The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Bristoe campaign (October 13–November 7, 1863) of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization from September 30, 1863,Official Records, Series I, Volume XXIX, Part 1, pages 398-404 the casualty returnsOfficial Records, Series I, Volume XXIX, Part 1, pages 412-414 and the reports.Official Records, Series I, Volume XXIX, Part 1, pages 1047-1049
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. LeeThe First Corps was detached September 9, 1863 for service with the Army of Tennessee
Second Corps
LTG Richard S. Ewell
Division Brigade Regiments and othersEarly's Division
MG Jubal A. Early Hays' Brigade
BG Harry T. Hays 5th Louisiana 6th Louisiana 7th Louisiana 8th Louisiana 9th Louisiana Hoke's Brigade
Col Archibald C. Godwin (c)
Ltc Samuel McD. Tate 6th North Carolina 21st North Carolina 54th North Carolina 57th North Carolina 1st Battalion North Carolina Sharpshooters Gordon's Brigade
BG John B. Gordon 13th Georgia 26th Georgia 31st Georgia 38th Georgia 60th Georgia 61st Georgia Pegram's Brigade
BG John Pegram 13th Virginia 31st Virginia 49th Virginia 52nd Virginia 58th VirginiaJohnson's Division
MG Edward Johnson Stonewall Brigade
BG James A. Walker 2nd Virginia 4th Virginia 5th Virginia 27th Virginia 33rd Virginia Steuart's Brigade
BG George H. Steuart 1st Maryland Battalion 1st North Carolina 3rd North Carolina 10th Virginia 23rd Virginia 37th Virginia Jones' Brigade
BG John M. Jones 21st Virginia 25th Virginia 42nd Virginia 44th Virginia 48th Virginia 50th Virginia Stafford's Brigade
BG Leroy A. StaffordBrigadier General Stafford (Nominated Brigadier General on October 8, 1863 with date of rank 8 October 1863) was assigned sometime between October 8 and October 31, 1863 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXIX, Part 2, page 777; Official Records, Series I, Volume XXIX, Part 2, page 818; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 504 and 798) 1st Louisiana 2nd Louisiana 10th Louisiana 14th Louisiana 15th LouisianaRodes' Division
MG Robert E. Rodes Daniel's Brigade
BG Junius Daniel 32nd North Carolina 43rd North Carolina 45th North Carolina 53rd North Carolina 2nd North Carolina Battalion Ramseur's Brigade
BG Stephen D. Ramseur 2nd North Carolina 4th North Carolina 14th North Carolina 30th North Carolina Doles' Brigade
BG George P. Doles 4th Georgia 12th Georgia 21st Georgia 44th Georgia Battle's Brigade
BG Cullen A. Battle 3rd Alabama 5th Alabama 6th Alabama 12th Alabama 26th Alabama Johnston's Brigade
Col Thomas M. Garrett 5th North Carolina: Ltc John W. Lea 12th North Carolina: Col Henry E. Coleman 20th North Carolina: Col Thomas F. Toon 23rd North Carolina: Cpt Frank BennettArtillery
BG Armistead L. Long Brown's Battalion
Col J. Thompson BrownBrown commanded Nelson's and his own Battalion. Brown's Battalion was commanded by Hardaway (see: Long's report)
Maj Robert A. Hardaway 2nd Richmond (Virginia) Howitzers 3rd Richmond (Virginia) Howitzers Powhatan (Virginia) Artillery Rockbridge (Virginia) Artillery Salem (Virginia) Flying Artillery Nelson's Battalion
Ltc William Nelson Milledge's (Georgia) Battery Amherst (Virginia) Artillery Fluvanna (Virginia) Artillery Andrews' Battalion
Ltc Richard S. Andrews 1st Maryland Artillery Chesapeake (Maryland) Artillery Alleghany (Virginia) Artillery Lee (Virginia) Battery Jones' Battalion
Ltc Hilary P. Jones
Cpt James McD. CarringtonCommanded the Battalion from November 3, 1863 till the Army recrossed the Rapidan (see: Jones' report) Louisiana Guard Battery Charlottesville (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt James McD. Carrington Courtney (Virginia) Artillery Staunton (Virginia) Artillery Carter's Battalion
Ltc Thomas H. Carter Jefferson Davis (Alabama) Artillery King William (Virginia) Artillery Morris (Virginia) Artillery Orange (Virginia) Artillery
Third Corps
LTG Ambrose P. Hill
Provost Guard: 5th Alabama Battalion
Division Brigade Regiments and othersAnderson's Division
MG Richard H. Anderson Wilcox's (old) Brigade
Col John C. C. Sanders 8th Alabama 9th Alabama 10th Alabama 11th Alabama 14th Alabama Posey's Brigade
BG Carnot Posey (mw) 12th Mississippi 16th Mississippi 19th Mississippi 48th Mississippi Mahone's Brigade
BG William Mahone 6th Virginia 12th Virginia 16th Virginia 41st Virginia 61st Virginia Wright' s Brigade
BG Ambrose R. Wright 3rd Georgia 22nd Georgia 48th Georgia 2nd Georgia Battalion Perry's Brigade
BG Edward A. Perry 2nd Florida 5th Florida 8th Florida: Ltc William Baya (w)Heth's Division
MG Henry Heth Davis' Brigade
BG Joseph R. Davis 2nd Mississippi 11th Mississippi 42nd Mississippi 55th North Carolina Archer's and Walker's BrigadeArcher's and Walker's Brigade were consolidated under Brigadier General Walker (see: Walker's report)
BG Henry H. WalkerArcher's Brigade 13th Alabama 1st Tennessee (Provisional Army) 7th Tennessee 14th Tennessee Walker's Brigade 40th Virginia 47th Virginia 55th Virginia 22nd Virginia Battalion Kirkland's Brigade
BG William W. Kirkland (w)
Col Thomas C. SingletaryFor Singletary succeeding Kirkland see: F. Ray Sibley Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 58 11th North Carolina 26th North Carolina 44th North Carolina: Col Thomas C. Singletary 47th North Carolina 52nd North Carolina Cooke's Brigade
BG John R. Cooke (w)
Col Edward D. Hall 15th North Carolina 27th North Carolina 46th North Carolina: Col Edward D. Hall 48th North CarolinaWilcox's Division
MG Cadmus M. Wilcox Lane' s Brigade
BG James H. Lane 7th North Carolina 18th North Carolina 28th North Carolina 33rd North Carolina 37th North Carolina McGowan's Brigade
BG Abner M. Perrin 1st South Carolina (Provisional Army) 1st South Carolina (Orr's Rifles) 12th South Carolina 13th South Carolina 14th South Carolina Thomas' Brigade
BG Edward L. Thomas 14th Georgia 35th Georgia 45th Georgia 49th Georgia Scales' Brigade
BG Alfred M. Scales 13th North Carolina 16th North Carolina 22nd North Carolina 34th North Carolina 38th North CarolinaArtillery
Col R. Lindsay Walker Cutts' Battalion
Ltc Allen S. Cutts Irwin (Georgia) Battery Patterson's (Georgia) Battery Ross' (Georgia) Battery McIntosh' s Battalion
Maj David G. McIntosh Hardaway (Alabama) Artillery Danville (Virginia) Artillery Johnson's (Virginia) Battery 2nd Rockbridge (Virginia) Artillery Garnett's Battalion
Ltc John J. Garnett Donaldsonville (Louisiana) Artillery Moore's Company (Virginia) Artillery Lewis (Virginia) Artillery Norfolk (Virginia) Blues Artillery Pegram's Battalion
Maj William R. J. Pegram Pee Dee (South Carolina) Artillery Crenshaw (Virginia) Battery Fredericksburg (Virginia) Artillery Letcher (Virginia) Artillery Purcell (Virginia) Artillery Poague's Battalion
Ltc William T. Poague Madison (Mississippi) Artillery Graham's (North Carolina) Artillery Albemarle (Virginia) Artillery Brooke's (Virginia) Battery
Cavalry Corps
MG J. E. B. Stuart
Division Brigade Regiments and othersHampton's DivisionHampton was absent from a wound he received at Gettysburg, Stuart commanded his division directly (see: Stuart's report)
MG J. E. B. Stuart Gordon's Brigade
BG James B. GordonWounded but remained in command (see: Stuart's report) (w) 1st North Carolina: Col Thomas Ruffin (k), Maj Rufus Barringer (w), Cpt William H. H. Cowles 2nd North Carolina 4th North Carolina: Col Dennis D. Ferebee (w) 5th North Carolina Butler's Brigade
BG Pierce M. B. YoungPromoted to Brigadier General (Nominated October 10, 1863, with date of rank September 28, 1863) and assigned to command of Butler's Brigade on October 15, 1863 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXIX, Part 2, page 788; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 585 and 800) 1st South Carolina: Ltc John D. Twiggs 2nd South Carolina: Col Thomas J. Lipscomb Cobb's (Georgia) Legion Phillips (Georgia) Legion Jeff. Davis (Mississippi) Legion: Ltc Joseph F. Waring Jones' BrigadeThe 35th Virginia Battalion was on detached service in Loudoun County, Virginia (see: Funsten's report)
Col Oliver R. Funsten
BG Thomas L. RosserPromoted to Brigadier General (Nominated October 10, 1863, with date of rank September 28, 1863) and assigned to command of Jones' Brigade on October 15, 1863 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXIX, Part 2, page 788; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 462 and 798) 7th Virginia: Ltc Thomas Marshall 11th Virginia: Ltc Mottrom D. Ball 12th Virginia: Ltc Thomas B. MassieFitzhugh Lee's Division
MG Fitzhugh Lee William H. F. Lee's Brigade
Col John R. Chambliss Jr. 9th Virginia: Maj Thomas Waller (w) 10th Virginia 13th Virginia: Maj Joseph E. Gillette (w) Lomax's Brigade
BG Lunsford L. Lomax 1st Maryland Battalion: Ltc Ridgely Brown 5th Virginia: Col Thomas L. Rosser, Ltc Henry C. Pate 6th Virginia: Col Julian Harrison (w), Ltc John S. Green 15th Virginia: Maj Charles R. Collins Wickham's Brigade
Col Thomas H. Owen 1st Virginia: Col Richard W. Carter 2nd Virginia 3rd Virginia: Ltc William R. Carter 4th Virginia: Cpt William B. Newton (k), Cpt Robert RandolphHorse Artillery Beckham's Battalion
Maj Robert F. Beckham Breathed's (Virginia) Battery Chew's (Virginia) Battery Griffin's (Maryland) Battery Hart's (South Carolina) Battery McGregor's (Virginia) Battery Moorman's (Virginia) Battery
Reserve Artillery BG William N. PendletonChief of Artillery to the whole Army
Division Battalions BatteriesFirst Corps Artillery Cabell's Battalion
Col Henry C. Cabell Fraser (Georgia) Battery Troup (Georgia) Artillery Manly's (North Carolina) Battery 1st Richmond (Virginia) Howitzers Haskell's Battalion
Maj John C. Haskell Branch (North Carolina) Artillery Rowan (North Carolina) Artillery Palmetto South Carolina Artillery
Notes
References Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher. Civil War High Commands. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001. . Sibley, F. Ray Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, 1996. 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.