Kernstown I 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 First Battle of Kernstown

Battle of Kernstown I

The First Battle of Kernstown was fought on March 23, 1862, in Frederick County and Winchester, Virginia, the opening battle of Confederate Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's campaign through the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War....

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

Kernstown I Union order of battle

The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the First Battle of Kernstown of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is shown separately.-Military rank:* Gen = General* LTG = Lieutenant General* MG = Major General...

is shown separately.

Military rank

Gen = General
General
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LTG = Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General
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MG = Major General
Major General
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BG = Brigadier General
Brigadier General
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Col = Colonel
Colonel
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Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant colonel
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Maj = Major
Major
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Cpt = Captain
Lt = Lieutenant
Lieutenant
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Sgt = Sergeant
Sergeant
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Forces Near Kernstown

MG Thomas J. Jackson

Stonewall Jackson

Division	Brigade	Regiment or Other
Jackson's Division MG Thomas J. Jackson Stonewall Jackson ຄຽשת״ׇׂׂׂׂ֣\|birth_place= Clarksburg, Virginia \|death_place=Guinea Station, Virginia\|placeofburial=Stonewall Jackson Memorial CemeteryLexington, Virginia\|placeofburial_label= Place of burial\|image=...	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... BG 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:...	2nd Virginia Infantry 2nd Virginia Infantry The 2nd Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in today’s West Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought as part of the Stonewall Brigade, mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia.... - Col J. W. Allen 4th Virginia Infantry 4th Virginia Infantry The 4th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought in the Stonewall Brigade, mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia.... - Ltc Charles A. Ronald, Maj A.G. Pendleton 5th Virginia Infantry 5th Virginia Infantry The 5th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought in the Stonewall Brigade, mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia.... - Col William H. Harman 27th Virginia Infantry 27th Virginia Infantry The 27th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Stonewall Brigade of the Army of Northern Virginia.... - Col John Echols John Echols John Echols was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:Echols was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, and was educated at the Virginia Military Institute, Washington College and Harvard College. A tall imposing man, standing 6 feet 4 inches tall, Echols... (w), Ltc A.J. Grigsby 33rd Virginia Infantry 33rd Virginia Infantry The 33rd Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in the Commonwealth of Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War... - Col Arthur C. Cummings Rockbridge Battery, Virginia Artillery - Cap James H. Wateres West Augusta Battery, Virginia Artillery Carpenter's Virginia Battery - Cap Joseph Carpenter
	Second (Burks') Brigade Col Jesse S. Burks	21st Virginia Infantry 21st Virginia Infantry The 21st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry 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.... - Ltc John M. Patton, Jr. 42nd Virginia Infantry 42nd Virginia Infantry The 42nd Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War... - Ltc D.A. Langhorne 48th Virginia Infantry 48th Virginia Infantry The 48th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry 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.... (not engaged) 1st Virginia Infantry Battalion 1st Virginia Infantry Battalion The 1st Battalion, Virginia Infantry Regulars, also known as the Irish Battalion, was raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and, served as infantry. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia.... (Irish) - Cap D.B. Bridgford Pleasant's Virginia Battery (not engaged) - Lt James Pleasants
	Third (Fulkerson's) Brigade Col Samuel V. Fulkerson	23rd Virginia Infantry 23rd Virginia Infantry The 23rd Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry 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.... - Ltc Alexander G. Taliaferro 37th Virginia Infantry 37th Virginia Infantry The 37th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry 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.... - Ltc R.P. Carson Danville Battery, Virginia Artillery - Lt A.C. Lanier
	Cavalry Col Turner Ashby Turner Ashby Turner Ashby, Jr. was a Confederate cavalry commander in the American Civil War. He had achieved prominence as Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's cavalry commander, in the grade of colonel, in the Shenandoah Valley before he was killed in battle in 1862...	7th Virginia Cavalry 7th Virginia Cavalry The 7th Virginia Cavalry also known as Ashby's Cavalry was a Confederate cavalry regiment raised in the spring of 1861 by Colonel Angus W. McDonald, Sr. The regiment was composed primarily of men from the counties of the upper Shenandoah Valley as well as from the counties of Fauquier and Loudoun... - Col Turner Ashby Turner Ashby Turner Ashby, Jr. was a Confederate cavalry commander in the American Civil War. He had achieved prominence as Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's cavalry commander, in the grade of colonel, in the Shenandoah Valley before he was killed in battle in 1862... Chew's Virginia Battery - Cap R.P. Chew

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