The following Confederate units and commanders fought in the Second Battle of Fort Fisher (January 13–15, 1865) of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the expedition.Fonvielle, Chris E. Jr., Last Rays of Departing Hope:The Wilmington Campaign, pages 471-473

Abbreviations used Military rank MG = Major General BG = Brigadier General Col = Colonel Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel Maj = Major Cpt = Captain Lt = 1st Lieutenant Bvt = Brevet

Confederate Forces District of North Carolina Gen. Braxton Bragg

Division Brigade Regiments and OthersDistrict of Cape Fear

MG William H. C. Whiting (mw) Fort Fisher

Col William Lamb (w)

Maj James Reilly 10th North Carolina – Maj. James Reilly 36th North Carolina – Col. William Lamb 40th North Carolina 1st Battalion North Carolina Heavy Artillery, Co. D – Cpt. James L. McCormic (mw) 3rd Battalion North Carolina Light Artillery, Co. C – Cpt. John M. Sutton 13th Battalion North Carolina Light Artillery, Co. D – Cpt. Zachariah T. Adams Confederate Navy Detachment – Cpt. Robert T. Chapman Confederate Marine Corps Detachment – Cpt. A.C. Van BenthuysenHoke's Division

MG Robert F. Hoke Clignman's Brigade

Col Hector McKethan 8th North Carolina – Ltc. Rufus A. Barrier 31st North Carolina – Ltc. Charles Knight 51st North Carolina – Cpt. James W. Lippitt 61st North Carolina – Col. William S. Devane Colquitt's Brigade

BG Alfred H. Colquitt 6th Georgia – Col. John T. Lofton (k) 19th Georgia – Col. James H. Neal 23rd Georgia – Col. Marcus R. Ballenger 27th Georgia – Cpt. Elisha D. Graham 28th Georgia – Cpt. John A. Johnson Hagood's Brigade

Col Robert F. Graham 7th South Carolina Battalion – Ltc. James H. Rion 11th South Carolina – Col. F. Hay Gantt 21st South Carolina – Cpt. D.G. DuBose 25th South Carolina – Cpt. James Carson 27th South Carolina Kirkland's Brigade

BG William KirklandFonvielle, pp. 471–473. 17th North Carolina – Ltc. Thomas H. Sharp 42nd North Carolina – Col. John E. Brown 66th North Carolina – Col. John H. Nethercutt Cavalry    2nd South Carolina – Col. Thomas J. Lipscomb Artillery    3rd Battalion North Carolina Light Artillery, Co. A – Cpt. Andrew J. Ellis Southerland's North Carolina Battery – Cpt. Thomas J. Southerland Paris's (Virginia) Battery, Staunton Hill Artillery – Cpt. Andrew B. Paris

Notes

See also

North Carolina in the American Civil War

References

Moore, Mark A. The Wilmington Campaign and the Battles for Fort Fisher. Da Capo Press, 1999. U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901.

External links North Carolina Historical Sites: Fort Fisher - ORGANIZATION OF CONFEDERATE FORCES