NICKNAMES - BRIGADES
| Blanket Brigade (Federal) | ||
| 16 MA, 16 Maine | ||
| Bull Run Brigade (Federal) | ||
| 12 OH | ||
| California Brigade (Federal) | ||
| 1 CA, 2 CA, 4 CA, 5 CA, (Actually PA Troops filling the CA quota, but expenses paid by CA. Later reorganized as the Philadelphia Brigade was redesignated Pennsylvania regiments) | ||
| Eagle Brigade (Federal) | ||
| 53 NY, 78 NY, 95 NY, 100 NY | ||
| European Brigade (Confederate) | ||
| ? | ||
| Excelsior Brigade (Federal) | ||
| 70 NY, 71 NY, 72 NY, 73, NY, 74 NY, 120 NY, 11 MA, 84 PA | ||
| Gamecock Brigade (Confederate) | ||
| ? | ||
| Gibralter Brigade (Federal) | ||
| 14 IN, 8 OH, 7 WV, 4 OH, 24 NJ, 28 NJ | ||
| Hooker's Old Guard Brigade (Federal) | ||
| 5 NJ, 6 NJ, 7 NJ, 8 NJ, 1st NJ Artillery Battery B | ||
| Irish Brigade (Federal) | ||
| 63 NY, 69 NY, 88 NY, 28 MA (replaced non-Irish 29 MA), 116 PA | ||
| Irish Legion Brigade (Federal) | ||
| 155 NY, 164 NY, 170 NY, 175 NY, 182 NY | ||
| Iron or Black Hat (Federal) | ||
| 19 IN, 24 MI, 2 WI, 6 WI, 7 WI, Battery B-4th US Light artillery | ||
| Keystone Brigade (Federal) | ||
| 121 PA, 142 PA, 143 PA, 149 PA, 150 PA, 187 PA | ||
| Laurel Brigade (Confederate) | ||
| all cav.? 7, 11, 12 VA, 35 VA Battalion | ||
| Lightning- (Federal) | ||
| 17 IN, 72 IN, 92 IL, 98 IL, 123 IL, Lilly's 18 Ind. Battery (75 Ind.?) | ||
| Lightning Mule Brigade (?) | ||
| Marine Brigade (?) | ||
| Merchants Brigade (Federal | ||
| 178 NY | ||
| Naval Brigade (?) | ||
| Old Brigade (Federal) | ||
| 2 VT, 3 VT, 4 VT, 5 VT, 6 VT | ||
| Orphan Brigade (Confederate) | ||
| 2 KY, 3KY, 4 KY, 5/9 KY, 6 KY Graves Battery, 1st KY Burns' Battery, Morgan's Cav. | ||
| Paper Coller Brigade/Stannards Brigade | ||
| 12 VT, 13 VT, 14 VT, 15 VT, 16 VT | ||
| Philadelphia Brigade (Federal) | ||
| 69 PA, 71 PA, 72 PA, 106 PA (Formerly CA Brigade | ||
| Railway Brigade (Federal) | ||
| 109 NY | ||
| Regular Brigade | ||
| 15 US, 16 US, 18 US, 19 US | ||
| Saber Brigade (Federal) All Cavalry | ||
| 4 MI, 7 PA, 5 IO, 3 IN, 4th US | ||
| Spinola's or Empire Brigade (Federal) | ||
| 132 NY, 158 NY, 163 NY, 164 NY | ||
| Stonewall- (Confederate) | ||
| 2 VA, 4 VA, 5 VA, 27 VA, 33 VA | ||
| Tramp Brigade (Confederate) | ||
| 17 SC, 18 SC, 22 SC, 23 SC, 26 SC | ||
| Union Brigade (Federal) | ||
| 101 NY | ||
| Washington Brigade (Federal) | ||
| 26 PA, 27 PA | ||
| Western Brigade (Federal) | ||
| 21 OH, 24 MI | ||