Petersburg Confederate order of battle
The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Siege of Petersburg of the American Civil War. The following Order of Battle is the Organization from the Confederate forces near Petersburg of October 27, 1864.
Abbreviations used
Military Rank
Other
- w = wounded
- mw = mortally wounded
- k = killed
Confederate Forces Near Petersburg
Gen Robert E. Lee
Gen Robert E. Lee
- Provost Guard Maj. D.B. Bridgford
- 5th Alabama Battalion
- 1st Virginia Battalion
- 48th Georgia (1 Company)
- 39th Virginia Cavalry Battalion
First Corps
LTG James Longstreet
Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
Kershaw's Division
MG Joseph B. Kershaw (Kershaw's Division was sent to join Early in the Valley on 7 August 1864, left the Valley on 14 September 1864, and then rejoined Early in the Valley 26 September 1864. It finally returned to Petersburg by 21 November 1864.) |
Kershaw's Brigade
Col John Doby Kennedy
|
- 2d South Carolina
- 3d South Carolina
- 7th South Carolina
- 8th South Carolina
- 15th South Carolina
- 20th South Carolina
- 3d South Carolina Battalion
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Wofford's Brigade
Col John C. C. Sanders
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- 16th Georgia
- 18th Georgia
- 24th Georgia
- Cobb's (Georgia) Legion
- Phillips' (Georgia) Legion
- 3d Georgia Battalion Sharpshooters
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Humphreys' Brigade
Maj G. B. Gerald
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- 13th Mississippi
- 17th Mississippi
- 18th Mississippi
- 21st Mississippi
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Bryan's Brigade
Col James P. Simms
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Field's Division
MG Charles W. Field |
Bratton's Brigade
BG John Bratton
Col J. Walker
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- 1st South Carolina
- 2d South Carolina Rifles
- 5th South Carolina
- 6th South Carolina
- Palmetto Sharpshooters
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Law's Brigade
Col William F. Perry
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- 4th Alabama
- 15th Alabama
- 44th Alabama
- 47th Alabama
- 48th Alabama
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Anderson's Brigade
BG George T. Anderson
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- 7th Georgia
- 8th Georgia
- 9th Georgia
- 11th Georgia
- 59th Georgia
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Gregg's Brigade (Gregg was killed 7 October 1864, and Bass was wounded the same day. Winkler commanded after this.)
BG John Gregg
Col F.S. Bass
Ltc C.M. Winkler
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Benning's Brigade
BG Henry L. Benning
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Pickett's Division
MG George E. Pickett |
Terry's Brigade
BG William R. Terry
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Hunton's Brigade
BG Eppa Hunton
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Steuart's Brigade
BG George H. Steuart
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Corse's Brigade
BG Montgomery D. Corse
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Corps Artillery
BG Edward Porter Alexander |
Huger's Battalion
Ltc Frank Huger
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- Fickling's (South Carolina) Battery
- Poindexter's (Louisiana) Battery
- Parker's (Virginia) Battery
- Smith's (Virginia) Battery
- Taylor's (Virginia) Battery
- Woolfolk's (Virginia) Battery
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Haskell's Battalion
Maj John C. Haskell
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- Flanner's (North Carolina) Battery
- Garden's (South Carolina) Battery
- Lamkin's (Virginia) Battery
- Ramsay's (North Carolina) Battery
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Cabell's Battalion
Col Henry C. Cabell
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- Callaway's (Georgia) Battery
- Carlton's (Georgia) Battery
- Anderson's (Virginia) Battery
- Manly's (North Carolina) Battery
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1st Virginia Artillery Battalion |
- Dance's (Virginia) Battery
- Smith's (Virginia) Battery
- Graham's (Virginia) Battery
- Griffin's (Virginia) Battery
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Johnson's Battalion |
- Pollock's (Virginia) Battery
- Wilkes' (Virginia) Battery
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Stark's Battalion |
- Green's (Virginia) Battery
- Armistead's (Virginia) Battery
- French's (Virginia) Battery
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Third Corps
LTG A. P. Hill
Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
Mahone's Division
BG William Mahone |
Sander' Brigade
Col J.H. King
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- 8th Alabama
- 9th Alabama
- 10th Alabama
- 11th Alabama
- 14th Alabama
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Harris' Brigade
BG Nathaniel H. Harris
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- 12th Mississippi
- 16th Mississippi
- 19th Mississippi
- 48th Mississippi
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Mahone's Brigade
BG David A. Weisiger
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- 6th Virginia
- 12th Virginia
- 16th Virginia
- 41st Virginia
- 61st Virginia
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Wright's Brigade
Col W. Gibson
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- 3rd Georgia
- 22nd Georgia
- 48th Georgia
- 64th Georgia
- 2nd Georgia Battalion
- 10th Georgia Battalion
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Finnegan's Brigade
BG Joseph Finegan
Col Theodore W. Brevard, Jr.
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- 2nd Florida
- 5th Florida
- 8th Florida
- 9th Florida
- 10th Florida
- 11th Florida
|
Heth's Division
MG Henry Heth |
Davis' Brigade
BG Joseph R. Davis
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- 1st Confederate Battalion
- 2nd Mississippi
- 11th Mississippi
- 26th Mississippi
- 42nd Mississippi
- 55th North Carolina
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Cooke's Brigade
BG John R. Cooke |
- 15th North Carolina
- 27th North Carolina
- 46th North Carolina
- 48th North Carolina
|
MacRae's Brigade
BG William MacRae
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- 11th North Carolina
- 26th North Carolina
- 44th North Carolina
- 47th North Carolina
- 52nd North Carolina
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Archer's Brigade
BG James J. Archer (Archer was in command until 16 October 1864. Mayo then took over. Archer received a furlough and died 24 October 1864.)
Col Robert M. Mayo
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- 13th Alabama
- 1st Tennessee (Provisional Army)
- 7th Tennessee
- 14th Tennessee
- 2nd Maryland
- 40th Virginia
- 47th Virginia
- 55th Virginia
- 22nd Virginia Battalion
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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
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Scales' Brigade
BG Alfred M. Scales
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- 13th North Carolina
- 16th North Carolina
- 22nd North Carolina
- 34th North Carolina
- 38th North Carolina
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McGowan's Brigade
BG Samuel McGowan
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Thomas's Brigade
BG Edward L. Thomas
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- 14th Georgia
- 35th Georgia
- 45th Georgia
- 49th Georgia
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Corps Artillery
Col R. Lindsay Walker |
Cutts' Battalion
Col Allen S. Cutts
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- Patterson's (Georgia) Battery
- Ross's (Georgia) Battery
- Wingfield's (Georgia) Battery
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McIntosh's Battalion
Ltc David G. McIntosh
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- Dement's (Maryland) Battery
- Chesapeake (Maryland) Battery
- Hurt's (Alabama) Battery
- Price's (Virginia) Battery
- Donald's (Virginia) Battery
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Pegram's Battalion
Ltc William J. Pegram
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- Brander's (Virginia) Battery
- Ellett's (Virginia) Battery
- Cayce's (Virginia) Battery
- Gregg's (South Carolina) Battery
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Poague's Battalion
Ltc William T. Poague
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- Utterback's (Virginia) Battery
- Richard's (Mississippi) Battery
- William's (North Carolina) Battery
- Johnston's (Virginia) Battery
- Penick's (Virginia) Battery
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Richardson's Battalion
Ltc Charles Richardson
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- Grandy's (Virginia) Battery
- Landry's (Louisiana) Battery
- Moore's (Virginia) Battery
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Washington (Louisiana) Artillery Battalion:
Ltc Benjamin F. Eshleman |
- First Company
- Second Company
- Third Company
- Fourth Company
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Fourth Corps
LTG Richard H. Anderson
Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
Johnson's Division
MG Bushrod Johnson |
Elliott's Brigade
BG William Henry Wallace
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- 17th South Carolina
- 18th South Carolina
- 22d South Carolina
- 23d South Carolina
- 26th South Carolina
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Gracie's Brigade
BG Archibald Gracie, Jr.
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- 41st Alabama
- 43d Alabama
- 59th Alabama
- 60th Alabama
- 23d Alabama Sharpshooters Battalion
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Ransom's Brigade
BG Matt Whitaker Ransom
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- 24th North Carolina
- 25th North Carolina
- 35th North Carolina
- 49th North Carolina
- 56th North Carolina
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Wise's Brigade
Col. J.T. Goode
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- 26th Virginia
- 34th Virginia
- 46th Virginia
- 59th Virginia
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Hoke's Division
MG Robert F. Hoke |
Martin's Brigade
BG William Whedbee Kirkland
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- 17th North Carolina
- 42d North Carolina
- 66th North Carolina
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Clingman's Brigade
Col. H. McKethan
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- 8th North Carolina
- 31st North Carolina
- 51st North Carolina
- 61st North Carolina
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Hagood's Brigade
BG Johnson Hagood
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- 11th South Carolina
- 21st South Carolina
- 25th South Carolina
- 27th South Carolina
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Colquitt's Brigade
BG Alfred H. Colquitt
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- 6th Georgia
- 19th Georgia
- 23d Georgia
- 27th Georgia
- 28th Georgia
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Corps Artillery
Col Hilary P. Jones |
28th Virginia Artillery Battalion
Ltc John P. W. Read
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- Blount's (Virginia) Battery
- Sullivan's (Virginia) Battery
- Macon's (Virginia) Battery
- Marshall's (Virginia) Battery
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Moseley's Artillery Battalion
Ltc E.F. Moseley
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- Young's (Virginia) Battery
- Miller's (North Carolina) Battery
- Slaten's (Georgia) Battery
- Cumming's (North Carolina) Battery
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Boggs' Artillery Battalion
Maj F.J. Boggs
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- Darracott's (Virginia) Battery
- Martin's (Virginia) Battery
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Coit's Artillery Battalion
Maj J.C. Coit
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- Wright's (Virginia) Battery
- Pegram's (Virginia) Battery
- Bradford's (Mississippi) Battery
- Kelly's (South Carolina) Battery
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Cavalry Corps
MG Wade Hampton III
Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
Butler's Division
BG Matthew C. Butler |
Young's Brigade
BG Pierce M. B. Young
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- 10th Georgia Cavalry
- Cobb's (Georgia) Legion Cavalry
- Phillips' (Georgia) Legion Cavalry
- Jeff Davis (Mississippi) Legion Cavalry
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Dunovant's Brigade
BG John Dunovant (k)
Col B.H. Rutledge
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Fitzhugh Lee's Division
BG Thomas L. Rosser |
Wickham's Brigade
Col Thomas T. Munford
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- 1st Virginia Cavalry
- 2d Virginia Cavalry
- 3d Virginia Cavalry
- 4th Virginia Cavalry
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Rosser's Brigade
Col O.R. Funsten Sr.
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- 7th Virginia Cavalry
- 11th Virginia Cavalry
- 12th Virginia Cavalry
- 35th Virginia Cavalry Battalion
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Payne's Brigade
BG Lunsford L. Lomax
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- 5th Virginia Cavalry
- 6th Virginia Cavalry
- 15th Virginia Cavalry
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W.H.F. Lee's Division
MG W.H.F. Lee |
Barringer's Brigade
BG Rufus Barringer
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- 1st North Carolina Cavalry
- 2d North Carolina Cavalry
- 3d North Carolina Cavalry
- 5th North Carolina Cavalry
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Chambliss's Brigade
Col J.L. Davis
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- 9th Virginia Cavalry
- 10th Virginia Cavalry
- 13th Virginia Cavalry
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Dearing's Brigade
BG James Dearing
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- 8th Georgia Cavalry
- 4th North Carolina Cavalry
- 16th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion
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Horse Artillery
Maj R. Preston Chew |
Breathed's Battalion |
- Hart's (South Carolina) Battery
- McGregor's (Virginia) Battery
- Graham's (Virginia) Battery
|
Department of Richmond
LTG Richard S. Ewell
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
Johnson's Brigade
Col J.M. Hughs
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- 17th/23d Tennessee
- 15th/44th Tennessee
- 63d Tennessee
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Gary's Cavalry Brigade
BG Martin Witherspoon Gary
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- 7th Georgia Cavalry
- Hampton South Carolina Legion, Infantry Battalion (Mounted)
- 7th South Carolina Cavalry
- 24th Virginia Cavalry
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Richmond Forces
MG James L. Kemper
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
Local Defense Brigade
MG G.W.C. Lee
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- 1st Virginia Battalion Local Defense Troops
- 2d Virginia Local Defense Troops
- 3d Virginia Local Defense Troops
- 4th Virginia Battalion Local Defense Troops
- 5th Virginia Battalion Local Defense Troops
- 2d Virginia Battalion Reserves
- VMI Cadet Battalion (1 Company)
- Richmond Ambulance Company
- Maryland Line (Detachment)
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Barton's Command
BG Seth Barton
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- 18th Georgia Battalion
- 25th Virginia Battalion
- 1st Virginia Battalion Reserves
- 3d Virginia Battalion Reserves
- 4th Virginia Battalion Reserves
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Independent Richmond Infantry |
- 1st Virginia Militia
- 19th Virginia Militia
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Independent Richmond Cavalry |
- Owen's City Cavalry Regiment
- 1st Virginia Cavalry Battalion Local Defense Troops
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Post of Richmond
BG William M. Gardner
Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
Artillery Defenses
Ltc John C. Pemberton |
First Division (Inner Line)
Ltc J.W. Atkinson
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- 10th Virginia Battalion Heavy Artillery
- 19th Virginia Battalion Heavy Artillery
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Second Division (Inner Line)
Ltc J. Howard
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- 18th Virginia Battalion Heavy Artillery
- 20th Virginia Battalion Heavy Artillery
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Lightfoot's Artillery Battalion
Ltc C.E. Lightfoot
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- Hudgin's (Virginia) Artillery
- Rives' (Virginia) Artillery
- Barham's (Virginia) Artillery
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Miscellaneous Artillery |
Chaffin's Bluff
Maj W.S. Basinger
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- Guerrant's (Virginia) Artillery
- Davis' (Virginia) Artillery
- Allen's (Virginia) Artillery
- Jones' (Virginia) Artillery
- Winder's (Virginia) Artillery
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9th Georgia Artillery Battalion
Maj. A. Leyden
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- Company A
- Company B
- Company C
- Company D
- Company E
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Naval Batteries
Lt C.W. Hays
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- Battery Semmes
- Battery Brooke
- Battery Wood
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Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia
Gen Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard
Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
1st Military District
BG Henry A. Wise |
Walker's Brigade
BG James A. Walker
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- 1st Virginia Reserves
- 3d Virginia Reserves
- 5th Virginia Battalion Reserves
- Withers' Virginia Battalion Reserves
- Maurin's Artillery
|
Post of Petersburg |
- Holcombe South Carolina Legion
- 44th Virginia Battalion
- Hood's Virginia Battalion Reserves
- Independent Signal Corps
- Hobson's Company, Second Class Militia
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Fort Clifton |
- 34th Virginia (detachment)
- Miller's (North Carolina) Artillery (detachment)
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Garnett's Brigade at Hicksford
Ltc John J. Garnett
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- Confederate States Zouave Battalion
- Company H, 62d Georgia Cavalry
- Bradford's (Mississippi) Artillery (section)
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High Bridge |
- 6th Virginia Battalion Reserves
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Mattoax Bridge |
- 7th Virginia Battalion Reserves
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Staunton River Bridge |
- 8th Virginia Battalion Reserves
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Danville Virginia |
- 4th Virginia Reserves
- 9th Virginia Battalion Reserves
- 10th Virginia Battalion Reserves
- 11th Virginia Battalion Reserves
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Drewry's Bluff |
- Coleman's (Virginia) Heavy Artillery
- Drewry's (Virginia) Heavy Artillery
- Marine Battalion (Companies A,B,C)
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Smith's Artillery Battalion |
- Epes' (Virginia) Artillery
- Kevill's (Virginia) Artillery
- Battery Danztler
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References
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