regiment 20th Massachusetts Regiment 7th Michigan Regiment 42nd New York Regiment 59th New York Regiment Artillery: 1st Rhode Island Light, Battery C 1st U.S., Battery I 3rd Division: Major General W.H.French 1st Brigade: Brigadier General N.Kimball 14th Indiana Regiment 8th Ohio Regiment 132nd Pennsylvania Regiment 7th West Virginia Regiment 2nd Brigade: Colonel D.Morris 14th Connecticut Regiment 108th New York Regiment 130th Pennsylvania Regiment 3rd Brigade: Brigadier General M. Weber 1st Delaware Regiment 5th Maryland Regiment 4th New York Regiment Unattached Artillery: 1st New York Light, Battery G 1st Rhode Island Light, Battery B 1st Rhode Island Light, Battery G IV Army Corps: 1st Division: Major General D.N.Couch (Arrived Antietam on the morning of 9/18 - attached to VI Corps as 3rd Division 9/26) 1st Brigade: Brigadier General C.Devens Jr, 7th Massachusetts Regiment 10th Massachusetts Regiment 36th New York Regiment 2nd Rhode Island Regiment 2nd Brigade: Brigadier General A.P.Howe 62nd New York Regiment 92nd Pennsylvania Regiment 98th Pennsylvania Regiment 102nd Pennsylvania Regiment 139th Pennsylvania Regiment 3rd Brigade: Brigadier General J. Cochran 65th New York Regiment 67th New York Regiment 122nd New York Regiment 23rd Pennsylvania Regiment 61st Pennsylvania Regiment 82nd Pennsylvania Regiment Artillery: 1st Pennsylvania Light, Battery C 1st Pennsylvania Light, Battery D 2nd U.S., Battery G New York Light, 3rd Battery V Army Corps: Major General Fitz-John Porter Headquarters: Det/1st Maine Cavalry Regiment 1st Division: Major General G.W.Morrell 1st Brigade: Colonel J. Barnes 2nd Maine Regiment 18th Massachusetts Regiment 22nd Massachusetts Regiment 1st Michigan Regiment 13th New York Regiment 25th New York Regiment 118th Pennsylvania Regiment 2nd Brigade: Brigadier General C. Griffin 2nd District of Columbia Regiment 9th Massachusetts Regiment 32nd Massachusetts Regiment 4th Michigan Regiment 14th New York Regiment 62nd Pennsylvania Regiment 3rd Brigade: Colonel T.B.W.Stockton 20th Maine Regiment 16th Michigan Regiment 12th New York Regiment 17th New York Regiment 44th New York Regiment 82nd Pennsylvania Regiment Artillery: Massachusetts Light, Battery C 1st Rhode Island Light, Battery C 5th U.S., Battery D Sharpshooters: 1st U.S. Regiment 2nd Division: Major General George Sykes 1st Brigade: Lieutenant Colonel R.C.Buchanan 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment 4th U.S. Infantry Regiment 1/12th U.S. Infantry Regiment 2/12th U.S. Infantry Regiment 1/14th U.S. Infantry Regiment 2/14th U.S. Infantry Regiment 2nd Brigade: major C.S.Lovell 1st & 6th U.S. Infantry Regiment 2nd & 10th U.S. Infantry Regiment 11th U.S. Infantry Regiment 17th U.S. Infantry Regiment 3rd Brigade: Colonel G.K.Warren 5th New York Regiment 140th New York Regiment 146th New York Regiment Artillery: 1st U.S.Artillery, Battery E 1st U.S.Artillery, Battery G 5th U.S.Artillery, Battery I 5th U.S.Artillery, Battery K 3rd Division: Major General Andrew A.Humphreys (Arrived morning of 9/18) 1st Brigade: Brigadier General E.B.Tyler 91st Pennsylvania Regiment 126th Pennsylvania Regiment 129th Pennsylvania Regiment 134th Pennsylvania Regiment 2nd Brigade: Colonel P.H.Allabach 123rd Pennsylvania Regiment 131st Pennsylvania Regiment 133rd Pennsylvania Regiment 154th Pennsylvania Regiment Artillery: Captain L.N.Robinson 1st New York Light, Battery C 1st Ohio Light, Battery L Artillery Reserve: Lt. Colonel W. Hays 1st Bn/New York Light, Battery A 1st Bn/New York Light, Battery B 1st Bn/New York Light, Battery C 1st Bn/New York Light, Battery D New York Light, 5th Battery 1st U.S., Battery K 4th U.S., Battery G VI Army Corps: Major General W.B.Franklin Headquarters: B-G/6th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment 1st Division: Major General H.W.Slocum 1st Brigade: Colonel A.T.A.Torbert 1st New Jersey Regiment 2nd New Jersey Regiment 3rd New Jersey Regiment 4th New Jersey Regiment 2nd Brigade: Colonel J.J.Bartlett 1st Maine Regiment 16th New York Regiment 27th New York Regiment 96th Pennsylvania Regiment 3rd Brigade: Brigadier General J.Newton 18th New York Regiment 31st New York Regiment 32nd New York Regiment 95th Pennsylvania Regiment 121st New York Regiment Artillery Maryland Light, Battery A Massachusetts Light, Battery A New Jersey Light, Battery A 2nd U.S., Battery D 2nd Division: Major General W.F.Smith 1st Brigade: Brigadier General W.S.Hancock (assigned to command of 1st Div. II Corps on 9/17) 6th Maine Regiment 43rd New York Regiment 49th Pennsylvania Regiment 137th Pennsylvania Regiment 5th Wisconsin Regiment 2nd Brigade: Brigadier General W.T.H.Brooks 2nd Vermont Regiment 3rd Vermont Regiment 4th Vermont Regiment 5th Vermont Regiment 6th Vermont Regiment 3rd Brigade: Colonel W.H.Irwing 7th Maine Regiment 20th New York Regiment 33rd New York Regiment 49th New York Regiment 77th New York Regiment Artillery: New York Light, 1st Battery Maryland Light, Battery B 5th U.S. Artillery, Battery F XI Army Corps: Major General J.L. Reno (Killed 9/14) Major General A.E.Burnside 1st Division: Major General O.B.Wilcox 1st Brigade: Colonel B.C.Christ 28th Massachusetts Regiment 17th Michigan Regiment 79th New York Regiment 50th Pennsylvania Regiment 2nd Brigade: Colonel T.Welsh 8th Michigan Regiment 46th New York Regiment 45th Pennsylvania Regiment 100th Pennsylvania Regiment Artillery: Massachusetts Light, 8th Battery 2nd U.S. Artillery, Battery E 2nd Division: Major General S.D.Sturgis 1st Brigade: Brigadier General J.Nagle 2nd Maryland Regiment 6th New Hampshire Regiment 9th New Hampshire Regiment 48th Pennsylvania Regiment 2nd Brigade: Brigadier General 21st Massachusetts Regiment 35th Massachusetts Regiment 51st New York Regiment 51st Pennsylvania Regiment Artillery: Pennsylvania Light, Battery D 4th U.S. Artillery, Battery E 3rd Division: Major General I.P.Rodman (Mortally wounded 9/17) 1st Brigade: Colonel H.S.Fairchild 9th New York Regiment 89th New York Regiment 103rd New York Regiment 2nd Brigade: Colonel E.Harland 8th Connecticut Regiment 11th Connecticut Regiment 16th Connecticut Regiment 4th Rhode Island Regiment Artillery: 5th U.S. Artillery, Battery A Battery of Dahlgren Boat Howitzers attached 9th New York Kanawha Division: Brigadier General J.D.Cox 1st Brigade: Colonel E.P.Scammon 12th Ohio Regiment 23rd Ohio Regiment 30th Ohio Regiment Ohio Light Artillery, 1st Battery Gilmore's Company, West Virginia Cavalry Harrison's Company, West Virginia Cavalry 2nd Brigade: Colonel G.Cook 11th Ohio Regiment 28th Ohio Regiment 36th Ohio Regiment Schambeck's 's Company, Chicago Dragoons Kentucky Light Artillery, Simmond's Battery Unattached: 6th New York Cavalry Regiment (8 cos) Independent Company/Ohio Cavalry 3rd U.S. Artillery, Battery L 3rd U.S. Artillery, Battery M 2nd New York Artillery, Battery L XII Army Corps: Major General J.K.F.Mansfield (mortally wounded 9/17) Headquarters: L/1st Michigan Cavalry Regiment 1st Division: Brigadier General A.S.Williams 1st Brigade: Brigadier General S.W.Crawford 5th Connecticut Regiment 10th Maine Regiment 29th New York Regiment 46th Pennsylvania Regiment 124th Pennsylvania Regiment 125th Pennsylvania Regiment 128th Pennsylvania Regiment 3rd Brigade: Brigadier General G.H.Gordon 27th Indiana Regiment 2nd Massachusetts Regiment 13th New Jersey Regiment 107th New York Regiment 3rd Wisconsin Regiment Zouaves d'Afrique, Pennsylvania 2nd Division: Brigadier General G.S.Greene 1st Brigade: Lt. Colonel H.Tyndale 5th Ohio Regiment 7th Ohio Regiment 66th Ohio Regiment 29th Ohio Regiment 28th Pennsylvania Regiment 2nd Brigade: Colonel H.J.Stainrook 111th Pennsylvania Regiment 3rd Maryland Regiment 102nd New York Regiment 109th New York Regiment 3rd Brigade: Colonel W.B.Goodrich (Killed 9/17) 3rd Delaware Regiment Purnell Legion 60th New York Regiment 78th New York Regiment Artillery: Maine Light, 4th Battery Maine Light, 8th Battery 1st New York Light, Battery M New York Light, 10th Battery Pennsylvania Light, Battery E Pennsylvania Light, Battery F U.S.Artillery, Battery F Cavalry Division: Brigadier General A.Pleaston 1st Brigade: Major C.J.Whiting 5th United States Cavalry Regiment 6th United States Cavalry Regiment 2nd Brigade: Colonel J.F.Farnsworth 8th Illinois Cavalry Regiment 3rd Indiana Cavalry Regiment 1st Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment 3rd Brigade: Colonel R.H.Rush 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment 4th Brigade: Colonel A.T.McReynolds 1st New York Cavalry Regiment 12th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment 5th Brigade: Colonel B.F.Davis 8th New York Cavalry Regiment 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment Artillery 2nd U.S.Artillery, Battery A 2nd U.S.Artillery, Battery B 2nd U.S.Artillery, Battery M 3rd U.S.Artillery, Battery C 3rd U.S.Artillery, Battery G Unattached: Det/15th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment 1st Maine Cavalry Regiment Murfin, J.V., The Gleam of Bayonettes, The Battle of Antietam and the Maryland Campaign of 1862
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