Antietam Confederate order of battle
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The following Confederate States Army
units and commanders fought in the Battle of Antietam
of the American Civil War
. The Union order of battle
is listed separately.
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 Battle of Antietam
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam , fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek, as part of the Maryland Campaign, was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Northern soil. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000...
of the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. The Union order of battle
Antietam Union order of battle
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Antietam of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.-Military rank:* MG = Major General* BG = Brigadier General* Col = Colonel...
is listed separately.
Military rank
- Gen. = General
- Lt. Gen. = Lieutenant General
- Maj. Gen. = Major General
- Brig. Gen. = Brigadier General
- Col. = ColonelColonelColonel , 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...
- Lt. Col. = Lieutenant ColonelLieutenant colonelLieutenant 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. = MajorMajorMajor 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. ...
- Capt. = Captain
- Lt. = LieutenantLieutenantA lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
- Sgt. = SergeantSergeantSergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
Right Wing
Maj. Gen. James LongstreetJames Longstreet
James Longstreet was one of the foremost Confederate generals of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse." He served under Lee as a corps commander for many of the famous battles fought by the Army of Northern Virginia in the...
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McLaws' Division Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws Lafayette McLaws Lafayette McLaws was a United States Army officer and a Confederate general in the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
Kershaw's Brigade Brig. Gen. Joseph B. Kershaw Joseph B. Kershaw Joseph Brevard Kershaw was a lawyer, judge, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
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Cobb's Brigade
Brig. Gen. Howell Cobb Howell Cobb Howell Cobb was an American political figure. A Southern Democrat, Cobb was a five-term member of the United States House of Representatives and Speaker of the House from 1849 to 1851... Lt. Col. Christopher Columbus Sanders |
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Semmes' Brigade
Brig. Gen. Paul Jones Semmes Paul Jones Semmes Paul Jones Semmes was a banker, businessman, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War, mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early life:... |
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Barksdale's Brigade
Brig. Gen. William Barksdale William Barksdale William Barksdale was a lawyer, newspaper editor, U.S. Congressman, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War... |
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Artillery
Maj. Samuel P. Hamilton Col. Henry C. Cabell |
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Anderson's Division Maj. Gen. Richard H. Anderson Richard H. Anderson Richard Heron Anderson was a career U.S. Army officer, fighting with distinction in the Mexican-American War. He also served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, fighting in the Eastern Theater of the conflict and most notably during the 1864 Battle of Spotsylvania Court House... (w) Brig. Gen. Roger Atkinson Pryor Roger Atkinson Pryor Roger Atkinson Pryor was both an American politician and a Confederate politician serving as a congressman on both sides. He was also a jurist, serving in the New York Supreme Court, a lawyer, and newspaper editor... |
Wilcox's Brigade Brig. Gen. Cadmus M. Wilcox Cadmus M. Wilcox Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox was a career United States Army officer who served in the Mexican–American War and also was a Confederate general during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... Col. Alfred Cumming (w) Maj. Hilary A. Herbert Capt. James M. Crow |
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Mahone's Brigade
Col. William A. Parham |
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Featherston's Brigade
Brig. Gen. Winfield S. Featherston Winfield S. Featherston Winfield Scott Featherston "Old Swet" was an antebellum two-term U.S. Representative from Mississippi and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was later a state politician and a circuit court judge.-Early life and career:Winfield S... Col. Carnot Posey Carnot Posey Carnot Posey was a Mississippi planter and lawyer, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Bristoe Station, dying from infection.-Early life and family:... |
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Armistead's Brigade
Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Armistead (w) Col. James G. Hodges |
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Pryor's Brigade
Brig. Gen. Roger A. Pryor Col. John C. Hately (w) |
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Wright's Brigade
Brig. Gen. Ambrose R. Wright Ambrose R. Wright Ambrose Ransom Wright was a lawyer, Georgia politician, and Confederate general in the American Civil War.-Early life:... (w) Col. Robert H. Jones (w) Col. William Gibson |
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Artillery
Maj. John S. Saunders |
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Jones' Division Brig. Gen. David R. Jones |
Toombs' Brigade Brig. Gen. Robert Toombs Robert Toombs Robert Augustus Toombs was an American political leader, United States Senator from Georgia, 1st Secretary of State of the Confederacy, and a Confederate general in the Civil War.-Early life:... Col. Henry L. Benning Henry L. Benning Henry Lewis Benning was a lawyer, legislator, judge on the Georgia Supreme Court, and a Confederate general during the American Civil War. He is also noted for the U.S... |
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Drayton's Brigade
Brig. Gen. Thomas F. Drayton |
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Pickett's Brigade
Col. Eppa Hunton Eppa Hunton Eppa Hunton II was a U.S. Representative and Senator from Virginia and a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.-Early years:... Brig. Gen. Richard B. Garnett Richard B. Garnett Richard Brooke Garnett was a career United States Army officer and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He was killed during Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early life:... |
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Kemper's Brigade
Brig. Gen. James L. Kemper James L. Kemper James Lawson Kemper was a lawyer, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and the 37th Governor of Virginia... |
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Jenkins' Brigade
Col. Joseph Walker |
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Anderson's Brigade
Col. George T. Anderson George T. Anderson George Thomas Anderson was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Nicknamed "Tige," Anderson was noted as one of Robert E... |
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Artillery |
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Walker's Division Brig. Gen. John G. Walker John George Walker John George Walker was a Confederate general in the American Civil War.-Early life and military career:Walker was born in Jefferson City, Missouri... |
Walker's Brigade Col. Van H. Manning Van H. Manning Vannoy Hartrog Manning was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi and an officer in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War.-Early life:... (w) Col. Edward D. Hall |
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Ransom's Brigade
Brig. Gen. Robert Ransom, Jr. Robert Ransom, Jr. Robert Ransom, Jr. was a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. His brother Matt W. Ransom was also a Confederate general officer and U.S. Senator.-Early life:... |
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Hood's Division Brig. Gen. John Bell Hood John Bell Hood John Bell Hood was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. Hood had a reputation for bravery and aggressiveness that sometimes bordered on recklessness... |
Hood's Brigade Col. William T. Wofford William T. Wofford William Tatum Wofford was an officer during the Mexican-American War and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
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Law's Brigade
Col. Evander M. Law Evander M. Law Evander McIver Law was an author, teacher, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
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Artillery
Maj. Bushrod W. Frobel |
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Reporting directly to Longstreet | Evans' Independent Brigade
Brig. Gen. Nathan George Evans Nathan George Evans Nathan George "Shanks" Evans was a captain in the 2nd U.S. Cavalry who became a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... Col. Peter F. Stevens (w) |
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Washington (Louisiana) Artillery Col. James B. Walton James B. Walton James Burdge Walton served for two decades in the famed New Orleans militia unit the Washington Artillery. He was most prominent in the Confederate service in the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
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Lee's Battalion
Col. Stephen D. Lee Stephen D. Lee Stephen Dill Lee was an American soldier, planter, legislator, and author. He was the youngest Confederate lieutenant general during the American Civil War, and later served as the first president of Mississippi A&M College... |
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Left Wing
Maj. Gen. Thomas J. JacksonStonewall Jackson
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- Company H, 4th Virginia Cavalry4th Virginia CavalryThe 4th 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....
: Capt. Robert Randolph - White's Virginia Cavalry (3 companies): Capt. Elijah V. WhiteElijah V. WhiteElijah Viers "Lige" White was commander of the partisan 35th Battalion of Virginia Cavalry during the American Civil War. His men became commonly known as "White's Comanches" for their war cries and sudden raids on enemy targets.-Early life:Elijah White was born in the area of Poolesville, Maryland...
- Company H, 4th Virginia Cavalry
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Ewell's Division Brig. Gen. Alexander Lawton Alexander Lawton Alexander Robert Lawton was a lawyer, politician, diplomat, and brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:... (w) Brig. Gen. 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... |
Lawton's Brigade Col. Marcellus Douglass (k) Maj. J. H. Lowe Col. John H. Lamar |
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Early's Brigade
Brig. Gen. 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... Col. William Smith (w) |
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Trimble's Brigade
Col. 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... (w) |
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Hays' Brigade
Brig. Gen. 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.... |
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Artillery
Maj. Alfred R. Courtney |
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Jackson's Division Brig. Gen. John R. Jones John R. Jones John Robert Jones was a Virginia businessman and soldier who was a controversial brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.Jones was a native Virginian and a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute... (w) Brig. Gen. William E. Starke William E. Starke William Edwin Starke was a wealthy Gulf Coast businessman and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War... (k) Col. Andrew J. Grigsby Andrew J. Grigsby Andrew Jackson Grigsby was a Confederate States Army officer in the famed Stonewall Brigade during the American Civil War. Grigsby was also known as both "A. J. Grigsby" and "Arnold J. Grigsby".... |
Winder's Stonewall 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... Brigade Col. Andrew J. Grigsby Lt. Col. Robert D. Gardner (w) Maj. Hazael J. Williams |
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Taliaferro's Brigade
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:... Col. James W. Jackson (w) Col. James L. Sheffield |
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Jones' Brigade
Capt. J.E. Penn (w) Capt. A.C. Page (w) Capt. Robert W. Withers |
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Starke's Brigade
Brig. Gen. William E. Starke William E. Starke William Edwin Starke was a wealthy Gulf Coast businessman and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War... (k) 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,... (w) Col. Leroy A. Stafford (w) Col. Edmund Pendleton |
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Artillery
Maj. Lindsay M. Shumaker |
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Hill's Light Division A. P. Hill's Light Division A. P. Hill's Light Division was an infantry unit in Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Originally composed of six brigades, it was initially commanded by General A. P. Hill. In a revised form, the Light Division was later commanded by William Dorsey Pender and Cadmus M... Maj. Gen. Ambrose P. Hill A. P. Hill Ambrose Powell Hill, Jr. , was a career U.S. Army officer in the Mexican-American War and Seminole Wars and a Confederate general in the American Civil War... |
Branch's Brigade Brig. Gen. Lawrence O'Bryan Branch Lawrence O'Bryan Branch Lawrence O'Bryan Branch was a North Carolina representative in the U.S. Congress and a Confederate brigadier general in the American Civil War, killed at the Battle of Antietam.-Early life and career:... (k) Col. James H. Lane James H. Lane (general) James Henry Lane was a university professor and Confederate general in the American Civil War.He is considered to be the father of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and is the namesake of the University's oldest building, Lane Hall.-Early life:Lane was born in Mathews Court... |
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Gregg's Brigade
Brig. Gen. Maxcy Gregg Maxcy Gregg Maxcy Gregg was a lawyer, soldier in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War, and a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War who was killed at the Battle of Fredericksburg.... (w) |
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Field's Brigade
Col. John M. Brockenbrough John M. Brockenbrough John Mercer Brockenbrough was a farmer and a Confederate colonel in the American Civil War.-Early life:Brockenbrough was born in Richmond County, Virginia, and graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1850.... |
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Archer's Brigade
Brig. Gen. James J. Archer James J. Archer James Jay Archer was a lawyer and an officer in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War, and he later served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.... Col. Peter Turney |
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Pender's Brigade
Brig. Gen. William Dorsey Pender William Dorsey Pender William Dorsey Pender was one of the youngest, and most promising, generals fighting for the Confederacy in the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early life:... |
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Thomas' Brigade
Col. Edward L. Thomas |
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Artillery
Lt. Col. R. Lindsay Walker |
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D.H. Hill's Division Maj. Gen. Daniel Harvey Hill Daniel Harvey Hill On July 22, 1862, Hill and Union Maj. Gen. John A. Dix concluded an agreement for the general exchange of prisoners between the Union and Confederate armies. This agreement became known as the Dix-Hill Cartel.... |
Ripley's Brigade Brig. Gen. Roswell S. Ripley Roswell S. Ripley Roswell Sabine Ripley was an officer in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War and, despite being Northern-born, a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War... (w) Col. 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:... |
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Rodes' Brigade
Brig. Gen. 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:... (w) |
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Garland's Brigade
Col. Duncan K. McRae (w) |
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Anderson's Brigade
Brig. Gen. George B. Anderson George B. Anderson George Burgwyn Anderson was a career military officer, serving first in the antebellum U.S. Army and then dying from wounds inflicted during the American Civil War while a general officer in the Confederate Army. He was among six generals killed or mortally wounded at the Battle of Antietam in... (mw) Col. R.T. Bennett (w) |
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Colquitt's Brigade
Col. Alfred H. Colquitt Alfred H. Colquitt Alfred Holt Colquitt was a lawyer, preacher, soldier, 49th Governor of Georgia and two term U.S. Senator from Georgia where he died in office. He served as an officer in the Confederate army, reaching the rank of major general.... |
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Artillery
Maj. Scipio Pierson |
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Cavalry Division
Maj. Gen. J.E.B. StuartJ.E.B. Stuart
James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart was a U.S. Army officer from Virginia and a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. He was known to his friends as "Jeb", from the initials of his given names. Stuart was a cavalry commander known for his mastery of reconnaissance and the use...
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Hampton's Brigade Brig. Gen. Wade Hampton Wade Hampton III Wade Hampton III was a Confederate cavalry leader during the American Civil War and afterward a politician from South Carolina, serving as its 77th Governor and as a U.S... |
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Lee's Brigade
Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee Fitzhugh Lee Fitzhugh Lee , nephew of Robert E. Lee, was a Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, the 40th Governor of Virginia, diplomat, and United States Army general in the Spanish-American War.-Early life:... |
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Robertson's Brigade
Col. Thomas T. Munford Thomas T. Munford Thomas Taylor Munford was an American farmer and Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War.-Biography:... |
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Horse Artillery
Capt. John Pelham |
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Artillery Reserve
Brig. Gen. William N. PendletonWilliam N. Pendleton
William Nelson Pendleton was an American teacher, Episcopal priest, and soldier. He served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, noted for his position as Gen. Robert E. Lee's chief of artillery for most of the conflict...
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Brown's Battalion 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:... |
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Cutts' Battalion
Lt. Col. Allen S. Cutts Allen S. Cutts -Pre-War:Allan Sherod Cutts was born in Pulaski County, Georgia on December 4, 1826. He was the twelfth and last child of Major Cutts, a farmer born in North Carolina, and Elizabeth Linsey Cutts, born in Indiana. Allen S. Cutts was raised on the farms his father occupied in Georgia... |
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Jones' Battalion
Maj. Hilary P. Jones |
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Nelson's Battalion
Maj. William Nelson |
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Miscellaneous Batteries |
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