Piedmont Confederate order of battle

The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Piedmont

Battle of Piedmont

The Battle of Piedmont was fought June 5, 1864, in the village of Piedmont, Augusta County, Virginia. Union Maj. Gen. David Hunter engaged Confederates under Brig. Gen. William E. "Grumble" Jones north of Piedmont. After severe fighting, Jones was killed and the Confederates were routed...

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

Piedmont Union order of battle

The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Piedmont of the American Civil War. The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.-Military rank:* MG = Major General* BG = Brigadier General* Col = Colonel...

is listed separately.

Military rank

MG = Major General
BG = Brigadier General
Col = Colonel
Colonel (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 Colonel
Lieutenant 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 = Major
Major (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

Department of Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee

MG William E. Jones

William E. Jones

William Edmondson Jones, known as Grumble Jones, was a planter, a career United States Army officer, and a Confederate cavalry general, killed in the Battle of Piedmont in the American Civil War.-Early life:...

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Infantry	1st Brigade Col Beuhring H. Jones	36th Virginia: Ltc William E. Fife 60th Virginia: Cpt James W. Johnston 45th Virginia Battalion: Ltc Henry Beckley
	2nd Brigade Col William E. Browne	Thomas Legion (North Carolina): Col Thomas Love 45th Virginia: Ltc Alexander Davis Virginia Cavalry (dismounted, from W.E. Jones' Brigade): Maj R. Henry Brewer
	Vaughn's Brigade BG John C. Vaughn	16th Georgia Cavalry Battalion: 1st Tennessee Cavalry: Col James Carter 12th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion: Maj George W. Day 16th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion: 3rd Tennessee Mounted Infantry (detachment): 39th Tennessee Mounted Infantry (detachment): Maj Robert McFarland 43rd Tennessee Mounted Infantry: Ltc David Key 59th Tennessee Mounted Infantry: Col William L. Eakin 60th, 61st & 62nd Tennessee Mounted Infantry (fragments):
Cavalry	Imboden's Brigade Col John D. Imboden	18th Virginia Cavalry: Col George W. Imboden 23rd Virginia Cavalry: Col Robert White Davis Maryland Battalion (includes two companies of Rockingham County Reserves): Cpt Thomas S. Davis Augusta Mounted Reserves (2 companies): Cpt John Opie
Reserves	Harper's Valley Reserves Col Kenton Harper Kenton Harper Kenton Harper was an American printer, soldier, town mayor, banker, newspaper editor, and legislator. He served as an officer in the U.S. Army during the Mexican–American War and later as a Confederate general officer during the American Civil War...
Artillery		Lewisburg Battery: Cpt Thomas Bryan Staunton Horse Artillery: Cpt John McClanahan Augusta Reserve Battery: Cpt James C. Marquis

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