Spotsylvania Court House Confederate order of battle

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The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately.

Contents

[edit] Abbreviations Used

[edit] Military Rank

[edit] Other

  • w = wounded
  • mw = mortally wounded
  • k = killed

[edit] Army of Northern Virginia

Gen Robert E. Lee

[edit] First Corps

MG Richard H. Anderson

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Kershaw's Division
     BG Joseph B. Kershaw

 Kershaw's Brigade


   Col John W. Henagan
  • 2nd South Carolina
  • 3rd South Carolina
  • 7th South Carolina
  • 8th South Carolina
  • 15th South Carolina
  • 3rd South Carolina Battalion
Humphreys' Brigade


   BG Benjamin G. Humphreys
  • 13th Mississippi
  • 17th Mississippi
  • 18th Mississippi
  • 21st Mississippi
Wofford's Brigade


   BG William T. Wofford
  • 16th Georgia
  • 18th Georgia
  • 24th Georgia
  • Cobb's (Georgia) Legion
  • Philip's (Georgia) Legion
  • 3rd Georgia Battalion Sharpshooters
Bryan's Brigade


   BG Goode Bryan
  • 10th Georgia
  • 50th Georgia
  • 51st Georgia
  • 53rd Georgia

Field's Division
     MG Charles W. Field

 Jenkins' Brigade


   Col John Bratton
  • 1st South Carolina
  • 2nd South Carolina Rifles
  • 5th South Carolina
  • 6th South Carolina
  • Palmetto Sharpshooters
Gregg's Brigade


   BG John Gregg
Law's Brigade


   Col William F. Perry
  • 4th Alabama
  • 15th Alabama
  • 44th Alabama
  • 47th Alabama
  • 48th Alabama
Anderson's Brigade


   BG George T. Anderson
  • 7th Georgia
  • 8th Georgia
  • 9th Georgia
  • 11th Georgia
  • 59th Georgia
Benning's Brigade


   Col Dudley M. Du Bose
  • 2nd Georgia
  • 15th Georgia
  • 17th Georgia
  • 20th Georgia

Corps Artillery
     BG Edward P. Alexander

 Haskell's Battalion


   Maj John C. Haskell
  • Flanner's (North Carolina) Battery
  • Garden's (South Carolina) Battery
  • Lamkin's (Virginia) Battery
  • Ramsay's (North Carolina) Battery
Huger's Battalion


   Ltc Frank Huger
  • Fickling's (South Carolina) Battery
  • Moody's (Louisiana) Battery
  • Parker's (Virginia) Battery
  • Smith's (Virginia) Battery
  • Taylor's (Virginia) Battery
  • Woolfolk's (Virginia) Battery
Cabell's Battalion


   Col Henry C. Cabell
  • Callaway's (Georgia) Battery
  • Carlton's (Georgia) Battery
  • McCarthy's (Virginia) Battery
  • Manly's (North Carolina) Battery

[edit] Second Corps

LTG Richard S. Ewell

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Early's Division
     MG Jubal A. Early
     BG John B. Gordon

 Pegram's Brigade


   Col John S. Hoffman
  • 13th Virginia
  • 31st Virginia
  • 49th Virginia
  • 52nd Virginia
  • 58th Virginia
Johnston's Brigade


   BG Robert D. Johnston (w)
   Col Thomas M. Garrett (k)
   Col Thomas F. Toon
  • 5th North Carolina
  • 12th North Carolina
  • 20th North Carolina
  • 23rd North Carolina
Gordon's Brigade


   BG John B. Gordon
   Col Clement A. Evans
  • 13th Georgia
  • 26th Georgia
  • 31st Georgia
  • 60th Georgia
  • 61st Georgia
Hays' Brigade


   BG Harry T. Hays (w)
   Col William Monaghan
  • 5th Louisiana
  • 6th Louisiana
  • 7th Louisiana
  • 8th Louisiana
  • 9th Louisiana

Johnson's Division
     MG Edward Johnson (c)

 Stonewall Brigade


   BG James A. Walker (w)
  • 2nd Virginia
  • 4th Virginia
  • 5th Virginia
  • 27th Virginia
  • 33rd Virginia
Jones' Brigade


   Col William Witcher (w)
  • 21st Virginia
  • 25th Virginia
  • 42nd Virginia
  • 44th Virginia
  • 48th Virginia
  • 50th Virginia
Steuart's Brigade


   BG George H. Steuart
  • 1st North Carolina
  • 3rd North Carolina
  • 10th Virginia
  • 23rd Virginia
  • 37th Virginia
Stafford's Brigade


   Col Zebulon York
  • 1st Louisiana
  • 2nd Louisiana
  • 10th Louisiana
  • 14th Louisiana
  • 15th Louisiana

Rodes's Division
     MG Robert E. Rodes

 Daniel's Brigade


   BG Junius Daniel (mw)
   Col Bryan Grimes
  • 32nd North Carolina
  • 43rd North Carolina
  • 45th North Carolina
  • 53rd North Carolina
  • 2nd North Carolina Battalion
Ramseur's Brigade


   BG Stephen D. Ramseur (w)
  • 2nd North Carolina
  • 4th North Carolina
  • 14th North Carolina
  • 30th North Carolina
Battle's Brigade


   BG Cullen A. Battle (w)
  • 3rd Alabama
  • 5th Alabama
  • 6th Alabama
  • 12th Alabama
  • 26th Alabama
  • 61st Alabama
Doles' Brigade


   BG George P. Doles
  • 4th Georgia
  • 12th Georgia
  • 44th Georgia

Corps Artillery
     BG Armistead L. Long

 Braxton's Battalion


   Ltc Carter M. Braxton
  • Carpenter's (Virginia) Battery
  • Cooper's (Virginia) Battery
  • Hardwicke's (Virginia) Battery
Nelson's Battalion


   Ltc William Nelson
Page's Battalion


   Maj Richard C. M. Page
  • W. P. Carter's (Virginia) Battery
  • Fry's (Virginia) Battery
  • Page's (Virginia) Battery
  • Reese's (Alabama) Battery
Cutshaw's Battalion


   Maj Wilfred E. Cutshaw
  • Carrington's (Virginia) Battery
  • A. W. Garber's (Virginia) Battery
  • Tanner's (Virginia) Battery
Hardaway's Battalion


   Ltc Robert A. Hardaway
  • Dance's (Virginia) Battery
  • Graham's (Virginia) Battery
  • C. B. Griffin's (Virginia) Battery
  • Jones's (Virginia) Battery
  • B. H. Smith's (Virginia) Battery

[edit] Third Corps

LTG A. P. Hill
MG Jubal A. Early

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Anderson's Division
     BG William Mahone

 Perrin's Brigade


   BG Abner Perrin (k)
   Col John C. C. Sanders
  • 8th Alabama
  • 9th Alabama
  • 10th Alabama
  • 11th Alabama
  • 14th Alabama
Mahone's Brigade


   Col David A. Weiseger
  • 6th Virginia
  • 12th Virginia
  • 16th Virginia
  • 41st Virginia
  • 61st Virginia
Harris's Brigade


   BG Nathaniel H. Harris
  • 12th Mississippi
  • 16th Mississippi
  • 19th Mississippi
  • 48th Mississippi
Perry's Brigade


   BG Edward A. Perry
  • 2nd Florida
  • 5th Florida
  • 8th Florida
Wright's Brigade


   BG Ambrose R. Wright
  • 3rd Georgia
  • 22nd Georgia
  • 48th Georgia
  • 2nd Georgia Battalion
  • 10th Georgia Battalion

Heth's Division
     MG Henry Heth

 Davis's Brigade


   BG Joseph R. Davis
  • 2nd Mississippi
  • 11th Mississippi
  • 26th Mississippi
  • 42nd Mississippi
  • 55th North Carolina
Cooke's Brigade


   BG John R. Cooke (w)
  • 15th North Carolina
  • 27th North Carolina
  • 46th North Carolina
  • 48th North Carolina
Walker's Brigade


   BG Henry H. Walker (w)
   Col Robert M. Mayo
  • 13th Alabama
  • 1st Tennessee (Provisional)
  • 7th Tennessee
  • 14th Tennessee
  • 40th Virginia
  • 47th Virginia
  • 55th Virginia
  • 22nd Virginia Battalion
Kirkland's Brigade


   BG William W. Kirkland
  • 11th North Carolina
  • 26th North Carolina
  • 44th North Carolina
  • 47th North Carolina
  • 52nd North Carolina

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
McGowan's Brigade


   BG Samuel McGowan (w)
   Col Joseph N. Brown
  • 1st South Carolina (Provisional)
  • 1st South Carolina (Orr's Rifles)
  • 12th South Carolina
  • 13th South Carolina
  • 14th South Carolina
Scales' Brigade


   BG Alfred M. Scales
  • 13th North Carolina
  • 16th North Carolina
  • 22nd North Carolina
  • 34th North Carolina
  • 38th North Carolina
Thomas' Brigade


   BG Edward L. Thomas
  • 14th Georgia
  • 35th Georgia
  • 45th Georgia
  • 49th Georgia

Corps Artillery
     Col R. Lindsay Walker

 Poague's Battalion


   Ltc William T. Poague
  • Richard's (Mississippi) Battery
  • Utterback's (Virginia) Battery
  • William's (North Carolina) Battery
  • Wyatt's (Virginia) Battery
Pegram's Battalion


   Ltc William J. Pegram
  • Brander's (Virginia) Battery
  • Cayce's (Virginia) Battery
  • Ellett's (Virginia) Battery
  • Marye's (Virginia) Battery
  • Zimmerman's (South Carolina) Battery
McIntosh's Battalion


   Ltc David G. McIntosh
  • Clutter's (Virginia) Battery
  • Donald's (Virginia) Battery
  • Hurt's (Alabama) Battery
  • Price's (Virginia) Battery
Richardson's Battalion


   Ltc Charles Richardson
  • Grandy's (Virginia) Battery
  • Landry's (Louisiana) Battery
  • Moore's (Virginia) Battery
  • Penick's (Virginia) Battery
Cutts' Battalion


   Col Allen S. Cutts
  • Patterson's (Georgia) Battery
  • Ross' (Georgia) Battery
  • Wingfield's (Georgia) Battery

[edit] Cavalry Corps

MG J.E.B. Stuart

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Hampton's Division
     MG Wade Hampton III

 Young's Brigade


   Col Pierce M.B. Young
  • 7th Georgia
  • Cobb's (Georgia) Legion
  • Phillips' (Georgia) Legion
  • 20th Georgia Battalion
  • Jeff Davis (Mississippi) Legion
Rosser's Brigade


   BG Thomas L. Rosser
  • 7th Virginia
  • 11th Virginia
  • 12th Virginia
  • 35th Virginia Battalion
Butler's Brigade


(Elements started arriving May 20th)
   BG Matthew Butler

Fitzhugh Lee's Division
     MG Fitzhugh Lee

 Lomax' Brigade


   BG Lunsford L. Lomax
  • 5th Virginia
  • 6th Virginia
  • 15th Virginia
Wickham's Brigade


   BG Williams C. Wickham
  • 1st Virginia
  • 2nd Virginia
  • 3rd Virginia
  • 4th Virginia

W.H.F. Lee's Division
     MG W.H.F. Lee

 Chambliss' Brigade


   BG John R. Chambliss
  • 9th Virginia
  • 10th Virginia
  • 13th Virginia
Gordon's Brigade


   BG James B. Gordon
  • 1st North Carolina
  • 2nd North Carolina
  • 5th North Carolina

Horse Artillery
     Maj R. Preston Chew

 Breathed's Battalion


   Maj James Breathed
  • Hart's (South Carolina) Battery
  • Johnston's (Virginia) Battery
  • McGregor's (Virginia) Battery
  • Shoemaker's (Virginia) Battery
  • Thomson's (Virginia) Battery

[edit] References

  • Rhea, Gordon C. The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern May 7-12, 1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1997. ISBN 0-8071-2136-3
  • ----. To The North Anna River: Grant and Lee May 13-15, 1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-8071-2535-0