Knoxville Confederate order of battle

The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Knoxville Campaign and subsequent East Tennessee operations during the American Civil War from November 4 to December 31, 1863 under the command of Lt. Gen. James Longstreet. Engagements of this campaign include the Battle of Dandridge and the Battle of Bean's Station. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the campaign.[1] The Union order of battle is shown separately.

Abbreviations used

Military rank

Other

Longstreet's Command

LTG James Longstreet[2]

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

McLaws' Division
     MG Lafayette McLaws

Kershaw's Brigade


   BG Joseph B. Kershaw
  • 2nd South Carolina: Col John D. Kennedy
  • 3rd South Carolina: Col James D. Nance
  • 7th South Carolina: Col D. Wyatt Aiken
  • 8th South Carolina: Col John W. Henagan
  • 15th South Carolina: Col Joseph F. Gist
  • 3rd South Carolina Battalion: Ltc William G. Rice
Wofford's Brigade[3]


   Col Solon Z. Ruff (k)[4]

   Ltc N.L. Hutchins Jr.

  • 16th Georgia: Col James S. Gholston
  • 18th Georgia: Cpt J.A. Crawford
  • 24th Georgia: Col Robert McMillan
  • Cobb's Georgia Legion: Ltc Luther J. Glenn
  • 3rd Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters: Ltc N.L. Hutchins Jr.
Humphreys' Brigade


   BG Benjamin Humphreys
  • 13th Mississippi: Ltc A.G. O'Brien
  • 17th Mississippi: Col William D. Holder
  • 18th Mississippi: Col Thomas M. Griffin
  • 21st Mississippi: Col D.N. Moody
Bryan's Brigade


   BG Goode Bryan
  • 10th Georgia: Col John B. Weems
  • 50th Georgia: Col Peter McGlashan
  • 51st Georgia: Col Edward Ball
  • 53rd Georgia: Col James P. Simms

Hood's Division
     BG Micah Jenkins

 Jenkins' Brigade


   Col John Bratton
  • 1st South Carolina: Ltc Daniel Livingston
  • 2nd South Carolina Rifles: Col Thomas Thomson
  • 5th South Carolina: Col Ashbury Coward
  • 6th South Carolina: Col John Bratton
  • Hampton South Carolina Legion: Col Martin W. Gary
  • Palmetto South Carolina Sharpshooters: Col Joseph A. Walker
Law's Brigade


   BG Evander Law
  • 4th Alabama: Col Pinckey D. Bowles
  • 15th Alabama: Col William C. Oates
  • 44th Alabama: Col William F. Perry
  • 47th Alabama: Col Michael J. Bugler
  • 48th Alabama: Col James L. Sheffield
Robertson's Brigade


   BG Jerome B. Robertson
  • 3rd Arkansas: Col Van H. Manning
  • 1st Texas: Col A.T. Rainey
  • 4th Texas: Col J.C.G. Key
  • 5th Texas: Col R.M. Powell
Anderson's Brigade


   BG George T. Anderson
  • 7th Georgia: Col W.W. White
  • 8th Georgia: Col John R. Towers
  • 9th Georgia: Col Benjamin Beck
  • 11th Georgia: Col Francis Little
  • 59th Georgia: Col Jack Brown
Benning's Brigade


   BG Henry Benning
  • 2nd Georgia: Col Edgar M. Butt
  • 15th Georgia: Col Dudley M. Du Bose
  • 17th Georgia: Col Wesley C. Hodges
  • 20th Georgia: Col J.D. Waddell

Buckner's Division
     BG Bushrod Johnson

 Johnson's Brigade


   Col John Fulton
  • 17th & 23rd Tennessee: Col R.H. Keeble
  • 25th & 44th Tennessee: Col John Fulton
  • 63rd Tennessee: Ltc Abraham Fulkerson
Gracie's Brigade


   BG Archibald Gracie III
  • 41st Alabama: Col Martin L. Stansel
  • 43rd Alabama: Col Young M. Moody
  • 1st & 2nd Battalion, Hilliard' Legion: Col John Sanford
  • 2nd & 4th Battalion, Hilliard's Legion: Col Bolling Hall Jr.

Artillery

Alexander's Battalion


   Col Edward P. Alexander
   Maj Frank Huger
  • Fickling's (South Carolina) battery: Cpt Wiliam W. Fickling
  • Jordan's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Tyler C. Jordan
  • Moody's (Louisiana) battery: Cpt George V. Moody
  • Parker's (Virginia) battery: Cpt William W. Parker
  • Taylor's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Osmond B. Taylor
  • Woolfolk's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Pichegru Woolfolk, Jr.

Cavalry Corps

MG William T. Martin[5]

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

First Division
     BG John T. Morgan

 1st Brigade


   Col Alfred Russell

  • 1st Alabama: Col William A. Allen
  • 3rd Alabama: Col James Hagan
  • 4th Alabama: Col Alfred Russell
  • 7th Alabama: Col James C. Malone Jr.
  • 51st Alabama: Maj James T. Dye
2nd Brigade


   Col (Charles) C.C. Crews
  • 1st Georgia: Ltc Samuel Davitte
  • 2nd Georgia: Ltc F.M. Ison
  • 3rd Georgia: Col R. Thompson
  • 4th Georgia (Avery's): Ltc William C. Cook
  • 6th Georgia: Col John R. Hart
Artillery


  
  • White's (Tennessee) Battery: Lt Arthur Pue Jr.
  • Wiggins' (Arkansas) Battery: Lt J.P. Bryant

Second Division
     BG Frank Armstrong

 1st Brigade


   Col Jacob B. Biffle
  • 4th Tennessee: Col Peril C. Haynes
  • 8th Tennessee: Col George G. Dibrell
  • 9th Tennessee: Col Jacob B. Biffle
  • 10th Tennessee: Ltc Nicholas N. Cox
  • 11th Tennessee: Col Daniel W. Holman
2nd Brigade


   Col Thomas Harrison
  • 3rd Arkansas: Col A.W. Hobson
  • 8th Texas: Col Thomas Harrison
  • 11th Texas: Col G.R. Reeves
Artillery


  
  • Huggins' (Tennessee) Battery: Cpt A.L. Huggins

Notes

  1. ↑ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXI, Part 1, pages 451-454 (Organization of the Troops in East Tennessee under command of Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet, C. S. Army, November 30, 1863) and Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXI, Part 3, pages 890-892 (Organization of the forces in East Tennessee, commanded by Lient. Gen. James Longstreet, C. S. Army, December 31, 1863)
  2. ↑ On January 4th, Longstreet was notified that he was commander of the Department of East Tennessee. Until that time, he headed his command as "Forces in East Tennessee". The later engagements in East Tennessee (Mossey Creek, Dandridge, Bean's Station) were fought with Longstreet officially commanding the Department of East Tennessee. For shorthand, Longstreet's force is simply referred to as his command. Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXI, Part 1, page 468
  3. ↑ Wofford was on leave because of the recent death of his daughter.
  4. ↑ Ruff was killed at the Battle of Fort Sanders on November 29th, 1863. Antietam on the Web website
  5. ↑ National Park Service - Civil War Battle Summaries

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