Franklin II Confederate order of battle

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 Franklin (1864). The Union order of battle is shown separately.

Military rank

Gen = General
LTG = Lieutenant General
MG = Major General
BG = Brigadier General
Col = Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , 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 Colonel
Lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant 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 = Major
Major
Major 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. ...
Cpt = Captain
Lt = Lieutenant
Lieutenant
A 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...

Other

w = wounded
mw = mortally wounded
k = killed
c = captured

Lee's Corps

LTG 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...

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Johnson's Division MG Edward Johnson Edward Johnson (general) Edward Johnson , also known as Allegheny Johnson , was a United States Army officer and a Confederate general in the American Civil War.-Early life:...	Deas's Brigade BG Zachariah C. Deas Zachariah C. Deas Zachariah Cantey Deas was a prominent Southern United States cotton broker and soldier. He served as a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... (w)	19th Alabama 22nd Alabama 25th Alabama 39th Alabama 50th Alabama
	Manigault's Brigade BG Arthur M. Manigault Arthur Middleton Manigault -External links:... (w) Ltc William L. Butler	24th Alabama 28th Alabama 34th Alabama 10th South Carolina 19th South Carolina
	Sharp's Brigade BG Jacob H. Sharp Jacob H. Sharp Jacob Hunter Sharp was a Mississippi lawyer, newspaperman and politician, as well as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War...	7th Mississippi 9th Mississippi 10th Mississippi 10th Mississippi Infantry The 10th Mississippi Infantry was a regiment of infantry in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought in several campaigns and battles in the Western Theater.-"Old" 10th Mississippi:... 41st Mississippi 44th Mississippi 9th Mississippi Sharpshooters Battalion
	Brantley's Brigade BG William F. Brantley William F. Brantley William Felix Brantley was an American lawyer and soldier. He served as a Confederate general in the American Civil War, mainly serving in the Western Theater during the conflict...	24th-27th Mississippi 29th-30th Mississippi 34th Mississippi Dismounted Cavalry Company
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...	Cummings's Brigade Col Elihu P. Watkins	24th Georgia 36th Georgia 39th Georgia 56th Georgia
	Pettus's Brigade BG Edmund W. Pettus Edmund Pettus Edmund Winston Pettus , was an American lawyer, soldier, and legislator. He served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, during which he was captured three times, as well as a U.S...	20th Alabama 23rd Alabama 30th Alabama 31st Alabama 46th Alabama
Clayton's Division MG Henry D. Clayton, Sr.	Stovall's Brigade BG Marcellus A. Stovall	40th Georgia 41st Georgia 42nd Georgia 43rd Georgia 52nd Georgia
	Gibson's Brigade BG Randall L. Gibson Randall L. Gibson -External links:*...	1st Louisiana 4th Louisiana 13th-20th Louisiana 16th-25th Louisiana 19th Louisiana 30th Louisiana 4th Louisiana Battalion 14th Louisiana Sharpshooters Battalion
	Holtzclaw's Brigade BG James Holtzclaw	18th Alabama 32nd Alabama 36th Alabama 38th Alabama 58th Alabama
Corps Artillery Maj John W. Johnston	Courtney's Battalion Cpt James P. Douglas	Dent's Alabama Battery Douglas's Texas Battery Garrity's Alabama Battery
	Eldridge's Battalion Cpt Charles E. Fenner	Eufaula Alabama Battery Fenner's Louisiana Battery Stanford's Miss Battery
	Johnson's Battalion Cpt John B. Rowan	Corput's Georgia Battery Marshall's Tenn Battery Stephens's Light Artillery

Stewart's Corps

LTG Alexander P. Stewart

Alexander 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:...

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
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...	1st Mississippi 3rd Mississippi 22nd Mississippi 31st Mississippi 33rd Mississippi 40th Mississippi 1st Mississippi Battalion
	Adams's Brigade BG John Adams (k) Col Robert Lowry	6th Mississippi 14th Mississippi 15th Mississippi 20th Mississippi 23d Mississippi 43d Mississippi
	Scott's Brigade BG Thomas M. Scott Thomas M. Scott Thomas Moore Scott was a Confederate States Army brigadier general during the American Civil War. He saw active service in several battles in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. He was a planter before and after the war.... (w) Col John Snodgrass	27th Alabama 35th Alabama 49th Alabama 55th Alabama 57th Alabama 12th Louisiana
French's Division Maj. Gen. Samuel G. French	Ector's Brigade Col David Coleman	29th North Carolina 30th North Carolina 9th Texas 10th Texas Cavalry (dismounted) 14th Texas Cavalry (dismounted) 32nd Texas Cavalry (dismounted)
	Cockrell's Brigade BG Francis M. Cockrell Francis Cockrell Francis Marion Cockrell was a Confederate military commander and American politician from the state of Missouri. He served as a United States Senator from Missouri for five terms. He was a prominent member of the famed South–Cockrell–Hargis family of Southern politicians.-Early life:Cockrell was... (w) Col Peter C. Flournoy	1st Missouri 2nd Missouri 3rd Missouri 4th Missouri 5th Missouri 6th Missouri 1st Missouri Cavalry (dismounted) 3rd Missouri Cavalry Battalion (dismounted)
	Sears's Brigade BG Claudius Sears	4th Mississippi 35th Mississippi 36th Mississippi 39th Mississippi 46th Mississippi 7th Mississippi Battalion
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:...	Quarles's Brigade BG William A. Quarles (wounded at Franklin, captured Dec. 17th) BG George D. Johnston (Nashville)	1st Alabama 42nd Tennessee 46th Tennessee 48th Tennessee 49th Tennessee 53rd Tennessee 55th Tennessee
	Cantey's Brigade BG Charles M. Shelley Charles M. Shelley Charles Miller Shelley was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army and a postbellum U.S. Representative from Alabama.-Early life:...	17th Alabama 17th Regiment Alabama Infantry The 17th Regiment Alabama Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 18th Alabama was mustered in at Montgomery, Alabama in August 1861.... 26th Alabama 29th Alabama 37th Mississippi
	Reynold's Brigade BG Daniel H. Reynolds	4th Arkansas 9th Arkansas 25th Arkansas 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles (dismounted) 2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles (dismounted)
Corps Artillery Ltc Samuel C. Williams	Truehart's Battalion	Lumsden's Alabama Battery Selden's Alabama Battery
	Myrick's Battalion	Bouanchaud's Louisiana Battery Cowan's Miss Battery Darden's Miss Battery
	Storrs' Battalion	Guibor's Missouri Battery Hoskin's Miss Battery Kolb's Alabama Battery

Cheatham's Corps

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...

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Cleburne's Division MG Patrick Cleburne Patrick Cleburne Patrick Ronayne Cleburne was an Irish American soldier, best known for his service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, where he rose to the rank of major general.... (k) BG James A. Smith	Lowrey's Brigade BG Mark P. Lowrey	16th Alabama 33rd Alabama 45th Alabama 5th Mississippi 8th Mississippi 32nd Mississippi 3rd Mississippi Battalion
	Govan's Brigade BG Daniel C. Govan Daniel Govan Daniel Chevilette Govan was an American miner, planter, and soldier. He served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, prominent in campaigns and battles in the Western Theater.-Early life and career:...	1st Arkansas 2nd-15th Arkansas 5th-13th Arkansas 6th Arkansas 7th Arkansas 8th Arkansas 19th-24th Arkansas
	Granbury's Brigade BG Hiram B. Granbury Hiram B. Granbury Hiram Bronson Granbury was a lawyer and county judge in Texas before the American Civil War . He organized a volunteer company for the Confederate States Army after the outbreak of the Civil War and became its captain. He rose to the grade of brigadier general in the Confederate army... (k) Cpt E. T. Broughton	5th Confederate 35th Tennessee 6th-10th Texas 7th Texas 15th Texas 17th-18th-24th-25th Texas Cavalry (dismounted) Nutt's Louisiana Cavalry (dismounted)
	Smith's Brigade (on detached duty) BG James A. Smith Col Charles H. Olmstead	54th Georgia 57th Georgia 63rd Georgia 1st Georgia Volunteers
Brown's (Cheatham's Old) Division MG John C. Brown John C. Brown John Calvin Brown was a Confederate general during the American Civil War and the Governor of Tennessee from 1871 to 1875, the first Democrat to be elected to that position following the war.-Early life:... (w) BG Mark P. Lowrey	Gist's Brigade BG States Rights Gist States Rights Gist States Rights Gist was a lawyer, a militia general in South Carolina, and a Confederate Army brigadier general who served during the American Civil War. A relative of several prominent South Carolinians, Gist rose to fame during the war but was killed before its end at the Battle of Franklin on... (k) Ltc Zachariah L. Watters	46th Georgia 65th Georgia 2nd Georgia Sharpshooters Battalion 16th South Carolina 24th South Carolina
	Maney's Brigade BG John C. Carter John C. Carter John Carpenter Carter was a Brigadier General of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:... (mw) Col Hume R. Field	1st-27th Tennessee 4th Tennessee (provisional) 6th-9th Tennessee 8th Tennessee 16th Tennessee 28th Tennessee 50th Tennessee
	Strahl's Brigade BG Otho F. Strahl Otho F. Strahl Otho French Strahl was an attorney and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was one of a small number of Southern generals who were born in the North.-Biography:... (k) Col Andrew J. Kellar	4th-5th Tennessee 19th Tennessee 24th Tennessee 31st Tennessee 33d Tennessee 38th Tennessee 41st Tennessee
	Vaughan's Brigade BG George W. Gordon (c) Col William M. Watkins	11th Tennessee 12th-47th Tennessee 13th-154th Tennessee 29th Tennessee 51st-52nd Tennessee
Bate's Division MG William B. Bate William B. Bate William Brimage Bate was the governor of Tennessee from 1883 to 1887 and subsequently a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1887 until his death...	Tyler's Brigade BG Thomas B. Smith Thomas Benton Smith Thomas Benton Smith was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...	37th Georgia 4th Georgia Sharpshooters Battalion 2nd Tennessee 10th Tennessee 20th Tennessee 37th Tennessee
	Finley's Brigade Col Robert Bullock Maj Jacob A. Lash	1st-3rd Florida 4th Florida 6th Florida 7th Florida 1st Florida Cavalry (dismounted)
	Jackson's Brigade BG Henry R. Jackson Henry R. Jackson Henry Rootes Jackson was a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...	25th Georgia 29th Georgia 30th Georgia 1st Georgia Confederate 1st Georgia Infantry The 1st Georgia Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-History:The regiment was first organized May 1, 1862, with men recruited from Fulton and other counties. The companies first named were twelve months' troops , a majority re-enlisting for... 1st Georgia Sharpshooters Battalion
Corps Artillery Col Melancthon Smith	Hoxton's Battalion	Phelan's Alabama Battery Perry's Florida Battery Turner's Miss Battery
	Hotchkiss's Battalion	Goldthwaite's Alabama Battery Key's Arkansas Battery Bledsoe's Missouri Battery
	Cobb's Battalion	Slocumb's Louisiana Battery Ferguson's South Carolina Battery Phillip's [Mabane's] Tennessee Battery

Cavalry Corps

MG Nathan B. Forrest

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Chalmers' Division BG James R. Chalmers	Rucker's Brigade Col Edmund W. Rucker Edmund Rucker Edmund Winchester Rucker was a Confederate officer during the American Civil War. He was given the title of "General" as an honorary award after the war, when he became an industrial leader of Birmingham, Alabama. Fort Rucker was named in honor of him...	7th Alabama Cavalry 5th Mississippi Cavalry 7th Tennessee Cavalry 12th Tennessee Cavalry 14th Tennessee Cavalry 15th Tennessee Cavalry Forrest's Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry
Chalmers' Division BG James R. Chalmers	Biffle's Brigade Col Jacob B. Biffle	4th Tennessee Cavalry 9th Tennessee Cavalry 10th Tennessee Cavalry
Buford's Division BG Abraham Buford Abraham Buford II Brigadier General Abraham "Abe" Buford II was a soldier and Thoroughbred horse breeder. Born in Woodford County, Kentucky, his origins were a Huguenot family named Beaufort who fled persecution in France and settled in England before emigrating to America in 1635.Abraham Buford was the son of...	Bell's Brigade Col Tyree H. Bell Tyree H. Bell Tyree H. Bell often referred to by his full name, Tyree Harris Bell, was a Confederate States Army brigadier general during the American Civil War. He commanded a regiment of infantry in 1861 and most of 1862...	2nd/22nd Tennessee Cavalry (Barteau's) 2nd/22nd Tennessee Cavalry (Barteau's) -Organization in 1862:Organized June 1862; reorganized June 1863; reorganized May 10, 1864; consolidated February, 1865 with 21st Cavalry -Organization in 1862:Organized June 1862; reorganized June 1863; reorganized May 10, 1864; consolidated February, 1865 with 21st Cavalry (Wilson's)-Organization... 19th Tennessee Cavalry 20th Tennessee Cavalry 21st Tennessee Cavalry Nixon's Tennessee, Cavalry Regiment
	Crossland's Brigade Col Edward Crossland Edward Crossland Edward Crossland was a Confederate army officer in the American Civil War and later a United States Representative from Kentucky. He commanded a brigade of cavalry in the Western Theater and served in several battles....	3rd Kentucky Mounted Infantry 3rd Kentucky Infantry The 3rd Kentucky Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It was part of the First Kentucky Brigade through August 1862.-Service:... 7th Kentucky Mounted Infantry 7th Kentucky Infantry The 7th Kentucky Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Service:... 8th Kentucky Mounted Infantry 8th Kentucky Infantry The 8th Kentucky Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Service:... 12th Kentucky Cavalry Huey's Kentucky Battalion
Jackson's Division BG William H. Jackson William Hicks Jackson William Hicks "Red" Jackson was a cotton planter, horse breeder, and general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...	Armstrong's Brigade BG Frank C. Armstrong	1st Mississippi Cavalry 2nd Mississippi Cavalry 28th Mississippi Cavalry Ballentine's Mississippi Regiment
	Ross's Brigade BG Lawrence S. Ross Lawrence Sullivan Ross Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross was the 19th Governor of Texas , a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War, and a president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now called Texas A&M University.Ross was raised in the Republic of Texas, which was later annexed to...	3rd Texas Cavalry 6th Texas Cavalry 9th Texas Cavalry 27th Texas Cavalry 1st Texas Legion
Artillery	Morton's Tennessee Battery

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