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Battle of New Market order of battle: Confederate

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The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of New Market in the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is shown separately.

Abbreviations used

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Military rank

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Other

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Department of Western Virginia

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MG John C. Breckinridge, commanding

Division Brigade Regiments and others

Infantry Division

1st Brigade


   BG John Echols

2nd Brigade


   BG Gabriel C. Wharton

Unattached

Attached commands
  • Hart's Engineer Company:[2] Cpt William T. Hart
  • Augusta-Rockingham Reserves: Col William Harman
  • Davis' Company Maryland Cavalry:[2] Cpt T. Sturgis Davis
  • V.M.I. Cadets: Ltc Scott Ship
Cavalry


   BG John D. Imboden

Artillery


   Maj William McLaughlin

  • Chapman’s (Virginia) Battery: Cpt George B. Chapman
  • Jackson’s (Virginia) Battery: 1st Lt Randolph H. Blain
  • McClanahan’s (Virginia) Battery: Cpt John McClanahan
  • V.M.I section: Cadet Cpt C. H. Minge

Notes

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  1. ^ Dismounted men from the 23rd Virginia Cavalry were attached to the 62nd Virginia (Knight, p. 281)
  2. ^ a b Fought as infantry
  3. ^ Dismounted men (including the men of companies L, M, and N) were attached to the 62nd Virginia (Knight, p. 281)

References

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  • Whitehorne, Joseph W.A. "Order of Battle". The Battle of New Market. United States Army Center of Military History.
  • Davis, William C. The Battle of New Market. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 1993.
  • Knight, Charles R. Valley Thunder: The Battle of New Market and the Opening of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, May 1864. Savas Beatie, 2010. ISBN 978-1-932714-80-7.