Battle of Trevilian Station order of battle: Confederate

The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Trevilian Station of the American Civil War on the Confederate side. The Union order of battle is shown separately. Order of battle compiled from the corps organization during the battle,[1] from the casualty returns[2] and the reports.[3]

Abbreviations used

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Military rank

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Other

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Army of Northern Virginia

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Cavalry Corps

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MG Wade Hampton[4]

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Hampton's Division
     MG Wade Hampton

Young's Brigade


   Col Gilbert J. Wright

Rosser's Brigade


   BG Thomas L. Rosser (w)
   Col Richard H. Dulany

Butler's Brigade


   BG Matthew C. Butler

Fitzhugh Lee's Division
     MG Fitzhugh Lee

Wickham's Brigade


   BG Williams C. Wickham

Lomax's Brigade


   BG Lunsford L. Lomax

Independent Command Maryland Line[6] (detachment)
Horse Artillery


     Maj R. Preston Chew

Breathed's Battalion


   Maj James Breathed

  • Hart's (South Carolina) Battery: Cpt James Hart
  • Thomson's (Virginia) Battery: Lt James W. Thomson
  • Shoemaker's (Virginia) Battery: Cpt John J. Shoemaker
  • Johnston's (Virginia) Battery: Cpt Phillip P. Johnston

Notes

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  1. ^ Eric J. Wittenberg, Glory Enough For All: Sheridan's Second Raid and the Battle of Trevilian Station, pages 333-334
  2. ^ Eric J. Wittenberg, Glory Enough For All: Sheridan's Second Raid and the Battle of Trevilian Station, pages 343-345
  3. ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 1, pages 1163–1168
  4. ^ The Division of Major General William H. F. Lee, also assigned to the Army of Northern Virginia's cavalry command, the independent cavalry command of Brigadier General Martin W. Gary, and the balance of the Confederate horse artillery battalion remained with the Army of Northern Virginia during most of the raid (see: Eric J. Wittenberg, Glory Enough For All: Sheridan's Second Raid and the Battle of Trevilian Station, page 335)
  5. ^ Mentioned in Hampton's report
  6. ^ Attached to Lomax's Brigade (see: Eric J. Wittenberg, Glory Enough For All: Sheridan's Second Raid and the Battle of Trevilian Station, page 12)

References

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  • U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion Archived 2009-09-13 at the Wayback Machine: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901.
  • Wittenberg, Eric J. Glory Enough For All: Sheridan's Second Raid and the Battle of Trevilian Station. Washington, DC: Brassey's, Inc., 2001. ISBN 978-0-8032-5967-6.