Chickasaw Bayou Confederate order of battle

The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou

Battle of Chickasaw Bayou

The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, also called Walnut Hills, fought December 26–29, 1862, was the opening engagement of the Vicksburg Campaign during the American Civil War. Confederate forces under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton repulsed an advance by Union Maj. Gen. William T...

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

Chickasaw Bayou Union order of battle

The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou 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

LTG = Lieutenant General
MG = Major General
BG = Brigadier General
Col = Colonel
Colonel (United States)
In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general...
Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel (United States)
In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of commander in the other uniformed services.The pay...
Maj = Major
Major (United States)
In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, major is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel...
Cpt = Captain
Lt = 1st Lieutenant

Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Second Military District MG Martin Luther Smith Martin Luther Smith Martin Luther Smith was an American soldier and civil engineer, serving as a major general in the Confederate States Army...	Barton's Brigade BG Seth Maxwell Barton Seth Barton Seth Maxwell Barton was a United States Army officer and, then, a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He later became noted as a chemist.-Early life and career:...	40th Georgia: Col Abda Johnson (w) 42nd Georgia: Col R. J. Henderson 43rd Georgia: Ltc Hiram Parks Bell Hiram Parks Bell Hiram Parks Bell was a U.S. Representative and a Confederate Representative from the state of Georgia.-Biography:... (w) 52nd Georgia: Col C. D. Phillips
	Vaughn's Brigade BG John C. Vaughn	79th Tennessee: Col John H. Crawford 80th Tennessee: Col John A. Rowan 81st Tennessee:
	Gregg's Brigade BG John Gregg John Gregg (CSA) John Gregg was an American judge, politician, and general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was killed in action during the Siege of Petersburg.-Early life and career:...	1st Tennessee: 3rd Tennessee: Col C. J. Clack 10th Tennessee: 30th Tennessee: Col James J. Turner 41st Tennessee: 50th Tennessee: 51st Tennessee:
Provisional Division BG Stephen Dill 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... MG Dabney Herndon Maury Dabney H. Maury Dabney Herndon Maury was an officer in the United States Army, instructor at West Point, author of military training books, and a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:...	Provisional Brigade Col William T. Withers
	Provisional Brigade Col Allen Thomas
	Provisional Brigade Col Edward Higgins

Note: Unit organization in the three provisional brigades is unclear. The following units are known to have been in the Provisional Division:

37th Alabama:
40th Alabama: Col A. A. Coleman
1st Louisiana: Col S. R. Harrison
17th Louisiana: Col Robert Richardson
22nd Louisiana: Col Edward Higgins
26th Louisiana: Col Winchester Hall
28th Louisiana: Ltc J. O. Landry
31st Louisiana: Col C. H. Morrison
3rd Mississippi:
3rd Battalion Mississippi State Troops:
4th Mississippi: Col Pierre S. Layton
30th Mississippi:
35th Mississippi:
46th Mississippi: Ltc W. K. Easterling
Mississippi Battery: Cpt Robert Bowman
Mississippi Battery (section): Lt Frank Johnston
Mississippi Battery: Cpt N. J. Drew, Lt W. J. Duncan
Mississippi Light Artillery: Maj S. M. Ward
2nd Texas Cavalry: Ltc W. C. Timmins (w)
Hill's Company Cavalry:
Johnson's (Mississippi) Company Cavalry:

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