Petersburg Confederate order of battle
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The following Confederate States Army
units and commanders fought in the Siege of Petersburg
of the American Civil War
. The following Order of Battle is the Organization from the Confederate forces near Petersburg of October 27, 1864.
Army of Northern Virginia
Gen Robert E. Lee
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 Siege of Petersburg
Siege of Petersburg
The Richmond–Petersburg Campaign was a series of battles around Petersburg, Virginia, fought from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865, 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 following Order of Battle is the Organization from the Confederate forces near Petersburg of October 27, 1864.
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...
Army of Northern VirginiaArmy of Northern VirginiaThe Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, as well as the primary command structure of the Department of Northern Virginia. It was most often arrayed against the Union Army of the Potomac...
Gen Robert E. LeeRobert E. Lee
Robert Edward Lee was a career military officer who is best known for having commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War....
- Provost Guard Maj. D.B. Bridgford
- 5th Alabama Battalion
- 1st Virginia Battalion
- 48th Georgia (1 Company)
- 39th Virginia Cavalry Battalion
- Engineers MG Jeremy Francis GilmerJeremy Francis GilmerJeremy Francis Gilmer was an American soldier, mapmaker, and civil engineer most noted for his service as the Chief Engineer of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War...
- 1st Confederate Engineers
- 2nd Confederate Engineers
First Corps
LTG James LongstreetJames Longstreet
James Longstreet was one of the foremost Confederate generals of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse." He served under Lee as a corps commander for many of the famous battles fought by the Army of Northern Virginia in the...
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Kershaw's Division BG Joseph B. Kershaw Joseph B. Kershaw Joseph Brevard Kershaw was a lawyer, judge, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War.-Early life:... (Kershaw's Division was sent to join Early in the Valley on 7 August 1864, left the Valley on 14 September 1864, and then rejoined Early in the Valley 26 September 1864. It finally returned to Petersburg by 21 November 1864.) |
Kershaw's Brigade Col John Doby Kennedy John Doby Kennedy John Doby Kennedy was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, as well as a post-war planter, attorney, politician, and Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina.-Early life and career:... |
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Wofford's Brigade
Col C.C. Sanders |
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Humphreys' Brigade
Maj G.B. Gerald |
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Bryan's Brigade
Col J.P. Simms |
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Field's Division MG Charles W. Field Charles W. Field Charles William Field was a career military officer, serving in the United States Army and then, during the American Civil War, in the Confederate States Army. His division was considered as one of the finest in the Army of Northern Virginia... |
Bratton's Brigade BG John Bratton John Bratton John Bratton was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina, as well as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War... Col J. Walker |
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Law's Brigade
Col William F. Perry |
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Anderson's Brigade
BG George T. Anderson George T. Anderson George Thomas Anderson was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Nicknamed "Tige," Anderson was noted as one of Robert E... |
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Gregg's Brigade (Gregg was killed 7 October 1864, and Bass was wounded the same day. Winkler commanded after this.)
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:... Col F.S. Bass Ltc C.M. Winkler |
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Benning's Brigade
BG Henry L. Benning Henry L. Benning Henry Lewis Benning was a lawyer, legislator, judge on the Georgia Supreme Court, and a Confederate general during the American Civil War. He is also noted for the U.S... |
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Pickett's Division MG George E. Pickett George Pickett George Edward Pickett was a career United States Army officer who became a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War... |
Terry's Brigade BG William R. Terry William R. Terry William Richard Terry was a businessman, politician, prison superintendent and a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... |
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Hunton's Brigade
BG Eppa Hunton Eppa Hunton Eppa Hunton II was a U.S. Representative and Senator from Virginia and a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.-Early years:... |
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Steuart's Brigade
BG George H. Steuart |
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Corse's Brigade
BG Montgomery D. Corse Montgomery Dent Corse Montgomery Dent Corse was an American banker, gold prospector, and soldier who served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. He commanded a regiment and then a brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia, and served in several of that army's most important battles.-Early... |
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Corps Artillery BG Edward Porter Alexander Edward Porter Alexander Edward Porter Alexander was an engineer, an officer in the U.S. Army, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and later a railroad executive, planter, and author.... |
Huger's Battalion Ltc Frank Huger Frank Huger Frank Huger, a son of Gen Benjamin Huger, served as a Confederate artillerist in the American Civil War.-Pre War:Francis Kinloch Huger, a son of Benjamin Huger and Elizabeth Celestine Pinckney, was born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1837. Like his father, Frank Huger attended the United States Military... |
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Haskell's Battalion
Maj John C. Haskell |
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Cabell's Battalion
Col Henry C. Cabell |
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1st Virginia Artillery Battalion |
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Johnson's Battalion |
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Stark's Artillery Battalion |
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Third Corps
LTG A. 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...
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Mahone's Division 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".... |
Sander' Brigade Col J.H. King |
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Harris' Brigade
BG Nathaniel H. Harris Nathaniel H. Harris Nathaniel Harrison Harris was a Confederate States Army brigadier general during the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
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Mahone's Brigade
BG David A. Weiseger |
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Wright's Brigade
Col W. Gibson |
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Finnegan's Brigade
BG Joseph Finegan Joseph Finegan Joseph Finegan was an attorney, politician, and railroad builder in Florida, but is primarily known as the general who commanded the Confederate States Army in its victory at the Battle of Olustee.... Replaced by Col Theodore Washington Brevard |
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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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Cooke's Brigade
BG John R. Cooke |
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MacRae's Brigade
BG W. MacRae |
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Archer's Brigade
BG James J. Archer James J. Archer James Jay Archer was a lawyer and an officer in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War, and he later served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.... (Archer was in command until 16 October 1864. Mayo then took over. Archer received a furlough and died 24 October 1864.) Col Robert M. Mayo |
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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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Scales' Brigade
BG Alfred M. Scales Alfred Moore Scales Alfred Moore Scales was a North Carolina state legislature, Confederate general in the American Civil War and the 45th Governor of the US state of North Carolina from 1885 to 1889, and Congressman.-Early life:... |
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McGowan's Brigade
BG Samuel McGowan 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... |
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Thomas's Brigade
BG Edward L. Thomas |
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Corps Artillery Col R. Lindsay Walker |
Cutts' Battalion Col 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
Ltc David G. McIntosh |
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Pegram's Battalion
Ltc William J. Pegram |
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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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Richardson's Battalion
Ltc Charles Richardson |
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Washington (Louisiana) Artillery Battalion: Ltc Benjamin F. Eshleman |
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Fourth Corps
LTG Richard H. AndersonRichard 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...
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Johnson's Division MG Bushrod Johnson Bushrod Johnson Bushrod Rust Johnson was a teacher, university chancellor, and Confederate general in the American Civil War. He was one of a handful of Confederate generals who were born and raised in the North.-Early life:... |
Elliott's Brigade BG W.H. Wallace |
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Gracie's Brigade
BG Archibald Gracie, Jr. Archibald Gracie III Archibald Gracie III was a career United States Army officer, businessman, and a graduate of West Point. He is well known for being a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War and for his death during the Siege of Petersburg.-Early life and career:Archibald was born into a... |
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Ransom's Brigade
BG Matt Whitaker Ransom |
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Wise's Brigade
Col. J.T. Goode |
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Hoke's Division MG Robert F. Hoke Robert Hoke Robert Frederick Hoke was an American businessman, railroad executive, and a Confederate Army general during the American Civil War. Hoke and his division played a decisive role during the Battle of Cold Harbor in 1864.... |
Martin's Brigade BG William Whedbee Kirkland William Whedbee Kirkland William Whedbee Kirkland was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was the only former US Marine to serve as a Confederate general.-Early life:... |
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Clingman's Brigade
Col. H. McKethan |
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Hagood's Brigade
BG Johnson Hagood Johnson Hagood (governor) Johnson Hagood was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and the 80th Governor of South Carolina from 1880 to 1882.-Early years:... |
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Colquitt's Brigade
BG Alfred H. Colquitt Alfred H. Colquitt Alfred Holt Colquitt was a lawyer, preacher, soldier, 49th Governor of Georgia and two term U.S. Senator from Georgia where he died in office. He served as an officer in the Confederate army, reaching the rank of major general.... |
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Corps Artillery Col. Hilary P. Jones |
28th Virginia Artillery Battalion Ltc John P. W. Read |
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Moseley's Artillery Battalion
Ltc E.F. Moseley |
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Boggs' Artillery Battalion
Maj F.J. Boggs |
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Coit's Artillery Battalion
Maj J.C. Coit |
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Cavalry Corps
MG Wade Hampton IIIWade 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...
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Butler's Division BG Matthew C. Butler Matthew Butler Matthew Calbraith Butler was an American military commander and politician from South Carolina. He served as a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, postbellum three-term United States Senator, and a major general in the United States Army during the... |
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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Dunovant's Brigade
BG John Dunovant John Dunovant John Dunovant was a brigadier general with temporary rank in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. A South Carolinian, he was commander of the 1st South Carolina Infantry Regiment and later the 5th South Carolina Cavalry Regiment from his home state... (k) Col B.H. Rutledge |
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Fitzhugh Lee's Division 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... |
Wickham's Brigade Col Thomas T. Munford Thomas T. Munford Thomas Taylor Munford was an American farmer and Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War.-Biography:... |
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Rosser's Brigade
Col O.R. Funsten Sr. |
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Payne'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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W.H.F. Lee's Division MG W.H.F. Lee William Henry Fitzhugh Lee William Henry Fitzhugh Lee , known as Rooney Lee or W.H.F. Lee, was the second son of Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Randolph Custis. He was a planter, a Confederate cavalry General in the American Civil War, and later a member of the U.S. Congress.-Early life:Lee was born at Arlington House in... |
Barringer's Brigade BG Rufus Barringer Rufus Barringer Rufus Clay Barringer was a North Carolina lawyer, politician, and American Civil War brigadier general.-Early life:... |
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Chambliss's Brigade
Col J.L. Davis |
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Dearing's Brigade
BG James Dearing James Dearing James Dearing was a Confederate States Army officer during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of High Bridge during the Appomattox Campaign, making him one of the last officers to die in the war; there are claims that he was the last general officer to die in the... |
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Horse Artillery Maj R. Preston Chew R. Preston Chew Roger Preston Chew was a noted horse artillery commander in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. After the war, he was a prominent West Virginia businessman and railroad executive.... |
Breathed's Battalion |
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Department of Richmond
LTG Richard S. EwellRichard S. Ewell
Richard Stoddert Ewell was a career United States Army officer and a Confederate general during the American Civil War. He achieved fame as a senior commander under Stonewall Jackson and Robert E...
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Johnson's Brigade Col J.M. Hughs |
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Gary's Cavalry Brigade
BG Martin Witherspoon Gary Martin Witherspoon Gary Martin Witherspoon Gary was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a Democratic politician in postbellum South Carolina.-Early life and career:... |
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Richmond Forces
MG James L. KemperJames L. Kemper
James Lawson Kemper was a lawyer, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and the 37th Governor of Virginia...
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Local Defense Brigade MG G.W.C. Lee George Washington Custis Lee George Washington Custis Lee , also known as Custis Lee, was the eldest son of Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Custis Lee... |
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Barton's Command
BG Seth 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:... |
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Independent Richmond Infantry |
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Independent Richmond Cavalry |
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Post of Richmond
BG W.M. GardnerDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Artillery Defenses Ltc John C. Pemberton John C. Pemberton John Clifford Pemberton , was a career United States Army officer who fought in the Seminole Wars and with distinction during the Mexican–American War. He also served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, noted for his defeat and surrender in the critical Siege of Vicksburg in... |
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First Division (Inner Line) Ltc J.W. Atkinson |
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Second Division (Inner Line)
Ltc J. Howard |
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Lightfoot's Artillery Battalion
Ltc C.E. Lightfoot |
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Miscellaneous Artillery |
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Chaffin's Bluff Maj W.S. Basinger |
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9th Georgia Artillery Battalion
Maj. A. Leyden |
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Naval Batteries
Lt C.W. Hays |
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Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia
Gen Pierre Gustave Toutant BeauregardDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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1st Military District BG Henry A. Wise |
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Walker's Brigade 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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Post of Petersburg |
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Fort Clifton |
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Garnett's Brigade at Hicksford
Ltc John J. Garnett |
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High Bridge |
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Mattoax Bridge |
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Staunton River Bridge |
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Danville Virginia |
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Drewry's Bluff |
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Smith's Artillery Battalion |
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