861ah: Union Forces Battle of Bull Run 21 July 1861

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                          Union Forces
                       Battle of Bull Run
                          2l July 1861

Commanding Officer: Brigadier General I. McDowell

1st Division: Brigadier General D.Tyler
     1st Brigade: Colonel E.D.Keyes
          2nd Maine Infantry Regiment
          1st Connecticut Infantry Regiment
          2nd Connecticut Infantry Regiment
          3rd Connecticut Infantry Regiment
     2nd Brigade: Colonel R.C.Schenck
          2nd New York (Militia) Infantry Regiment
          1st Ohio Infantry Regiment
          2nd Ohio Infantry Regiment
          2nd US Artillery, Company E
     3rd Brigade: Colonel W.T.Sherman
          13th New York Infantry Regiment
          69th New York Infantry Regiment
          79th New York Infantry Regiment
          2nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
          3rd US Artillery, Company E
     4th Brigade: Colonel I.B.Richardson
          1st Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
          l2th New York Infantry Regiment
          2nd Michigan Infantry Regiment
          3rd Michigan Infantry Regiment
          1st US Artillery, Company G
          2nd US Artillery, Company M
2nd Division: Colonel D. Hunter (A. Porter)
     1st Brigade: Colonel A. Porter
          8th New York (Militia) Infantry Regiment
          14th New York (Militia) Infantry Regiment
          27th New York (Militia) Infantry Regiment
          Battalion  US Infantry, Major G. Sykes
          Battalion US Marines, Major J.G.Reynolds
          Battalion US Cavalry, Major I.N.Palmer
          5th US Artillery, Company D
     2nd Brigade: Colonel A.E.Burnside
          2nd New Hampshire Infantry Regiment
          1st Rhode Island Infantry Regiment
          2nd Rhode Island Infantry Regiment (with battery)
          71st New York Infantry Regiment (with 2 howitzers)
3rd Division: Colonel S.P.Heintzelman
     1st Brigade: Colonel W.B.Franklin
          5th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
          11th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
          1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment
          1st US Artillery, Company I
     2nd Brigade: Colonel O.B.Willcox (J.H..Ward)
          11th New York Infantry Regiment
          38th New York Infantry Regiment
          1st Michigan Infantry Regiment
          4th Michigan Infantry Regiment
          2nd US Artillery, Company D
     3rd Brigade: Colonel O.O.Howard
          3rd Maine Infantry Regiment
          4th Maine Infantry Regiment
          5th Maine Infantry Regiment
          2nd Vermont Infantry Regiment
4th (Reserve) Division: Brigadier General T. Runyon
          1st New Jersey Infantry Regiment (3 month militia)
          2nd New Jersey Infantry Regiment (3 month militia)
          3rd New Jersey Infantry Regiment (3 month militia)
          4th New Jersey Infantry Regiment (3 month militia)
          1st New Jersey Infantry Regiment (3 year volunteers)
          2nd New Jersey Infantry Regiment (3 year volunteers)
          3rd New Jersey Infantry Regiment (3 year volunteers)
          41st New York Infantry Regiment (3 year volunteers)
5th Division: Colonel D.S.Miles
     1st Brigade: Colonel L. Blenker
          8th New York (volunteers) Infantry Regiment
          29th New York  Infantry Regiment
          39th New York  Infantry Regiment
          27th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
          2nd US Artillery, Company A
          Bookwood's New York Battery
     2nd Brigade: Colonel T.A.Davies
          16th New York  Infantry Regiment
          18th New York  Infantry Regiment
          31st New York  Infantry Regiment
          32nd New York  Infantry Regiment
          2nd US Artillery, Company G

J.G.Nicolay, The Outbreak of the Rebellion,
New York, 1901

Source: George Nafziger Order of Battle Collection