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

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	Regiments
First Division, VII Corps BG Michael Corcoran	1st Brigade BG Henry Dwight Terry 15k, 68w, 0m = 83	26th Michigan:^[1] 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:^[2] Col Alonzo Ferguson 167th Pennsylvania:^[3] Ltc Joseph D. Davis 11th Rhode Island:^[4] 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:^[5] Col Charles H. Buehler 166th Pennsylvania:^[6] 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. Reid
3rd 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. Steere
Reserve 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:^[7] 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. Gregory
Artillery	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
Artillery	Heavy Artillery 0k, 0w, 0m = 0	2nd Battalion, 3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery: Cpt John A. Blake
Other	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
Other	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. Lee^[8] West End: Cpt Frederick A. Rowe^[9]

Notes

^ arrived April 22
^ arrived April 23
^ mustered out August 12,1863
^ mustered out July 13,1863
^ mustered out July 28,1863
^ mustered out July 28,1863
^ mustered out July 7,1863
^ of Co. I, 99th New York Infantry
^ of Co. E, 99th New York Infantry

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

[1] rrived April 22

[2] rrived April 23

[3] ustered out August 12,1863

[4] ustered out July 13,1863

[5] ustered out July 28,1863

[6] ustered out July 28,1863

[7] ustered out July 7,1863

[8] Co. I, 99th New York Infantry

[9] Co. E, 99th New York Infantry

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