The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (May 8–21, 1864) of the American Civil War . The Confederate order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the casualty returns[1] [2] [3]
Abbreviations used [ ] Military rank [ ] Other [ ] Forces operating against Richmond May 8–16, 1864 [ ] LTG Ulysses S. Grant , General-in-Chief , Union armies
Escort:
5th United States Cavalry , Companies B, F and KIX Corps [ ] MG Ambrose E. Burnside [4]
Division
Brigade
Regiments and Others
First Division
Thomas G. Stevenson (k )
Thomas L. Crittenden [5]
1st Brigade
[6] James Ledlie [7]
2nd Brigade
Daniel Leasure [8]
3rd Maryland : Ltc Gilbert P. Robinson21st Massachusetts 100th Pennsylvania
Artillery
Second Division
Robert B. Potter
1st Brigade
Zenas Bliss [9]
36th Massachusetts 58th Massachusetts 51st New York 45th Pennsylvania : Col John I. Curtin 48th Pennsylvania 7th Rhode Island
2nd Brigade
Simon G. Griffin
2nd Maryland (detachment)31st Maine 32nd Maine 6th New Hampshire 9th New Hampshire 11th New Hampshire 17th Vermont
Artillery
Third Division
Orlando B. Wilcox
1st Brigade
John F. Hartranft
2nd Michigan : Col William Humphrey8th Michigan 17th Michigan 27th Michigan [10] 109th New York 51st Pennsylvania
2nd Brigade
Benjamin C. Christ [11] [5]
1st Michigan Sharpshooters 20th Michigan 79th New York [12] 60th Ohio [13] 50th Pennsylvania
Artillery
Fourth Division [14] Edward Ferrero
1st Brigade
2nd Brigade
Artillery
Reporting directly
Provost Guard
Cavalry
3rd New Jersey 22nd New York 2nd Ohio 13th Pennsylvania
Artillery Reserve[15]
New York Light, 27th Battery
1st Rhode Island Light, Battery D 1st Rhode Island Light, Battery H 2nd United States, Battery E 3rd United States, Battery G
3rd United States, Batteries L and M
Provisional Brigade[16]
Army of the Potomac [ ] MG George G. Meade
General Staff :
General Headquarters :
Provost Guard: BG Marsena R. Patrick
1st Massachusetts Cavalry , Companies C and D80th New York (20th Militia)3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry
68th Pennsylvania 114th Pennsylvania Engineer Troops:
Guards and Orderlies:
Independent Company Oneida (New York) Cavalry II Corps [ ] MG Winfield S. Hancock
Escort:
1st Vermont Cavalry, Company M
Division
Brigade
Regiments and Others
First Division
Francis C. Barlow
1st Brigade
Nelson A. Miles
26th Michigan 61st New York 81st Pennsylvania : Col H. Boyd McKeen 140th Pennsylvania 183rd Pennsylvania
2nd Brigade
Thomas A. Smyth
28th Massachusetts 63rd New York 69th New York 88th New York 116th Pennsylvania
3rd Brigade[18] [19] c )[20]
4th Brigade
John R. Brooke
2nd Delaware 64th New York 66th New York 53rd Pennsylvania 145th Pennsylvania : Col Hiram L. Brown148th Pennsylvania
Second Division
John Gibbon
1st Brigade
Alexander S. Webb (w )
2nd Brigade
Joshua T. Owen
152nd New York 69th Pennsylvania 71st Pennsylvania 72nd Pennsylvania 106th Pennsylvania
3rd Brigade
Samuel S. Carroll (w )
14th Connecticut : Col Theodore G. Ellis1st Delaware
14th Indiana 12th New Jersey
10th New York Battalion 108th New York 4th Ohio 8th Ohio 7th West Virginia
Provost Guard
Third Division
David B. Birney
1st Brigade
J. H. Hobart Ward [22]
2nd Brigade
4th Maine 17th Maine 3rd Michigan 5th Michigan 93rd New York 57th Pennsylvania 63rd Pennsylvania : Col William S. Kirkwood (mw ), Cpt James F. Ryan105th Pennsylvania 1st United States Sharpshooters
Fourth Division[23] Gershom Mott
1st Brigade
1st Massachusetts 16th Massachusetts 5th New Jersey 6th New Jersey 7th New Jersey 8th New Jersey 11th New Jersey : Col Robert McAllister26th Pennsylvania 115th Pennsylvania
2nd Brigade
William R. Brewster
11th Massachusetts 70th New York 71st New York 72nd New York
73rd New York 74th New York 120th New York 84th Pennsylvania
Artillery Brigade
John C. Tidball
Maine Light, 6th Battery (F) Massachusetts Light, 10th Battery New Hampshire Light, 1st Battery 1st New York Light, Battery G 4th New York Heavy, 3rd Battalion 1st Pennsylvania Light, Battery F 1st Rhode Island Light, Battery A 1st Rhode Island Light, Battery B 4th United States, Battery K 5th United States, Batteries C and I
V Corps [ ] MG Gouverneur K. Warren
Provost Guard:
Division
Brigade
Regiments and Others
First Division
Charles Griffin
1st Brigade
Romeyn B. Ayres
140th New York : Col George Ryan (k )146th New York 91st Pennsylvania 155th Pennsylvania 2nd United States , Companies B, C, F, H, I, and K11th United States , Companies B, C, D, E, F, and G, 1st Battalion12th United States , Companies A, B, C, D, and G, 1st Battalion, and Companies A, C, D, F, and H, 2nd Battalion14th United States , 1st Battalion17th United States , Companies A, C, D, G, and H, 1st Battalion, and Companies A, B, and C, 2nd Battalion
2nd Brigade
Jacob B. Sweitzer
9th Massachusetts 22nd Massachusetts :[24] William S. Tilton 32nd Massachusetts 4th Michigan 62nd Pennsylvania
3rd Brigade
Joseph J. Bartlett
20th Maine 18th Massachusetts 1st Michigan 16th Michigan [25] 44th New York 83rd Pennsylvania
118th Pennsylvania
Second Division[26] John C. Robinson (w )
1st Brigade
16th Maine 13th Massachusetts 39th Massachusetts 104th New York 90th Pennsylvania 107th Pennsylvania [27]
2nd Brigade
Richard Coulter [28]
12th Massachusetts : Col James L. Bates83rd New York (9th Militia)
97th New York 11th Pennsylvania 88th Pennsylvania
3rd Brigade
w )
c )
1st Maryland
4th Maryland : Col Richard N. Bowerman7th Maryland : Col Charles E. Phelps 8th Maryland
Third Division
Samuel W. Crawford
1st Brigade
William McCandless (w )
c )
3rd Brigade
Joseph W. Fisher
Fourth Division
Lysander Cutler
1st Brigade
2nd Brigade
James C. Rice (k )
76th New York 84th New York (14th Militia): Col Edward B. Fowler 95th New York 147th New York 56th Pennsylvania
3rd Brigade
Edward S. Bragg
121st Pennsylvania 142nd Pennsylvania 143rd Pennsylvania 149th Pennsylvania 150th Pennsylvania
Artillery Brigade
Charles S. Wainwright
VI Corps [ ] MG John Sedgwick (k )
8th Pennsylvania Cavalry , Company A
Division
Brigade
Regiments and Others
First Division
Horatio G. Wright
1st Brigade
1st New Jersey 2nd New Jersey : Ltc Charles Wiebecke (k )3rd New Jersey 4th New Jersey 10th New Jersey 15th New Jersey
2nd Brigade
Emory Upton (w )
5th Maine 121st New York 95th Pennsylvania Infantry 96th Pennsylvania
3rd Brigade
David A. Russell
6th Maine 49th Pennsylvania 119th Pennsylvania 5th Wisconsin
4th Brigade
65th New York 67th New York
122nd New York 82nd Pennsylvania (detachment)
Second Division
Thomas H. Neill
1st Brigade
Frank Wheaton
62nd New York 93rd Pennsylvania 98th Pennsylvania 102nd Pennsylvania 139th Pennsylvania
2nd Brigade
Lewis A. Grant
1st Vermont Heavy Artillery [31] 2nd Vermont 3rd Vermont 4th Vermont 5th Vermont 6th Vermont
3rd Brigade
Daniel D. Bidwell
7th Maine 43rd New York
49th New York : Ltc George W. Johnson77th New York 61st Pennsylvania
4th Brigade
Henry L. Eustis
7th Massachusetts 10th Massachusetts 37th Massachusetts : Col Oliver Edwards 2nd Rhode Island
Third Division
James B. Ricketts
1st Brigade
William H. Morris (w )
William S. Truex [32]
14th New Jersey 106th New York 151st New York 87th Pennsylvania : Col John W. Schall10th Vermont
2nd Brigade
6th Maryland
110th Ohio 122nd Ohio 126th Ohio 67th Pennsylvania
138th Pennsylvania
Artillery Brigade
Charles H. Tompkins
Cavalry Corps [ ] MG Philip H. Sheridan [33]
Escort:
Division
Brigade
Regiments and Others
First Division
Wesley Merritt
1st Brigade
George A. Custer
1st Michigan 5th Michigan 6th Michigan 7th Michigan
2nd Brigade
Thomas C. Devin
Reserve Brigade
Alfred Gibbs
Second Division
David M. Gregg
1st Brigade
Henry E. Davies, Jr.
1st Massachusetts 1st New Jersey 6th Ohio 1st Pennsylvania
2nd Brigade
J. Irvin Gregg
1st Maine 10th New York 2nd Pennsylvania 4th Pennsylvania
8th Pennsylvania 16th Pennsylvania
Third Division
James H. Wilson
1st Brigade
2nd Brigade
3rd Indiana
8th New York
1st Vermont
1st Brigade Horse Artillery
James M. Robertson
New York Light, 6th Battery
2nd United States, Batteries B and L
2nd United States, Battery D
2nd United States, Battery M
4th United States, Battery A
4th United States, Batteries C and E
Artillery [ ] BG Henry J. Hunt [35] [36]
Division
Brigade
Regiments and Others
Artillery Reserve[37]
1st Brigade[38] J. Howard Kitching
2nd Brigade
3rd Brigade
2nd Brigade Horse Artillery
Dunbar R. Ransom
1st United States, Batteries E and G
1st United States, Batteries H and I
1st United States, Battery K
2nd United States, Battery A 2nd United States, Battery G 3rd United States, Batteries C, F, and K
Artillery Park
Freeman McGilvery
15th New York Heavy, 2nd Battalion
Forces operating against Richmond May 17–21, 1864 [ ] LTG Ulysses S. Grant , General-in-Chief , Union armies
Escort:
5th United States Cavalry , Companies B, F and KIX Corps [ ] MG Ambrose E. Burnside [4]
Division
Brigade
Regiments and Others
First Division
Thomas L. Crittenden
1st Brigade
James Ledlie
2nd Brigade
3rd Maryland 21st Massachusetts 100th Pennsylvania
Provisional Brigade
2nd New York Mounted Rifles (dismounted)14th New York Heavy Artillery
24th New York Cavalry (dismounted)
2nd Pennsylvania Provisional Heavy Artillery
Artillery
Second Division
Robert B. Potter
1st Brigade
John I. Curtin
36th Massachusetts 58th Massachusetts 51st New York 45th Pennsylvania 48th Pennsylvania 7th Rhode Island
2nd Brigade
Simon G. Griffin
2nd Maryland (detachment)31st Maine 32nd Maine 6th New Hampshire 9th New Hampshire 11th New Hampshire 17th Vermont
Artillery
Third Division
Orlando B. Wilcox
1st Brigade
John F. Hartranft
2nd Michigan 8th Michigan 17th Michigan 27th Michigan [10] 109th New York 51st Pennsylvania
2nd Brigade
1st Michigan Sharpshooters 20th Michigan 60th Ohio [13] 50th Pennsylvania
Artillery
Fourth Division [14] Edward Ferrero
1st Brigade
2nd Brigade
Artillery
Reporting directly
Provost Guard
Cavalry
3rd New Jersey 22nd New York 2nd Ohio
Army of the Potomac [ ] MG George G. Meade
General Staff :
General Headquarters :
Provost Guard: BG Marsena R. Patrick
1st Massachusetts Cavalry , Companies C and D80th New York (20th Militia)3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry
68th Pennsylvania 114th Pennsylvania Engineer Troops:
Guards and Orderlies:
Independent Company Oneida (New York) Cavalry II Corps [ ] MG Winfield S. Hancock
Escort:
1st Vermont Cavalry, Company M
Division
Brigade
Regiments and Others
First Division
Francis C. Barlow
1st Brigade
Nelson A. Miles
26th Michigan 61st New York 81st Pennsylvania 140th Pennsylvania 183rd Pennsylvania
2nd Brigade
Thomas A. Smyth [39]
28th Massachusetts : Col Richard Byrnes 63rd New York 69th New York 88th New York 116th Pennsylvania
3rd Brigade[18]
39th New York 52nd New York [21] 111th New York 125th New York 126th New York
4th Brigade
John R. Brooke
2nd Delaware 64th New York 66th New York 53rd Pennsylvania 145th Pennsylvania 148th Pennsylvania
Second Division
John Gibbon
1st Brigade
H. Boyd McKeen
2nd Brigade
Joshua T. Owen
152nd New York 69th Pennsylvania 71st Pennsylvania 72nd Pennsylvania 106th Pennsylvania
3rd Brigade
Thomas A. Smyth [39]
14th Connecticut : Col Theodore G. Ellis1st Delaware
14th Indiana 12th New Jersey
10th New York Battalion 108th New York 4th Ohio 8th Ohio 7th West Virginia
4th Brigade[41] w )
155th New York 164th New York 170th New York : Col James P. McIvor182nd New York
Provost Guard
2nd Company Minnesota Sharpshooters
Third Division
David B. Birney
1st Brigade
Thomas W. Egan
2nd Brigade
[42]
4th Maine : Col Elijah Walker17th Maine 3rd Michigan 5th Michigan 93rd New York : Col John S. Crocker57th Pennsylvania 63rd Pennsylvania
105th Pennsylvania 1st United States Sharpshooters
3rd Brigade
Gershom Mott
1st Massachusetts 16th Massachusetts 5th New Jersey 6th New Jersey 7th New Jersey 8th New Jersey 11th New Jersey 26th Pennsylvania 115th Pennsylvania
4th Brigade
William R. Brewster
11th Massachusetts 70th New York 71st New York 72nd New York
73rd New York 74th New York 120th New York 84th Pennsylvania
Fourth Division[43] Robert O. Tyler
no brigade organization
Artillery Brigade
John C. Tidball
Maine Light, 6th Battery (F) Massachusetts Light, 10th Battery New Hampshire Light, 1st Battery 1st New Jersey Light, Battery B [44] 1st New York Light, Battery G 4th New York Heavy, 3rd Battalion New York Light, 11th Battery [44] New York Light, 12th Battery [44] 1st Pennsylvania Light, Battery F 1st Rhode Island Light, Battery A 1st Rhode Island Light, Battery B 4th United States, Battery K 5th United States, Batteries C and I
V Corps [ ] MG Gouverneur K. Warren
Provost Guard:
Division
Brigade
Regiments and Others
First Division
Charles Griffin
1st Brigade
Romeyn B. Ayres
140th New York 146th New York 91st Pennsylvania 155th Pennsylvania 2nd United States , Companies B, C, F, H, I, and K11th United States , Companies B, C, D, E, F, and G, 1st Battalion12th United States , Companies A, B, C, D, and G, 1st Battalion, and Companies A, C, D, F, and H, 2nd Battalion14th United States , 1st Battalion17th United States , Companies A, C, D, G, and H, 1st Battalion, and Companies A, B, and C, 2nd Battalion
2nd Brigade
Jacob B. Sweitzer
9th Massachusetts 22nd Massachusetts [24] 32nd Massachusetts 4th Michigan 62nd Pennsylvania
3rd Brigade
Joseph J. Bartlett
20th Maine 18th Massachusetts 1st Michigan 16th Michigan [25] 44th New York 83rd Pennsylvania
118th Pennsylvania
Third Division
Samuel W. Crawford
1st Brigade
[45]
2nd Brigade
Richard Coulter (w )
12th Massachusetts : Col James L. Bates83rd New York (9th Militia)
97th New York 11th Pennsylvania 88th Pennsylvania
3rd Brigade
Joseph W. Fisher
Fourth Division
Lysander Cutler
1st Brigade
2nd Brigade
Edward B. Fowler [46]
76th New York 84th New York [47] 95th New York 147th New York 56th Pennsylvania : Col J. William Hofmann
3rd Brigade
Edward S. Bragg
121st Pennsylvania 142nd Pennsylvania 143rd Pennsylvania 149th Pennsylvania 150th Pennsylvania
4th Brigade
16th Maine 13th Massachusetts 39th Massachusetts 104th New York 90th Pennsylvania 107th Pennsylvania
Provost Guard
Reporting directly
Heavy Artillery Brigade
J. Howard Kitching
6th New York Heavy Artillery
15th New York Heavy Artillery, 1st and 3rd Battalions
Maryland Brigade
1st Maryland
4th Maryland 7th Maryland 8th Maryland
Artillery Brigade
Charles S. Wainwright
Massachusetts Light, Battery C Massachusetts Light, Battery E Massachusetts Light, 9th Battery [44] 1st New York Light, Battery B [44] 1st New York Light, Battery C [44] 1st New York Light, Battery D
1st New York Light, Batteries E and L
1st New York Light, Battery H
New York Light, 5th Battery [44] [48] New York Light, 15th Battery[44]
4th New York Heavy, 2nd Battalion 1st Pennsylvania Light, Battery B 4th United States, Battery B 5th United States, Battery D
VI Corps [ ] BG Horatio G. Wright
8th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company A
Division
Brigade
Regiments and Others
First Division
David A. Russell
1st Brigade
1st New Jersey 2nd New Jersey 3rd New Jersey 4th New Jersey 10th New Jersey 15th New Jersey
2nd Brigade
Emory Upton
2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery [49] 5th Maine 121st New York 95th Pennsylvania Infantry 96th Pennsylvania
3rd Brigade
Henry L. Eustis
6th Maine 49th Pennsylvania 119th Pennsylvania 5th Wisconsin
4th Brigade
65th New York 67th New York
122nd New York 82nd Pennsylvania (detachment)
Second Division
Thomas H. Neill
1st Brigade
Frank Wheaton
62nd New York 93rd Pennsylvania 98th Pennsylvania 102nd Pennsylvania 139th Pennsylvania
2nd Brigade
Lewis A. Grant
1st Vermont Heavy Artillery 2nd Vermont 3rd Vermont 4th Vermont 5th Vermont 6th Vermont
3rd Brigade
Daniel D. Bidwell
7th Maine 43rd New York
49th New York 77th New York 61st Pennsylvania
4th Brigade
Oliver Edwards
7th Massachusetts 10th Massachusetts 37th Massachusetts 2nd Rhode Island
Third Division
James B. Ricketts
1st Brigade
William S. Truex
14th New Jersey 106th New York 151st New York 87th Pennsylvania 10th Vermont
2nd Brigade
6th Maryland
110th Ohio 122nd Ohio 126th Ohio 67th Pennsylvania
138th Pennsylvania
Artillery Brigade
Charles H. Tompkins
Maine Light, 4th Battery (D)
Maine Light, 5th Battery (E)[44]
Massachusetts Light, 1st Battery (A) 1st New Jersey Light, Battery A [44] New York Light, 1st Battery
New York Light, 3rd Battery 4th New York Heavy, 1st Battalion 1st Ohio Light, Battery H[44]
1st Rhode Island Light, Battery C
1st Rhode Island Light, Battery E
1st Rhode Island Light, Battery G
5th United States, Battery E[44]
5th United States, Battery M
Cavalry [ ]
Brigade
Regiments and Others
Torbert's Command
Alfred T. A. Torbert [50]
5th New York
1st Pennsylvania (detachment)13th Pennsylvania 16th Pennsylvania (detachment)1st Massachusetts (detachment)
Artillery [ ] See also [ ] Notes [ ]
^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 1, pages 136–153 ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 1, pages 1162–1168 ^ Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign.
^ a b The IX Corps was under the direct orders of Lieutenant General Grant until May 24, 1864, when it was assigned to the Army of the Potomac. (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 169 )
^ a b Assumed command May 12, 1864
^ Disabled by sickness May 8, 1864
^ Assumed command May 13, 1864
^ Commanded the division May 10–12, 1864; disabled by sickness May 14, 1864
^ Injured May 11, 1864 (see: Gordon C. Rhea, The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern May 7–12, 1864, The Order of Battle )
^ a b 1st and 2nd Companies Michigan Sharpshooters attached
^ Disabled from command May 11, 1864 (see: Gordon C. Rhea, The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern May 7–12, 1864, The Order of Battle )
^ Left army May 13, 1864
^ a b 9th and 10th Companies Ohio Sharpshooters attached
^ a b In reserve guarding trains
^ Not engaged; ordered to Washington May 16, 1864
^ Discontinued as an unattached command and assigned to the First Division May 12, 1864
^ Joined army May 15, 1864
^ a b 57th New York was on provost duty at Fredericksburg^ Relieved for drunkenness on May 10, 1864 (see: Gordon C. Rhea, The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern May 7–12, 1864, The Order of Battle )
^ Assigned May 10, 1864; captured May 12, 1864
^ a b Detachment 7th New York attached
^ Relieved for drunkenness on May 12, 1864 (see: Gordon C. Rhea, The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern May 7–12, 1864, The Order of Battle )
^ Assigned as the Third and Fourth Brigades of the Third Division May 13, Mott taking command of the former and Brewster of the latter brigade (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 2, pages 709 and 711 )
^ a b 2nd Company Massachusetts Sharpshooters attached
^ a b Brady's Company Michigan Sharpshooters attached
^ Robinson was wounded on May 8, 1864. On May 9, 1864 the division was temporarily disbanded, the First Brigade being attached to the Fourth Division, and the Second to the Third Division; the Third Brigade served as an independent command under direct orders of the corps commander. This arrangement continued till May 30, 1864.
^ Joined May 16, 1864
^ Coulter assumed command of the division and Bates of the brigade May 8, 1864. The former returned to the brigade May 9, 1864
^ Left army May 15, 1864
^ Provost guard of division from May 11, 1864
^ Joined May 14, 1864
^ Assumed command May 14, 1864
^ Cavalry Corps absent on expedition toward Richmond from May 9, 1864
^ Detached from Cavalry Corps and left at Spotsylvania Court House during Richmond Raid. (see: Gordon C. Rhea, To The North Anna River: Grant and Lee May 13–25, 1864, The Order of Battle )
^ a b Chief of Artillery to the whole Army
^ 1st Brigade Horse Artillery detached with Cavalry Corps; 2nd Brigade Horse Artillery attached to the Artillery Reserve (see: Hunt's report)
^ Disbanded and distributed among the infantry corps May 16, 1864
^ Transferred to V Corps on May 13, 1864
^ a b Assigned to command Third Brigade, Second Division, May 17, 1864
^ Joined May 19, 1864
^ Joined May 17, 1864
^ Assigned May 18, 1864
^ Joined May 18 and 19, 1864
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Transferred from Artillery Reserve May 16, 1864
^ Assumed command May 18, 1864
^ Relieved May 21, 1864
^ Left army May 21, 1864 (see: New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center - 84th Infantry Regiment )
^ Sent to Washington D.C. May 19, 1864
^ Joined May 21, 1864 (see: Upton's report; Gordon C. Rhea, To The North Anna River: Grant and Lee May 13–25, 1864, The Order of Battle )
^ Rejoined the army on May 16, 1864, and assumed command of all the cavalry (see: Torbert's report; Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 2, pages 851-852 ; Gordon C. Rhea, To The North Anna River: Grant and Lee May 13–25, 1864, page 192 )
^ 1st Brigade Horse Artillery detached with Cavalry Corps; 2nd Brigade Horse Artillery stayed with the Army in Reserve (see: Hunt's report)
^ Attached to Torbert's Command (see: Gordon C. Rhea, To The North Anna River: Grant and Lee May 13–25, 1864, page 192 )
References [ ] Rhea, Gordon C. The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern May 7–12, 1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1997. ISBN 0-8071-3067-2
Rhea, Gordon C. To The North Anna River: Grant and Lee May 13–25, 1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-8071-3111-3
U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies , U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901.