The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Siege of Charleston Harbor of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.
The following lists contain the commanders and unitsMultiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign. involved in the operations against Charleston Harbor from July to September 1863 which included the major engagements of First Fort Wagner, Grimball's Landing, Second Fort Wagner and the Siege of Charleston Harbor.
Abbreviations used Military ranks MG = Major general BG = Brigadier general Col = Colonel Ltc = Lieutenant colonel Maj = Major Cpt = Captain Lt = 1st lieutenant
Other w = wounded mw = mortally wounded k = killed
Initial Operations (July 6–18, 1863) X Corps (Department of the South) BG Quincy A. Gillmore
Division Brigade Regiments and OthersFirst Division
BG Alfred H. TerryOfficial Records, Series I, Volume XXVIII, Part 2, page 15: Special Orders No. 399, Hdqrs. Dept. Of The South, Hilton Head, Port Royal, S. C., July 6, 1863(Engaged at James Island) 1st Brigade
BG Thomas G. Stevenson 4th New Hampshire 10th Connecticut 24th Massachusetts 97th Pennsylvania 2nd Brigade
Col William Watts Hart Davis 52nd Pennsylvania 104th Pennsylvania 56th New York 100th New York 3rd Brigade
Col James Montgomery 2nd South Carolina 54th Massachusetts2nd Division
BG Truman SeymourOfficial Records, Series I, Volume XXVIII, Part 2, page 16: Special Orders No. 399, Hdqrs. Dept. Of The South, Hilton Head, Port Royal, S. C., July 6, 1863(Engaged at First Fort Wagner) 1st Brigade
BG Israel Vogdes 39th Illinois 62nd Ohio 67th Ohio 7th New Hampshire 85th Pennsylvania Independent New York Battalion 2nd Brigade
BG George C. Strong 3rd New Hampshire 7th Connecticut 9th Maine 76th Pennsylvania
Fort Wagner (July 18, 1863)
Division Brigade Regiments and OthersAttacking ColumnWise p. 232-233
BG Truman Seymour (w) Strong's Brigade
BG George C. Strong (mw) 3rd New Hampshire 6th Connecticut: Col John Lyman Chatfield (mw) 9th Maine 48th New York: Col William B. Barton (w) 54th Massachusetts: Col Robert G. Shaw (k) 76th Pennsylvania Putnam's Brigade
Col Haldimand S. Putnam (k) 7th New Hampshire 62nd Ohio 67th Ohio 100th New York Stevenson's BrigadeIn reserve but did not enter action, (See: Second Fort Wagner and Official Records, Series I, Volume XXVIII, Part 1, page 210: Return of Casualties in the Union forces)
BG Thomas G. Stevenson 2nd South Carolina 10th Connecticut 24th Massachusetts 97th Pennsylvania
Siege Operations (July 18-September 7, 1863) X Corps, Department of the South (July–August) BG Quincy A. GillmoreOfficial Records, Series I, Volume XXVIII, Part 2, page 33: Troops in the Department of the South, July 31, 1863 Chief of Staff and Artillery: Col John Wesley TurnerOfficial Records, Series I, Volume XXVIII, Part 1, page 277:: In addition to being chief of staff, Turner was named chief of artillery on July 26, 1863 Engineers: Col Edward W. Serrell Medical Director: Ltc Augustus C. Hamlin
Division Brigade Regiments and OthersMorris Island
BG Alfred H. Terry 1st Brigade
BG Israel Vogdes until 1 AugEicher p. 546
Col Henry R. Guss3rd New Hampshire: Cpt James F. Randlett 4th New Hampshire: Col Louis Bell 7th Connecticut (detachment): Cpt Sylvester Gray 9th Maine: Ltc Zina H. Robinson 76th Pennsylvania: Cpt John S. Littell2nd Brigade
Col Joshua B. Howell2nd South Carolina: Col James Montgomery 39th Illinois: Col Thomas O. Osborn 62nd Ohio: Col Francis Bates Pond 67th Ohio: Maj Lewis Butler 85th Pennsylvania: Ltc Henry A. Purviance3rd Brigade
BG Thomas G. Stevenson7th New Hampshire: Ltc Joseph C. Abbott 10th Connecticut: Maj Edwin S. Greeley 24th Massachusetts: Col Francis A. Osborn 54th Massachusetts: Col Milton S. Littlefield 97th Pennsylvania: Col Henry R. Guss 100th New York: Col George B. DandyArtillery
Maj James E. Bailey3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery, Battery A 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery, Battery B 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery, Battery C 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery, Battery D 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery, Battery H 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery, Battery I 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery, Battery M 3rd New York Artillery, Battery B: Lt Edward A. Wildt 3rd New York Artillery, Battery F: Lt Paul Birchmeyer 1st U.S. Artillery, Battery B: Lt Guy V. Henry 1st U.S. Artillery, Battery C: Lt James E. Wilson 3rd U.S. Artillery, Battery E: Lt John R. Myrick 48th New York Infantry (detachment serving as artillery): Maj Dudley Strickland 11th Maine Infantry (detachment serving as artillery): Lt Charles SellmerCavalry 1st Massachusetts Cavalry, Company I: Lt Charles V. HoltEngineers1st New York Engineers: Col Edward W. Serrell, Maj Thomas B. BrooksMarinesMarine Battalion: Maj Jacob ZeilinAttached to the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron in August 1863 (Eicher p.586)Folly Island
Col William W.H. Davis Davis' Brigade
Col William W.H. Davis52nd Pennsylvania: Col John C. Dodge 56th New York: Col Charles Van Wyck 104th Pennsylvania: Ltc Thompson D. HartNot brigaded47th New York: Ltc Albert B. Nicholson Independent New York Battalion: Ltc Simon LevyArtillery1st Connecticut Battery: Cpt Alfred P. Rockwell 3rd New York Artillery, Battery B: Cpt James Ashcroft
X Corps, Department of the South (August–September) MG Quincy A. GillmoreOfficial Records, Series I, Volume XXVIII, Part 2, page 74:: Troops in the Department of the South, August 31, 1863 Chief of Staff and Artillery: Col John Wesley Turner Engineers: Col Edward W. Serrell Medical Director: Ltc Augustus C. Hamlin
Division Brigade Regiments and OthersMorris IslandWise p. 238
BG Alfred H. Terry 1st Brigade
Col Henry R. Guss 3rd New Hampshire: Cpt James F. Randlett 4th New Hampshire: Col Louis Bell 9th Maine: Ltc Zina H. Robinson 97th Pennsylvania: Maj Galusha Pennypacker2nd Brigade
Col Joshua B. Howell 39th Illinois: Col Thomas O. Osborn 62nd Ohio: Col Francis Bates Pond 67th Ohio: Maj Lewis Butler 85th Pennsylvania: Maj Edward Campbell3rd Brigade
BG Thomas G. Stevenson 7th New Hampshire: Ltc Joseph C. Abbott 7th Connecticut: Col Joseph R. Hawley 10th Connecticut: Maj Edwin S. Greeley 24th Massachusetts: Col Francis A. Osborn 100th New York: Col George B. Dandy4th Brigade
Col James Montgomery 2nd South Carolina 3rd U.S.C.T.: Col Benjamin C. Tilghman 54th Massachusetts: Col Milton S. Littlefield5th BrigadeDavis' Brigade served as an independent brigade from 1–30 August. Attached to Terry's Division as the 5th Brigade on 30 August (Eicher p.203)
Col William W.H. Davis 47th New York: Maj Christopher R. MacDonald 52nd Pennsylvania: Ltc Henry M. Hoyt 104th Pennsylvania: Maj Edward L. Rodgers Independent New York Battalion: Cpt Michael SchmittArtillery3rd New York Artillery, Battery B: Cpt James E. Ashcroft 3rd New York Artillery, Battery F: Lt Paul Birchmeyer 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery, Battery B: Cpt Albert E. Greene 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery, Battery C: Cpt Charles R. Brayton 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery, Battery D: Cpt Richard G. Shaw 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery, Battery H: Cpt Augustus Colwell 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery, Battery I: Cpt Charles G. Strahan 3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery, Battery M: Cpt Joseph J. Comstock 1st U.S. Artillery, Battery B: Lt Guy V. Henry 1st U.S. Artillery, Battery C (detachment): Lt James W. Wilson 3rd U.S. Artillery, Battery E: Lt John R. Myrick 11th Maine Infantry (detachment serving as artillery): Lt Charles SellmerUnassignedMarine Battalion: Cpt Edward M. Reynolds 1st Massachusetts Cavalry, Company I: Lt Charles V. HoltEngineersGen Gillmore also served as Chief of Engineers1st New York Engineers: Col Edward W. SerrellNorth End of Folly IslandRegiments were transferred from the Department of Virginia and North Carolina between 29 July-9 August 1863 (Official Records, Series I, Volume XXVIII, Part 2, page 75). Vogdes assumed command of the division on 16 August (Eicher p.546)
BG Israel Vogdes 1st Brigade
BG Robert S. Foster 13th Indiana: Col Cyrus J. Dobbs 112th New York: Col Jeremiah C. Drake 169th New York: Col Clarence Buell2nd Brigade
Col Samuel M. Alford 3rd New York: Ltc Eldridge G. Floyd 89th New York: Col Harrison S. Fairchild 103rd New York: Col Wilhelm Heine 117th New York: Col Alvin White3rd "African" Brigade
BG Edward A. Wild 1st North Carolina: Col James C. Beecher 2nd North Carolina (detachment): Col Alonzo G. Draper 3rd North Carolina (one company): Cpt John Wilder 55th Massachusetts: Col Norwood P. HallowellArtillery 1st Connecticut Battery: Cpt Alfred P. RockwellSouth End of Folly IslandFormerly 1st Division, XII Corps, Army of the Potomac. Assigned to the Department of the South 16 August (Eicher p.259)
BG George H. Gordon 1st Brigade
BG Alexander Schimmelfennig 41st New York: Ltc Detlev von Einsiedel 54th New York: Cpt Clemens Knipschild 127th New York: Col Stewart L. Woodford 142nd New York: Col Newton M. Curtis 74th Pennsylvania: Cpt Henry Krauseneck 107th Ohio: Cpt William Smith2nd Brigade
BG Adelbert Ames 17th Connecticut: Col William H. Noble 25th Ohio: Cpt Nathaniel Haughton 75th Ohio: Col Andrew L. Harris 40th Massachusetts: Ltc Joseph A. Dalton 144th New York: Col David E. Gregory 157th New York: Maj James C. Carmichael
Naval Blockade
South Atlantic Blockading Squadron
Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren
Class VesselIronclads U.S.S. Montauk U.S.S. Nahant U.S.S. Catskill U.S.S. Passaic U.S.S. Patapsco U.S.S. New Ironsides: Cdre Thomas Turner,Relieved, July 14 Capt Stephen C. RowanAssigned, July 20 Gunboats U.S.S. Canandaigua U.S.S. Mahaska U.S.S. Ottawa U.S.S. Wissahickon U.S.S. Dai Ching U.S.S. Lodona U.S.S. Seneca U.S. Marines Marine Battalion: Maj Jacob ZeilenEicher p.586
See also
South Carolina in the American Civil War United States Colored Troops
Notes
References 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. Eicher, John H., & Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, . Wise, Stephen R., Gate of Hell: Campaign for Charleston Harbor, 1863, University of South Carolina Press, 1994