ORDER OF BATTLE

BATTLE OF BRANDY STATION

JUNE 9, 1863

Clark B. Hall

CAVALRY ARMY OF THE POTOMAC BRIG. GEN. (8756 cavalry and horse artillery; 3000 infantry--11,756 men)

RIGHT WING (Brig. Gen. --Beverly’s Ford--5793 men, including infantry and horse artillery)

Below alignment represents Buford’s Wing at outset of battle:

1st Cavalry (Col. Benjamin F. Davis--MWIA--2061 men)

!st (Col. Benjamin F. Davis--MWIA) 8th New York Cav (Maj. Edmund M. Pope) 8th Illinois Cav (Capt. Alpheus Clark--MWIA; Capt. George A. Forsyth--WIA) 3rd Indiana Cav (Maj. William S. McClure) 9th New York Cav (Five companies--Maj. William B. Martin--WIA) 3rd (West) Virginia (Two companies--Capt. Seymour B. Conger)

2nd Brigade (Col. Thomas C. Devin) 6th New York Cav (Maj. William E. Beardsley) 17th Pa Cav (Col. Josiah H. Kellogg)

Reserve Brigade (Maj. Charles J. Whiting--1857 men)

2nd U.S. Cav (Capt. ) 5th U.S. Cav (Capt. James E. Harrison) 6th U.S. Cav (Capt. George C. Cram) 6th Pa Cav (Maj. Robert Morris, Jr.--Taken prisoner; died in )

U.S. Horse Artillery (Capt. James M. Robertson--about 375 men)

1st U.S. Arty., Batt. “K” (Capt. William M. Graham--six guns) 2nd U.S. Arty., Batteries “B,” and “L” (Consolidated--Lt. Albert O. Vincent--six guns) 4th U.S. Arty., Batt. “E” (Lt. Samuel S. Elder--four guns)

Below alignment represents Buford’s adjusted Command after battle develops:

Forces east of Beverly’s Ford Road:

1st Cavalry Division (Col. Thomas C. Devin)

1st Brigade (Maj. William S. McClure; 8th Illinois--detached west of road) 8th New York Cav (Maj. Edmund M. Pope) 3rd Indiana Cav (Maj. Charles Lemmon) 9th New York Cav (Capt. Conway W. Ayres) 3rd (West) Virginia Cav (Capt. Seymour B. Conger) 2nd U.S. Arty., Batteries “B,” and “L” (Consolidated--Lt. Albert O. Vincent)

Forces west of Beverly’s Ford Road--Brig. Gen. John Buford, tactical field commander :

Second Brigade (Col. Josiah H. Kellogg--Anchored right on Hazel River) 17th Pa Cav (Col. Josiah H. Kellogg) 6th New York Cav (Maj. William E. Beardsley) 1st U.S. Arty., Batt. “K” (Capt. William M. Graham)

Reserve Brigade (Maj. Charles J. Whiting) 1st U.S. Cav (Capt. Richard S.C. Lord--Arrived late in day from picket, covered retreat) 2nd U.S. Cav (Capt. Wesley Merritt) 5th U.S. Cav (Capt. James E. Harrison) 6th U.S. Cav (Capt. George C. Cram) 6th Pa Cav (Maj. Henry C. Wheelan) 8th Illinois Cav (Capt. Elon Farnsworth--Detached with Reserve Brigade) 4th U.S. Arty., Batt. “E” (Lt. Samuel S. Elder)

Brig. Gen. ’s Select Infantry Brigade (1500 men)

86th New York Inf. (From 3rd Corps--Maj. Jacob H. Lansing) 124th New York Inf. (From 3rd Corps--Lt. Col. Francis M. Cummins) 33rd Massachusetts Inf. (From 11th Corps--Col. Adin B. Underwood) 2nd Massachusetts Inf. (From 12th Corps--Lt. Col. Charles R. Mudge) 3rd Wisconsin Inf. (From 12th Corps--Lt. Col. Martin Flood)

LEFT WING (Brig. Gen. David M. Gregg--Kelly’s Ford--5963 men, including infantry and horse artillery)

2nd Cavalry Division (Col. Alfred N.A. Duffie--Stevensburg--1893 men)

1st Brigade (Col. Louis P. di Cesnola) 1st Massachusetts Cav (Lt. Col. Greely S. Curtis) 6th Ohio Cav (Maj. William Stedman) 1st Rhode Island Cav (Lt. Col. John L. Thompson)

2nd Brigade (Col. J. Irving Gregg) 3rd Pa Cav (Lt. Col. Edward S. Jones) 4th Pa Cav (Lt. Col. William E. Doster) 16th Pa Cav (Maj. William H. Fry--In reserve, at Mt. Holly Church--no saddles)

2nd U.S. Arty., Batt. “M” (Lt. Alexander C.M. Pennington--six guns--about 150 men)

3rd Cavalry Division (Brig. Gen. David M. Gregg--Fleetwood Hill--2170 men)

1st Brigade (Col. ) 2nd New York Cav (Lt. Col. Henry E. Davies, Jr.) 10th New York Cav (Lt. Col. William Irvine--captured; Maj. M. Henry Avery) 1st Maine Cav (Col. Calvin S. Douty) Orton’s Indep. Co. D.C. Vols. (Capt. William H. Orton--attached to Kilpatrick for battle)

2nd Brigade (Col. Percy Wyndham--WIA; Col. John P. Taylor) 1st New Jersey Cav (Lt. Col. Virgil Brodrick--KIA; Maj. John H. Shelmire--KIA; Maj. Myron H. Beaumont) 1st Pa Cav (Col. John P. Taylor--to brigade command; Lt. Col. David Gardner) 1st Maryland Cav (Lt. Col. James M. Deems)

New York Light, 6th Indep. Batt. (Capt. Joseph W. Martin--six guns--about 100 men)

Brig. Gen. David A. Russell’s Select Infantry Brigade (1500 men) 56th Pa Inf. (From 1st Corps--Col. J. William Hofmann) 7th Wis. Inf., & two cos. from 2nd Wis. (From 1st Corps--Col. William Robinson--both) 6th Maine Inf. (From 6th Corps--Col. Hiram Burnham) 119th Pa Inf. (From 6th Corps--Maj. Henry P. Truefitt, Jr.) 5th New Hampshire Inf. & 81st Pa Inf. (From 2nd Corps--Col. Edward E. Cross--both)

3rd U.S. Arty., Batt. “C” (Lt. William D. Fuller--six guns--about 150 men) CAVALRY DIVISION ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA MAJ. GEN. JAMES EWELL BROWN STUART (9700 cavalry and horse artillery)

Jones’s Brigade ( Brig. Gen. William E. Jones--3000 men) 6th Virginia Cav (Maj. Cabell Edward Flournoy) 7th Virginia Cav (Lt. Col. Thomas C. Marshall) 11th Virginia Cav (Col. Lunsford L. Lomax) 12th Virginia Cav (Col. Asher W. Harman--WIA, remained in command) 35th Battalion Virginia Cav (Lt. Col. Elijah V. White--WIA, remained in command)

Rooney Lee’s Brigade ( Brig. Gen. William H.F. “Rooney” Lee--WIA; Col. James Lucius Davis; Col. John R. Chambliss, Jr.--1529 men) 2nd North Carolina Cav (Col. Solomon Williams--KIA; Lt. Col. William H.F. Payne) 9th Virginia Cav (Col. Richard L.T. Beale) 10th Virginia Cav (Col. James Lucius Davis; Maj. Joseph Rosser) 13th Virginia Cav (Col. John R. Chambliss)

Hampton’s Brigade (Brig. Gen. Wade Hampton--1894 men) Cobb’s Legion (Col. Pierce M.B. Young) 1st South Carolina Cav (Col. John L. Black) 1st North Carolina Cav (Col. Laurence S. Baker) Jeff Davis Legion (Lt. Col. Joseph F. Waring) 2nd South Carolina Cav (Col. Matthew C. Butler--WIA; Maj. Thomas J. Lipscomb--regt. detached at Stevensburg)

Fitz Lee’s Brigade (Col. Thomas T. Munford-1613 men) 1st Virginia Cav (Col. James H. Drake) 2nd Virginia Cav (Lt. Col. James W. Watts) 3rd Virginia Cav (Col. Thomas H. Owen) 4th Virginia Cav (Col. Williams C. Wickham--regt. detached at Stevensburg)

Robertson’s Brigade (Brig. Gen. Beverly H. Robertson--1135 men) 4th North Carolina Cav (Col. Dennis D. Ferebee) 5th North Carolina Cav (Col. Peter G. Evans)

Stuart’s Horse Artillery (Maj. Robert F. Beckham--twenty-two guns--500 men) Hart’s Battery (Maj. James F. Hart) Breathed’s Battery (Capt. James Breathed) Chew’s Battery (Capt. Roger Preston Chew) Moorman’s Battery (Capt. Marcellus N. Moorman) McGregor’s Battery (Capt. William M. McGregor)

Note: 15th Va Cav (Rooney Lee) ; Phillip’s Legion (Hampton) and 5th Va Cav (Munford), detached at time of battle on picket duty and are not included in above totals.