Gettysburg Confederate order of battle
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The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Gettysburg
on the Confederate
side. The Gettysburg Union order of battle
is shown separately. When multiple names of commanders are shown, this indicates the succession of command through the three-day battle (July 1–3, 1863).
Army of Northern Virginia
General Robert E. Lee
, Commanding
General Staff:
First Corps
LTG James Longstreet
, Commanding
General Staff:
Second Corps
LTG Richard S. Ewell
, Commanding
General Staff:
Third Corps
LTG Ambrose P. Hill, Commanding
General Staff:
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg , was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War, it is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade's Army of the Potomac...
on the Confederate
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
side. The Gettysburg Union order of battle
Gettysburg Union order of battle
The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Gettysburg of the American Civil War on the Union side. The Gettysburg Confederate order of battle is shown separately...
is shown separately. When multiple names of commanders are shown, this indicates the succession of command through the three-day battle (July 1–3, 1863).
Military rank
- Gen = GeneralGeneral (United States)In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, general is a four-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-10. General ranks above lieutenant general and below General of the Army or General of the Air Force; the Marine Corps does not have an...
- LTG = Lieutenant GeneralLieutenant General (United States)In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general...
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = ColonelColonel (United States)In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general...
- Ltc = Lieutenant ColonelLieutenant Colonel (United States)In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of commander in the other uniformed services.The pay...
- Maj = MajorMajor (United States)In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, major is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel...
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = LieutenantLieutenantA lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
Other
- (w) = woundWoundA wound is a type of injury in which skin is torn, cut or punctured , or where blunt force trauma causes a contusion . In pathology, it specifically refers to a sharp injury which damages the dermis of the skin.-Open:...
ed - (mw) = mortally wounded
- (k) = killed in actionKilled in actionKilled in action is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own forces at the hands of hostile forces. The United States Department of Defense, for example, says that those declared KIA need not have fired their weapons but have been killed due to...
- (c) = capturedPrisoner of warA prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
Army of Northern VirginiaArmy of Northern VirginiaThe Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, as well as the primary command structure of the Department of Northern Virginia. It was most often arrayed against the Union Army of the Potomac...
General Robert E. LeeRobert E. Lee
Robert Edward Lee was a career military officer who is best known for having commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War....
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General Staff:
- Chief of Staff and Inspector General: Col Robert H. ChiltonRobert H. ChiltonRobert Hall Chilton was an officer in the U.S. Army and then a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He served as Chief of Staff for the Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee for much of the war.-Biography:Chilton was born in Loudoun County,...
- Chief of Artillery: BG William N. PendletonWilliam N. PendletonWilliam Nelson Pendleton was an American teacher, Episcopal priest, and soldier. He served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, noted for his position as Gen. Robert E. Lee's chief of artillery for most of the conflict...
- Medical Director: Dr. Lafayette GuildLafayette GuildLaFayette Guild was a surgeon in the antebellum United States Army, a noted pioneer in the study of yellow fever, and then a leading medical administrator in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He served directly under General Robert E...
- Chief of Ordnance: Ltc Briscoe G. Baldwin
- Chief of Commissary: Ltc Robert G. Cole
- Chief Quartermaster: Ltc James L. Corley
- Judge Advocate General: Maj Henry E. Young
- Military Secretary and Acting Asst. Chief of Artillery: Col Armistead L. Long
- Asst. Inspector General: Col Henry L. Peyton
- Asst. Inspector General and Asst. Adjutant General: Maj Henry E. Young
- Asst. Inspector General and Asst. Adjutant General: Maj Giles B. Cook
- Aide de Camp and Asst. Adjutant General: Maj Walter H. TaylorWalter H. TaylorWalter Herron Taylor was an American banker, lawyer, soldier, politician, author, and railroad executive from Norfolk, Virginia. During the American Civil War, he was an officer in the Confederate States Army, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel as an aide to General Robert E. Lee...
- Aide de Camp and Asst. Military Secretary: Maj Charles MarshallCharles Marshall (Colonel)Charles Marshall was a Confederate Army officer during the American Civil War. Marshall served as an aide de camp, assistant adjutant general and military secretary to Gen. Robert E. Lee. He was also an uncle of WWII General George Marshall.-Early life:Marshall was born in Warrenton, Virginia to...
- Aide de Camp and Asst. Inspector General: Maj Charles S. VenableCharles S. VenableCharles Scott Venable was a mathematician, astronomer, and military officer. In mathematics, he is noted for authoring a series of publications as a University of Virginia professor.-Biography:...
- Aide de Camp: Maj Thomas M. R. Talcott
- Aide de Camp: Lt George W. Peterkin
- Engineer: Col William P. Smith
- Engineer: Cpt Samuel R. Johnson
- Escort: 39th Virginia Cavalry Battalion (companies A & C)
First CorpsFirst Corps, Army of Northern VirginiaThe First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia was a military unit fighting for the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. It was formed in early 1861 and served until the spring of 1865, mostly in the Eastern Theater. The corps was commanded by James Longstreet for much of its...
LTG James LongstreetJames Longstreet
James Longstreet was one of the foremost Confederate generals of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse." He served under Lee as a corps commander for many of the famous battles fought by the Army of Northern Virginia in the...
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General Staff:
- Chief of Staff: Ltc Moxley SorrelMoxley SorrelGilbert Moxley Sorrel was a Confederate States Army officer and historian of the Confederacy.-Early life:Sorrel was born in Savannah, Georgia, the son of one of the wealthiest men in the city, Francis Sorrel. He was the brother-in-law of William W...
(w) - Signal Officer: Cpt Jacob H. Manning
- Quartermaster: Maj Samuel P. Mitchell
- Commissary and subsistence: Maj Raphael J. Moses
- Asst. Adjutant General & Asst. Inspector General: Maj Osmun Latrobe
- Engineer: Maj John J. Clarke
- Aide de Camp: Cpt Thomas J. GoreeTJ GoreeThomas Jewett "TJ" Goree was a Confederate Lieutenant in the First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. By the end of the War he was promoted to the rank of Captain. He was one of Lt. General James Longstreet's most trusted aides.-Early life:Thomas J. Goree was born on...
- Medical Director: Dr. John S. D. Cullen
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McLaw's Division MG Lafayette McLaws Lafayette McLaws Lafayette McLaws was a United States Army officer and a Confederate general in the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
Kershaw's Brigade: BG Joseph B. Kershaw Joseph B. Kershaw Joseph Brevard Kershaw was a lawyer, judge, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
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Barksdale's Brigade
BG William Barksdale William Barksdale William Barksdale was a lawyer, newspaper editor, U.S. Congressman, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War... (mw) Col Benjamin G. Humphreys Benjamin G. Humphreys Benjamin Grubb Humphreys was an American politician from Mississippi. He was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and served as Governor of Mississippi from 1865 to 1868, during Reconstruction.-Early life:Humphreys was born in Claiborne County, Mississippi, on the... |
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Semmes' Brigade
BG Paul J. Semmes Paul Jones Semmes Paul Jones Semmes was a banker, businessman, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War, mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early life:... (mw) Col Goode Bryan Goode Bryan Goode Bryan was a planter, politician, military officer, and American Civil War general in the Confederate States Army. His brigade played a prominent role during the Battle of the Wilderness, fighting stubbornly until exhausting its ammunition.-Early life and career:Bryan was born in Hancock... |
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Wofford's Brigade
BG William T. Wofford William T. Wofford William Tatum Wofford was an officer during the Mexican-American War and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
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Cabell's Artillery Battalion
Col Henry C. Cabell Maj Samuel P. Hamilton |
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Pickett's Division MG George E. Pickett George Pickett George Edward Pickett was a career United States Army officer who became a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War... |
Garnett's Brigade BG Richard B. Garnett Richard B. Garnett Richard Brooke Garnett was a career United States Army officer and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He was killed during Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early life:... (k) Maj Charles S. Peyton |
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Kemper's Brigade
BG James L. Kemper James L. Kemper James Lawson Kemper was a lawyer, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and the 37th Governor of Virginia... (w&c) Col Joseph Mayo, Jr |
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Armistead's Brigade
BG Lewis A. Armistead (mw) Ltc William White (w) Maj Joseph R. Cabell Col William R. Aylett |
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Dearing's Artillery Battalion
Maj James Dearing James Dearing James Dearing was a Confederate States Army officer during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of High Bridge during the Appomattox Campaign, making him one of the last officers to die in the war; there are claims that he was the last general officer to die in the... Maj John P. W. Read (w) |
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Hood's Division MG John Bell Hood John Bell Hood John Bell Hood was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. Hood had a reputation for bravery and aggressiveness that sometimes bordered on recklessness... (w) BG Evander M. Law Evander M. Law Evander McIver Law was an author, teacher, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
Law's Brigade BG Evander M. Law Evander M. Law Evander McIver Law was an author, teacher, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War.-Early life:... Col James L. Sheffield |
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Robertson's Brigade
BG Jerome B. Robertson Jerome B. Robertson Jerome Bonaparte Robertson was a doctor, Indian fighter, Texas politician, and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War... (w) Ltc Philip A. Work |
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Anderson's Brigade
BG George T. Anderson George T. Anderson George Thomas Anderson was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Nicknamed "Tige," Anderson was noted as one of Robert E... (w) Ltc William Luffman (w) |
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Benning's Brigade
BG Henry L. Benning Henry L. Benning Henry Lewis Benning was a lawyer, legislator, judge on the Georgia Supreme Court, and a Confederate general during the American Civil War. He is also noted for the U.S... |
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Henry's Artillery Battalion
Maj Mathias W. Henry Maj John C. Haskell |
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Artillery Reserve Col James B. Walton James B. Walton James Burdge Walton served for two decades in the famed New Orleans militia unit the Washington Artillery. He was most prominent in the Confederate service in the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
Alexander's Artillery Battalion Col Edward P. Alexander Edward Porter Alexander Edward Porter Alexander was an engineer, an officer in the U.S. Army, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and later a railroad executive, planter, and author.... |
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Washington (Louisiana) Artillery Battalion Maj Benjamin F. Eshleman |
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Second CorpsSecond Corps, Army of Northern VirginiaThe Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia was a military organization within the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during much of the American Civil War. It was officially created and named following the Battle of Sharpsburg in 1862, but comprised units in a corps organization for quite...
LTG Richard S. EwellRichard S. Ewell
Richard Stoddert Ewell was a career United States Army officer and a Confederate general during the American Civil War. He achieved fame as a senior commander under Stonewall Jackson and Robert E...
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General Staff:
- Aide de Camp: MG Isaac R. TrimbleIsaac R. TrimbleIsaac Ridgeway Trimble was a United States Army officer, a civil engineer, a prominent railroad construction superintendent and executive, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War, most famous for his leadership role in the assault known as Pickett's Charge at the Battle of...
- Chief of Staff: Col Charles J. Faulkner
- Asst. Adjutant General: Maj Alexander S. PendletonSandie PendletonAlexander Swift "Sandie" Pendleton was an officer on the staff of Confederate Generals Thomas J. Jackson, Richard S. Ewell and Jubal A. Early during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
- Asst. Adjutant General: Maj George C. Brown
- Aide de Camp: Cpt James P. Smith
- Aide de Camp: Lt Thomas T. Turner
- Asst. Adjutant General & Asst. Inspector General: Col Abner Smead
- Asst. Inspector General: Maj Benjamin H. Green
- Asst. Quartermaster: Maj John A. Harman
- Commissaries and subsistence: Maj Wells J. Hawks
- Engineer: Cpt Henry B. Richardson (w&c)
- Topographical engineer: Cpt Jedediah Hotchkiss
- Ordnance: Maj William Allen
- Signal Officer: Cpt Richard E. Wilbourn
- Medical Director: Dr. Hunter H. McGuireHunter McGuireHunter Holmes McGuire, M.D. was a physician, teacher, and orator. He started several schools and hospitals which later became part of the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia. His statue sits prominently on the grounds of the Virginia State Capitol...
- Escort: Randolph's Company Virginia Cavalry, Cpt William F. Randolph
- Provost Guard: 1st North Carolina Battalion Sharpshooters
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Early's Division MG Jubal A. Early Jubal Anderson Early Jubal Anderson Early was a lawyer and Confederate general in the American Civil War. He served under Stonewall Jackson and then Robert E. Lee for almost the entire war, rising from regimental command to lieutenant general and the command of an infantry corps in the Army of Northern Virginia... |
Hays' Brigade Louisiana Tigers Louisiana Tigers was the common nickname for certain infantry troops from the state of Louisiana in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Originally applied to a specific company, the nickname expanded to a battalion, then to a brigade, and eventually to all Louisiana troops... BG Harry T. Hays Harry T. Hays Harry Thompson Hays was an American Army officer serving in the Mexican-American War and a general who served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.... |
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Smith's Brigade
BG William Smith |
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Hoke's Brigade
Col Isaac E. Avery Isaac E. Avery Isaac Erwin Avery was a planter and an officer in the Confederate States Army. He died at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War... (mw) Col Archibald C. Godwin Archibald C. Godwin Archibald Campbell Godwin was an brigadier general in the Confederate States Army who was killed at the Third Battle of Winchester during the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
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Gordon's Brigade
BG John B. Gordon |
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Jones' Artillery Battalion
Ltc Hilary P. Jones |
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35th Battalion of Virginia Cavalry The 35th Battalion of Virginia Cavalry, also known as White's Battalion, White's Rebels and the Comanches, was a Confederate cavalry unit during the American Civil War raised by Elijah V. White in Loudoun County, Virginia in the winter of 1861-62... : Ltc Elijah V. White Elijah V. White Elijah Viers "Lige" White was commander of the partisan 35th Battalion of Virginia Cavalry during the American Civil War. His men became commonly known as "White's Comanches" for their war cries and sudden raids on enemy targets.-Early life:Elijah White was born in the area of Poolesville, Maryland... |
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Johnson's Division MG Edward Johnson Edward Johnson (general) Edward Johnson , also known as Allegheny Johnson , was a United States Army officer and a Confederate general in the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
Steuart's Brigade BG George H. Steuart |
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Stonewall Brigade Stonewall Brigade The Stonewall Brigade of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, was a famous combat unit in United States military history. It was trained and first led by General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, a professor from Virginia Military Institute... BG James A. Walker James A. Walker James Alexander Walker was a Virginia lawyer, politician, and Confederate general during the American Civil War, later serving as a United States Congressman for two terms... |
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Nicholls' Francis T. Nicholls Francis Redding Tillou Nicholls was an American attorney, politician, judge, and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War... Brigade Col Jesse M. Williams Jesse M. Williams Jesse Milton Williams commanded a Louisiana regiment in the American Civil War. He briefly held brigade command at the Battle of Gettysburg. Prior to the Civil War, Williams attended the University of Alabama and lived in Mansfield, Louisiana.The 2nd Louisiana Infantry was organized in 1861,... |
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Jones' Brigade
BG John M. Jones John M. Jones John Marshall Jones was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He fought at the Battle of Gettysburg and was killed in action at the Battle of the Wilderness.-Early life:... (w) Ltc Robert H. Dungan |
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Andrews' Richard Snowden Andrews Richard Snowden Andrews was an American architect and a Confederate artillery commander and diplomat during the American Civil War.Andrews was a native of Baltimore, Maryland... Artillery Battalion Maj Joseph W. Latimer Joseph W. Latimer Joseph White Latimer , "The Boy Major," was a promising young officer in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's artillery branch during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg.... (mw) Cpt Charles I. Raine |
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Rodes' Division MG Robert E. Rodes Robert E. Rodes Robert Emmett Rodes was a railroad civil engineer and a promising young Confederate general in the American Civil War, killed in battle in the Shenandoah Valley.-Education, antebellum career:... |
Daniel's Brigade BG Junius Daniel Junius Daniel Junius Daniel was a planter and career military officer, serving in the United States Army, then in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, as a brigadier general. His troops were instrumental in the Confederates' success at the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg... |
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Doles' Brigade
BG George P. Doles George P. Doles George Pierce Doles was a Georgia businessman and Confederate general during the American Civil War. His men played a key role on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg in driving back the Union XI Corps.-Early life:... |
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Iverson's Brigade
BG Alfred Iverson, Jr. Alfred Iverson, Jr. Alfred Iverson, Jr. was a lawyer, an officer in the Mexican-American War, a U.S. Army cavalry officer, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He served in the 1862–63 campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia as a regimental and later brigade commander... |
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Ramseur's Brigade
BG Stephen D. Ramseur Stephen Dodson Ramseur Stephen Dodson Ramseur was one of the youngest Confederate generals in the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded in battle at the Battle of Cedar Creek in the Shenandoah Valley.-Early life:... |
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Rodes' (old) Brigade
Col Edward A. O'Neal |
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Carter's Artillery Battalion
Ltc Thomas H. Carter Thomas H. Carter (Colonel) Thomas Henry Carter was an artillery officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. His battalion played an important role in the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early life:... |
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Artillery Reserve Col John T. Brown J. Thompson Brown John Thompson Brown was a Confederate artillerist in the American Civil War. He was killed by a sharpshooter in the Battle of the Wilderness.-Civil War:... |
First Virginia Artillery Battalion Cpt Willis J. Dance Willis J. Dance -Pre-War:Willis Jefferson Dance was born in Virginia on June 21, 1821. In 1860, Dance lived in Eggleston's District in Powhatan County, Virginia, using the Post Office at Powhatan Court House. Age 38, he was married to Margaret C. Dance, age 37. Dance had real estate valued at $3,500 and... |
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Nelson's Artillery Battalion Ltc William Nelson |
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Third CorpsThird Corps, Army of Northern VirginiaThe Third Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia was a military organization within the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during much of the American Civil War. The corps was formed in mid-1863 and served until Lee's surrender April 9, 1865, near the end of the war.-Formation:After the death of...
LTG Ambrose P. Hill, CommandingGeneral Staff:
- Chief of Staff: Maj William H. Palmer
- Signal Officer: Cpt Richard H. T. Adams
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Anderson's Division MG Richard H. Anderson Richard H. Anderson Richard Heron Anderson was a career U.S. Army officer, fighting with distinction in the Mexican-American War. He also served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, fighting in the Eastern Theater of the conflict and most notably during the 1864 Battle of Spotsylvania Court House... |
Wilcox's Brigade BG Cadmus M. Wilcox Cadmus M. Wilcox Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox was a career United States Army officer who served in the Mexican–American War and also was a Confederate general during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
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Mahone's Brigade
BG William Mahone William Mahone William Mahone was a civil engineer, teacher, soldier, railroad executive, and a member of the Virginia General Assembly and U.S. Congress. Small of stature, he was nicknamed "Little Billy".... |
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Wright's Brigade
BG Ambrose R. Wright Ambrose R. Wright Ambrose Ransom Wright was a lawyer, Georgia politician, and Confederate general in the American Civil War.-Early life:... Col William Gibson BG Ambrose R. Wright |
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Perry's Edward A. Perry Edward Aylesworth Perry was a general under Robert E. Lee during the American Civil War and the 14th Governor of Florida.-Early life:He was a descendant of Arthur Perry, one of the earliest settlers of New England... Brigade Col David Lang David Lang (colonel) David Lang was a land surveyor, Confederate States Army officer during the American Civil War, civil engineer, and Florida politician.-Early life:... |
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Posey's Brigade
BG Carnot Posey Carnot Posey Carnot Posey was a Mississippi planter and lawyer, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Bristoe Station, dying from infection.-Early life and family:... |
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Cutt's Allen S. Cutts -Pre-War:Allan Sherod Cutts was born in Pulaski County, Georgia on December 4, 1826. He was the twelfth and last child of Major Cutts, a farmer born in North Carolina, and Elizabeth Linsey Cutts, born in Indiana. Allen S. Cutts was raised on the farms his father occupied in Georgia... Artillery Battalion (Sumter Battalion) Maj John Lane |
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Heth's Division: MG Henry Heth Henry Heth Henry "Harry" Heth was a career United States Army officer and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He is best remembered for inadvertently precipitating the Battle of Gettysburg, when he sent some of his troops of the Army of Northern Virginia to the small Pennsylvania village,... (w) BG James J. Pettigrew (w) |
Pettigrew's Brigade BG James J. Pettigrew Col James K. Marshall James K. Marshall James Keith "Jimmy" Marshall was a Confederate Army officer during the American Civil War. Marshall commanded the wounded J. Johnston Pettigrew's brigade during Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg... (k) Maj John T. Jones (w) |
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Heth's (old) Brigade
Col John M. Brockenbrough John M. Brockenbrough John Mercer Brockenbrough was a farmer and a Confederate colonel in the American Civil War.-Early life:Brockenbrough was born in Richmond County, Virginia, and graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1850.... Col Robert M. Mayo |
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Archer's Brigade
BG James J. Archer James J. Archer James Jay Archer was a lawyer and an officer in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War, and he later served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.... (c) Col Birkett D. Fry Birkett D. Fry Birkett Davenport Fry was an adventurer, soldier, lawyer, cotton manufacturer, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. A survivor of four battle wounds, he commanded one of the lead brigades during Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early life:Fry was born in Kanawha... (w&c) Ltc Samuel G. Shepard |
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Davis' Brigade
BG Joseph R. Davis Joseph R. Davis Joseph Robert Davis was a Confederate general during the American Civil War and nephew of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. His troops played an important role in the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early life:... |
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Garnett's Artillery Battalion
Ltc John J. Garnett |
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Pender's Division MG William D. Pender William Dorsey Pender William Dorsey Pender was one of the youngest, and most promising, generals fighting for the Confederacy in the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early life:... (mw) BG James H. Lane MG Isaac R. Trimble Isaac R. Trimble Isaac Ridgeway Trimble was a United States Army officer, a civil engineer, a prominent railroad construction superintendent and executive, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War, most famous for his leadership role in the assault known as Pickett's Charge at the Battle of... (w&c) BG James H. Lane |
McGowan's Samuel McGowan (general) Samuel McGowan was a general from South Carolina in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He commanded a brigade in A.P. Hill's famous "Light Division" and was wounded several times... Brigade Col Abner M. Perrin |
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Lane's Brigade
BG James H. Lane James H. Lane (general) James Henry Lane was a university professor and Confederate general in the American Civil War.He is considered to be the father of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and is the namesake of the University's oldest building, Lane Hall.-Early life:Lane was born in Mathews Court... Col Clark M. Avery |
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Thomas' Brigade
BG Edward L. Thomas |
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Scales' Brigade
BG Alfred M. Scales (w) Ltc George T. Gordon Col William L. J. Lowrance William Lee J. Lowrance William Lee Joshua Lowrance commanded a North Carolina regiment in the American Civil War. At the Battle of Gettysburg he briefly led the brigade of the wounded Alfred M. Scales.... |
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Poague's Artillery Battalion
Maj William T. Poague William T. Poague William Thomas Poague was a Confederate States Army officer serving in the Artillery during the American Civil War... |
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Artillery Reserve Col Reuben L. Walker Reuben Lindsay Walker Reuben Lindsay Walker was a Confederate general who served in the artillery during the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
McIntosh's Artillery Battalion Maj David G. McIntosh |
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Pegram's Artillery Battalion
Maj William R. J. Pegram William Ransom Johnson Pegram William Ransom Johnson Pegram, known as "Willie" or "Willy", was an important young artillery officer in Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded in the Battle of Five Forks. He was the younger brother of Confederate General John... Cpt Ervin B. Brunson |
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Cavalry Units
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Stuart's Division MG James E. B. Stuart |
Hampton's Brigade BG Wade Hampton Wade Hampton III Wade Hampton III was a Confederate cavalry leader during the American Civil War and afterward a politician from South Carolina, serving as its 77th Governor and as a U.S... (w) Col Laurence S. Baker Laurence S. Baker Laurence Simmons Baker was an officer in the United States Army on the frontier, then later a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War... |
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Robertson's Brigade
BG Beverly H. Robertson |
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Fitzhugh Lee's Brigade
BG Fitzhugh Lee Fitzhugh Lee Fitzhugh Lee , nephew of Robert E. Lee, was a Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, the 40th Governor of Virginia, diplomat, and United States Army general in the Spanish-American War.-Early life:... |
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Jenkins' Brigade
BG Albert G. Jenkins Albert G. Jenkins Albert Gallatin Jenkins was an attorney, planter, representative to the United States Congress and First Confederate Congress, and a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War... (w) Col Milton J. Ferguson |
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William H. F. Lee's William Henry Fitzhugh Lee William Henry Fitzhugh Lee , known as Rooney Lee or W.H.F. Lee, was the second son of Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Randolph Custis. He was a planter, a Confederate cavalry General in the American Civil War, and later a member of the U.S. Congress.-Early life:Lee was born at Arlington House in... Brigade Col John R. Chambliss John R. Chambliss John Randolph Chambliss, Jr. was a career military officer, serving in the United States Army and then, during the American Civil War, in the Confederate States Army. A brigadier general of cavalry, Chambliss was killed in action during the Second Battle of Deep Bottom.-Early life:Chambliss was... , Jr. |
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Jones' Brigade
BG William E. Jones |
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Stuart's Horse Artillery
Maj Robert F. Beckham |
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Imboden's Command
BG John D. Imboden John D. Imboden John Daniel Imboden was a lawyer, teacher, Virginia state legislator. During the American Civil War, he was a Confederate cavalry general and partisan fighter... |
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