Battle of Chickamauga order of battle: Confederate
The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Chickamauga of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization[1] during the campaign.[2]
Abbreviations used
editMilitary rank
edit- Gen = General
- LTG = Lieutenant General
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = Lieutenant
Other
edit- w = wounded
- mw = mortally wounded
- k = killed
- c = captured
Army of Tennessee (September 19, 1863)
editGen Braxton Bragg, Commanding
Escort: Cpt Guy Dreux
- Dreux's Company, Louisiana Cavalry: Lt O. De Buis
- Holloway's Company, Alabama Cavalry: Cpt E. M. Holloway
Polk's Corps
editLTG Leonidas Polk
Escort:
- Greenleaf's Company, Louisiana Cavalry: Cpt Leeds Greenleaf (Corps headquarters)
- Company G, 2nd Georgia Cavalry: Cpt Thomas M. Merritt (Cheatham's Division)
- Lenoir's Company, Alabama Cavalry: Cpt T.M. Lenoir (Hindman's Division)
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Cheatham's Division |
Jackson's Brigade |
|
Smith's Brigade[3]
|
| |
Maney's Brigade
|
| |
Wright's Brigade |
| |
Strahl's Brigade |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Hindman's Division[4] |
Anderson's Brigade
|
|
Deas' Brigade
|
| |
Manigault's Brigade |
|
Hill's Corps
editLTG Daniel H. Hill
Escort:
- Sanders' Company Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt C. F. Sanders (Cleburne's Division)
- Foules' Company, Mississippi Cavalry: Cpt H. L. Foules (Breckinridge's Division)
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Cleburne's Division |
Wood's Brigade |
|
Polk's Brigade |
| |
Deshler's Brigade |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Breckinridge's Division | ||
Helm's Brigade |
| |
Adams' Brigade |
| |
Stovall's Brigade |
| |
Artillery
|
|
Buckner's Corps
editEscort:
- Clark's Company, Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt J. W. Clark (Corps headquarters)
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Stewart's Division |
Bate's Brigade |
|
Brown's Brigade |
| |
Clayton's Brigade |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Preston's Division |
Gracie's Brigade |
|
3rd Brigade
|
| |
Trigg's Brigade
|
| |
9th Georgia Artillery Battalion
|
| |
Corps Reserve Artillery
|
|
Reserve Corps
editDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Walker's Division
|
Ector's Brigade |
|
Wilson's Brigade |
| |
Artillery |
| |
Liddell's Division |
Liddell's Brigade
|
|
Walthall's Brigade |
| |
Artillery
|
|
Longstreet's Corps
editMG John B. Hood
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Johnson's Provisional Division |
Johnson's Brigade
|
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Gregg's Brigade
|
| |
McNair's Brigade |
| |
Hood's Division |
Robertson's Brigade |
|
Law's Brigade
|
| |
Benning's Brigade |
|
Reserve Artillery
editBattalions | Batteries |
---|---|
Robertson's Battalion |
|
Wheeler's Cavalry Corps
editDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Wharton's Division |
1st Brigade
|
|
2nd Brigade
|
| |
Martin's Division |
1st Brigade
|
|
2nd Brigade
|
|
Forrest's Cavalry Corps
editEscort:
- Jackson's Company, Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt J. C. Jackson (Corps headquarters)
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Armstrong's Division |
Armstrong's Brigade
|
|
Forrest's Brigade |
| |
Pegram's Division
|
Davidson's Brigade |
|
Scott's Brigade
|
|
Army of Tennessee (September 20, 1863)
editGen Braxton Bragg, Commanding
Escort: Cpt Guy Dreux
- Dreux's Company, Louisiana Cavalry: Lt O. De Buis
- Holloway's Company, Alabama Cavalry: Cpt E. M. Holloway
Right Wing
editLTG Leonidas Polk
Escort:
- Greenleaf's Company, Louisiana Cavalry: Cpt Leeds Greenleaf
Cheatham's Division
editEscort:
- Company G, 2nd Georgia Cavalry: Cpt Thomas M. Merritt
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Cheatham's Division[5] |
Jackson's Brigade |
|
Smith's Brigade[3] |
| |
Maney's Brigade
|
| |
Wright's Brigade |
| |
Strahl's Brigade |
| |
Artillery
|
|
Hill's Corps
editLTG Daniel H. Hill
Escort:
- Sanders' Company Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt C. F. Sanders (Cleburne's Division)
- Foules' Company, Mississippi Cavalry: Cpt H. L. Foules (Breckinridge's Division)
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Cleburne's Division |
Wood's Brigade |
|
Polk's Brigade |
| |
Deshler's Brigade
|
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Breckinridge's Division | ||
Helm's Brigade
|
| |
Adams' Brigade
|
| |
Stovall's Brigade |
| |
Artillery
|
|
Reserve Corps
editDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Walker's Division |
Gist's Brigade [6]
|
|
Ector's Brigade |
| |
Wilson's Brigade |
| |
Artillery [7] |
| |
Liddell's Division |
Liddell's Brigade
|
|
Walthall's Brigade |
| |
Artillery
|
|
Left Wing
editLTG James Longstreet
Hindman's Division
editEscort:
- Lenoir's Company, Alabama Cavalry: Cpt T.M. Lenoir
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Hindman's Division[5]
|
Anderson's Brigade
|
|
Deas' Brigade
|
| |
Manigault's Brigade |
|
Buckner's Corps
editEscort:
- Clark's Company, Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt J. W. Clark (Corps headquarters)
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Stewart's Division |
Bate's Brigade |
|
Brown's Brigade
|
| |
Clayton's Brigade |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Preston's Division |
Gracie's Brigade |
|
3rd Brigade
|
| |
Trigg's Brigade
|
| |
9th Georgia Artillery Battalion
|
| |
Corps Reserve Artillery
|
|
Longstreet's Corps
editMG John B. Hood (w)
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Johnson's Provisional Division |
Johnson's Brigade
|
|
Gregg's Brigade
|
| |
McNair's Brigade
|
| |
Hood's Division |
Robertson's Brigade |
|
Law's Brigade
|
| |
Benning's Brigade |
| |
McLaws' Division |
Kershaw's Brigade
|
|
Humphreys' Brigade |
|
Reserve Artillery
editBattalions | Batteries |
---|---|
Robertson's Battalion |
|
Cavalry
editWheeler's Corps
editDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Wharton's Division |
1st Brigade
|
|
2nd Brigade
|
| |
Martin's Division |
1st Brigade
|
|
2nd Brigade
|
|
Forrest's Cavalry Corps
editEscort:
- Jackson's Company, Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt J. C. Jackson (Corps headquarters)
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Armstrong's Division |
Armstrong's Brigade
|
|
Forrest's Brigade |
| |
Pegram's Division
|
Davidson's Brigade |
|
Scott's Brigade
|
|
Notes
edit- ^ Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign.
- ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXX, Part 2, [1], pages 11-20.
- ^ a b Dawson's Battalion Sharpshooters composed of two companies from the 11th Tennessee, two from the 12th and 47th Tennessee (consolidated) and one from the 154th Senior Tennessee.
- ^ Anderson commanded the division on September 19th until the evening, then Hindman took over.
- ^ a b of Polk's Corps.
- ^ General Gist mentioned in his report [2] that the 16th South Carolina arrived on September 23, 1863.
- ^ General Gist mentioned in his report [3] that Ferguson's Battery arrived on September 23, 1863.
- ^ Lieutenant Colonel Reynolds from the 30th Mississippi commanded the 34th Mississippi on the second day of the Battle.
References
edit- U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901.
- Civil War Home: The Chickamauga Campaign. Confederate Order of Battle
- Confederate Chickamauga Order of Battle at Civil War Virtual Tours