U.S. Army

Army of the Potomac

Major General George Meade

The Sixth Corps was detached on July 8, 1864 and sent to defend against Early's advance on Washington D.C.
It then became part of the Army of the Shenandoah for the remainder of 1865.

Headquarters

Second Corps

Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock

1st Division

Brigadier General F. C. Barlow (until 7/29)

Brigadier General N. A. Miles (after 7/29)

2nd Division

Major General J. Gibbon (until 7/31)

Colonel T. A. Smythe (after 7/31)

3rd Division

Major General D. B. Birney (until 7/23)

Brigadier General Gershom Mott (after 7/23)

Fifth Army Corps

Major General Gouverneur K. Warren

1st Division

Brigadier General Charles Griffin (until 7/21)

Brigadier General J. J. Bartlett (after 7/21)

2nd Division

Bde. Gen. Romeyn B. Ayres

3rd Division

Bde. Gen. Samuel W. Crawford

4th Division

Bde. Gen. Lysander Cutler

Sixth Army Corps

Major General Horatio Wright

to Army of the Shenandoah 7/8

1st Division

Brigadier General D. A. Russell

2nd Division

Bde. Gen. G. W. Getty

3rd Division

Bde. Gen. J. B. Ricketts

Ninth Army Corps

Major General Ambrose E. Burnside

1st Division

Bde Gen. James Ledlie

2nd Division

Brigadier General R. B. Potter

3rd Division

Brigadier General Orlando B. Wilcox

4th Division

Bde. Gen. E. Ferrero (except 7/21 - 7/29)

Bde. Gen. Julius White (7/21 - 7/29)

Cavalry Corps

Major General Philip H. Sheridan

1st Division

Bde. Gen. A. T. A. Torbert

2nd Division

Bde. Gen. David McM. Gregg

3rd Division

Bde. Gen. James H. Wilson