Bristoe Campaign Confederate order of battle

The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Bristoe Campaign of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization from September 30, 1863,^[1] the casualty returns^[2] and the reports.^[3]

1 Abbreviations used
- 1.1 Military rank
- 1.2 Other
2 Army of Northern Virginia
3 Notes
4 References

Abbreviations used

Military rank

Gen = General
LTG = Lieutenant General
MG = Major General
BG = Brigadier General
Col = Colonel
Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
Maj = Major
Cpt = Captain
Lt = Lieutenant

Other

(w) = wounded
(mw) = mortally wounded
(k) = killed in action
(c) = captured

Army of Northern Virginia

Gen Robert E. Lee^[4]

Second Corps

LTG Richard S. Ewell

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Early's Division MG Jubal A. Early	Hays' Brigade BG Harry T. Hays	5th Louisiana 6th Louisiana 7th Louisiana 8th Louisiana 9th Louisiana
	Hoke's Brigade Col Archibald C. Godwin (c) Ltc Samuel McD. Tate	6th North Carolina 21st North Carolina 54th North Carolina 57th North Carolina 1st Battalion North Carolina Sharpshooters
	Gordon's Brigade BG John B. Gordon	13th Georgia 26th Georgia 31st Georgia 38th Georgia 60th Georgia 61st Georgia
	Pegram's Brigade BG John Pegram^[5]	13th Virginia 31st Virginia 49th Virginia 52nd Virginia 58th Virginia
Johnson's Division MG Edward Johnson	Stonewall Brigade BG James A. Walker	2nd Virginia 4th Virginia 5th Virginia 27th Virginia 33rd Virginia
	Steuart's Brigade BG George H. Steuart	1st Maryland Battalion 1st North Carolina 3rd North Carolina 10th Virginia 23rd Virginia 37th Virginia
	Jones' Brigade BG John M. Jones	21st Virginia 25th Virginia 42nd Virginia 44th Virginia 48th Virginia 50th Virginia
	Stafford's Brigade BG Leroy A. Stafford^[6]	1st Louisiana 2nd Louisiana 10th Louisiana 14th Louisiana 15th Louisiana
Rodes' Division MG Robert E. Rodes	Daniel's Brigade BG Junius Daniel	32nd North Carolina 43rd North Carolina 45th North Carolina 53rd North Carolina 2nd North Carolina Battalion
	Ramseur's Brigade BG Stephen D. Ramseur	2nd North Carolina 4th North Carolina 14th North Carolina 30th North Carolina
	Doles' Brigade BG George P. Doles	4th Georgia 12th Georgia 21st Georgia 44th Georgia
	Battle's Brigade BG Cullen A. Battle	3rd Alabama 5th Alabama 6th Alabama 12th Alabama 26th Alabama
	Johnston's Brigade Col Thomas M. Garrett	5th North Carolina: Ltc John W. Lea 12th North Carolina: Col Henry E. Coleman, Ltc William Davis^[7] 20th North Carolina: Col Thomas F. Toon 23rd North Carolina: Cpt Frank Bennett
Artillery BG Armistead L. Long	Brown's Battalion Col John T. Brown^[8] Maj Robert A. Hardaway	2nd Richmond (Virginia) Howitzers 3rd Richmond (Virginia) Howitzers Powhatan (Virginia) Artillery Rockbridge (Virginia) Artillery Salem (Virginia) Flying Artillery
	Nelson's Battalion Ltc William Nelson	Milledge's (Georgia) Battery Amherst (Virginia) Artillery Fluvanna (Virginia) Artillery
	Andrews' Battalion Ltc Richard S. Andrews Maj Carter M. Braxton	1st Maryland Artillery Chesapeake (Maryland) Artillery Alleghany (Virginia) Artillery Lee (Virginia) Battery
	Jones' Battalion Ltc Hilary P. Jones Cpt James McD. Carrington^[9]	Louisiana Guard Artillery Charlottesville (Virginia) Artillery Courtney (Virginia) Artillery Staunton (Virginia) Artillery
	Carter's Battalion Ltc Thomas H. Carter	Jefferson Davis (Alabama) Artillery King William (Virginia) Artillery Morris (Virginia) Artillery Orange (Virginia) Artillery

Third Corps

LTG Ambrose P. Hill

Provost Guard: 5th Alabama Battalion

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Anderson's Division MG Richard H. Anderson	Wilcox's (old) Brigade Col John C. C. Sanders	8th Alabama 9th Alabama 10th Alabama 11th Alabama 14th Alabama
	Posey's Brigade BG Carnot Posey (mw)	12th Mississippi 16th Mississippi 19th Mississippi 48th Mississippi
	Mahone's Brigade BG William Mahone	6th Virginia 12th Virginia 16th Virginia 41st Virginia 61st Virginia
	Wright' s Brigade BG Ambrose R. Wright	3rd Georgia 22nd Georgia 48th Georgia 2nd Georgia Battalion
	Perry's Brigade BG Edward A. Perry	2nd Florida 5th Florida 8th Florida: Ltc William Baya (w)
Heth's Division MG Henry Heth	Davis' Brigade BG Joseph R. Davis	2nd Mississippi 11th Mississippi 42nd Mississippi 55th North Carolina
	Walker' s Brigade^[10] BG Henry H. Walker	40th Virginia 47th Virginia 55th Virginia 22nd Virginia Battalion 13th Alabama 1st Tennessee (Provisional Army) 7th Tennessee 14th Tennessee
	Kirkland's Brigade BG William W. Kirkland (w)	11th North Carolina 26th North Carolina 44th North Carolina 47th North Carolina 52nd North Carolina
	Cooke's Brigade BG John R. Cooke (w) Col Edward D. Hall	15th North Carolina 27th North Carolina 46th North Carolina: Col Edward D. Hall 48th North Carolina
Wilcox's Division MG Cadmus M. Wilcox	Lane' s Brigade BG James H. Lane	7th North Carolina 18th North Carolina 28th North Carolina 33rd North Carolina 37th North Carolina
	McGowan's Brigade BG Abner M. Perrin	1st South Carolina (Provisional Army) 1st South Carolina (Orr's Rifles) 12th South Carolina 13th South Carolina 14th South Carolina
	Thomas' Brigade BG Edward L. Thomas	14th Georgia 35th Georgia 45th Georgia 49th Georgia
	Scales' Brigade BG Alfred M. Scales	13th North Carolina 16th North Carolina 22nd North Carolina 34th North Carolina 38th North Carolina
Artillery Col R. Lindsay Walker	Cutts' Battalion Ltc Allen S. Cutts	Irwin (Georgia) Battery Patterson's (Georgia) Battery Ross' (Georgia) Battery
	McIntosh' s Battalion Maj David G. McIntosh	Hardaway (Alabama) Artillery Danville (Virginia) Artillery Johnson's (Virginia) Battery 2nd Rockbridge (Virginia) Artillery
	Garnett's Battalion Ltc John J. Garnett	Donaldsonville (Louisiana) Artillery Moore's Company (Virginia) Artillery Lewis (Virginia) Artillery Norfolk (Virginia) Blues Artillery
	Pegram's Battalion Maj William R. J. Pegram	Pee Dee (South Carolina) Artillery Crenshaw (Virginia) Battery Fredericksburg (Virginia) Artillery Letcher (Virginia) Artillery Purcell (Virginia) Artillery
	Poague's Battalion Ltc William T. Poague	Madison (Mississippi) Artillery Graham's (North Carolina) Artillery Albemarle (Virginia) Artillery Brooke's (Virginia) Battery

Cavalry Corps

MG James E.B. Stuart

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Hampton's Division^[11] MG James E.B. Stuart	Gordon's Brigade BG James B. Gordon (w)^[12]	1st North Carolina: Col Thomas Ruffin (k), Maj Rufus Barringer (w), Cpt William H.H. Cowles 2nd North Carolina 4th North Carolina: Col Dennis D. Ferebee (w) 5th North Carolina
	Butler's Brigade Col Pierce M. B. Young^[13]	1st South Carolina: Ltc John D. Twiggs 2nd South Carolina: Col Thomas J. Lipscomb Cobb's (Georgia) Legion Phillips (Georgia) Legion Jeff Davis (Mississippi) Legion: Ltc Joseph F. Waring
	Jones' Brigade^[14] Col Oliver R. Funsten	7th Virginia: Ltc Thomas Marshall 11th Virginia: Ltc Mottsom D. Ball 12th Virginia: Ltc Thomas B. Massie
Fitzhugh Lee's Division MG Fitzhugh Lee	William H.F. Lee's Brigade Col John R. Chambliss, Jr.	9th Virginia: Maj Thomas Waller (w) 10th Virginia 13th Virginia: Maj Joseph E. Gillette (w)
	Lomax's Brigade BG Lunsford L. Lomax	1st Maryland Battalion: Ltc Ridgely Brown 5th Virginia: Col Thomas L. Rosser,^[15] Ltc Henry C. Pate 6th Virginia: Col Julian Harrison (w), Ltc John S. Green 15th Virginia: Maj Charles R. Collins
	Wickham's Brigade Col Thomas H. Owen	1st Virginia: Col Richard W. Carter 2nd Virginia 3rd Virginia: Ltc William R. Carter 4th Virginia: Cpt William B. Newton (k), Cpt Robert Randolph
Horse Artillery	Beckham's Battalion Maj Robert F. Beckham	Breathed's (Virginia) Battery Chew's (Virginia) Battery Griffin's (Maryland) Battery Hart's (South Carolina) Battery McGregor's (Virginia) Battery Moorman's (Virginia) Battery

Reserve Artillery

BG William N. Pendleton^[16]

Division	Battalions	Batteries
First Corps Artillery	Cabell's Battalion Col Henry C. Cabell	Fraser (Georgia) Battery Troup (Georgia) Artillery Manly's (North Carolina) Battery 1st Richmond (Virginia) Howitzers
First Corps Artillery	Haskell Battalion Maj John C. Haskell	Branch (North Carolina) Artillery Rowan (North Carolina) Artillery Palmetto South Carolina Artillery

Notes

^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXIX, Part 1, pages 398-404
^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXIX, Part 1, pages 412-414
^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXIX, Part 1, pages 1047-1049
^ The First Corps was detached September 9, 1863 for service with the Army of Tennessee
^ assigned on October 11, 1863 [1]
^ Stafford was assigned sometime between October 8 and October 31, 1863 [2] [3]
^ commanded companies B, C, F, H and K during the engagement on October 11, 1863 at Stevensburg, Virginia (see Davis' report)
^ Brown commanded Nelson's and his own Battalion. Brown's Battalion was commanded by Hardaway (see Long's report)
^ commanded the Battalion from November 3, 1863 till the Army recrossed the Rapidan (see Jones' report)
^ Archer's and Walker's Brigade consolidated (see Walker's report)
^ Hampton was absent from a wound he received at Gettysburg, Stuart commanded his Division directly (see Stuart's report)
^ wounded but remained in command (see Stuart's report)
^ promoted to Brigadier General and assigned to command of Butler's Brigade on October 15, 1863 [4]
^ 35th Virginia Battalion on detached service in Loudoun County, Virginia (see Funsten's report)
^ promoted to Brigadier General and assigned to command of Jones' Brigade on October 15, 1863 [5]
^ Chief of Artillery to the whole Army

References

U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies], U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901.