Battle of Chickamauga order of battle: Confederate
The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Chickamauga of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization[1] during the campaign.[2]
Abbreviations used edit
Military rank edit
- Gen = General
- LTG = Lieutenant General
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = Lieutenant
Other edit
- w = wounded
- mw = mortally wounded
- k = killed
- c = captured
Army of Tennessee (September 19, 1863) edit
Gen Braxton Bragg, Commanding
Escort: Cpt Guy Dreux
- Dreux's Company, Louisiana Cavalry: Lt O. De Buis
- Holloway's Company, Alabama Cavalry: Cpt E. M. Holloway
Polk's Corps edit
LTG Leonidas Polk
Escort:
- Greenleaf's Company, Louisiana Cavalry: Cpt Leeds Greenleaf (Corps headquarters)
- Company G, 2nd Georgia Cavalry: Cpt Thomas M. Merritt (Cheatham's Division)
- Lenoir's Company, Alabama Cavalry: Cpt T.M. Lenoir (Hindman's Division)
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Cheatham's Division |
Jackson's Brigade |
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Smith's Brigade[3]
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Maney's Brigade
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Wright's Brigade |
| |
Strahl's Brigade |
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Artillery
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Hindman's Division[4] |
Anderson's Brigade
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Deas' Brigade
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Manigault's Brigade |
|
Hill's Corps edit
LTG Daniel H. Hill
Escort:
- Sanders' Company Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt C. F. Sanders (Cleburne's Division)
- Foules' Company, Mississippi Cavalry: Cpt H. L. Foules (Breckinridge's Division)
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Cleburne's Division |
Wood's Brigade |
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Polk's Brigade |
| |
Deshler's Brigade |
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Artillery
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Breckinridge's Division | ||
Helm's Brigade |
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Adams' Brigade |
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Stovall's Brigade |
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Artillery
|
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Buckner's Corps edit
Escort:
- Clark's Company, Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt J. W. Clark (Corps headquarters)
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Stewart's Division |
Bate's Brigade |
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Brown's Brigade |
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Clayton's Brigade |
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Artillery
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Preston's Division |
Gracie's Brigade |
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3rd Brigade
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Trigg's Brigade
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9th Georgia Artillery Battalion
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Corps Reserve Artillery
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Reserve Corps edit
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Walker's Division
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Ector's Brigade |
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Wilson's Brigade |
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Artillery |
| |
Liddell's Division |
Liddell's Brigade
|
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Walthall's Brigade |
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Artillery
|
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Longstreet's Corps edit
MG John B. Hood
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Johnson's Provisional Division |
Johnson's Brigade
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Gregg's Brigade
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McNair's Brigade |
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Hood's Division |
Robertson's Brigade |
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Law's Brigade
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Benning's Brigade |
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Reserve Artillery edit
Battalions | Batteries |
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Robertson's Battalion |
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Wheeler's Cavalry Corps edit
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Wharton's Division |
1st Brigade
|
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2nd Brigade
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Martin's Division |
1st Brigade
|
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2nd Brigade
|
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Forrest's Cavalry Corps edit
Escort:
- Jackson's Company, Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt J. C. Jackson (Corps headquarters)
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Armstrong's Division |
Armstrong's Brigade
|
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Forrest's Brigade |
| |
Pegram's Division
|
Davidson's Brigade |
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Scott's Brigade
|
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Army of Tennessee (September 20, 1863) edit
Gen Braxton Bragg, Commanding
Escort: Cpt Guy Dreux
- Dreux's Company, Louisiana Cavalry: Lt O. De Buis
- Holloway's Company, Alabama Cavalry: Cpt E. M. Holloway
Right Wing edit
LTG Leonidas Polk
Escort:
- Greenleaf's Company, Louisiana Cavalry: Cpt Leeds Greenleaf
Cheatham's Division edit
Escort:
- Company G, 2nd Georgia Cavalry: Cpt Thomas M. Merritt
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Cheatham's Division[5] |
Jackson's Brigade |
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Smith's Brigade[3] |
| |
Maney's Brigade
|
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Wright's Brigade |
| |
Strahl's Brigade |
| |
Artillery
|
|
Hill's Corps edit
LTG Daniel H. Hill
Escort:
- Sanders' Company Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt C. F. Sanders (Cleburne's Division)
- Foules' Company, Mississippi Cavalry: Cpt H. L. Foules (Breckinridge's Division)
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Cleburne's Division |
Wood's Brigade |
|
Polk's Brigade |
| |
Deshler's Brigade
|
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Breckinridge's Division | ||
Helm's Brigade
|
| |
Adams' Brigade
|
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Stovall's Brigade |
| |
Artillery
|
|
Reserve Corps edit
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Walker's Division |
Gist's Brigade [6]
|
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Ector's Brigade |
| |
Wilson's Brigade |
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Artillery [7] |
| |
Liddell's Division |
Liddell's Brigade
|
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Walthall's Brigade |
| |
Artillery
|
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Left Wing edit
LTG James Longstreet
Hindman's Division edit
Escort:
- Lenoir's Company, Alabama Cavalry: Cpt T.M. Lenoir
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Hindman's Division[5]
|
Anderson's Brigade
|
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Deas' Brigade
|
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Manigault's Brigade |
|
Buckner's Corps edit
Escort:
- Clark's Company, Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt J. W. Clark (Corps headquarters)
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Stewart's Division |
Bate's Brigade |
|
Brown's Brigade
|
| |
Clayton's Brigade |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Preston's Division |
Gracie's Brigade |
|
3rd Brigade
|
| |
Trigg's Brigade
|
| |
9th Georgia Artillery Battalion
|
| |
Corps Reserve Artillery
|
|
Longstreet's Corps edit
MG John B. Hood (w)
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Johnson's Provisional Division |
Johnson's Brigade
|
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Gregg's Brigade
|
| |
McNair's Brigade
|
| |
Hood's Division |
Robertson's Brigade |
|
Law's Brigade
|
| |
Benning's Brigade |
| |
McLaws' Division |
Kershaw's Brigade
|
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Humphreys' Brigade |
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Reserve Artillery edit
Battalions | Batteries |
---|---|
Robertson's Battalion |
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Cavalry edit
Wheeler's Corps edit
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Wharton's Division |
1st Brigade
|
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2nd Brigade
|
| |
Martin's Division |
1st Brigade
|
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2nd Brigade
|
|
Forrest's Cavalry Corps edit
Escort:
- Jackson's Company, Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt J. C. Jackson (Corps headquarters)
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Armstrong's Division |
Armstrong's Brigade
|
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Forrest's Brigade |
| |
Pegram's Division
|
Davidson's Brigade |
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Scott's Brigade
|
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Notes edit
- ^ Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign.
- ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXX, Part 2, [1], pages 11-20.
- ^ a b Dawson's Battalion Sharpshooters composed of two companies from the 11th Tennessee, two from the 12th and 47th Tennessee (consolidated) and one from the 154th Senior Tennessee.
- ^ Anderson commanded the division on September 19th until the evening, then Hindman took over.
- ^ a b of Polk's Corps.
- ^ General Gist mentioned in his report [2] that the 16th South Carolina arrived on September 23, 1863.
- ^ General Gist mentioned in his report [3] that Ferguson's Battery arrived on September 23, 1863.
- ^ Lieutenant Colonel Reynolds from the 30th Mississippi commanded the 34th Mississippi on the second day of the Battle.
References edit
- U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901.
- Civil War Home: The Chickamauga Campaign. Confederate Order of Battle
- Confederate Chickamauga Order of Battle at Civil War Virtual Tours