Kernstown II Confederate order of battle
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The following Confederate States Army
units and commanders fought in the Second Battle of Kernstown
of the American Civil War
, on July 24, 1864 in Kernstown, now part of the City of Winchester, Virginia
. The Union order of battle
is shown separately.
Breckinridge’s Command
MG John C. Breckinridge
Forces reporting directly to Early
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 Second Battle of Kernstown
Battle of Kernstown II
-References:* Patchan, Scott C. Shenandoah Summer: The 1864 Valley Campaign. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-8032-3754-4.-External links:* for July 24, 1864, of Major Alexander Hart of the 5th Louisiana Regiment.*...
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...
, on July 24, 1864 in Kernstown, now part of the City of Winchester, Virginia
Winchester, Virginia
Winchester is an independent city located in the northwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the USA. The city's population was 26,203 according to the 2010 Census...
. The Union order of battle
Kernstown II Union order of battle
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Second Battle of Kernstown of the American Civil War, on July 24, 1864 in Kernstown, now part of the City of Winchester, Virginia...
is shown separately.
Military rank
- GEN = GeneralGeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
- LTG = Lieutenant GeneralLieutenant GeneralLieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
- MG = Major GeneralMajor GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
- BG = Brigadier GeneralBrigadier GeneralBrigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...
- 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. ...
- Cpt = 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...
- Bvt = BrevetBrevet (military)In many of the world's military establishments, brevet referred to a warrant authorizing a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but usually without receiving the pay of that higher rank except when actually serving in that role. An officer so promoted may be referred to as being...
Rank
Army of the Valley
LTG Jubal A. EarlyBreckinridge’s Command
MG John C. Breckinridge
John C. Breckinridge
John Cabell Breckinridge was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Kentucky and was the 14th Vice President of the United States , to date the youngest vice president in U.S...
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First Division (Echols’ Division) BG Gabriel C. Wharton Gabriel C. Wharton Gabriel Colvin Wharton was an American civil engineer and soldier who served as a general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. After the war he was a politician and later resumed his engineering work.... |
Wharton’s Brigade Col Augustus Forsberg |
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Echols’ Brigade
Col George S. Patton |
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Smith’s Brigade
Col Thomas A. Smith |
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Second Division (Gordon’s Division) MG John B. Gordon |
Evans’ Brigade Col E.N. Atkinson |
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York’s Consolidated Louisiana Brigade
BG Zebulon York Zebulon York Zebulon York was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was among a small group of Northern-born Confederate generals.-Early life:York was a native of Avon, Maine... |
Hays’s Old Brigade (Louisiana Tigers Louisiana Tigers Louisiana Tigers was the common nickname for certain infantry troops from the state of Louisiana in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Originally applied to a specific company, the nickname expanded to a battalion, then to a brigade, and eventually to all Louisiana troops... ) - Col W. R. Peck
Stafford’s Old Brigade - Col E. Waggaman
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Terry’s Consolidated Virginia Brigade
BG William Terry |
Stonewall Brigade 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... - Col J.H.S. Funk
Jones’s Old Second Brigade - Col R. H. Dungan
Steuart’s Old Third Brigade - Cpt Peter Yancy
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Forces reporting directly to Early
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Rodes’ Division MG 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:... |
Battle’s Brigade Col Samuel Pickens |
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Grimes’ Brigade
Ltc James Moorehead |
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Cook’s Brigade
BG Philip Cook |
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Cox’s Brigade
BG William R. Cox William R. Cox William Ruffin Cox was an American soldier and politician from the state of North Carolina. He was a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, a three-term member of the United States House of Representatives from 1881 to 1887, and Secretary of the United States... |
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Ramseur’s Division MG Stephen Dodson Ramseur Stephen Dodson Ramseur Stephen Dodson Ramseur was one of the youngest Confederate generals in the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded in battle at the Battle of Cedar Creek in the Shenandoah Valley.-Early life:... |
Lilley’s Brigade Col John Hoffman |
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Johnston’s Brigade
BG Robert D. Johnston |
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Lewis’ Brigade
Col Archibald Godwin |
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Ransom’s Cavalry Division BG John C. Vaughn John C. Vaughn John C. Vaughn was a Confederate cavalry officer from East Tennessee.He served in the Mexican-American War, prospected in the California Gold Rush, and participated in American Civil War battles... |
Imboden’s Brigade BG John D. Imboden John D. Imboden John Daniel Imboden was a lawyer, teacher, Virginia state legislator. During the American Civil War, he was a Confederate cavalry general and partisan fighter... |
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McCausland’s Brigade
BG John McCausland John McCausland John McCausland, Jr. was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army, famous for the ransom of Hagerstown, Maryland, and the razing of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, during the American Civil War.... |
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Johnson’s Brigade
BG Bradley T. Johnson |
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Jackson’s Brigade
BG W. L. Jackson William Lowther "Mudwall" Jackson William Lowther "Mudwall" Jackson Jr. was the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 1857 until 1860. After the outbreak of the American Civil War, he joined the Confederate Army as a Colonel and served on the staff of General Stonewall Jackson... |
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Artillery BG Armistead L. Long |
Braxton’s Battalion Maj Carter M. Braxton |
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King’s Battalion
Maj J. Floyd King |
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Nelson’s Battalion
Maj William Nelson |
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