Williamsburg Confederate order of battle

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 Battle of Williamsburg

Battle of Williamsburg

The Battle of Williamsburg, also known as the Battle of Fort Magruder, took place on May 5, 1862, in York County, James City County, and Williamsburg, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of 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

Williamsburg Union order of battle

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

is shown separately.

Military rank

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
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BG = Brigadier General
Brigadier General
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Col = Colonel
Colonel
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Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant colonel
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Maj = Major
Major
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Cpt = Captain
Lt = Lieutenant
Lieutenant
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Bvt = Brevet
Brevet (military)
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Rank

Army of Northern Virginia

Gen Joseph E. Johnston

Joseph E. Johnston

Joseph Eggleston Johnston was a career U.S. Army officer, serving with distinction in the Mexican-American War and Seminole Wars, and was also one of the most senior general officers in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War...

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Second Division MG James Longstreet James 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...	First Brigade BG A. P. Hill A. P. Hill Ambrose Powell Hill, Jr. , was a career U.S. Army officer in the Mexican-American War and Seminole Wars and a Confederate general in the American Civil War...	1st Virginia Infantry 1st Virginia Infantry The 1st 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. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia.... 7th Virginia Infantry 7th Virginia Infantry The 7th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War... 11th Virginia Infantry 11th Virginia Infantry The 11th 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.... 17th Virginia Infantry 17th Virginia Infantry The 17th 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....
	Second Brigade BG 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...	4th South Carolina 5th South Carolina 6th South Carolina Palmetto (S.C.) Sharpshooters Louisiana Foot Rifles
	Third Brigade BG George 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...	8th Virginia Infantry 8th Virginia Infantry The 8th Virginia Infantry was Confederate infantry regiment raised by Colonel Eppa Hunton in Leesburg, Virginia on May 8, 1861. The unit comprised six companies from Loudoun, two companies from Fauqier, one company from Fairfax and one company from Prince William. Regimental officers included: Lt.... 18th Virginia Infantry 18th Virginia Infantry The 18th 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.... 19th Virginia Infantry 19th Virginia Infantry The 19th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War... 28th Virginia Infantry 28th Virginia Infantry The 28th 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....
	Fourth 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:...	9th Alabama 19th Alabama 19th Mississippi
	Fifth Brigade BG Roger A. Pryor Roger Atkinson Pryor Roger Atkinson Pryor was both an American politician and a Confederate politician serving as a congressman on both sides. He was also a jurist, serving in the New York Supreme Court, a lawyer, and newspaper editor...	8th Alabama 8th Regiment Alabama Infantry The 8th Regiment Alabama Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 8th Alabama was mustered in at Richmond, Virginia on June 10, 1861.... 14th Alabama 14th Louisiana 32nd Virginia Infantry 32nd Virginia Infantry The 32nd 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.... (partial)
	Colston's Brigade BG Raleigh E. Colston Raleigh E. Colston Raleigh Edward Colston was a French-born American professor, soldier, cartographer, and writer. He was a controversial brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War...	3rd Virginia Infantry 3rd Virginia Infantry The 3rd 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.... 13th North Carolina 14th North Carolina
Magruder's Command BG David R. Jones (acting) (BG Lafayette McLaws Lafayette McLaws Lafayette McLaws was a United States Army officer and a Confederate general in the American Civil War.-Early life:... , commanding in the field)	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:...	10th Georgia 5th Louisiana 10th Louisiana Infantry 10th Louisiana Infantry Regiment The 10th Louisiana Infantry Regiment was a Louisiana infantry unit of the Confederate States of America that operated with the Army of Northern Virginia of the American Civil War... 15th Virginia Infantry 15th Virginia Infantry The 15th 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....
	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:...	2nd South Carolina 3rd South Carolina 7th South Carolina 8th South Carolina
	Forces at Williamsburg Col Benjamin S. Ewell	32nd Virginia Infantry 32nd Virginia Infantry The 32nd 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.... (partial) 52nd Virginia Militia 68th Virginia Militia 115th Virginia Militia Old Dominion Rifles Allens Artillery Battalion, companies B and C
D. H. Hill's Division MG D. H. Hill Daniel Harvey Hill On July 22, 1862, Hill and Union Maj. Gen. John A. Dix concluded an agreement for the general exchange of prisoners between the Union and Confederate armies. This agreement became known as the Dix-Hill Cartel....	Early's Brigade BG Jubal A. Early	5th North Carolina 23rd North Carolina 24th Virginia Infantry 24th Virginia Infantry The 24th 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.... 38th Virginia Infantry 38th Virginia Infantry The 38th 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....
	Rodes' Brigade BG 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:...	12th Mississippi 2nd Florida
Cavalry	Cavalry Brigade BG J.E.B. Stuart J.E.B. Stuart James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart was a U.S. Army officer from Virginia and a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. He was known to his friends as "Jeb", from the initials of his given names. Stuart was a cavalry commander known for his mastery of reconnaissance and the use...	1st Virginia Cavalry 1st Virginia Cavalry The 1st Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War... 3rd Virginia Cavalry 3rd Virginia Cavalry The 3rd Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry 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.... 4th Virginia Cavalry 4th Virginia Cavalry The 4th Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry 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.... Jeff Davis (Miss.) Legion Wise Legion Cavalry 10th Virginia Cavalry The 10th Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry 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.... Pelham's (Va.) Horse Artillery

Hampton's (S.C.) Legion

Hampton's Legion

Hampton's Legion was an American Civil War military unit of the Confederate States of America, organized and partially financed by wealthy South Carolina plantation owner Wade Hampton III...

of MG Gustavus W. Smith's command fought in the action of May 4.

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