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Commanded by Major General George Sykes

The Second Brigade of the Third Division remained in the Washington Defences.

Provost Guard

12th New York Infantry, Cos. D&F Captain Henry W. Ryder

First Division

Brigadier General Charles Griffin
First Brigade Colonel William S. Tilton (to 8/18)
Brigadier General James Barnes
18th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Colonel Joseph Hayes (w 7/2)
22nd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Sherwin, Jr.
1st Michigan Infantry Regiment Colonel Ira C. Abbott (w 7/2)
Lieutenant Colonel William A. Throop
118th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel James Gwynn
Second Brigade Colonel Jacob B. Sweitzer
9th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Colonel Patrick R. Guiney
32nd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment Colonel George L. Prescott (w 7/2)
Lieutenant Colonel Luther Stephenson
4th Michigan Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel George Lumbard
62nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel James C. Hull
Third Brigade Colonel James C. Rice (to BG 8/26)
Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain

20th Maine Infantry Regiment Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain (^ 8/26)
16th Michigan Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Norval E. Welch
44th New York Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Freeman Conner
83rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Captain Orpheus S. Woodward
Major William H. Lamont

Second Division

Brigadier General Romeyn B. Ayres
First Brigade Colonel Hannibal Day (to 8/22)
Major G. K. Giddings
2nd United States Infantry Regiment
Companies B, C, F, I & K
Captain Samuel A. McKee
3rd United States Infantry Regiment
Companies B, C, F, G, I & K
Captain Richard G. Lay
Captain Andrew Sheridan
4th United States Infantry Regiment
Companies C, F, H & K
Captain Julius W. Adams, Jr. to Department of the East
6th United States Infantry Regiment
Companies D, F, G, H & I
Captain Levi C. Bootes to Department of the East
12th United States Infantry
1st Bn. Companies A, B, C, D & G
2nd Bn. Companies A, C & D
Captain Thomas S. Dunn
14th United States Infantry
1st Bn. Companies A, B, D, E, F & G
2nd Bn. Companies F & G
Major Grotius R. Giddings
Second Brigade Colonel Sidney Burbank
7th United States Infantry Regiment
Companies A, B, E & I
Captain David P. Hancock to Department of the East
10th United States Infantry Regiment
Companies D, G & H
Captain William Clinton to Department of the East
11th United States Infantry Regiment
1st Bn. Companies B, C, D, E, F & G
2nd Bn. Companies C & D
Major DeLancey Floyd-Jones
17th United States Infantry Regiment

1st Bn. Companies A, C, D, G & H
2nd Bn. Companies A & B

Leutenant Colonel James D. Greene
Third Brigade Colonel Kenner Garrard
140th New York Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Louis Ernst
146th New York Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel David T. Jenkins
91st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Joseph H. Sinex
155th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel John H. Cain

Third Division

Brigadier General Samuel W. Crawford (to 8/28)
Colonel William McCandless
First Brigade Colonel William McCandless (^ 8/28)
Colonel William Talley
1st Pensylvania Reserves Regiment Colonel William Talley (^ 8/28)
2nd Pensylvania Reserves Regiment Lieutenant Colonel George A. Woodward
6th Pensylvania Reserves Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Wellington H. Ent
1st Pennsylvania Rifles (13th Reserves) Major William R. Hartshorne
Third Brigade Colonel Joseph W. Fisher
5th Pensylvania Reserves Regiment Lieutenant Colonel George Dare
9th Pensylvania Reserves Regiment Lieutenant Colonel James M. Snodgrass
10th Pensylvania Reserves Regiment Colonel Adironiram J. Warner
11th Pensylvania Reserves Regiment Colonel Samuel M. Jackson
12th Pensylvania Reserves Regiment Colonel Martin D. Hardin

Corps Artillery

Captain Augustus P. Martin
3rd Massachusetts Battery Lieutenant Aaron F. Walcott
5th Massachusetts Battery Captain Charles A Phillips
1st New York Artillery, Battery C Captain Almont Barnes
1st Ohio Artillery, Battery L Captain Frank C. Gibbs
5th United Artillery, Battery D