Siege of Petersburg order of battle: Confederate

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.

Abbreviations used

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Military rank

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Other

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  • w = wounded
  • mw = mortally wounded
  • k = killed

Confederate forces near Petersburg

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Gen Robert E. Lee

Army of Northern Virginia

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Gen Robert E. Lee

  • Provost Guard: Maj. David B. Bridgford
  • Engineers: MG Jeremy Francis Gilmer
    • 1st Confederate Engineers
    • 2nd Confederate Engineers

First Corps

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LTG James Longstreet

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Kershaw's Division
     MG Joseph B. Kershaw (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

Wofford's Brigade


   BG Dudley M. Du Bose

Humphreys' Brigade


   Maj George B. Gerald

Bryan's Brigade


   Col James P. Simms

Field's Division
     MG Charles W. Field

Bratton's Brigade


   BG John Bratton
   Col Joseph Walker

Law's Brigade


   Col William F. Perry

  • 4th Alabama
  • 15th Alabama
  • 44th Alabama
  • 47th Alabama
  • 48th Alabama
Anderson's Brigade


   BG George T. Anderson

Gregg's Brigade (Gregg was killed 7 October 1864, and Bass was wounded the same day. Winkler commanded after this.)


   BG John Gregg
   Col Frederick S. Bass
   Ltc Clinton McK. Winkler

Benning's Brigade


   BG Henry L. Benning

Pickett's Division
     MG George E. Pickett

Terry's Brigade


   BG William R. Terry

Hunton's Brigade


   BG Eppa Hunton

Steuart's Brigade


   BG George H. Steuart

Corse's Brigade


   BG Montgomery D. Corse

Corps Artillery
     BG Edward Porter Alexander

Huger's Battalion


   Ltc Frank Huger

  • Fickling's (South Carolina) Battery
  • Poindexter's (Louisiana) Battery
  • Parker's (Virginia) Battery
  • Smith's (Virginia) Battery
  • Taylor's (Virginia) Battery
  • Woolfolk's (Virginia) Battery
Haskell's Battalion


   Maj John C. Haskell

  • Flanner's (North Carolina) Battery
  • Garden's (South Carolina) Battery
  • Lamkin's (Virginia) Battery
  • Ramsay's (North Carolina) Battery
Cabell's Battalion


   Col Henry C. Cabell

  • Callaway's (Georgia) Battery
  • Carlton's (Georgia) Battery
  • Anderson's (Virginia) Battery
  • Manly's (North Carolina) Battery
1st Virginia Artillery Battalion
  • Dance's (Virginia) Battery
  • Smith's (Virginia) Battery
  • Graham's (Virginia) Battery
  • Griffin's (Virginia) Battery
Johnson's Battalion
  • Pollock's (Virginia) Battery
  • Wilkes' (Virginia) Battery
Stark's Battalion
  • Green's (Virginia) Battery
  • Armistead's (Virginia) Battery
  • French's (Virginia) Battery

Third Corps

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LTG A. P. Hill

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Mahone's Division
     BG William Mahone

Sander' Brigade


   Col Joseph H. King

Harris' Brigade


   BG Nathaniel H. Harris

Mahone's Brigade


   BG David A. Weisiger

Wright's Brigade


   Col William Gibson

  • 3rd Georgia
  • 22nd Georgia
  • 48th Georgia
  • 64th Georgia
  • 2nd Georgia Battalion
  • 10th Georgia Battalion
Finnegan's Brigade


   BG Joseph Finegan
   Col Theodore W. Brevard, Jr.

Heth's Division
     MG Henry Heth

Davis' Brigade


   BG Joseph R. Davis

Cooke's Brigade


   BG John R. Cooke

MacRae's Brigade


   BG William MacRae

Archer's Brigade


   BG James J. Archer (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

Wilcox's Division
     MG Cadmus M. Wilcox

Lane's Brigade


   BG James H. Lane

Scales' Brigade


   BG Alfred M. Scales

  • 13th North Carolina
  • 16th North Carolina
  • 22nd North Carolina
  • 34th North Carolina
  • 38th North Carolina
McGowan's Brigade


   BG Samuel McGowan

Thomas's Brigade


   BG Edward L. Thomas

  • 14th Georgia
  • 35th Georgia
  • 45th Georgia
  • 49th Georgia

Corps Artillery
     Col R. Lindsay Walker

Cutts' Battalion


   Col Allen S. Cutts

  • Patterson's (Georgia) Battery
  • Ross's (Georgia) Battery
  • Wingfield's (Georgia) Battery
McIntosh's Battalion


   Ltc David G. McIntosh

  • Dement's (Maryland) Battery
  • Chesapeake (Maryland) Battery
  • Hurt's (Alabama) Battery
  • Price's (Virginia) Battery
  • Donald's (Virginia) Battery
Pegram's Battalion


   Ltc William J. Pegram

  • Brander's (Virginia) Battery
  • Ellett's (Virginia) Battery
  • Cayce's (Virginia) Battery
  • Gregg's (South Carolina) Battery
Poague's Battalion


   Ltc William T. Poague

  • Utterback's (Virginia) Battery
  • Richard's (Mississippi) Battery
  • William's (North Carolina) Battery
  • Johnston's (Virginia) Battery
  • Penick's (Virginia) Battery
Richardson's Battalion


   Ltc Charles Richardson

Washington (Louisiana) Artillery Battalion:
   Ltc Benjamin F. Eshleman

  • First Company
  • Second Company
  • Third Company
  • Fourth Company

Fourth Corps

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LTG Richard H. Anderson

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Johnson's Division
     MG Bushrod Johnson

Elliott's Brigade


   BG William Henry Wallace

  • 17th South Carolina
  • 18th South Carolina
  • 22nd South Carolina
  • 23rd South Carolina
  • 26th South Carolina
Gracie's Brigade


   BG Archibald Gracie, Jr.

Ransom's Brigade


   BG Matt Whitaker Ransom

Wise's Brigade


   Col. J. Thomas Goode

Hoke's Division
     MG Robert F. Hoke

Martin's Brigade


   BG William Whedbee Kirkland

Clingman's Brigade


   Col. Hector McKethan

  • 8th North Carolina
  • 31st North Carolina
  • 51st North Carolina
  • 61st North Carolina
Hagood's Brigade


   BG Johnson Hagood

  • 11th South Carolina
  • 21st South Carolina
  • 25th South Carolina
  • 27th South Carolina
Colquitt's Brigade


   BG Alfred H. Colquitt

  • 6th Georgia
  • 19th Georgia
  • 23rd Georgia
  • 27th Georgia
  • 28th Georgia

Corps Artillery
     Col Hilary P. Jones

38th Virginia Artillery Battalion


   Ltc John P.W. Read

  • Blount's (Virginia) Battery
  • Sullivan's (Virginia) Battery
  • Macon's (Virginia) Battery
  • Marshall's (Virginia) Battery
Moseley's Artillery Battalion


   Ltc Edgar F. Moseley

  • Young's (Virginia) Battery
  • Miller's (North Carolina) Battery
  • Slaten's (Georgia) Battery
  • Cumming's (North Carolina) Battery
Boggs' Artillery Battalion


   Maj Francis J. Boggs

  • Darracott's (Virginia) Battery
  • Martin's (Virginia) Battery
Coit's Artillery Battalion


   Maj James C. Coit

  • Wright's (Virginia) Battery
  • Pegram's (Virginia) Battery
  • Bradford's (Mississippi) Battery
  • Kelly's (South Carolina) Battery

Cavalry Corps

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MG Wade Hampton III

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Butler's Division
     BG Matthew C. Butler

Young's Brigade


   BG Pierce M. B. Young

Dunovant's Brigade


   BG John Dunovant (k)
   Col Benjamin H. Rutledge

Fitzhugh Lee's Division
     BG Thomas L. Rosser

Wickham's Brigade


   Col Thomas T. Munford

Rosser's Brigade


   Col Oliver R. Funsten Sr.

Payne's Brigade


   BG Lunsford L. Lomax

W.H.F. Lee's Division
     MG W.H.F. Lee

Barringer's Brigade


   BG Rufus Barringer

Chambliss's Brigade

   BG John R. Chambliss (k)
   Col J. Lucius Davis

Dearing's Brigade


   BG James Dearing

  • 8th Georgia Cavalry: Col Joel R. Griffin
  • 4th North Carolina Cavalry: Col Dennis D. Ferebee
  • 16th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion: Col John T. Kennedy

Horse Artillery
     Maj R. Preston Chew

Breathed's Battalion

     Maj James Breathed (w)

     Cpt

William McGregor

  • Hart's (South Carolina) Battery: Cpt James F. Hart (w), Lt E. Lindsley Halsey
  • McGregor's (Virginia) Battery: Cpt William McGregor, Lt George W. Brown
  • Graham's (Virginia) Battery: Cpt Archibald Graham

Department of Richmond

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LTG Richard S. Ewell

Brigade Regiments and Others
Johnson's Brigade


   Col John M. Hughs

  • 17th/23rd Tennessee: Col Richard H. Keeble (k), Col Horace Ready
  • 25th/44th Tennessee: Ltc Robert B. Snowden (w), Cpt Jonathan E. Spencer
  • 63rd Tennessee: Col Abram Fulkerson (w&c), Ltc William H. Fulkerson
Gary's Cavalry Brigade


   BG Martin Witherspoon Gary

Richmond forces

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MG James L. Kemper

Brigade Regiments and Others
Local Defense Brigade


   MG G.W.C. Lee

  • 1st Virginia Battalion, Local Defense Troops: Cpt A.J. Suddith
  • 2nd Virginia Local Defense Troops: Ltc D.E. Scruggs
  • 3rd Virginia Local Defense Troops: Ltc John McAnerney Jr.
  • 4th Virginia Battalion, Local Defense Troops: Cpt Martin W. Curlin
  • 5th Virginia Battalion, Local Defense Troops: Cpt Philip J. Ennis
  • 2nd Virginia Battalion, Reserves: Ltc John H. Guy
  • VMI Cadet Battalion (1 company): Cpt Andrew Pizzini
  • Richmond Ambulance Company: Maj John Dooley
Barton's Command


   BG Seth Barton

  • 18th Georgia Battalion: Maj William S. Basinger
  • 25th Virginia Battalion: Ltc Wyatt M. Elliot
  • 1st Virginia Battalion, Reserves: Ltc Richard T.W. Duke
  • 3rd Virginia Battalion, Reserves: Ltc F.H. Archer
  • 4th Virginia Battalion, Reserves: Maj D.E. Godwin
Independent Richmond Cavalry
  • 1st Virginia Cavalry Battalion, Local Defense Troops: Maj Samuel A. Swann

Post of Richmond

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BG William M. Gardner

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Artillery Defenses
     Ltc John C. Pemberton

First Division (Inner Line)


   Ltc John W. Atkinson

  • 10th Virginia Heavy Artillery Battalion: Maj James O. Hensley
  • 19th Virginia Heavy Artillery Battalion: Maj N.R. Cary
Second Division (Inner Line)


   Ltc James Howard

  • 18th Virginia Heavy Artillery Battalion: Maj Mark B. Hardin
  • 20th Virginia Heavy Artillery Battalion: Maj James E. Robertson
Lightfoot's Artillery Battalion


   Ltc Charles E. Lightfoot

  • Hudgins’ (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt Robert E. Hudgins
  • Rives' (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt J. Henry Rives
  • Barham's (Virginia) Artillery: Lt William R. Barham

Miscellaneous Artillery

Chaffin's Bluff


   Maj William S. Basinger

  • Guerrant's (Virginia) Artillery: Lt John Guerrant
  • Davis' (Virginia) Artillery: Lt Lemuel T. Davis
  • Allen's (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt William T. Allen (w)
  • Jones' (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt Andrew J. Jones
  • Winder's (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt Charles S. Winder
9th Georgia Artillery Battalion


   Maj. Augustin Leyden

  • Company A: Cpt William A. Barnes
  • Company B: Cpt Edwin H. Guess
  • Company C: Cpt Andrew M. Wolihin
  • Company D: Cpt Tyler M. Peeples
  • Company E: Cpt William S. Everett
Naval Batteries


   Lt Charles W. Hays

  • Battery Semmes
  • Battery Brooke
  • Battery Wood

Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia

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Gen Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

1st Military District
     BG Henry A. Wise

Walker's Brigade


   BG James A. Walker

  • 1st Virginia Reserves: Col Benjamin L. Farinholt
  • 3rd Virginia Reserves: Col Richard A. Booker
  • 5th Virginia Battalion, Reserves: Col Patrick M. Henry
  • Withers' Virginia Battalion, Reserves: Col Robert E. Withers
  • Maurin's Artillery: Maj Victor A. Maurin
Post of Petersburg
  • Holcombe (South Carolina) Legion: Col William J. Crawley
  • 44th Virginia Battalion: Maj Peter V. Batte (c), Cpt Thomas W. Branch
  • Hood's Virginia Battalion, Reserves: Ltc William H. Hood
  • Independent Signal Corps: Maj James F. Milligan
  • Hobson's Company, Second Class Militia: Cpt Owen H. Hobson
Fort Clifton

  ↵Ltc Henry T. Guion

Garnett's Brigade at Hicksford


   Ltc John J. Garnett

  • Confederate States Zouave Battalion: Marie Alfred Coppens
  • Company H, 62nd Georgia Cavalry: Cpt Thomas R. Janes
  • Bradford's (Mississippi) Artillery (section): Lt Andrew J. Cochran
High Bridge
  • 6th Virginia Battalion, Reserves: Ltc Robert Smith
Mattoax Bridge
  • 7th Virginia Battalion, Reserves: Maj George Chrisman
Staunton River Bridge
  • 8th Virginia Battalion, Reserves: Maj William A.J. Miller
Danville Virginia
  • 4th Virginia Reserves: Maj David B. Godwin
  • 9th Virginia Battalion, Reserves: Maj Archibald Taylor
  • 10th Virginia Battalion, Reserves: Maj William W. Byrd
  • 11th Virginia Battalion, Reserves: Ltc Samuel M. Wallace
Drewry's Bluff
  • Coleman's (Virginia) Heavy Artillery: Cpt Wiley G. Coleman
  • Drewry's (Virginia) Heavy Artillery: Cpt Augustus Drewry
  • Marine Battalion (Companies A, B and C): Cpt John R. Tucker
Smith's Artillery Battalion
  • Epes' (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt Branch J. Epes
  • Kevill's (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt Thomas Kevill
  • Battery Danztler

References

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