Carolinas campaign order of battle: Confederate
The following units and commanders fought in the Carolinas Campaign of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the campaign.[1]
Background
The Confederate forces in the Carolinas Campaign underwent a reorganization from April 8 to 10, 1865, which is shown below. For the Confederate order of battle previous to this reorganization, see the Bentonville Confederate order of battle.
Military Rank Abbreviations Used
- Gen = General
- LTG = Lieutenant General
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
Gen Joseph E. Johnston
Escort
- Holloway's (Alabama) Cavalry Company: Capt E.M. Holloway
Second in command
Gen P.G.T. Beauregard
Escort
- Jeff Davis Legion (Mississippi), Company A: Lt R.E. Conner
Hardee's Corps
LTG William J. Hardee
Escort and Scouts
- Raum's Cavalry Company (Mississippi): Capt William C. Raum
- Stono Scouts Company (South Carolina): Capt John B.L. Walpole, Lt Paul T. Gervais
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Brown's Division
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Smith's Brigade
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Govan's Brigade |
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Hoke's Division
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Clingman's Brigade |
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Colquitt's Brigade |
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Hagood's Brigade
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Kirkland's Brigade |
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First North Carolina Junior Reserves Brigade
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Cheatham's Division
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Palmer's Brigade |
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Gist's Brigade
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Artillery
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Artillery Battalion
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Reserve Artillery Battalion
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Stewart's Corps
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Loring's Division
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Featherston's Brigade |
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Lowry's Brigade
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Shelley's Brigade |
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Anderson's Division
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Elliott's Brigade
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Rhett's Brigade
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Walthall's Division
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Harrison's Brigade
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Kennedy's Brigade |
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Artillery Battalion
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Lee's Corps
LTG Stephen D. Lee
Escort
- Ragland's Georgia Cavalry Company: Capt George G. Ragland
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Hill's Division
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Sharp's Brigade
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Brantly's Brigade |
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Detachment, Army of Northern Virginia
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Stevenson's Division
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Henderson's Brigade
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Pettus's Brigade |
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Artillery |
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Unattached units
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Naval units |
Independent naval contingent |
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Naval Brigade
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Unattached artillery |
Artillery Battalion
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Independent Batteries |
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Artillery
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Cavalry Corps
LTG Wade Hampton
MG Matthew Butler
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Butler's Division[2]
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Logan's Brigade |
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Young's Brigade
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Horse Artillery |
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Wheeler's Cavalry Contingent
MG Joseph Wheeler[3]
BG William W. Allen
Escort
- 1st Alabama Cavalry, Company G: Lt James M. Smith
Scout company
- Shannon's Special Scouts: Maj A.M.Shannon
- Engineer Troop: Lt L.C. Anderson
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Allen's Division
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Anderson's Brigade |
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Crews' Brigade
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Hagan's Brigade
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Humes's Division
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Ashby's Brigade
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Harrison's Brigade
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Dibrell's Division
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Breckinridge's Brigade
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McLemore's Brigade
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Other
Brigades | Regiments and batteries |
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Post Greensboro
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Post of Salisbury |
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Post of Charlotte
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Notes
- ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XLVII, Part 1, pages 1061-1067
- ^ detached from Army of Northern Virginia
- ^ This command was formerly Wheeler's Cavalry Corps, Army of Tennessee.
- ^ Division detached April 15, 1865 for Jefferson Davis's escort.
Sources
- Bradley, Mark L. This Astounding Close: The Road to Bennett Place. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, 2000. ISBN 0-8078-2565-4
- 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.