Bristoe campaign order of battle: Confederate
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The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Bristoe campaign (October 13–November 7, 1863) of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization from September 30, 1863,[1] the casualty returns[2] and the reports.[3]
Abbreviations used
[edit]Military rank
[edit]- Gen = General
- LTG = Lieutenant General
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
Other
[edit]- (w) = wounded
- (mw) = mortally wounded
- (k) = killed in action
- (c) = captured
Army of Northern Virginia
[edit]Gen Robert E. Lee[4]
Second Corps
[edit]LTG Richard S. Ewell
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
|
Early's Division
|
Hays' Brigade | |
| Hoke's Brigade
|
| |
| Gordon's Brigade |
| |
| Pegram's Brigade
|
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|
Johnson's Division
|
Stonewall Brigade | |
| Steuart's Brigade | ||
| Jones' Brigade | ||
| Stafford's Brigade | ||
|
Rodes' Division
|
Daniel's Brigade |
|
| Ramseur's Brigade |
| |
| Doles' Brigade |
| |
| Battle's Brigade |
| |
| Johnston's Brigade
|
| |
|
Artillery
|
Brown's Battalion |
|
| Nelson's Battalion
|
| |
| Andrews' Battalion |
| |
| Jones' Battalion
|
| |
| Carter's Battalion
|
|
Third Corps
[edit]LTG Ambrose P. Hill
- Provost Guard: 5th Alabama Battalion
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
|
Anderson's Division
|
Wilcox's (old) Brigade | |
| Posey's Brigade
|
| |
| Mahone's Brigade | ||
| Wright' s Brigade |
| |
| Perry's Brigade |
| |
|
Heth's Division
|
Davis' Brigade |
|
| Archer's and Walker's Brigade[8] |
Archer's Brigade
Walker's Brigade | |
| Kirkland's Brigade
|
| |
| Cooke's Brigade
|
| |
|
Wilcox's Division
|
Lane' s Brigade |
|
| McGowan's Brigade |
| |
| Thomas' Brigade |
| |
| Scales' Brigade |
| |
|
Artillery
|
Cutts' Battalion
|
|
| McIntosh' s Battalion |
| |
| Garnett's Battalion
|
| |
| Pegram's Battalion |
| |
| Poague's Battalion |
|
Cavalry Corps
[edit]| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon's Brigade
|
| |
| Butler's Brigade |
| |
| Jones' Brigade[13]
|
| |
|
Fitzhugh Lee's Division
|
William H. F. Lee's Brigade |
|
| Lomax's Brigade |
| |
| Wickham's Brigade
|
| |
|
Horse Artillery |
Beckham's Battalion |
|
Reserve Artillery
[edit]| Division | Battalions | Batteries |
|---|---|---|
|
First Corps Artillery |
Cabell's Battalion
|
|
| Haskell's Battalion
|
|
Notes
[edit]- ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXIX, Part 1, pages 398-404
- ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXIX, Part 1, pages 412-414
- ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXIX, Part 1, pages 1047-1049
- ^ The First Corps was detached September 9, 1863 for service with the Army of Tennessee
- ^ Brigadier General Stafford (Nominated Brigadier General on October 8, 1863 with date of rank 8 October 1863) was assigned sometime between October 8 and October 31, 1863 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXIX, Part 2, page 777; Official Records, Series I, Volume XXIX, Part 2, page 818; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 504 and 798)
- ^ Brown commanded Nelson's and his own Battalion. Brown's Battalion was commanded by Hardaway (see: Long's report)
- ^ Commanded the Battalion from November 3, 1863 till the Army recrossed the Rapidan (see: Jones' report)
- ^ Archer's and Walker's Brigade were consolidated under Brigadier General Walker (see: Walker's report)
- ^ For Singletary succeeding Kirkland see: F. Ray Sibley Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 58
- ^ Hampton was absent from a wound he received at Gettysburg, Stuart commanded his division directly (see: Stuart's report)
- ^ Wounded but remained in command (see: Stuart's report)
- ^ Promoted to Brigadier General (Nominated October 10, 1863, with date of rank September 28, 1863) and assigned to command of Butler's Brigade on October 15, 1863 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXIX, Part 2, page 788; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 585 and 800)
- ^ The 35th Virginia Battalion was on detached service in Loudoun County, Virginia (see: Funsten's report)
- ^ a b Promoted to Brigadier General (Nominated October 10, 1863, with date of rank September 28, 1863) and assigned to command of Jones' Brigade on October 15, 1863 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXIX, Part 2, page 788; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 462 and 798)
- ^ Chief of Artillery to the whole Army
References
[edit]- Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher. Civil War High Commands. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
- Sibley, F. Ray Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, 1996. ISBN 0-942597-73-7
- 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.