Williamsburg order of battle
- Williamsburg order of battle
The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Williamsburg of the American Civil War.
Army of the Potomac
MG George B. McClellan
Commanding in the field: BG Edwin V. Sumner
=III Corps=
MG Samuel P. Heintzelman
Army of Northern Virginia
Gen Joseph E. Johnston
Hampton's (S.C.) Legion of MG Gustavus W. Smith's command fought in the action of May 4th.
References
* Hastings, Earl C. and David S. Hastings. "A Pitiless Rain: The Battle of Williamsburg, 1862." Shippensburg, Pennsylvania; White Mane Publishing Company, 1997. ISBN 1-57249-042-X
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