Seven Days Confederate order of battle
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The following Confederate States Army
units and commanders fought in the Seven Days battles
of the American Civil War
. The Union order of battle
is listed separately.
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 Seven Days battles
Seven Days Battles
The Seven Days Battles was a series of six major battles over the seven days from June 25 to July 1, 1862, near Richmond, Virginia during the American Civil War. Confederate General Robert E. Lee drove the invading Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, away from...
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
Seven Days Union order of battle
The following United States Army units and commanders fought in the Seven Days battles 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
- 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....
- 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...
- Sgt = SergeantSergeantSergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
- ADC = Aide de Camp
Other
- (w) = woundWoundA wound is a type of injury in which skin is torn, cut or punctured , or where blunt force trauma causes a contusion . In pathology, it specifically refers to a sharp injury which damages the dermis of the skin.-Open:...
ed - (mw) = mortally woundedMortal WoundA mortal wound is a very severe and serious injury whether accidental or inflicted intentionally , which leads directly to the death of the victim. Death need not be instantaneous, but follows soon after...
- (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...
Jackson's Command
MG Thomas J. JacksonDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First (Whiting's) Division BG William H. C. Whiting William H. C. Whiting William Henry Chase Whiting was an United States Army officer who resigned after 16 years of service in the Army Corps of Engineers to serve in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War... |
First (Hood's) Brigade Texas Brigade The Texas Brigade, also often referred to as Hood's Brigade, was an infantry brigade in the Confederate States Army that distinguished itself for its fierce tenacity and fighting capability during the American Civil War.-Organization:... BG John B. Hood John Bell Hood John Bell Hood was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. Hood had a reputation for bravery and aggressiveness that sometimes bordered on recklessness... |
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Third (Whiting's) Brigade
Col Evander M. Law Evander M. Law Evander McIver Law was an author, teacher, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
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Second (Jackson's) Division MG Thomas J. Jackson |
First Brigade BG Charles S. Winder |
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Second Brigade
Ltc Richard H. Cunningham, Jr. BG John R. Jones John R. Jones John Robert Jones was a Virginia businessman and soldier who was a controversial brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.Jones was a native Virginian and a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute... (w) |
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Third Brigade
Col Samuel V. Fulkerson (mw) Col Edward T.H. Warren E. T. H. Warren Edward Tiffin Harrison Warren commanded a Virginia infantry regiment and occasionally held interim brigade command in the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War.-Pre-War:... BG 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... |
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Fourth Brigade
BG Alexander Lawton Alexander Lawton Alexander Robert Lawton was a lawyer, politician, diplomat, and brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
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Third (Ewell's) Division MG Richard S. Ewell Richard 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... |
Fourth Brigade BG Arnold Elzey Arnold Elzey Arnold Elzey , Jr. was a soldier in both the United States Army and the Confederate Army, serving as a major general during the American Civil War... (w) Col 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... BG Jubal Early |
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Seventh Brigade
BG Isaac R. Trimble Isaac R. Trimble Isaac Ridgeway Trimble was a United States Army officer, a civil engineer, a prominent railroad construction superintendent and executive, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War, most famous for his leadership role in the assault known as Pickett's Charge at the Battle of... |
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Eight Brigade
BG Richard Taylor Richard Taylor (general) Richard Taylor was a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He was the son of United States President Zachary Taylor and First Lady Margaret Taylor.-Early life:... (ill) Col Isaac G. Seymour (k) Col Leroy T. Stafford Leroy Augustus Stafford Leroy Augustus Stafford was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
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Maryland Line
Col Bradley T. Johnson |
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D.H. Hill's Division
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D.H. Hill's Division MG Daniel H. Hill Daniel Harvey Hill On July 22, 1862, Hill and Union Maj. Gen. John A. Dix concluded an agreement for the general exchange of prisoners between the Union and Confederate armies. This agreement became known as the Dix-Hill Cartel.... |
First Brigade BG 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:... |
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Second Brigade
BG George B. Anderson George B. Anderson George Burgwyn Anderson was a career military officer, serving first in the antebellum U.S. Army and then dying from wounds inflicted during the American Civil War while a general officer in the Confederate Army. He was among six generals killed or mortally wounded at the Battle of Antietam in... (w) |
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Third Brigade
BG Samuel Garland |
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Fourth Brigade
Col 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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Fifth Brigade
BG Roswell S. Ripley Roswell S. Ripley Roswell Sabine Ripley was an officer in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War and, despite being Northern-born, a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War... |
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Jones' battalion
Maj Hilary P. Jones |
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Magruder's Command
MG John B. MagruderJohn B. Magruder
John Bankhead Magruder was a career military officer who served in the armies of three nations. He was a U.S. Army officer in the Mexican-American War, a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and a postbellum general in the Imperial Mexican Army...
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First Division BG David R. Jones |
First Brigade BG Robert Toombs Robert Toombs Robert Augustus Toombs was an American political leader, United States Senator from Georgia, 1st Secretary of State of the Confederacy, and a Confederate general in the Civil War.-Early life:... |
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Third (Jones') Brigade
Col 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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Artillery
Maj John J. Garnett |
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McLaws' Division MG Lafayette McLaws Lafayette McLaws Lafayette McLaws was a United States Army officer and a Confederate general in the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
First Brigade BG Paul J. Semmes Paul Jones Semmes Paul Jones Semmes was a banker, businessman, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War, mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early life:... |
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Fourth Brigade
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:... |
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Magruder's Division MG John B. Magruder |
Second Brigade BG Howell Cobb Howell Cobb Howell Cobb was an American political figure. A Southern Democrat, Cobb was a five-term member of the United States House of Representatives and Speaker of the House from 1849 to 1851... |
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Third Brigade
BG Richard Griffith Richard Griffith (general) Richard Griffith was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Savage's Station during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign... (mw) Col William Barksdale William Barksdale William Barksdale was a lawyer, newspaper editor, U.S. Congressman, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War... |
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Artillery
Col Stephen D. Lee Stephen D. Lee Stephen Dill Lee was an American soldier, planter, legislator, and author. He was the youngest Confederate lieutenant general during the American Civil War, and later served as the first president of Mississippi A&M College... |
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Longstreet's Division
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Longstreet's Division MG James Longstreet James 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... BG 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... |
First Brigade BG James L. Kemper James 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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Second Brigade
BG 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... Col Micah Jenkins Micah Jenkins Micah Jenkins , was a Confederate general in the American Civil War, mortally wounded by friendly fire at the Battle of the Wilderness.-Early life:... |
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Third Brigade
BG George 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... Col 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:... Col John B. Strange |
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Fourth Brigade
BG 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:... |
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Fifth Brigade
BG Roger A. Pryor Roger Atkinson Pryor Roger Atkinson Pryor was both an American politician and a Confederate politician serving as a congressman on both sides. He was also a jurist, serving in the New York Supreme Court, a lawyer, and newspaper editor... |
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Sixth Brigade
BG Winfield S. Featherston Winfield S. Featherston Winfield Scott Featherston "Old Swet" was an antebellum two-term U.S. Representative from Mississippi and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was later a state politician and a circuit court judge.-Early life and career:Winfield S... |
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141st Field Artillery Regiment (United States) The 141st Field Artillery Regiment is a United States artillery regiment.-History:The 141st Field Artillery is an historic American military unit that is currently part of the Louisiana Army National Guard headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana... |
Huger's Division
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Huger's Division MG Benjamin Huger |
Second 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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Third 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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Fourth Brigade
BG Lewis A. Armistead |
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Ransom's Brigade (Second Brigade from the Department of North Carolina)
BG Robert Ransom, Jr. Robert Ransom, Jr. Robert Ransom, Jr. was a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. His brother Matt W. Ransom was also a Confederate general officer and U.S. Senator.-Early life:... |
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Walker's Brigade (Fourth Brigade from the Department of North Carolina)
BG John G. Walker John George Walker John George Walker was a Confederate general in the American Civil War.-Early life and military career:Walker was born in Jefferson City, Missouri... Col Van H. Manning Van H. Manning Vannoy Hartrog Manning was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi and an officer in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
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A.P. Hill's Light Division
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A.P. Hill's Light Division MG Ambrose P. Hill |
First Brigade BG 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... |
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Second Brigade
BG Maxcy Gregg Maxcy Gregg Maxcy Gregg was a lawyer, soldier in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War, and a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War who was killed at the Battle of Fredericksburg.... |
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Third Brigade
BG Joseph R. Anderson Joseph R. Anderson Joseph Reid Anderson was an American civil engineer, industrialist, and soldier. During the American Civil War he served as a Confederate general, and his Tredegar Iron Company was a major source of munitions and ordnance for the Confederate States Army.-Early life and career:Joseph Reid Anderson... Col Edward L. Thomas |
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Fourth Brigade
BG Lawrence O'Bryan Branch Lawrence O'Bryan Branch Lawrence O'Bryan Branch was a North Carolina representative in the U.S. Congress and a Confederate brigadier general in the American Civil War, killed at the Battle of Antietam.-Early life and career:... |
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Fifth 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.... |
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Sixth Brigade
BG William D. Pender William Dorsey Pender William Dorsey Pender was one of the youngest, and most promising, generals fighting for the Confederacy in the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early life:... |
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Artillery
Ltc Lewis M. Coleman |
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Department of North Carolina
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Department of North Carolina MG Theophilus H. Holmes Theophilus H. Holmes Theophilus Hunter Holmes was a career United States Army officer and a Confederate Lieutenant General in the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
Third Brigade Col 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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Artillery
Col James Deshler James Deshler James Deshler was a career United States Army officer and a graduate of West Point. He was a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War and died on the field of battle.-Early life and career:... |
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Wise's Command
BG Henry A. Wise Henry A. Wise Henry Alexander Wise was an American politician and governor of Virginia, as well as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:... |
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Artillery Reserve
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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1st 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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Nelson's Battalion
Maj William Nelson |
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Richardson's Battalion
Maj Charles Richardson |
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Sumter (Georgia) Artillery
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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Cavalry
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Cavalry BG J.E.B. Stuart J.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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