Kernstown I Confederate order of battle
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The following Confederate States Army
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...

 units and commanders fought in the First Battle of Kernstown
Battle of Kernstown I
The First Battle of Kernstown was fought on March 23, 1862, in Frederick County and Winchester, Virginia, the opening battle of Confederate Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's campaign through the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War....

 of the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

. The Union order of battle
Kernstown I Union order of battle
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the First Battle of Kernstown of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is shown separately.-Military rank:* Gen = General* LTG = Lieutenant General* MG = Major General...

 is shown separately.

Military rank

  • Gen = General
    General
    A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....

  • LTG = Lieutenant General
    Lieutenant General
    Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....

  • MG = Major General
    Major General
    Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...

  • BG = Brigadier General
    Brigadier General
    Brigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...

  • Col = Colonel
    Colonel
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  • Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
    Lieutenant colonel
    Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...

  • Maj = Major
    Major
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  • Cpt = Captain
  • Lt = Lieutenant
    Lieutenant
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  • Sgt = Sergeant
    Sergeant
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Forces Near Kernstown

MG Thomas J. Jackson
Stonewall Jackson
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Division Brigade Regiment or Other

Jackson's Division

    
MG Thomas J. Jackson
Stonewall Jackson
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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 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:...

  • 2nd Virginia Infantry
    2nd Virginia Infantry
    The 2nd Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in today’s West Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought as part of the Stonewall Brigade, mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia....

     - Col J. W. Allen
  • 4th Virginia Infantry
    4th Virginia Infantry
    The 4th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought in the Stonewall Brigade, mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia....

     - Ltc Charles A. Ronald, Maj A.G. Pendleton
  • 5th Virginia Infantry
    5th Virginia Infantry
    The 5th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought in the Stonewall Brigade, mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia....

     - Col William H. Harman
  • 27th Virginia Infantry
    27th Virginia Infantry
    The 27th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Stonewall Brigade of the Army of Northern Virginia....

     - Col John Echols
    John Echols
    John Echols was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:Echols was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, and was educated at the Virginia Military Institute, Washington College and Harvard College. A tall imposing man, standing 6 feet 4 inches tall, Echols...

     (w), Ltc A.J. Grigsby
  • 33rd Virginia Infantry
    33rd Virginia Infantry
    The 33rd Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in the Commonwealth of Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War...

     - Col Arthur C. Cummings
  • Rockbridge Battery, Virginia Artillery - Cap James H. Wateres
  • West Augusta Battery, Virginia Artillery
  • Carpenter's Virginia Battery - Cap Joseph Carpenter
Second (Burks') Brigade

    
Col Jesse S. Burks
  • 21st Virginia Infantry
    21st Virginia Infantry
    The 21st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia....

     - Ltc John M. Patton, Jr.
  • 42nd Virginia Infantry
    42nd Virginia Infantry
    The 42nd Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War...

     - Ltc D.A. Langhorne
  • 48th Virginia Infantry
    48th Virginia Infantry
    The 48th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia....

     (not engaged)
  • 1st Virginia Infantry Battalion
    1st Virginia Infantry Battalion
    The 1st Battalion, Virginia Infantry Regulars, also known as the Irish Battalion, was raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and, served as infantry. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia....

     (Irish) - Cap D.B. Bridgford
  • Pleasant's Virginia Battery (not engaged) - Lt James Pleasants
Third (Fulkerson's) Brigade

    
Col Samuel V. Fulkerson
  • 23rd Virginia Infantry
    23rd Virginia Infantry
    The 23rd Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia....

     - Ltc Alexander G. Taliaferro
  • 37th Virginia Infantry
    37th Virginia Infantry
    The 37th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia....

     - Ltc R.P. Carson
  • Danville Battery, Virginia Artillery - Lt A.C. Lanier
Cavalry

    
Col Turner Ashby
Turner Ashby
Turner Ashby, Jr. was a Confederate cavalry commander in the American Civil War. He had achieved prominence as Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's cavalry commander, in the grade of colonel, in the Shenandoah Valley before he was killed in battle in 1862...

  • 7th Virginia Cavalry
    7th Virginia Cavalry
    The 7th Virginia Cavalry also known as Ashby's Cavalry was a Confederate cavalry regiment raised in the spring of 1861 by Colonel Angus W. McDonald, Sr. The regiment was composed primarily of men from the counties of the upper Shenandoah Valley as well as from the counties of Fauquier and Loudoun...

     - Col Turner Ashby
    Turner Ashby
    Turner Ashby, Jr. was a Confederate cavalry commander in the American Civil War. He had achieved prominence as Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's cavalry commander, in the grade of colonel, in the Shenandoah Valley before he was killed in battle in 1862...

  • Chew's Virginia Battery - Cap R.P. Chew
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