New Market Confederate order of battle
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The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of New Market in the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is shown separately.
Department of Western Virginia
Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge, commanding
Infantry Division
- 1st Brigade
- Brig. Gen. John Echols
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- 22nd Virginia Infantry, Col. George S. Patton
- 23rd Virginia Battalion, Lt. Col. Clarence Derrick
- 26th Virginia Battalion, Lt. Col. George M. Edgar
- 2nd Brigade
- Brig. Gen. Gabriel C. Wharton
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- 51st Virginia Infantry, Lt. Col. John P. Wolfe
- 62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry, Col. George H. Smith
- 30th Virginia Battalion, Lt. Col. J. Lyle Clark
- Co. A, 1st Missouri Cavalry, Capt. Charles H. Woodson
Attached commands
- Hart's Engineer Company, Capt. William T. Hart (fought as infantry)
- Augusta-Rockingham Reserves, Col. William Harman
- Davis' Co. Maryland Cavalry, Capt. T. Sturgis Davis (fought as infantry
- 23rd Virginia Cavalry, Col. Robert White (fought as infantry)
- V.M.I. Cadets, Lt. Col. Scott Shipp
Cavalry
Brig. Gen. John D. Imboden
- 18th Virginia Cavalry, Col. George W. Imboden
- 43rd Virginia Partisans, Lt. Col. John S. Mosby
- 2nd Maryland Battalion, Maj. Harry W. Gilmor
- McNeill's Company, Partisans, Capt. John H. McNeill
Artillery
Maj. William McLaughlin
- Chapman’s (Virginia) Battery, Capt. George B. Chapman
- Jackson’s (Virginia) Battery, 1st Lt. Randolph H. Blain
- McClanahan’s (Virginia) Battery, Capt. John McClanahan
- VMI section, Cadet Capt. C. H. Minge
[edit] References
- U.S. Army Center for Military History
- Davis, William C. The Battle of New Market. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 1993.