Siege of Suffolk order of battle: Union

The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Siege of Suffolk of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. The casualties are derived from the Official Records.

Abbreviations used Military rank MG = Major General BG = Brigadier General Col = Colonel Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel Maj = Major Cpt = Captain Lt = Lieutenant

Other w = wounded mw = mortally wounded k = killed c = captured m = missing

Department of Virginia & VII Corps MG Erasmus D. Keyes (6–14 April)MG John A. Dix (14 April-15 July)

Suffolk Garrison MG John J. Peck Assistant Adjutant General: Maj Benjamin B. Foster Quartermaster General: Cpt George S. Dodge

Division Brigade RegimentsFirst Division, VII Corps

BG Michael Corcoran 1st Brigade

BG Henry Dwight Terry

15k, 68w, 0m = 83 26th Michigan:arrived April 22 Col Judson S. Farrar 1st New York Sharpshooter Btln.: Cpt Thomas S. Bradley 99th New York: Col David Wardrop, Ltc Richard Nixon 130th New York: Col Alfred Gibbs 152nd New York:arrived April 23 Col Alonzo Ferguson 167th Pennsylvania:mustered out August 12,1863 Ltc Joseph D. Davis 11th Rhode Island:mustered out July 13,1863 Col George E. Church 2nd Brigade

Col Robert S. Foster

2k, 27w, 1m = 30 13th Indiana: Ltc Cyrus J. Dobbs 6th Massachusetts: Col Albert S. Follansbee 112th New York: Col Jeremiah C. Drake 169th New York: Col Clarence Buell (w) 165th Pennsylvania:mustered out July 28,1863 Col Charles H. Buehler 166th Pennsylvania:mustered out July 28,1863 Col Andrew J. Fulton 3rd Brigade "Irish Legion"

Col Mathew Murphy

1k, 14w, 0m = 15 10th New Jersey: Col Henry O. Ryerson 155th New York: Col William McEvily 164th New York: Col James P. McMahon 170th New York: Col James P. McIvor 182nd New York: Ltc Thomas M. Reid3rd Division, IX Corps

BG George W. Getty 1st Brigade

Col Rush C. Hawkins   Col Harrison S. Fairchild

6k, 27w, 0m = 33 10th New Hampshire: Col Michael T. Donohoe 9th New York: Ltc Edgar Kimball (k) 89th New York: Col Harrison S. Fairchild 103rd New York: Col Benjamin Ringold (mw) 117th New York: Col William R. Pease 2nd Brigade

BG Edward Harland

10k, 44w, 0m = 54 8th Connecticut: Ltc John E. Ward 11th Connecticut: Col Griffin A. Stedman II 15th Connecticut: Col Charles L. Upham 16th Connecticut: Col Francis Beach 3rd Brigade

Col Arthur H. Dutton

7k, 36w, 0m = 43 21st Connecticut: Maj Hiram B. Crosby 13th New Hampshire: Col Aaron F. Stevens 25th New Jersey: Col Andrew Derrom 4th Rhode Island: Col William H.P. SteereReserve Division, VII Corps

Col David Gurney (17 Apr-1 May)     BG George H. Gordon (1–4 May) 2nd Brigade

Col Burr Porter

0k, 0w, 0m = 0 22nd Connecticut:mustered out July 7,1863 Col George S. Burnham 40th Massachusetts: Maj Joseph M. Day 141st New York: Ltc William K. Logie 3rd Brigade

Col Robert S. Hughston   Col David Gurney

0k, 0w, 0m = 0 127th New York: Ltc Stewart L. Woodford 142nd New York: Col Newton Martin Curtis 143rd New York: Col Horace Boughton 144th New York: Ltc David E. GregoryArtillery Light Artillery   Cpt Frederick M. Follet   0k, 0w, 0m = 0 1st Delaware Battery: Cpt Benjamin Nields 7th Massachusetts Battery: Cpt Phineas A. Davis 16th New York Battery: Cpt Frederick L. Hiller 19th New York Battery: Cpt William H. Stahl 2nd Wisconsin Battery: Cpt Charles Beger 4th Wisconsin Battery: Cpt John F. Vallee Battery D, 4th U.S. Artillery: Cpt Frederick M. Follet Battery L, 4th U.S. Artillery: Cpt Robert V.W. Howard Heavy Artillery

0k, 0w, 0m = 0 2nd Battalion, 3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery: Cpt John A. BlakeOther Cavalry

Col Samuel P. Spear

0k, 4w, 1m = 5 1st New York Mounted Rifles: Ltc Benjamin F. Onderdonk 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry: Col Samuel P. Spear Reserve Brigade

Col David Wardrop

0k, 0w, 0m = 0 118th New York: Ltc Oliver Keese II 9th Vermont: Col Dudley K. Andross 19th Wisconsin: Horace T. Sanders

North Atlantic Blockading Squadron Acting Rear Admiral Samuel P. Lee

9k, 16w, 4m = 29

Flotilla Ships Lower Nansemond Flotilla

Lt William B. Cushing USS Commodore Barney (flagship): Lt William B. Cushing USS Primrose: Acting Master William T. Street USS Teaser: Acting Ensign Philip Sheridan USS Yankee: Acting Master Thomas P. Ives Upper Nansemond Flotilla

Lt Roswell Lamson USS Stepping Stones (flaghship): Acting Master T.A. Harris USS Alert: Acting Master Mate J. Bishop USS Mount Washington: Lt Roswell H. Lamson USS Zouave: Acting Master & Pilot S. Cox USS Coeur de Lion: Acting Master Charles H. Brown USS Smith Briggs: Cpt John C. Leeof Co. I, 99th New York Infantry West End: Cpt Frederick A. Roweof Co. E, 99th New York Infantry

Notes

References Cormier, Steven A. The Siege of Suffolk: The Forgotten Campaign, April 11-May 4, 1863 Official Records Series I, Volume XVIII, Chapter XXX, Pg 286