Cross Keys Confederate order of battle

The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Cross Keys of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately.

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Department of the Valley

MG Thomas J. Jackson

Forces at Cross Keys

MG Richard S. Ewell

Division Brigade Regiment or Other

Jackson's Division*
     MG Thomas J. Jackson

Second (Taliaferro's) Brigade

   BG William B. Taliaferro

Artillery
  • Poague's Battery - Cpt William T. Poague
  • Wooding's Battery - Cpt George W. Wooding
  • Carpenter's Battery - Cpt Joseph Carpenter

*Jackson's Division crossed over to Port Republic after a brief fight with Shields' cavalry, in which only the units listed above engaged.

Division Brigade Regiment or Other

Ewell's Division
     MG Richard S. Ewell

Second (Steuart's) Brigade

   BG George H. Steuart (w)
   Col W.C. Scott

Fourth (Elzey's) Brigade

   BG Arnold Elzey (w)
   Col James A. Walker

Seventh (Trimble's) Brigade

   BG Isaac Trimble

  • 15th Alabama Infantry - Col James Cantey
  • 21st Georgia Infantry - Col John T. Mercer
  • 16th Mississippi Infantry - Col Carnot Posey
  • 21st North Carolina Infantry - Col William W. Kirkland
Eighth (Taylor's) Brigade

   BG Richard Taylor

Artillery

   Col Stapleton Crutchfield

  • Brockenbrough’s Battery - Cpt John B. Brockenbrough
  • Courtney’s Battery - Cpt A. R. Courtney
  • Lusk’s Battery - Cpt John A. M. Lusk
  • Raine’s Battery - Cpt Charles I. Raine
  • Rice's Battery - Cpt William H. Rice
Cavalry Brigade

   Col Thomas T. Munford

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