Globe Tavern Confederate order of battle
The following units and commanders of the Confederate army fought in the Battle of Globe Tavern from August 18th to 21st, 1864. For August 18th and 19th, units from the divisions of William Mahone and Henry Heth were engaged, with brigades from the Petersburg Defense Force attached (the brigade of A. H. Colquitt fought under Heth's command on the first day and under Mahone's command the second day). On August 21st, eight brigades from four divisions were engaged under the command of Henry Heth and William Mahone.
Abbreviations used
Military rank
Other
August 18–19
Operations south of Petersburg
Gen P. G. T. Beauregard, Petersburg Defense Force
Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
Mahone's Division
MG William Mahone |
Weisiger's Brigade
BG David A. Weisiger
|
|
Colquitt's Brigade
(from Hoke's division, Petersburg Defense Force)
BG Alfred H. Colquitt
|
- 6th Georgia Infantry
- 19th Georgia Infantry
- 23rd Georgia Infantry
- 27th Georgia Infantry
- 28th Georgia Infantry
|
Clingman's Brigade
(from Hoke's division, Petersburg Defense Force)
BG Thomas L. Clingman (w)
Col Hector McKethan
|
- 8th North Carolina Infantry
- 31st North Carolina Infantry
- 51st North Carolina Infantry
- 61st North Carolina Infantry
|
Heth's Division
MG Henry Heth |
Davis' Brigade
Captain R.W. Thomas
|
- 1st Confederate Battalion
- 2nd Mississippi Infantry
- 11th Mississippi Infantry
- 26th Mississippi Infantry
- 42nd Mississippi Infantry
- 55th North Carolina Infantry
|
Walker's Brigade
Col Robert M. Mayo (ill, August 18)
Col William S. Christian
|
|
Colquitt's Brigade
(from Hoke's division, Petersburg Defense Force)
BG A.H. Colquitt
|
- 6th Georgia Infantry
- 19th Georgia Infantry
- 23rd Georgia Infantry
- 27th Georgia Infantry
- 28th Georgia Infantry
|
Third Corps Artillery
Col R. L. Walker |
Pegram's Battalion
Col W.J. Pegram
|
- Richard's (Mississippi) Battery
- Gregg's (South Carolina) Battery
- Braxton's (Virginia) Battery
- Brander's (Virginia) Battery
- Cayce's (Virginia) Battery
- Ellett's (Virginia) Battery
|
August 21
Operations south of Petersburg
Gen P.G.T. Beauregard, Petersburg Defense Force
LTG A. P. Hill
Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
Mahone's Division
MG William Mahone |
Sanders' Brigade
BG J.C. Sanders (k)
Col J. Horace King
|
|
Harris' Brigade
Col Joseph M. Jayne
|
- 12th Mississippi Infantry
- 16th Mississippi Infantry
- 19th Mississippi Infantry
- 48th Mississippi Infantry
|
Wright's Brigade
BG Ambrose R. Wright
|
- 3rd Georgia Infantry
- 22nd Georgia Infantry
- 48th Georgia Infantry
- 64th Georgia Infantry
- 2nd Georgia Infantry Battalion
- 10th Georgia Infantry Battalion
|
Hagood's Brigade
(from Hoke's division, Petersburg Defense Force)
BG Johnson Hagood
|
- 11th South Carolina Infantry
- 21st South Carolina Infantry
- 25th South Carolina Infantry
- 27th South Carolina Infantry
- 7th South Carolina Infantry Battalion
|
Finegan's Brigade
BG Joseph Finegan
|
|
Heth's Division
MG Henry Heth |
Cooke's Brigade
BG John R. Cooke
|
- 15th North Carolina Infantry
- 27th North Carolina Infantry
- 46th North Carolina Infantry
- 48th North Carolina Infantry
- 55th North Carolina Infantry
|
McRae's Brigade
BG William MacRae
|
- 11th North Carolina Infantry
- 26th North Carolina Infantry
- 44th North Carolina Infantry
- 47th North Carolina Infantry
- 52nd North Carolina Infantry
|
Kirkland's Brigade
(from Hoke's division, Petersburg Defense Force)
BG W.W. Kirkland
|
- 17th North Carolina Infantry
- 42nd North Carolina Infantry
- 66th North Carolina Infantry
|
Ransom's Brigade
(from Johnson's division, Petersburg Defense Force)
Ltc John L. Harris
|
- 24th North Carolina Infantry
- 25th North Carolina Infantry
- 35th North Carolina Infantry
- 49th North Carolina Infantry
- 56th North Carolina Infantry
|
Third Corps Artillery
Col R. L. Walker |
Pegram's Battalion
Col W.J. Pegram
|
- Richard's (Mississippi) Battery
- Gregg's (South Carolina) Battery
- Braxton's (Virginia) Battery
- Brander's (Virginia) Battery
- Cayce's (Virginia) Battery
- Ellett's (Virginia) Battery
|
Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
W.H.F. Lee's Division |
Barringer's Brigade
BG Rufus Barringer
|
- 1st North Carolina Cavalry
- 2nd North Carolina Cavalry
- 3rd North Carolina Cavalry
- 5th North Carolina Cavalry
|
Dearing's Brigade
BG James Dearing
|
- 7th Confederate Cavalry
- 62nd Georgia Cavalry
- 4th North Carolina Cavalry
- 6th North Carolina Cavalry
- Petersburg Artillery
|
Sources
- Calkins, Chris. "The Battle of Weldon Railroad (or Globe Taver), August 18–19 & 21, 1864", in Blue & Gray, Volume XXIII, issue 5 (Winter 2007). ISSN 0741-2207.
- Katcher, Philip. The Army of Robert E. Lee. London, United Kingdom: Arms and Armour Press, 1994. ISBN 1-85409-174-3.
- Trudeau, Noah Andre. The Last Citadel: Petersburg, Virginia June 1864–April 1865. Little, Brown and Company, 1991. ISBN 0-316-85327-5.