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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 Second Battle of Winchester. The Union order of battle is listed separately.

Military rank abbreviations

  • LG = 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....

  • 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
    Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...

  • 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
    Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...

  • Cpt = Captain

Confederate army

Second Corps
Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
The 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...

, Army of Northern Virginia
Army of Northern Virginia
The 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...



LG Richard S. Ewell
Richard 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...


Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Early's Division
    
MG Jubal Anderson 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

  
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....

  • 5th Louisiana: Maj Alexander Hart
    Alexander Hart
    Alexander Hart was a major in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.-Military career:Hart hailed from New Orleans and commanded soldiers from the Fifth Louisiana Regiment during the war....

  • 6th Louisiana: Col William Monaghan, Ltc Joseph Hanlon
  • 7th Louisiana: Col Davidson B. Penn
  • 8th Louisiana: Col Trevanion D. Lewis
  • 9th Louisiana: Col Leroy Augustus Stafford
    Leroy Augustus Stafford
    Leroy Augustus Stafford was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:...

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...

  • 1st North Carolina Battalion: Maj Rufus H. Wharton
  • 6th North Carolina: Maj Samuel McD. Tate
  • 21st North Carolina: Col William Whedbee Kirkland
    William Whedbee Kirkland
    William Whedbee Kirkland was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was the only former US Marine to serve as a Confederate general.-Early life:...

  • 54th North Carolina: Col J.C.T. McDonald
  • 57th North Carolina: Ltc James H. Skinner
Smith's Brigade

  
BG William "Extra Billy" Smith
  • 13th Virginia Infantry
    13th Virginia Infantry
    The 13th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War...

    : Col James B. Terrill
  • 31st Virginia Infantry
    31st Virginia Infantry
    The 31st 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....

    : Col John S. Hoffman
  • 49th Virginia Infantry
    49th Virginia Infantry
    The 49th 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 J. Catlett Gibson
  • 52nd Virginia Infantry
    52nd Virginia Infantry
    The 52nd 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 James H. Skinner
  • 58th Virginia Infantry
    58th Virginia Infantry
    The 58th 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....

    : Col F. H. Board
Gordon's Brigade

  
BG John Brown Gordon
John Brown Gordon
John Brown Gordon was one of Robert E. Lee's most trusted Confederate generals during the American Civil War. After the war, he was a strong opponent of Reconstruction and is thought by some to have been the titular leader of the Ku Klux Klan in Georgia during the late 1860s. A member of the...

  • 13th Georgia: Col James Milton Smith
    James Milton Smith
    James Milton Smith was a Confederate infantry colonel in the American Civil War, as well as a post-war Governor of Georgia. He was noted as an ardent opponent of Radical Reconstruction.-Biography:...

  • 26th Georgia: Col Edward N. Atkinson
  • 31st Georgia: Col Clement A. Evans
    Clement A. Evans
    Clement Anselm Evans was a Confederate infantry general in the American Civil War. He was also a noted politician, preacher, historian and prolific author....

  • 38th Georgia: Cpt William L. McLeod
  • 60th Georgia: Cpt Waters B. Jones
  • 61st Georgia
    61st Georgia Volunteer Infantry
    The 61st Georgia Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-History:Part of the Lawton-Gordon-Evans Brigade, the 61st Georgia Volunteer Infantry was mustered in South Carolina in May 1862...

    : Col John H. Lamar
Artillery Battalion

  
LtC Hilary P. Jones
  • Charlottesville Virginia Battery: Cpt James McD. Carrington
  • Courtney Virginia Battery: Cpt William A. Tanner
  • Staunton Virginia Battery: Cpt Asher W. Garber
  • Louisiana Guard Artillery: Cpt Charles Thompson, Lt Charles A. Green

Johnson's Division
    
MG Edward "Allegheny" 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
  • 1st Maryland Infantry Battalion: LtC James R. Herbert
  • 1st North Carolina: Ltc Hamilton A. Brown
  • 3rd North Carolina: Maj William M. Parsley
  • 10th Virginia Infantry
    10th Virginia Infantry
    The 10th 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....

    : Col E. T. H. Warren
    E. T. H. Warren
    Edward Tiffin Harrison Warren commanded a Virginia infantry regiment and occasionally held interim brigade command in the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War.-Pre-War:...

  • 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 Simeon T. Walton
  • 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....

    : Maj Henry C. Wood
Nicholl's 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,...

  • 1st Louisiana: Cpt Edward D. Willett
  • 2nd Louisiana: Ltc Ross E. Burke
  • 10th Louisiana
    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...

    : Maj Thomas N. Powell
  • 14th Louisiana: Ltc David Zable
  • 15th Louisiana: Maj Andrew Brady
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...

  • 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 James A. Q. Nadenbousch
  • 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....

    : Maj William Terry
  • 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 John H. S. Funk
  • 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....

    : Ltc David M. Shriver
  • 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...

    : Cpt Jacob B. Golladay
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:...

  • 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....

    : Cpt William P. Mosley
  • 25th Virginia Infantry
    25th Virginia Infantry
    The 25th 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 the Northwest and Army of Northern Virginia...

    : Col John C. Higginbotham
  • 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 Robert W. Withers
  • 44th Virginia Infantry
    44th Virginia Infantry
    The 44th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War...

    : Ltc Robert M. Dungan
  • 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....

    : Ltc R. H. Dungan
  • 50th Virginia Infantry
    50th Virginia Infantry
    The 50th 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 and in Tennessee....

    : Ltc Logan H. N. Solyer
Artillery Battalion
  
Ltc R. Snowden Andrews
  • 1st Battery, Maryland Artillery: Cpt William F. Dement
  • Chesapeake (Maryland) Artillery: Cpt William D. Brown
  • Allegheny (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt John C. Carpenter
  • Lee (Virginia) Battery: Cpt C. I. Raine

Rodes's 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...

  • 32nd North Carolina: Col Edmund C. Brabble
  • 43rd North Carolina: Col Thomas S. Kenan
  • 45th North Carolina: LtC Samuel H. Boyd
  • 53rd North Carolina: Col William A. Owens
  • 2nd North Carolina Battalion: LtC Hezekiah L. Andrews
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...

  • 5th North Carolina: Cpt Speight B. West
  • 12th North Carolina: LtC William S. Davis
  • 20th North Carolina: LtC Nelson Slough
  • 23rd North Carolina: Col Daniel H. Christie
Doles's 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:...

  • 4th Georgia: LtC D. R. E. Winn
  • 12th Georgia: Col Edward Willis
  • 21st Georgia: Col John T. Mercer
  • 44th Georgia: Col S. P. Lumpkin
Ramseur's Brigade
  
BG Stephen Dodson 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:...

  • 2nd North Carolina: Maj Daniel W. Hurtt
  • 4th North Carolina: Col Bryan Grimes
    Bryan Grimes
    Bryan Grimes was a North Carolina plantation owner and a general officer in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He fought in nearly all of the major battles of the Eastern Theater of that war....

  • 14th North Carolina: Col Tyler Bennett
  • 30th North Carolina: Col Francis H. Parker
O'Neal's Brigade
  
Col Edward A. O'Neal
  • 3rd Alabama: Col Cullen A. Battle
    Cullen A. Battle
    Cullen Andrews Battle was an American attorney, politician, and general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...

  • 5th Alabama: Col Josephus M. Hall
  • 6th Alabama: Col James N. Lightfoot
  • 12th Alabama: Col Samuel B. Pickens
  • 26th Alabama: LtC John C. Goodgame
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:...

  • Jeff Davis (Al.) Artillery: Cpt William J. Reese
  • King William (Va.) Artillery: Cpt William P. Carter
  • Morris (Va.) Artillery: Cpt Richard C. M. Page
  • Orange (Va.) Artillery: Cpt Charles W. Fry

Cavalry
Jenkins's Cavalry 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...

  • 13th Virginia Cavalry
    13th Virginia Cavalry
    The 13th Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War...

    : Ltc Vincent A. Witcher
  • 14th Virginia Cavalry
    14th Virginia Cavalry
    The 14th 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....

  • 16th Virginia Cavalry
    16th Virginia Cavalry
    The 16th Virginia Cavalry was present at Gettysburg. It was part of General Jenkins' Brigade that itself was part of General Jeb Stuart's Cavalry Division of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia....

    : Maj James H. Nounnan
  • 17th Virginia Cavalry
    17th Virginia Cavalry
    The 17th Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War...

    : Col William H. French
  • 36th Virginia Cavalry Battalion
    36th Virginia Cavalry Battalion
    The 36th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry was a cavalry battalion raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly in western Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley, and also with the Army of Northern Virginia....

  • Virginia Battery: Cpt Thomas E. Jackson

Artillery Reserve
Cruthfield's Artillery
  
Col J. Thompson 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:...

Nelson's Battalion

  
Ltc William Nelson
  • Five batteries of 1st Virginia Artillery
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