Wilderness Confederate order of battle

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

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Army of Northern Virginia

Gen Robert E. Lee

General Staff:

First Corps

LTG James Longstreet (w) [1]
MG Charles W. Field
MG Richard H. Anderson [2]
General Staff:

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

McLaws' (old) Division [3]
     BG Joseph B. Kershaw

 Kershaw's Brigade

   Col John W. Henagan
  • 2nd South Carolina: Ltc Franklin Gaillard (k)
  • 3rd South Carolina: Col James D. Nance (k)
  • 7th South Carolina: Cpt James Mitchell
  • 8th South Carolina: Ltc Eli T. Stackhouse
  • 15th South Carolina: Col John B. Davis
  • 3rd South Carolina Battalion: Cpt B. M. Whitener
Wofford's Brigade

   BG William T. Wofford
Humphreys' Brigade

   BG Benjamin G. Humphreys
  • 13th Mississippi: Maj George L. Donald
  • 17th Mississippi
  • 18th Mississippi: Cpt William H. Lewis
  • 21st Mississippi: Col Daniel N. Moody
Bryan's Brigade

   BG Goode Bryan

Field's Division
     MG Charles W. Field

 Jenkins' Brigade

   BG Micah Jenkins (k)
   Col John Bratton
  • 1st South Carolina: Col James R. Hagood
  • 2nd South Carolina (Rifles): Col Robert E. Bowen
  • 5th South Carolina: Col Asbury Coward
  • 6th South Carolina: Col John Bratton
  • Palmetto (South Carolina) Sharpshooters: Col Joseph Walker
Law's Brigade [4]

   Col William F. Perry
  • 4th Alabama: Col Pinckney D. Bowles
  • 15th Alabama
  • 44th Alabama
  • 47th Alabama
  • 48th Alabama: Ltc William M. Hardwick
Anderson's Brigade

   BG George T. Anderson
  • 7th Georgia
  • 8th Georgia
  • 9th Georgia
  • 11th Georgia
  • 59th Georgia: Ltc Bolivar H. Gee
Gregg's Brigade

   BG John Gregg (w)
Benning's Brigade

   BG Henry L. Benning (w)
   Col Dudley M. Du Bose
  • 2nd Georgia
  • 15th Georgia: Col Dudley M. Du Bose
  • 17th Georgia
  • 20th Georgia

Artillery
     BG Edward P. Alexander

 Huger's Battalion

   Ltc Frank Huger
   Maj Tyler C. Jordan
  • Fickling's (South Carolina) Battery
  • Moody's (Louisiana) Battery
  • Parker's (Virginia) Battery
  • J. D. Smith's (Virginia) Battery
  • Taylor's (Virginia) Battery
  • Woolfolk's (Virginia) Battery
Haskell's Battalion

   Maj John C. Haskell
  • Flanner's (North Carolina) Battery
  • Garden's (South Carolina) Battery
  • Lamkin's (Virginia) Battery [5]
  • Ramsay's (North Carolina) Battery
Cabell's Battalion

   Col Henry C. Cabell
   Maj Samuel P. Hamilton
   Maj Wade H. Gibbes
  • Callaway's (Georgia) Battery
  • Carlton's (Georgia) Battery
  • McCarthy's (Virginia) Battery
  • Manly's (North Carolina) Battery

Second Corps

LTG Richard S. Ewell

General Staff:

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Early's Division [6]
     MG Jubal A. Early

 Hays' Brigade

   BG Harry T. Hays
  • 5th Louisiana: Ltc Bruce Menger
  • 6th Louisiana: Maj William H. Manning
  • 7th Louisiana: Maj J. Moore Wilson
  • 8th Louisiana
  • 9th Louisiana
Pegram's Brigade

   BG John Pegram (w)
   Col John S. Hoffman
Gordon's Brigade

   BG John B. Gordon
  • 13th Georgia
  • 26th Georgia: Col Edmund N. Atkinson
  • 31st Georgia: Col Clement A. Evans
  • 38th Georgia
  • 60th Georgia: Ltc Thomas J. Berry
  • 61st Georgia

Johnson's Division
     MG Edward Johnson

 Stonewall Brigade

   BG James A. Walker
Jones' Brigade

   BG John M. Jones (k)
   Col William A. Witcher
Steuart's Brigade

   BG George H. Steuart
Stafford's Brigade

   BG Leroy A. Stafford (mw)
   Col Zebulon York

Rodes' Division
     MG Robert E. Rodes

 Daniel's Brigade [7]

   BG Junius Daniel
  • 32nd North Carolina
  • 45th North Carolina
  • 53rd North Carolina
  • 2nd North Carolina Battalion
Doles' Brigade [8]

   BG George P. Doles
  • 4th Georgia
  • 12th Georgia: Col Edward Willis
  • 44th Georgia: Col William H. Peebles
Ramseur's Brigade

   BG Stephen D. Ramseur
Battle's Brigade [9]

   BG Cullen A. Battle
  • 3rd Alabama: Col Charles Forsyth
  • 5th Alabama
  • 6th Alabama
  • 12th Alabama
  • 61st Alabama
Johnston's Brigade [10][11]

   BG Robert D. Johnston
  • 5th North Carolina: Col Thomas M. Garrett
  • 12th North Carolina: Col Henry E. Coleman
  • 20th North Carolina: Col Thomas F. Toon
  • 23rd North Carolina

Artillery [12]
     BG Armistead L. Long

 Brown's Division

   Col John T. Brown (k)
  • Hardaway's Battalion: Ltc Robert A. Hardaway, Maj David Watson
    • Dance's (Virginia) Battery
    • Graham's (Virginia) Battery
    • C. B. Griffin's (Virginia) Battery
    • Jones' (Virginia) Battery
    • B. H. Smith's (Virginia) Battery
  • Braxton's Battalion: Ltc Carter M. Braxton, Maj Marcellus N. Moorman
    • Carpenter's (Virginia) Battery
    • Cooper's (Virginia) Battery
    • Hardwicke's (Virginia) Battery
  • Nelson's Battalion: Ltc William Nelson
Carter's Division

   Col Thomas H. Carter
  • Cutshaw's Battalion: Maj Wilfred E. Cutshaw, Maj Robert M. Stribling
    • Carrington's (Virginia) Battery
    • A. W. Garber's (Virginia) Battery
    • Tanner's (Virginia) Battery
  • Page's Battalion: Maj Richard C. M. Page
    • W. P. Carter's (Virginia) Battery
    • Fry's (Virginia) Battery
    • Page's (Virginia) Battery
    • Reese's (Alabama) Battery

Third Corps

LTG Ambrose P. Hill

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Anderson's Division
     MG Richard H. Anderson
     BG William Mahone

 Perrin's Brigade

   BG Abner M. Perrin
Harris' Brigade

   BG Nathaniel H. Harris
  • 12th Mississippi
  • 16th Mississippi: Col Samuel E. Baker
  • 19th Mississippi: Col Thomas J. Hardin
  • 48th Mississippi
Mahone's Brigade

   BG William Mahone
   Col David A. Weisiger
Wright's Brigade

   BG Ambrose R. Wright
  • 3rd Georgia
  • 22nd Georgia
  • 48th Georgia
  • 2nd Georgia Battalion: Maj Charles J. Moffett
Perry's Brigade

   BG Edward A. Perry (w)

Heth's Division
     MG Henry Heth

 Davis' Brigade [13][14]

   Col John M. Stone
  • 1st Confederate Battalion
  • 2nd Mississippi
  • 11th Mississippi
  • 26th Mississippi
  • 42nd Mississippi
  • 55th North Carolina
Cooke's Brigade

   BG John R. Cooke
  • 15th North Carolina
  • 27th North Carolina
  • 46th North Carolina
  • 48th North Carolina
Kirkland's Brigade

   BG William W. Kirkland
  • 11th North Carolina
  • 26th North Carolina
  • 44th North Carolina
  • 47th North Carolina
  • 52nd North Carolina
Walker' s Brigade [15]

   BG Henry H. Walker

Wilcox's Division
     MG Cadmus M. Wilcox

 Lane' s Brigade

   BG James H. Lane
  • 7th North Carolina: Ltc William L. Davidson
  • 18th North Carolina: Col John D. Barry
  • 28th North Carolina
  • 33rd North Carolina: Ltc Robert V. Cowan
  • 37th North Carolina: Col William M. Barbour
Scales' Brigade

   BG Alfred M. Scales
  • 13th North Carolina: Col Joseph H. Hyman
  • 16th North Carolina: Col William A. Stowe
  • 22nd North Carolina
  • 34th North Carolina: Col William L. J. Lowrance
  • 38th North Carolina: Ltc John Ashford
McGowan' s Brigade

   BG Samuel McGowan
  • 1st South Carolina (Provisional Army): Ltc Washington P. Shooter
  • 1st South Carolina (Orr's Rifles): Ltc George McD. Miller
  • 12th South Carolina: Col John L. Miller
  • 13th South Carolina: Col Benjamin T. Brockman
  • 14th South Carolina: Col Joseph N. Brown
Thomas' Brigade

   BG Edward L. Thomas
  • 14th Georgia
  • 35th Georgia
  • 45th Georgia
  • 49th Georgia: Ltc John T. Jordan

Artillery
     Col Reuben L. Walker

 Poague's Battalion

   Ltc William T. Poague
   Maj George Ward
  • Richards' (Mississippi) Battery
  • Utterback's (Virginia) Battery
  • Williams' (North Carolina) Battery
  • Wyatt's (Virginia) Battery
Pegram's Battalion

   Ltc William J. Pegram
   Maj Joseph McGraw
  • Brander's (Virginia) Battery
  • Cayce's (Virginia) Battery
  • Ellett's (Virginia) Battery
  • Marye's (Virginia) Battery
  • Zimmerman's (South Carolina) Battery
McIntosh' s Battalion

   Ltc David G. McIntosh
   Maj Marmaduke Johnson
  • Clutter's (Virginia) Battery
  • Donald's (Virginia) Battery
  • Hurt's (Alabama) Battery
  • Price's (Virginia) Battery
Cutts' Battalion

   Col Allen S. Cutts
   Maj John Lane
  • Patterson's (Georgia) Battery
  • Ross' (Georgia) Battery
  • Wingfield's (Georgia) Battery
Richardson's Battalion

   Ltc Charles Richardson
   Maj Merritt B. Miller
  • Grandy's (Virginia) Battery
  • Landry's (Louisiana) Battery
  • Moore's (Virginia) Battery
  • Penick's (Virginia) Battery

Cavalry Corps

MG James E.B. Stuart

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Hampton's Division [16]
     MG Wade Hampton

 Young's Brigade [17][18][19]

   Col Gilbert J. Wright
Rosser's Brigade

   BG Thomas L. Rosser

Fitzhugh Lee's Division
     MG Fitzhugh Lee

 Lomax's Brigade

   BG Lunsford L. Lomax
Wickham's Brigade

   BG Williams C. Wickham

W.H.F. Lee's Division
     MG William H. F. Lee

 Chambliss' Brigade

   BG John R. Chambliss
Gordon's Brigade

   BG James B. Gordon
  • 1st North Carolina
  • 2nd North Carolina: Col Clinton M. Andrews
  • 5th North Carolina: Col Stephen B. Evans

Horse Artillery
     Maj Roger P. Chew

 Breathed's Battalion

   Maj James Breathed
  • Hart's (South Carolina) Battery
  • Johnston's (Virginia) Battery
  • McGregor's (Virginia) Battery
  • Shoemaker's (Virginia) Battery
  • Thomson's (Virginia) Battery

Notes

  1. ^ Pickett's Division (Kemper's, Hunton's, Barton's and Corse's Brigade) detached. Gordon C. Rhea, The Battle of the Wilderness May 5–6, 1864, pp. 341-342; Gordon C. Rhea, To the North Anna River: Grant and Lee, May 13–25, 1864, The Order of Battle
  2. ^ assigned on May 7, 1864
  3. ^ Kershaw was not official assigned until June 4, 1864
  4. ^ Brigadier General Evander M. Law was under arrest
  5. ^ This Battery was equipped; armed with small guns
  6. ^ Hoke's Brigade (6th, 21st, 54th and 57th North Carolina Regiments and the 1st Battalion North Carolina Sharpshooters) detached [1] [2]
  7. ^ The 43rd North Carolina was detached with Hoke's Brigade [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]; Rhea in The Battle of the Wilderness May 5–6, 1864, The Order of Battle lists the 43rd North Carolina in this Brigade
  8. ^ The 21st Georgia was detached with Hoke's Brigade [9] [10]
  9. ^ The 61st Alabama was assigned on February 12, 1864 in place of the 26th Alabama [11] [12]; Rhea in The Battle of the Wilderness May 5–6, 1864, The Order of Battle lists the 26th Alabama instead of the 61st Alabama
  10. ^ Johnston's Brigade arrived on May 6, 1864 from Hanover Junction
  11. ^ Rhea in The Battle of the Wilderness May 5–6, 1864, The Order of Battle lists this Brigade in Early's Division, but the Brigade was not transferred until May 8, 1864 [13] [14]
  12. ^ The Artillery of the Second Corps was organized into two Divisions on April 7, 1864 by Long [15] [16]
  13. ^ Brigadier General Joseph R. Davis was ill
  14. ^ The 26th Mississippi and the 1st Confederate Battalion were ordered to join the Brigade on March 25, 1864 [17] [18] [19]; Rhea in The Battle of the Wilderness May 5–6, 1864, The Order of Battle lists none of the two commands
  15. ^ Archer's and Walker's Brigade consolidated Gordon C. Rhea, The Battle of the Wilderness May 5–6, 1864, The Order of Battle
  16. ^ Elements from Butler's South Carolina Brigade (4th, 5th and 6th South Carolina Cavalry) started arriving May 20, 1864 [20] Gordon C. Rhea, To the North Anna River: Grant and Lee, May 13–25, 1864, The Order of Battle; in The Battle of the Wilderness May 5–6, 1864, The Order of Battle Rhea lists the brigade in this division, in The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern May 7–12, 1864, The Order of Battle not.
  17. ^ Brigadier General Pierce M. B. Young was not present, Colonel Wright (Cobb's Legion) was in command [21] Eric J. Wittenberg, Glory Enough For All, p. 14
  18. ^ the 7th Georgia was assigned on June 7, 1864 Eric J. Wittenberg, Glory Enough For All, p. 14
  19. ^ the 20th Georgia Battalion was ordered to join the Army of Northern Virginia on May 25, 1864 [22], arrrived on May 28, 1864 (Gordon C. Rhea, Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee, May 26 – June 3, 1864, p. 67) and was assigned to the Brigade on June 7, 1864 (Eric J. Wittenberg, Glory Enough For All, p. 14)

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