The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of the Wilderness (May 5–7, 1864) of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organizationMultiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign. May 5–6, 1864,Gordon C. Rhea, The Battle of the Wilderness May 5–6, 1864, The Order of Battle the army organization at beginning of the Campaign,Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 1, pages 1021–1027 the army organization during the CampaignF. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, pages 66-76 and the reports.Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 1, pages 1162–1168
Abbreviations used
Military rank Gen = General LTG = Lieutenant General MG = Major General BG = Brigadier General Col = Colonel Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel Maj = Major Cpt = Captain
Other (w) = wounded (mw) = mortally wounded (k) = killed in action (c) = captured
Army of Northern Virginia
Gen Robert E. Lee
General Staff: Chief Engineer: MG Martin L. Smith Chief of Artillery: BG William N. Pendleton Assistant Adjutant General: Ltc Walter H. Taylor Aide de Camp: Ltc Charles Marshall Aide de Camp: Maj Charles S. Venable
First Corps
LTG James LongstreetPickett's Division (Kemper's, Hunton's, Barton's and Corse's Brigades) was detached in the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia (see: Gordon C. Rhea, The Battle of the Wilderness May 5–6, 1864, pages 341-342; Gordon C. Rhea, To the North Anna River: Grant and Lee, May 13–25, 1864, The Order of Battle; F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 284/Note 54) (w)
MG Charles W. Field
MG Richard H. AndersonAssigned to command of the First Corps on May 7, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 2, page 967)
Division Brigade Regiments and OthersMcLaws' (old) Division
BG Joseph B. KershawBrigadier General Kershaw was not assigned to permanent command of McLaws' old Division until June 4, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 873). Kershaw was promoted to Major General on June 1, 1864 with date of rank from May 18, 1864 (see: John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, page 331). Kershaw's Brigade
Col John D. Kennedy (w)
Col John W. Henagan 2nd South Carolina 3rd South Carolina 7th South Carolina 8th South Carolina: Col John W. Henagan 15th South Carolina 3rd South Carolina Battalion Wofford's Brigade
BG William T. Wofford 16th Georgia 18th Georgia 24th Georgia Cobb's (Georgia) Legion Phillips' (Georgia) Legion 3rd Georgia Battalion Sharpshooters Humphreys' Brigade
BG Benjamin G. Humphreys 13th Mississippi 17th Mississippi 18th Mississippi 21st Mississippi Bryan's Brigade
BG Goode Bryan 10th Georgia 50th Georgia 51st Georgia 53rd GeorgiaField's Division
MG Charles W. Field Jenkins' Brigade
BG Micah Jenkins (k)
Col John Bratton 1st South Carolina (Volunteers) 2nd South Carolina Rifles 5th South Carolina 6th South Carolina: Col John Bratton Palmetto (South Carolina) Sharpshooters Law's BrigadeBrigadier General Evander M. Law was under arrest and absent from the battle.(see Charles E. Boyd, The Devil's Den: A History of the 44th Alabama Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Confederate States Army, 1862-1865, page 99.)
Col William F. Perry 4th Alabama 15th Alabama 44th Alabama 47th Alabama 48th Alabama Anderson's Brigade
BG George T. Anderson 7th Georgia 8th Georgia 9th Georgia 11th Georgia 59th Georgia Gregg's Brigade
BG John GreggGregg's was wounded on May 6, 1864 but did not leave the field (see: John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, page 267) (w) 3rd Arkansas 1st Texas 4th Texas 5th Texas Benning's Brigade
BG Henry L. Benning (w)
Col Dudley M. Du Bose 2nd Georgia 15th Georgia: Col Dudley M. Du Bose 17th Georgia 20th GeorgiaArtillery
BG Edward P. Alexander Huger's Battalion
Ltc Frank Huger Fickling's (South Carolina) Battery Moody's (Louisiana) Battery Parker's (Virginia) Battery J. D. 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) BatteryUntil the army went into the Richmond-Petersburg lines, Lamkin's Battery served as Sharpshooters (see: F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 285/Note 84; Pendleton's report) Ramsay's (North Carolina) Battery Cabell's Battalion
Col Henry C. Cabell Callaway's (Georgia) Battery Carlton's (Georgia) Battery McCarthy's (Virginia) Battery Manly's (North Carolina) Battery
Second Corps
LTG Richard S. Ewell
General Staff:For composition of Ewell's staff see: Ewell's report Assistant Adjutant General: Ltc Alexander S. Pendleton Assistant Adjutant General: Maj Campbell Brown Assistant Inspector General: Col Abner Smead Engineer: Maj Benjamin H. Greene Aide de Camp: Lt Thomas T. Turner Chief of Ordnance: Ltc William Allan Medical Director: Dr. Hunter H. McGuire Quartermasters: Maj John D. Rogers and Maj A. M. Garber Commissaries and subsistence: Maj Wells J. Hawks and Cpt J. J. Lock
Division Brigade Regiments and OthersEarly's DivisionHoke's Brigade (6th, 21st, 54th and 57th North Carolina Regiments and the 1st Battalion North Carolina Sharpshooters) detached in the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia (see: Ewell's report; Official Records, Series I, Volume LI, Part 2, page 885)
MG Jubal A. Early Hays' Brigade
BG Harry T. Hays 5th Louisiana 6th Louisiana 7th Louisiana 8th Louisiana 9th Louisiana Pegram's Brigade
BG John Pegram (w)
Col John S. Hoffman 13th Virginia 31st Virginia: Col John S. Hoffman 49th Virginia 52nd Virginia 58th Virginia Gordon's Brigade
BG John B. Gordon 13th Georgia 26th Georgia 31st Georgia 38th Georgia 60th Georgia 61st GeorgiaJohnson's Division
MG Edward Johnson Stonewall Brigade
BG James A. Walker 2nd Virginia 4th Virginia 5th Virginia 27th Virginia 33rd Virginia Jones' Brigade
BG John M. Jones (k)
Col William A. Witcher 21st Virginia: Col William A. Witcher 25th Virginia 42nd Virginia 44th Virginia 48th Virginia 50th Virginia Steuart's Brigade
BG George H. Steuart 1st North Carolina 3rd North Carolina 10th Virginia 23rd Virginia 37th Virginia Stafford's Brigade
BG Leroy A. Stafford (mw)
Col Zebulon York 1st Louisiana 2nd Louisiana 10th Louisiana 14th Louisiana: Col Zebulon York 15th LouisianaRodes' Division
MG Robert E. Rodes Daniel's BrigadeThe 43rd North Carolina was detached with Hoke's Brigade in the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia (see: F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 288/Note 156; Sketch of the 43rd Regiment, North Carolina troops, pages 11-15; Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXIII, pages 1202 and 1321; Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, pages 80 and 175; Official Records, Series I, Volume LI, Part 2, page 885). Gordon C. Rhea in The Battle of the Wilderness May 5–6, 1864, The Order of Battle and the Official Records lists the 43rd North Carolina in Daniel's Brigade.
BG Junius Daniel 32nd North Carolina 45th North Carolina 53rd North Carolina 2nd North Carolina Battalion Doles' BrigadeThe 21st Georgia was detached with Hoke's Brigade (see: Ewell's report; Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXIII, pages 1202 and 1321; Official Records, Series I, Volume LI, Part 2, page 885)
BG George P. Doles 4th Georgia 12th Georgia 44th Georgia Ramseur's Brigade
BG Stephen D. Ramseur 2nd North Carolina 4th North Carolina 14th North Carolina 30th North Carolina Battle's BrigadeThe 61st Alabama was assigned on February 12, 1864 in place of the 26th Alabama (see: Battle's report; Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXIII, pages 1176). The 26th Alabama was reported on May 12, 1864 at Macon, Georgia (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVIII, Part 4, page 704). Gordon C. Rhea in The Battle of the Wilderness May 5–6, 1864, The Order of Battle and the Official Records lists the 26th Alabama instead of the 61st Alabama in Battle's Brigade.
BG Cullen A. Battle 3rd Alabama 5th Alabama 6th Alabama 12th Alabama 61st Alabama Johnston's BrigadeJohnston's Brigade arrived on May 6, 1864 from Hanover Junction (see: Ewell's report; Gordon C. Rhea, The Battle of the Wilderness May 5–6, 1864, page 410)Gordon C. Rhea in The Battle of the Wilderness May 5–6, 1864, The Order of Battle lists this Brigade in Early's Division, but the Brigade was not transferred to Early's Division until May 8, 1864 (see: Ewell's report; Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 2, page 974; Official Records, Series I, Volume LI, Part 2, pages 902-903)
BG Robert D. Johnston 5th North Carolina 12th North Carolina 20th North Carolina 23rd North CarolinaArtilleryThe Artillery of the Second Corps was organized into two Divisions on April 7, 1864 (see: Pendleton's and Long's report; Jennings C. Wise, The Long Arm of Lee, Volumen 2: Chancellorsville to Appomattox, pages 738-739; Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXIII, page 1267)
BG Armistead L. Long Brown's Division
Col J. Thompson Brown (k)Hardaway's Battalion: Ltc Robert A. Hardaway Dance's (Virginia) Battery Graham's (Virginia) Battery C. B. Griffin's (Virginia) Battery Jones' (Virginia) Battery B. H. Smith's (Virginia) Battery Braxton's Battalion: Ltc Carter M. Braxton Carpenter's (Virginia) Battery Cooper's (Virginia) Battery Hardwicke's (Virginia) Battery Nelson's Battalion: Ltc William Nelson Kirkpatrick's (Virginia) Battery Massie's (Virginia) Battery Milledge's (Georgia) Battery Carter's Division
Col Thomas H. CarterCutshaw's Battalion: Maj Wilfred E. Cutshaw Carrington's (Virginia) Battery A. W. Garber's (Virginia) Battery Tanner's (Virginia) Battery Page's Battalion: Maj Richard C. M. Page W. P. Carter's (Virginia) Battery Fry's (Virginia) Battery Page's (Virginia) Battery Reese's (Alabama) Battery
Third Corps
LTG Ambrose P. Hill
Division Brigade Regiments and OthersAnderson's Division
MG Richard H. Anderson
BG William Mahone Perrin's Brigade
BG Abner M. Perrin 8th Alabama 9th Alabama 10th Alabama 11th Alabama 14th Alabama Harris' Brigade
BG Nathaniel H. Harris 12th Mississippi 16th Mississippi 19th Mississippi 48th Mississippi Mahone's Brigade
BG William Mahone
Col David A. Weisiger 6th Virginia 12th Virginia: Col David A. Weisiger 16th Virginia 41st Virginia 61st Virginia Wright's Brigade
BG Ambrose R. Wright 3rd Georgia 22nd Georgia 48th Georgia 2nd Georgia Battalion 10th Georgia BattalionThe 10th Georgia Battalion was assigned to Wright's Brigade before the Battle of the Wilderness (see: Alfred C. Young III, Lee's Army during the Overland Campaign: A Numerical Study, pages 162-163 and 306) Perry's Brigade
BG Edward A. Perry (w)
Col David LangFor Lang in command see: F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 72 2nd Florida 5th Florida 8th Florida: Col David LangHeth's Division
MG Henry Heth Davis' BrigadeBrigadier General Joseph R. Davis was absent sick (see: 2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment, Chapter 6; Gordon C. Rhea, The Battle of the Wilderness May 5–6, 1864, page 193)