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Battle of Five Forks order of battle: Union

American Civil War history

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Source revisionApr 17, 2026
Entity authorityQ20708519 ↗
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The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Five Forks of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.

Abbreviations used

Military rank

MG = Major General

BG = Brigadier General

Col = Colonel

Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel

Maj = Major

Cpt = Captain

Lt = 1st Lieutenant

Bvt = Brevet

Other

w = wounded

mw = mortally wounded

k = killed

Army of the Shenandoah

MG Philip Sheridan, Commanding

V Corps

MG Gouverneur K. Warren [relieved]

Bvt MG Charles Griffin

Cavalry Corps

Bvt MG Wesley Merritt

See also

Virginia in the American Civil War

Notes

References

Eicher, John H., and Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.

U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office), 1886.

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