Carolinas Campaign Confederate order of battle
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The following units and commanders fought in the Carolinas Campaign
of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle
is listed separately.
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Army of Tennessee
Gen Joseph E. Johnston
Escort
Second in command
Gen P.G.T. Beauregard
Escort
Escort and Scouts
Escort
MG Matthew Butler
BG William W. Allen
Escort
Carolinas Campaign
The Carolinas Campaign was the final campaign in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. In January 1865, Union Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman advanced north from Savannah, Georgia, through the Carolinas, with the intention of linking up with Union forces in Virginia. The defeat of ...
of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle
Carolinas Campaign Union order of battle
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Carolinas Campaign 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.
Background
The Confederate forces in the Carolinas Campaign underwent a reorganization from April 8 to 10, 1865, which is shown below. For the Confederate order of battle previous to this reorganization, see the Bentonville Confederate order of battleBentonville Confederate order of battle
The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Bentonville of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is shown separately.-Military rank:* Gen = General* LTG = Lieutenant General* MG = Major General...
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Military Rank Abbreviations Used
- Gen = General
- LTG = Lieutenant General
- MG = Major General
- BG = 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...
- Ltc = 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. ...
Army of TennesseeArmy of TennesseeThe Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. It was formed in late 1862 and fought until the end of the war in 1865, participating in most of the significant battles in the Western Theater...
Gen Joseph E. JohnstonJoseph E. Johnston
Joseph Eggleston Johnston was a career U.S. Army officer, serving with distinction in the Mexican-American War and Seminole Wars, and was also one of the most senior general officers in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War...
Escort
- Holloway's (Alabama) Cavalry Company: Capt E.M. Holloway
Second in command
Gen P.G.T. Beauregard
Escort
- Jeff Davis Legion (Mississippi), Company A: Lt R.E. Conner
Hardee's Corps
LTG William J. HardeeWilliam J. Hardee
William Joseph Hardee was a career U.S. Army officer, serving during the Second Seminole War and fighting in the Mexican-American War...
Escort and Scouts
- Raum's Cavalry Company (Mississippi): Capt William C. Raum
- Stono Scouts Company (South Carolina): Capt John B.L. Walpole, Lt Paul T. Gervais
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Brown's Division MG John C. Brown |
Smith's Brigade BG James A. Smith |
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Govan's Brigade
BG Daniel C. Govan |
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Hoke's Division MG Robert F. Hoke Robert Hoke Robert Frederick Hoke was an American businessman, railroad executive, and a Confederate Army general during the American Civil War. Hoke and his division played a decisive role during the Battle of Cold Harbor in 1864.... |
Clingman's Brigade BG Thomas L. Clingman |
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Colquitt's Brigade
BG 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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Hagood's Brigade
Ltc James H. Rion Col Robert F. Graham |
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Kirkland's Brigade
BG William W. Kirkland |
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First North Carolina Junior Reserves Brigade
Col Frank S. Armistead |
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Cheatham's Division MG Benjamin F. Cheatham Benjamin F. Cheatham Benjamin Franklin Cheatham , known also as Frank, was a Tennessee aristocrat, California gold miner, and a General in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, serving in many battles of the Western Theater.-Early years:Cheatham was born in Nashville, Tennessee on a plantation... MG William B. Bate |
Palmer's Brigade BG Joseph B. Palmer |
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Gist's Brigade
Col William G. Foster |
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Artillery Col Ambrosio J. Gonzales |
Artillery Battalion Maj Basil C. Manly |
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Reserve Artillery Battalion
Ltc Del Kemper |
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Stewart's Corps
LTG Alexander P. StewartAlexander P. Stewart
Alexander Peter Stewart was a career United States Army officer, college professor, and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
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Loring's Division MG William W. Loring William W. Loring William Wing Loring was a soldier from North Carolina who served in the armies of the United States, the Confederacy, and Egypt.-Early life:... |
Featherston's Brigade BG 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... |
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Lowry's Brigade
BG Robert Lowry |
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Shelley's Brigade
BG Charles M. Shelly |
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Anderson's Division MG Patton Anderson |
Elliott's Brigade Ltc J. Welsman Brown |
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Rhett's Brigade
Col William Butler |
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Walthall's Division MG Edward C. Walthall Edward C. Walthall Edward Cary Walthall was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum United States Senator from Mississippi.-Biography:... |
Harrison's Brigade Col George P. Harrison, Jr. |
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Kennedy's Brigade
BG John D. Kennedy John Doby Kennedy John Doby Kennedy was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, as well as a post-war planter, attorney, politician, and Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina.-Early life and career:... |
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Artillery Battalion
Maj A. Burnett Rhett |
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Lee's Corps
LTG Stephen D. LeeStephen 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...
Escort
- Ragland's Georgia Cavalry Company: Capt George G. Ragland
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Hill's Division MG D.H. 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.... |
Sharp's Brigade BG Jacob H. Sharp |
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Brantly's Brigade
BG William F. Brantly |
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Detachment, Army of Northern Virginia Army of Northern Virginia The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, as well as the primary command structure of the Department of Northern Virginia. It was most often arrayed against the Union Army of the Potomac... Ltc A.C. McAlister |
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Stevenson's Division MG Carter L. Stevenson Carter L. Stevenson Carter Littlepage Stevenson, Jr. was a career military officer, serving in the United States Army in several antebellum wars and then in the Confederate States Army as a general in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.-Early life and career:Stevenson was born to a prominent family in... |
Henderson's Brigade BG Robert J. Henderson |
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Pettus's Brigade
BG Edward W. Pettus |
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Unattached units
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Naval Brigade
Rear Admiral and BG Raphael Semmes Raphael Semmes For other uses, see Semmes .Raphael Semmes was an officer in the United States Navy from 1826 - 1860 and the Confederate States Navy from 1860 - 1865. During the American Civil War he was captain of the famous commerce raider CSS Alabama, taking a record sixty-nine prizes... |
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Unattached artillery |
Artillery Battalion Maj Joseph Palmer |
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Independent Batteries |
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Artillery
Ltc Joseph B. Starr |
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Cavarly Corps
LTG Wade HamptonWade 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...
MG Matthew Butler
Matthew Butler
Matthew Calbraith Butler was an American military commander and politician from South Carolina. He served as a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, postbellum three-term United States Senator, and a major general in the United States Army during the...
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Butler's Division BG Evander M. Law Evander M. Law Evander McIver Law was an author, teacher, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War.-Early life:... MG Matthew C. Butler |
Logan's Brigade BG Thomas M. Logan Thomas M. Logan Thomas Muldrup Logan was an American soldier and businessman. He served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and afterward was greatly involved in railroad development in the Southern United States.... |
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Young's Brigade
Col Gilbert J. Wright |
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Wheeler's Cavalry Contingent
MG Joseph WheelerJoseph Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler was an American military commander and politician. He has the rare distinction of serving as a general during war time for two opposing forces: first as a noted cavalry general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil War, and later as a general in the...
BG William W. Allen
Escort
- 1st Alabama Cavalry, Company G: Lt James M. Smith Scout company
- Shannon's Special Scouts: Maj A.M.Shannon
- Engineer Troop: Lt L.C. Anderson
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Allen's Division BG William W. Allen Col Charles C. Crews |
Anderson's Brigade BG Robert H. Anderson |
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Crew's Brigade
Col Charles C. Crews Col John R. Hart |
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Hagan's Brigade
Col David T. Blakey |
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Humes's Division Col Henry M. Ashby |
Ashby's Brigade Col James T. Wheeler |
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Harrison's Brigade
Col Baxter Smith |
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Dibrell's Division BG George G. Dibrell George Gibbs Dibrell George Gibbs Dibrell was an American lawyer and a five-term member of the United States House of Representatives from the 3rd Congressional District of Tennessee. He also served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and as a railroad executive.-Biography:Dibrell... |
Breckinridge's Brigade Col William C.P. Breckinridge |
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McLemore's Brigade
Col William S. McLemore |
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Other
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Post Greensboro BG Alfred Iverson BG John D. Kennedy |
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Post of Salisbury
BG Bradley T. Johnson Bradley Tyler Johnson Bradley Tyler Johnson was an American lawyer, soldier, and writer. Although his home state of Maryland remained loyal to the Union during the American Civil War, Johnson served as a general in the Confederate States Army, leading efforts to raise a Maryland Line in the CSA, and rising to command... |
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Post of Charlotte
Col William J. Hoke |
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Sources
- Bradley, Mark L. This Astounding Close: The Road to Bennett Place. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, 2000. ISBN 0-8078-2565-4