The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the final military encounter of the American Civil War, the 1865 Appomattox campaign, which lasted from March 29 to April 9 and resulted in Confederate surrender on April 9 at the Appomattox Court House. Order of battle has been compiled from the army organization during the campaign.Official Records, Series I, Volume XLVI, Part 1, pages 1267-1276Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the campaign. The Union order of battle is listed separately.
Abbreviations used
Military rank Gen = General LTG = Lieutenant General MG = Major General BG = Brigadier General Col = Colonel Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel Maj = Major Cpt = Captain Lt = Lieutenant Sgt = Sergeant
Other (w) = wounded (mw) = mortally wounded (k) = killed in action (c) = captured
Army of Northern Virginia
Gen Robert E. Lee, Commanding Staff: Chief of staff: Ltc Walter H. Taylor Assistant adjutants general: Col Charles S. Venable, Col Charles Marshall Assistant Inspector General: Maj Giles B. Cooke Chief of artillery: BG William N. Pendleton
DivisionBrigade Regiments and othersHeadquarters units Escort 39th Virginia Cavalry Battalion: Cpt Samuel B. Brown Provost Guard
Maj D. B. Bridgford 1st Virginia Battalion 44th Virginia Battalion, Company B Engineers
Col T. M. R. Talcott 1st Confederate Engineers 2nd Confederate Engineers
First Corps
LTG James Longstreet Staff: Corps medical director: Surgeon John Cullen
DivisionBrigade Regiments and othersPickett's Division
MG George E. Pickett Steuart's Brigade
BG George H. Steuart 9th Virginia Infantry: Cpt John P. Wilson, Jr. 14th Virginia Infantry: Maj William D. Shelton 38th Virginia Infantry: Col George K. Griggs 53rd Virginia Infantry: Cpt Henry Edmunds 57th Virginia Infantry: Ltc William H. Ramsey Corse's Brigade
BG Montgomery D. Corse (c, April 6)
Col Arthur Herbert 15th Virginia Infantry: Maj Charles H. Clarke 17th Virginia Infantry: Col Arthur Herbert 29th Virginia Infantry: Lt John A. Coulson 30th Virginia Infantry: Col Robert S. Chew 32nd Virginia Infantry: Cpt Samuel W. Armistead Hunton's Brigade
BG Eppa Hunton (c, April 6)
Maj Michael P. Spessard 8th Virginia Infantry 18th Virginia Infantry: Lt Charles H. Wilkinson 19th Virginia Infantry: Maj. Waller M. Boyd (c., April 6), Lt. James Y. Bragg 28th Virginia Infantry: Maj Michael P. Spessard 56th Virginia Infantry: Cpt John W. Jones Terry's Brigade
BG William R. Terry (w, March 31)
Col Joseph Mayo, Jr.
Maj William W. Bentley 1st Virginia Infantry: Ltc Francis H. Langley (c, April 6) 3rd Virginia Infantry 7th Virginia Infantry: Col Charles C. Flowerree (c, April 6) 11th Virginia Infantry 24th Virginia Infantry: Ltc Richard L. Maury (c, April 7), Maj William W. BentleyField's Division
MG Charles W. Field Perry's Brigade
BG William F. Perry 4th Alabama Infantry: Ltc Lawrence H. Scruggs 15th Alabama Infantry: Col Alexander A. Lowther 44th Alabama Infantry: Ltc John A. Jones 47th Alabama Infantry: Cpt Eli D. Clower 48th Alabama Infantry: Maj John W. Wigginton Anderson's Brigade
BG George T. Anderson 7th Georgia Infantry: Col George H. Carmical 8th Georgia Infantry: Col John R. Towers 9th Georgia Infantry: Maj John W. Arnold 11th Georgia Infantry: Cpt William H. Ramsey 59th Georgia Infantry: Col Jack Brown Benning's Brigade
BG Henry L. Benning 2nd Georgia Infantry: Cpt Thomas Chaffin, Jr. 15th Georgia Infantry: Maj Peter J. Shannon 17th Georgia Infantry: Maj James B. Moore 20th Georgia Infantry Gregg's Brigade
Col R. M. Powell 3rd Arkansas Infantry: Ltc Robert S. Taylor 1st Texas Infantry: Col Frederick S. Bass 4th Texas Infantry: Ltc Clinton M. Winkler 5th Texas Infantry: Cpt W. T. Hill Bratton's Brigade
BG John Bratton 1st South Carolina Infantry: Col James R. Hagood 5th South Carolina Infantry: Col Asbury Coward 6th South Carolina Infantry: Col John M. Steedman 2nd South Carolina Rifles: Col Robert E. Bowen Palmetto (South Carolina) SharpshootersKershaw's DivisionDuring the retreat Kershaw's and G. W. C. Lee's divisions, with other troops from the defenses of Richmond, were commanded by Lieutenant General Richard S. Ewell.
MG Joseph B. Kershaw (c, April 6) DuBose's Brigade
BG Dudley M. DuBose (c, April 6)
Cpt J. F. Espy 16th Georgia Infantry: Lt William W. Montgomery 18th Georgia Infantry: Cpt J. F. Espy, Lt Gideon J. Lasseter 24th Georgia Infantry: Cpt J. A. Jarrard 3rd Georgia Sharpshooters Battalion Cobb's (Georgia) Legion: Lt W. G. Steed Phillips' (Georgia) Legion: Lt A. J. Reese Humphreys' Brigade
Col William H. Fitzgerald (c, April 6)
Cpt Gwin R. Cherry 13th Mississippi Infantry: Lt W. H. Davis 17th Mississippi Infantry: Cpt Gwin R. Cherry 18th Mississippi Infantry: Lt John W. Gower 21st Mississippi Infantry: Lt Benjamin George Simms' Brigade
BG James P. Simms (c, April 6)
Cpt George W. Waldron 10th Georgia Infantry: Lt John B. Evans 50th Georgia Infantry: Cpt George W. Waldron, Lt Hillary W. Cason 51st Georgia Infantry: Cpt H. R. Thomas 53rd Georgia Infantry: Cpt R. H. WoodsArtillery
BG Edward P. Alexander Cabell's BattalionThis artillery battalion were shown on the Army of Northern Virginia returns for March 31, but do not enumerated on the Appomattox paroles.
Maj S. P. Hamilton Pulaski (Georgia) Artillery Carlton's (Georgia) Battery 1st Company Richmond Howitzers (Virginia) Manly's (North Carolina) Battery Huger's Battalion
Maj Tyler C. Jordan Madison Louisiana Light Artillery: Lt George Poindexter Fickling's (South Carolina) Battery: Lt E. L. Purse Parker's (Virginia) Battery: Lt Edwin S. Wooldridge Virginia Battery: Cpt John Donneli Smith Taylor's (Virginia) Battery: Lt John H. Weddell Virginia Battery: Lt James Woolfolk Haskell's Battalion
Maj John C. Haskell North Carolina Battery: Cpt Henry G. Flanner Ramsay's (North Carolina) Battery: Lt Jesse F. Woodard South Carolina Battery: Cpt Hugh R. Garden Lamkin's (Virginia) Battery: Lt Fletcher T. Massie
Second Corps
MG John B. Gordon Staff: Assistant adjutant general: Maj Robert W. Hunter
DivisionBrigade Regiments and othersFormerly Ramseur's Division
MG Bryan Grimes Battle's Brigade
Col Edwin L. Hobson 3rd Alabama Infantry: Cpt Cornelius Robinson, Jr. 5th Alabama Infantry: Col Edwin L. Hobson, Cpt Thomas M. Riley 6th Alabama Infantry: Maj Isaac F. Culver 12th Alabama Infantry: Cpt Poleman D. Rose 61st Alabama Infantry: Cpt Augustus B. Fanin, jr Grimes' Brigade
Col David G. Cowand 32nd North Carolina Infantry: Cpt P. C. Shuford 43rd North Carolina Infantry: Cpt Wiley J. Cobb 45th North Carolina Infantry: Col John R. Winston 53rd North Carolina Infantry: Cpt Thomas E. Ashcraft 2nd North Carolina Battalion Cox's Brigade
BG William Ruffin Cox 1st North Carolina Infantry: Maj Louis C. Latham 2nd North Carolina Infantry: Maj James T. Scales 3rd North Carolina: Maj William T. Ennett 4th North Carolina Infantry: Cpt John B. Forcum 14th North Carolina Infantry: Ltc William A. Johnston. 30th North Carolina Infantry: Cpt David C. Allen Cook's Brigade
Ltc Edwin A. Nash 4th Georgia: Col Edwin A. Nash, Cpt John M. Shiver 12th Georgia: Cpt Josiah N. Beall 21st Georgia: Cpt Edward Smith 44th Georgia: Cpt John A. Tucker Co.B - Sumter Georgia Artillery Archer's BattalionTemporarily attached during the retreat.
Ltc Fletcher H. Archer 3rd Battalion Virginia Reserves: Cpt Joseph A. Rogers 44th Virginia Battalion: Cpt Anson B. MorrisonFormerly J. Pegram's Division
BG James A. Walker R.D. Johnston's Brigade
Col John W. Lea 5th North Carolina Infantry: Col John W. Lea, Cpt James M. Taylor 12th North Carolina Infantry: Cpt P. Durham 20th North Carolina Infantry: Lt Archibald F. Lawhon 23rd North Carolina Infantry: Cpt Abner D. Peace 1st North Carolina Sharpshooters Battalion: Lt R. W. Woodruff Lewis' Brigade
BG William G. Lewis (w, April 7)
Cpt John Beard 6th North Carolina Infantry: Cpt Joseph H. Dickey 21st North Carolina Infantry: Cpt John H. Miller 54th North Carolina Infantry 57th North Carolina Infantry: Cpt John Beard Walker's Brigade
Maj Henry K. Douglas 13th Virginia Infantry: Cpt George Cullen 31st Virginia Infantry: Maj William P. Cooper 49th Virginia Infantry: Cpt William D. Moffett 52nd Virginia Infantry: Cpt Samuel W. Paxton 58th Virginia Infantry: Lt Robert L. WaldronGordon's Division
BG Clement A. Evans Evans' Brigade
Col John H. Lowe 13th Georgia Infantry: Ltc Richard Maltbie 26th Georgia Infantry: Cpt James Knox 31st Georgia Infantry: Cpt Edward C. Perry 38th Georgia Infantry: Ltc Philip E. Davant 60th Georgia Infantry: Col Waters B. Jones 61st Georgia Infantry: Col Waters B. Jones 9th Georgia Artillery Battalion: Sgt. Horace L. Cranford 12th Georgia Artillery Battalion: Cpt Samuel H. Crump 18th Georgia Battalion: Cpt George W. Stiles Terry's Brigade
Col Titus V. Williams 2nd Virginia Infantry: Cpt Joseph J. Jenkins 4th Virginia Infantry: Cpt Hamilton D. Wade 5th Virginia Infantry: Cpt Peter E. Wilson 10th Virginia Infantry: Ltc D. H. Lee Martz 21st Virginia Infantry: Col William A. Witcher 23rd Virginia Infantry: Ltc John P. Fitzgerald 25th Virginia Infantry: Maj Wilson Harper 27th Virginia Infantry: Cpt Franklin C. Wilson 33rd Virginia Infantry: Cpt Henry A. Herrell 37th Virginia Infantry: Cpt John A. Preston 42nd Virginia Infantry: Lt James L. Tompkins 44th Virginia Infantry: Maj David W. Anderson 48th Virginia Infantry: Col Robert H. Dunagan York's Brigade
Col Eugene Waggaman 1st Louisiana Infantry 2nd Louisiana Infantry: Cpt A. S. Blythe 5th Louisiana Infantry: Lt Hiram Baxter 6th Louisiana Infantry: Maj William H. Manning 7th Louisiana Infantry 8th Louisiana Infantry: Cpt Louis Prados 9th Louisiana Infantry 10th Louisiana Infantry 14th Louisiana Infantry 15th Louisiana Infantry: Col Edmund PendletonArtillery
BG Armistead L. Long Nelson's Battalion
Ltc William Nelson Amherst (Virginia) Artillery Milledge's (Georgia) Artillery Fluvanna (Virginia) Artillery Braxton's Battalion
Ltc Carter M. Braxton Alleghany (Virginia) Artillery Lee (Virginia) Artillery Stafford (Virginia) Artillery Cutshaw's Battalion
Ltc Wilfred Emory Cutshaw (w, April 6)
Cpt C. W. Fry Jeff Davis (Alabama) Artillery King William (Virginia) Artillery Morris (Virginia) Artillery Orange (Virginia) Artillery Staunton (Virginia) Artillery Richmond Howitzers, 2nd Company Hardaway's Battalion
Ltc Robert A. Hardaway Powhatan Artillery (Virginia) 3rd Company, Richmond Howitzers (Virginia) Rockbridge Artillery (Virginia) Salem Flying Artillery (Virginia) Johnson's Battalion
Ltc Marmaduke Johnson Clutter's (Virginia) Battery: Lt Lucas McIntosh. Fredericksburg Artillery (Virginia): Cpt John G. Pollock Lightfoot's Battalion Caroline Artillery (Virginia) Nelson Artillery (Virginia) Surry Artillery (Virginia) Stark's Battalion
Ltc Alexander W. Stark Louisiana Guard Battery (Green's) McComas Artillery/French's Battery (Virginia): Cpt David A. French Armistead's Battery/Matthew's Artillery (Virginia): Cpt Andrew D. Armistead
Third Corps
LTG A. P. Hill (k, April 2)The Corps was attached to the First Corps on April 2, after the death of General Hill.
Provost Guard 5th Alabama Battalion: Cpt Wade Ritter
DivisionBrigade Regiments and othersMahone's Division
MG William Mahone Forney's Brigade
BG William H. Forney 8th Alabama Infantry: Ltc John P. Emrich 9th Alabama Infantry: Maj James M. Crow 10th Alabama Infantry: Maj Louis W. Johnson 11th Alabama Infantry: Cpt Martin L. Stewart 13th Alabama Infantry: Cpt Samuel Sellers 14th Alabama Infantry: Cpt John A. Terrell Weisiger's Brigade
BG David A. Weisiger 6th Virginia Infantry: Col George T. Rogers 12th Virginia Infantry: Maj Richard W. Jones 16th Virginia Infantry: Ltc Richard O. Whitehead 41st Virginia Infantry: Ltc Joseph P. Minetree