Mine Run Campaign Confederate order of battle
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The following Confederate States Army
units and commanders fought in the Mine Run Campaign of the American Civil War
. The Union order of battle
is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization from October 31, 1863, the casualty returns and the reports.
Second Corps
MG Jubal A. Early
Third Corps
LTG Ambrose P. Hill
Cavalry Corps
MG James E.B. Stuart
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 Mine Run Campaign 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
Mine Run Campaign Union order of battle
The following units and commanders fought in the Mine Run Campaign of the American Civil War on the Union side. The Confederate order of battle is shown separately.- Military rank abbreviations used :* MG = Major General* BG = Brigadier General...
is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization from October 31, 1863, the casualty returns and the reports.
Military rank
- Gen = GeneralGeneral (United States)In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, general is a four-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-10. General ranks above lieutenant general and below General of the Army or General of the Air Force; the Marine Corps does not have an...
- LTG = Lieutenant GeneralLieutenant General (United States)In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general...
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = ColonelColonel (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 ColonelLieutenant 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 = MajorMajor (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 = 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...
Other
- (w) = woundedWounded in actionWounded in action describes soldiers who have been wounded while fighting in a combat zone during war time, but have not been killed. Typically it implies that they are temporarily or permanently incapable of bearing arms or continuing to fight....
- (mw) = mortally wounded
- (k) = killed in actionKilled in actionKilled in action is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own forces at the hands of hostile forces. The United States Department of Defense, for example, says that those declared KIA need not have fired their weapons but have been killed due to...
- (c) = capturedPrisoner of warA prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
Second CorpsSecond Corps, Army of Northern VirginiaThe Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia was a military organization within the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during much of the American Civil War. It was officially created and named following the Battle of Sharpsburg in 1862, but comprised units in a corps organization for quite...
MG Jubal A. EarlyJubal Anderson Early
Jubal Anderson Early was a lawyer and Confederate general in the American Civil War. He served under Stonewall Jackson and then Robert E. Lee for almost the entire war, rising from regimental command to lieutenant general and the command of an infantry corps in the Army of Northern Virginia...
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Early's Division BG Harry T. Hays Harry T. Hays Harry Thompson Hays was an American Army officer serving in the Mexican-American War and a general who served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.... |
Pegram's Brigade BG John Pegram John Pegram (general) John Pegram was a career soldier from Virginia who served as an officer in the United States Army and then as a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He became the first former U.S... |
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Gordon's Brigade
BG John B. Gordon John Brown Gordon John Brown Gordon was one of Robert E. Lee's most trusted Confederate generals during the American Civil War. After the war, he was a strong opponent of Reconstruction and is thought by some to have been the titular leader of the Ku Klux Klan in Georgia during the late 1860s. A member of the... |
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Hays' Brigade 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 William Monaghan |
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Hoke's Brigade
Ltc Samuel M. Tate |
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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:... |
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 James A. Walker James A. Walker James Alexander Walker was a Virginia lawyer, politician, and Confederate general during the American Civil War, later serving as a United States Congressman for two terms... |
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Steuart's Brigade
BG George H. Steuart (w) |
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Jones' Brigade
BG John M. Jones John M. Jones John Marshall Jones was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He fought at the Battle of Gettysburg and was killed in action at the Battle of the Wilderness.-Early life:... (w) Col William A. Witcher |
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Stafford's Brigade
BG Leroy A. Stafford |
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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:... |
Daniel's Brigade BG Junius Daniel Junius Daniel Junius Daniel was a planter and career military officer, serving in the United States Army, then in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, as a brigadier general. His troops were instrumental in the Confederates' success at the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg... |
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Ramseur's Brigade
BG Stephen D. 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:... |
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Doles' Brigade
BG George P. Doles George P. Doles George Pierce Doles was a Georgia businessman and Confederate general during the American Civil War. His men played a key role on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg in driving back the Union XI Corps.-Early life:... |
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Battle's Cullen A. Battle Cullen Andrews Battle was an American attorney, politician, and general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... Brigade Col Edward A. O'Neal |
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Johnston's Brigade
BG Robert D. Johnston |
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Artillery BG Armistead L. Long |
Andrews' Battalion Maj Carter M. Braxton |
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Carter's Battalion
Ltc Thomas H. Carter Thomas H. Carter (Colonel) Thomas Henry Carter was an artillery officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. His battalion played an important role in the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early life:... |
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Jones' Battalion
Ltc Hilary P. Jones |
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Nelson's Battalion
Ltc William Nelson |
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First Regiment Virginia Artillery
Col John T. Brown J. Thompson Brown John Thompson Brown was a Confederate artillerist in the American Civil War. He was killed by a sharpshooter in the Battle of the Wilderness.-Civil War:... |
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Third CorpsThird Corps, Army of Northern VirginiaThe Third Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia was a military organization within the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during much of the American Civil War. The corps was formed in mid-1863 and served until Lee's surrender April 9, 1865, near the end of the war.-Formation:After the death of...
LTG Ambrose P. HillA. P. Hill
Ambrose Powell Hill, Jr. , was a career U.S. Army officer in the Mexican-American War and Seminole Wars and a Confederate general in the American Civil War...
- Provost Guard: 5th Alabama Battalion
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Anderson's Division MG Richard H. Anderson Richard H. Anderson Richard Heron Anderson was a career U.S. Army officer, fighting with distinction in the Mexican-American War. He also served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, fighting in the Eastern Theater of the conflict and most notably during the 1864 Battle of Spotsylvania Court House... |
Wilcox's (old) Brigade Col John C. C. Sanders |
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Posey's Carnot Posey Carnot Posey was a Mississippi planter and lawyer, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Bristoe Station, dying from infection.-Early life and family:... Brigade Col Nathaniel H. Harris |
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Mahone's Brigade
BG William Mahone William Mahone William Mahone was a civil engineer, teacher, soldier, railroad executive, and a member of the Virginia General Assembly and U.S. Congress. Small of stature, he was nicknamed "Little Billy".... |
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Wright' s Brigade
BG Ambrose R. Wright Ambrose R. Wright Ambrose Ransom Wright was a lawyer, Georgia politician, and Confederate general in the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
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Perry's Brigade
BG Edward A. Perry Edward A. Perry Edward Aylesworth Perry was a general under Robert E. Lee during the American Civil War and the 14th Governor of Florida.-Early life:He was a descendant of Arthur Perry, one of the earliest settlers of New England... |
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Heth's Division MG Henry Heth Henry Heth Henry "Harry" Heth was a career United States Army officer and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He is best remembered for inadvertently precipitating the Battle of Gettysburg, when he sent some of his troops of the Army of Northern Virginia to the small Pennsylvania village,... |
Davis' Brigade BG Joseph R. Davis Joseph R. Davis Joseph Robert Davis was a Confederate general during the American Civil War and nephew of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. His troops played an important role in the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early life:... |
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Walker's Brigade
BG Henry H. Walker |
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Kirkland's Brigade
Col Thomas C. Singletary |
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Cooke's Brigade
Col Edward D. Hall |
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Wilcox's Division MG Cadmus M. Wilcox Cadmus M. Wilcox Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox was a career United States Army officer who served in the Mexican–American War and also was a Confederate general during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
Lane's Brigade BG James H. Lane James H. Lane (general) James Henry Lane was a university professor and Confederate general in the American Civil War.He is considered to be the father of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and is the namesake of the University's oldest building, Lane Hall.-Early life:Lane was born in Mathews Court... |
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McGowan' s Samuel McGowan (general) Samuel McGowan was a general from South Carolina in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He commanded a brigade in A.P. Hill's famous "Light Division" and was wounded several times... Brigade BG Abner M. Perrin Abner Monroe Perrin Abner Monroe Perrin was a Confederate general in the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. He was killed at the Battle of Spotsylvania.-Early life:... |
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Thomas' Brigade
BG Edward L. Thomas |
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Scales' Brigade
BG Alfred M. Scales |
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Artillery Col R. Lindsay Walker |
Cutts' Battalion Ltc Allen S. Cutts Allen S. Cutts -Pre-War:Allan Sherod Cutts was born in Pulaski County, Georgia on December 4, 1826. He was the twelfth and last child of Major Cutts, a farmer born in North Carolina, and Elizabeth Linsey Cutts, born in Indiana. Allen S. Cutts was raised on the farms his father occupied in Georgia... |
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McIntosh's Battalion
Maj David G. McIntosh |
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Poague's Battalion
Ltc William T. Poague William T. Poague William Thomas Poague was a Confederate States Army officer serving in the Artillery during the American Civil War... |
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Garnett's Battalion
Ltc John J. Garnett |
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Pegram's Battalion
Maj William R. J. Pegram William Ransom Johnson Pegram William Ransom Johnson Pegram, known as "Willie" or "Willy", was an important young artillery officer in Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded in the Battle of Five Forks. He was the younger brother of Confederate General John... |
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Haskell's Battalion
Maj John C. Haskell |
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Cavalry CorpsCavalry Corps, Army of Northern VirginiaThe Cavalry Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia was the only organized cavalry corps in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Prior to the establishment of a formal corps, cavalry organization in the Confederacy consisted mostly of partisan ranger units and some battalions, a few...
MG James E.B. StuartJ.E.B. Stuart
James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart was a U.S. Army officer from Virginia and a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. He was known to his friends as "Jeb", from the initials of his given names. Stuart was a cavalry commander known for his mastery of reconnaissance and the use...
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Hampton's Division MG Wade Hampton Wade 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... |
Gordon's Brigade BG James B. Gordon James B. Gordon James Byron Gordon was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was killed in action at the Battle of Meadow Bridge.-Early life:... |
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Young's Brigade
BG Pierce M. B. Young Pierce M. B. Young Pierce Manning Butler Young was a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a post-war politician, diplomat, and four-term United States Congressman from Georgia.... |
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Rosser's Brigade
BG Thomas L. Rosser Thomas L. Rosser Thomas Lafayette Rosser was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and later an officer in the Spanish American War and railroad construction engineer. A favorite of J.E.B... |
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Fitzhugh Lee's Division MG Fitzhugh Lee Fitzhugh Lee Fitzhugh Lee , nephew of Robert E. Lee, was a Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, the 40th Governor of Virginia, diplomat, and United States Army general in the Spanish-American War.-Early life:... |
William H. F. Lee's Brigade Col John R. Chambliss John R. Chambliss John Randolph Chambliss, Jr. was a career military officer, serving in the United States Army and then, during the American Civil War, in the Confederate States Army. A brigadier general of cavalry, Chambliss was killed in action during the Second Battle of Deep Bottom.-Early life:Chambliss was... , Jr. |
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Lomax's Brigade
BG Lunsford L. Lomax Lunsford L. Lomax Lunsford Lindsay Lomax was an American educator, farmer, and officer in the United States Army who resigned his commission to join the Confederate Army at the outbreak of the American Civil War.-Biography:... |
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Wickham's Brigade
BG Williams C. Wickham |
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Horse Artillery |
Beckham's Battalion Maj Robert F. Beckham |
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Reserve Artillery
BG William N. PendletonWilliam N. Pendleton
William Nelson Pendleton was an American teacher, Episcopal priest, and soldier. He served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, noted for his position as Gen. Robert E. Lee's chief of artillery for most of the conflict...
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First Corps Artillery |
Cabell's Battalion Col Henry C. Cabell |
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