Wilmington Confederate order of battle

The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Wilmington

Battle of Wilmington

The Battle of Wilmington was fought February 11 – February 22, 1865, during the American Civil War. It was a direct result of the Union victory at the Second Battle of Fort Fisher.-Background:...

(February 11 to 22, 1865) 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

Wilmington Union order of battle

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

is listed separately.

Military rank

Gen = General
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
Lt = 1st Lieutenant

Post of Sugar Loaf

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
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....	Clingman's Brigade Col William S. Devane	8th North Carolina: Ltc Rufus A. Barrier 31st North Carolina: Ltc Charles W. Knight 51st North Carolina: Cpt James W. Lippit 61st North Carolina
	Colquitt's Brigade Col Charles T. Zachary	6th Georgia 6th Georgia Volunteer Infantry The 6th Georgia Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It was organized at Macon, Georgia, in April, 1861.Future governor of Georgia, Alfred H. Colquitt, was elected its first colonel... : Ltc Sampson W. Harris 19th Georgia: Col James H. Neal 23rd Georgia: Col Marcus R. Ballenger 27th Georgia: Cpt Elisha D. Graham 28th Georgia: Cpt John A. Johnson
	Kirkland's Brigade BG William W. 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:...	17th North Carolina: Ltc Thomas H. Sharp 42nd North Carolina: Col John E. Brown 66th North Carolina: Col John E. Nethercutt
	Artillery	3rd Battalion North Carolina Light Artillery Company A (Northhampton Artillery): Cpt Andrew J. Ellis Company C (detachment): Lt Alfred M. Darden 1st North Carolina Light Artillery 2nd Company I (Southerland's Battery): Cpt Thomas J. Southerland Staunton Hill Battery (Paris' Battery): Cpt Andrew B. Paris
	Cavalry	2nd South Carolina Cavalry (detachment): Col Thomas J. Lipscomb

Fort Anderson
Fort Anderson (North Carolina)
Fort Anderson was an early fort in the lower Cape Fear Region of North Carolina, at Brunswick Town in Brunswick County. It was used as a Confederate Fort during the American Civil War. The fort was pivotal in protecting the Cape Fear River inlets and Wilmington upstream. Earthen batteries...

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Garrison	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:...	11th South Carolina: Col F. Hay Gantt 21st South Carolina (remnants): Col Robert F. Graham 25th South Carolina (remnants): Col Charles H. Simonton 27th South Carolina: Cpt Allston 7th South Carolina Battalion: Ltc James H. Rion
	Artillery	3rd Battalion North Carolina Light Artillery Company B: Cpt William Badham, Jr. Sampson Artillery: Cpt Abner A. Mosely
	Hedrick's Brigade Col John J. Hedrick	2nd North Carolina Artillery (remnants): Ltc John Douglas Taylor 3rd North Carolina Artillery: Maj William Holland Company A (Lenoir Braves): Cpt Ancram W. Ezzell Company B (McMillan Artillery): Lt Macon Bonner, Lt Selby Harden Company C (Bridger's Artillery): Cpt John E. Leggett Company F: Cpt John Robertson 2nd Company H (Barnes' Battery): Cpt Calvin Barnes Company I: Cpt Charles C. Whitehurst 1st Battalion North Carolina Heavy Artillery Company A (Clark Artillery): Cpt Robert G. Rankin Company B (River Guards): Cpt John W. Taylor Company C (Brown's Battalion): Cpt William H. Brown Company D (remnants): Lt John T. Rankin 2nd North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company B McDougald's Unattached Company North Carolina Troops: Cpt W. J. McDougald Coast Guard Company (unattached)

Post of Wilmington

Col George Jackson

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Post garrison	Armory Guards, Company B: Cpt Armand L DeRosset 7th North Carolina Home Guards, Companies A and B: Col James G. Burr 8th North Carolina Senior Reserves: Col Allmand M. McKoy
	Engineers	2nd Engineers, Company A: Cpt John C. Winder Signal Corps: Lt George C. Bain
	Cape Fear River batteries Col Peter C. Gaillard	13th Battalion North Carolina Light/Heavy Artillery Company D (Adams' Battery): Lt Samuel H. Forbes 68th North Carolina Troops, Company C (detachment) McDougald's Company (detachment)

Sources

Fonvielle, Jr., Chris E. The Wilmington Campaign: Last Rays of Departing Hope. Campbell, California: Savas Publishing Company, 1997. ISBN 1-882810-09-0

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