Battle of Chancellorsville order of battle: Confederate explained

The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in Virginia's Battle of Chancellorsville, which lasted from April 30 to May 6, 1863, during the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle has been compiled from the army organization^[1] during the campaign,^[2] the casualty returns^[3] and the reports.^[4]

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

Other

• (w) = wounded
• (mw) = mortally wounded
• (k) = killed in action
• (c) = captured

Army of Northern Virginia

See main article: Army of Northern Virginia. Gen Robert E. Lee

First Corps

See main article: First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. Gen Robert E. Lee^[5]

Chief of Artillery: Col James B. Walton

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McLaws' Division     MG Lafayette McLaws	Wofford's Brigade   BG William T. Wofford	16th Georgia: Col Goode Bryan 18th Georgia: Col Solon Z. Ruff 24th Georgia: Col Robert McMillan Cobb's (Georgia) Legion: Ltc Luther J. Glenn Phillips' (Georgia) Legion: Ltc Elihu S. Barclay, Jr.
	Semmes' Brigade   BG Paul J. Semmes	10th Georgia: Ltc Willis C. Holt 50th Georgia: Ltc Francis Kearse 51st Georgia: Col William M. Slaughter (mw), Ltc Edward Ball (w), Maj Oliver P. Anthony 53rd Georgia: Col James P. Simms
	Kershaw's Brigade   BG Joseph B. Kershaw	2nd South Carolina: Col John D. Kennedy 3rd South Carolina: Maj Robert C. Maffett 7th South Carolina: Col Elbert Bland 8th South Carolina: Col John W. Henagan 15th South Carolina: Ltc Joseph F. Gist 3rd South Carolina Battalion: Ltc William G. Rice
	Barksdale's Brigade   BG William Barksdale	13th Mississippi: Col James W. Carter 17th Mississippi: Col William D. Holder 18th Mississippi: Col Thomas M. Griffin (c) 21st Mississippi: Col Benjamin G. Humphreys
	Cabell's Artillery Battalion   Col Henry C. Cabell   Maj Samuel P. Hamilton	Carlton's (Georgia) battery: Cpt Henry H. Carlton Fraser's (Georgia) battery: Cpt John C. Fraser McCarthy's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Edward S. McCarthy Manly's (North Carolina) battery: Cpt Basil C. Manly
Anderson's Division     MG Richard H. Anderson	Wilcox's Brigade   BG Cadmus M. Wilcox	8th Alabama: Col Young L. Royston (w), Ltc Hilary A. Herbert 9th Alabama: Maj Jeremiah H. J. Williams 10th Alabama: Col William H. Forney (w) 11th Alabama: Col John C. C. Sanders 14th Alabama: Col Lucius Pinckard (w)
	Wright's Brigade   BG Ambrose R. Wright	3rd Georgia: Maj John F. Jones (w), Cpt Charles H. Andrews 22nd Georgia: Ltc Joseph Wasden 48th Georgia: Ltc Reuben W. Carswell 2nd Georgia Battalion: Maj George W. Ross
	Mahone's Brigade   BG William Mahone	6th Virginia: Col George T. Rogers 12th Virginia: Ltc Everard M. Feild 16th Virginia: Ltc Richard O. Whitehead 41st Virginia: Col William A. Parham 61st Virginia: Col Virginius D. Groner
	Posey's Brigade   BG Carnot Posey	12th Mississippi: Ltc Merry B. Harris (w), Maj Samuel B. Thomas 16th Mississippi: Col Samuel E. Baker 19th Mississippi: Col Nathaniel H. Harris 48th Mississippi: Col Joseph M. Jayne (w)
	Perry's Brigade   BG Edward A. Perry	2nd Florida: Maj Walter R. Moore (w) 5th Florida: Maj Benjamin F. Davis (w) 8th Florida: Col David Lang
	Garnett's Artillery Battalion   Ltc John J. Garnett   Maj Robert A. Hardaway	Grandy's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Charles R. Grandy Lewis' (Virginia) battery: Lt Nathan Penick Maurin's (Louisiana) battery: Cpt Victor Maurin Moore's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Joseph D. Moore
Artillery Reserve	Alexander's Battalion   Col E. Porter Alexander^[6]   Maj Frank Huger	Eubank's (Virginia) battery: Lt Osmond B. Taylor Jordan's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Tyler C. Jordan Moody's (Louisiana) battery: Cpt George V. Moody Parker's (Virginia) battery: Cpt William W. Parker Rhett's (South Carolina) battery: Cpt A. Burnett Rhett Woolfolk's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Pichegru Woolfolk, Jr.
	Washington (Louisiana) Artillery Battalion   Col James B. Walton	1st Company: Cpt Charles W. Squires (c), Lt Charles H. C. Brown 2nd Company: Cpt John B. Richardson 3rd Company: Cpt Merritt B. Miller 4th Company: Cpt Benjamin F. Eshleman

Second Corps

See main article: Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. LTG Thomas J. Jackson (mw)
MG Ambrose P. Hill (w)
BG Robert E. Rodes
MG J. E. B. Stuart

Chief of Artillery: Col Stapleton Crutchfield (w), Col E. Porter Alexander, Col J. Thompson Brown

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A. P. Hill's Light Division     MG Ambrose P. Hill     BG Henry Heth (w)     BG William D. Pender (w)     BG James J. Archer	Heth's Brigade   BG Henry Heth   Col John M. Brockenbrough	40th Virginia: Col John M. Brockenbrough, Ltc Fleet W. Cox (w), Cpt T. Edwin Betts 47th Virginia: Col Robert M. Mayo 55th Virginia: Col Francis Mallory (k), Ltc William S. Christian (w), Maj Andrew D. Saunders (k), Lt R. L. Williams,^[7] Maj Evan Rice^[8] 22nd Virginia Battalion: Ltc Edward P. Tayloe
	Thomas' Brigade   BG Edward L. Thomas	14th Georgia: Col Robert W. Folsom 35th Georgia: Cpt John Duke 45th Georgia: Ltc Washington L. Grice 49th Georgia: Maj Samuel T. Player
	Lane's Brigade   BG James H. Lane	7th North Carolina: Col Edward G. Haywood (w), Ltc Junius L. Hill (k), Maj William L. Davidson (w), Cpt Nathan A. Pool 18th North Carolina: Col Thomas J. Purdie (k), Ltc Forney George (w), Maj John D. Barry 28th North Carolina: Col Samuel D. Lowe 33rd North Carolina: Col Clark M. Avery (w), Cpt Joseph H. Saunders 37th North Carolina: Col William M. Barbour (w)
	McGowan's Brigade   BG Samuel McGowan (w)   Col Oliver E. Edwards (mw)   Col Abner M. Perrin   Col Daniel H. Hamilton^[9]	1st South Carolina (Provisional Army): Col Daniel H. Hamilton, Cpt Washington P. Shooter 1st South Carolina Rifles: Col James M. Perrin (mw), Ltc Francis E. Harrison 12th South Carolina:^[10] Col John L. Miller 13th South Carolina: Col Oliver E. Edwards, Ltc Benjamin T. Brockman 14th South Carolina: Col Abner Perrin
	Archer's Brigade   BG James J. Archer   Col Birkett D. Fry	13th Alabama: Col Birkett D. Fry 5th Alabama Battalion: Cpt S. D. Stewart (k), Cpt A. N. Porter 1st Tennessee (Provisional Army): Ltc Newton J. George 7th Tennessee: Ltc John A. Fite (w) 14th Tennessee: Col William McComb (w), Cpt R. C. Wilson
	Pender's Brigade   BG William D. Pender	13th North Carolina: Col Alfred M. Scales (w), Ltc Joseph H. Hyman 16th North Carolina: Col John S. McElroy (w), Ltc William A. Stowe (w) 22nd North Carolina: Ltc Chris C. Cole (k), Maj Laben Odell (k), Cpt George A. Graves 34th North Carolina: Col William L. J. Lowrance 38th North Carolina: Ltc John Ashford
	Walker's Artillery Battalion   Col R. Lindsay Walker   Maj William R. J. Pegram	Brunson's (South Carolina) battery: Cpt Ervin B. Brunson Crenshaw's (Virginia) battery: Lt John H. Chamberlayne Davidson's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Greenlee Davidson (mw), Lt Thomas A. Brander McGraw's (Virginia) battery: Lt Joseph McGraw Marye's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Edward A. Marye
D. H. Hill's Division     BG Robert E. Rodes     BG Stephen D. Ramseur	Rodes' Brigade   Col Edward A. O'Neal (w)   Col Josephus M. Hall	3rd Alabama: Cpt Malachi F. Bonham 5th Alabama: Col Josephus M. Hall, Ltc E. Lafayette Hobson (w), Cpt William T. Renfro (mw), Cpt Thomas M. Riley 6th Alabama: Col James N. Lightfoot 12th Alabama: Col Samuel B. Pickens 26th Alabama: Ltc John S. Garvin (w), Lt Miles J. Taylor
	Colquitt's Brigade   BG Alfred H. Colquitt	6th Georgia: Col John T. Lofton 19th Georgia: Col Andrew J. Hutchins 23rd Georgia: Col Emory F. Best 27th Georgia: Col Charles T. Zachry 28th Georgia: Col Tully Graybill
	Ramseur's Brigade   BG Stephen D. Ramseur (w)   Col Francis M. Parker	2nd North Carolina: Col William Ruffin Cox (w) 4th North Carolina: Col Bryan Grimes 14th North Carolina: Col R. Tyler Bennett 30th North Carolina: Col Francis M. Parker
	Doles' Brigade   BG George P. Doles	4th Georgia: Col Philip Cook (w), Ltc David R. E. Winn 12th Georgia: Col Edward Willis 21st Georgia: Col John T. Mercer 44th Georgia: Col John B. Estes
	Iverson's Brigade   BG Alfred Iverson, Jr. (w)	5th North Carolina: Col Thomas M. Garrett (w), Ltc John W. Lea (w), Maj William J. Hill (w), Cpt Speight B. West 12th North Carolina: Maj David P. Rowe (mw), Ltc Robert D. Johnston^[11] 20th North Carolina: Col Thomas F. Toon (w), Ltc Nelson Slough 23rd North Carolina: Col Daniel H. Christie
	Carter's Artillery Battalion   Ltc Thomas H. Carter	Reese's (Alabama) battery: Cpt William J. Reese Carter's (Virginia) battery: Cpt William P. Carter Fry's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Charles W. Fry Page's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Richard C. M. Page
Early's Division     MG Jubal A. Early	Gordon's Brigade   BG John B. Gordon	13th Georgia: Col James M. Smith 26th Georgia: Col Edmund N. Atkinson 31st Georgia: Col Clement A. Evans (w) 38th Georgia: Col James D. Mathews 60th Georgia: Col William H. Stiles 61st Georgia: Col John H. Lamar
	Hoke's Brigade   BG Robert Hoke (w)   Col Isaac E. Avery	6th North Carolina: Col Isaac E. Avery, Maj Samuel M. Tate 21st North Carolina: Ltc William S. Rankin 54th North Carolina: Col James C. S. McDowell (mw), Ltc Kenneth M. Murchison 57th North Carolina: Col Archibald C. Godwin (w) 1st Battalion North Carolina Sharpshooters: Maj Rufus W. Wharton
	Smith's Brigade^[12]   BG William Smith	13th Virginia: Ltc James B. Terrill 49th Virginia: Ltc Jonathan C. Gibson 52nd Virginia: Col Michael G. Harman 58th Virginia: Col Francis H. Board
	Hays' Brigade   BG Harry T. Hays	5th Louisiana: Col Henry Forno 6th Louisiana: Col William Monaghan 7th Louisiana: Col Davidson B. Penn (c) 8th Louisiana: Col Trevanion D. Lewis (c) 9th Louisiana: Col Leroy A. Stafford (c)
	Andrews' Artillery Battalion   Ltc Richard S. Andrews	Brown's (Maryland) battery: Cpt William D. Brown Carpenter's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Joseph C. Carpenter Dement's (Maryland) battery: Cpt William F. Dement Raine's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Charles J. Raine
Trimble's Division      BG Raleigh E. Colston	Paxton's Brigade   BG Elisha F. Paxton (k)   Col John H. S. Funk	2nd Virginia: Col John Q. A. Nadenbousch (w), Ltc Raleigh T. Colston 4th Virginia: Maj William Terry 5th Virginia: Col John H. S. Funk, Ltc Hazael J. Williams 27th Virginia: Col James K. Edmondson (w), Ltc Daniel M. Shriver 33rd Virginia: Ltc Abraham Spengler
	Jones' Brigade^[13]   BG John R. Jones^[14]   Col Thomas S. Garnett (mw)   Col Alexander S. Vandeventer	21st Virginia: Maj John B. Moseley 42nd Virginia: Ltc Robert W. Withers 44th Virginia: Maj Norvell Cobb (w), Cpt Thomas R. Buckner 48th Virginia: Col Thomas S. Garnett, Maj Oscar White 50th Virginia: Col Alexander S. Vandeventer, Maj Lynville J. Perkins
	Colston's Brigade   Col E. T. H. Warren (w)   Col Titus V. Williams (w)   Ltc Hamilton A. Brown	1st North Carolina: Col John A. McDowell (w), Cpt Jarrette N. Harrell (w), Cpt Louis C. Latham 3rd North Carolina: Ltc Stephen D. Thruston (w), Maj William M. Parsley 10th Virginia: Ltc Samuel T. Walker (k), Maj Joshua Stover (mw), Cpt A. H. Smals 23rd Virginia: Ltc Simeon T. Walton 37th Virginia: Col Titus V. Williams
	Nicholls' Brigade   BG Francis T. Nicholls (w)   Col Jesse M. Williams	1st Louisiana: Cpt Edward D. Willett 2nd Louisiana: Col Jesse M. Williams, Ltc Ross E. Burke 10th Louisiana: Ltc John M. Legett (k), Cpt Auguste Perrodin 14th Louisiana: Ltc David Zable 15th Louisiana: Cpt William C. Michie
	Jones' Artillery Battalion   Ltc Hilary P. Jones	Carrington's (Virginia) battery: Cpt James McD. Carrington Garber's (Virginia) battery: Lt Alexander H. Fultz Latimer's (Virginia) battery: Cpt William A. Tanner Louisiana Guard Battery: Cpt Charles Thompson
Artillery Reserve	Brown's Battalion^[15]   Col J. Thompson Brown   Cpt David Watson   Cpt Willis J. Dance^[16]	Brooke's (Virginia) battery: Cpt James V. Brooke Dance's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Willis J. Dance Graham's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Archibald Graham Hupp's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Abraham Hupp Smith's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Benjamin H. Smith, Jr. Watson's (Virginia) battery: Cpt David Watson
	McIntosh's Battalion   Maj David G. McIntosh	Hurt's (Alabama) battery: Cpt William P. Hurt Johnson's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Marmaduke Johnson Lusk's (Virginia) battery: Cpt John A. M. Lusk Wooding's (Virginia) battery: Cpt George W. Wooding

Army Reserve Artillery

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Army Reserve Artillery      BG William N. Pendleton^[17]	Cutt's Battalion^[18]   Ltc Allen S. Cutts	Ross' (Georgia) battery: Cpt Hugh M. Ross Patterson's (Georgia) battery: Cpt George M. Patterson
	Nelson's Battalion   Ltc William Nelson	Kirkpatrick's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Thomas J. Kirkpatrick Massie's (Virginia) battery: Cpt John L. Massie Milledge's (Georgia) battery: Cpt John Milledge, Jr.

Cavalry

See main article: Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia.

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Stuart's Division^[19]     MG J. E. B. Stuart	Fitzhugh Lee's Brigade   BG Fitzhugh Lee	1st Virginia: Col James H. Drake 2nd Virginia: Col Thomas T. Munford 3rd Virginia: Col Thomas H. Owen 4th Virginia: Col Williams C. Wickham
	William H. F. Lee's Brigade^[20]   BG William H. F. Lee	2nd North Carolina: Ltc William H. F. Payne 5th Virginia: Col Thomas L. Rosser 9th Virginia: Col Richard L. T. Beale 10th Virginia: Col J. Lucius Davis 13th Virginia: Col John R. Chambliss, Jr. 15th Virginia: Ltc John Critcher
	Horse Artillery   Maj Robert F. Beckham	Moorman's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Marcellus N. Moorman Breathed's (Virginia) battery: Cpt James Breathed McGregor's (Virginia) battery: Cpt William M. McGregor Hart's (South Carolina) battery: Cpt James F. Hart

References

• Sears, Stephen W. Chancellorsville. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 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.

Notes and References

1. Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign.
2. Official Records, Series I, Volume XXV, Part 1, pages 789-794; Stephen W. Sears, Chancellorsville, pages 467-474
3. Official Records, Series I, Volume XXV, Part 1, pages 806-809/947-949; Stephen W. Sears, Chancellorsville, pages 492-501
4. Official Records, Series I, Volume XXV, Part 1, pages 1161-1169/Official Records, Series I, Volume LI, Part 1, page 1332
5. The First Corps' commander, Lieutenant General James Longstreet, along with Pickett's and Hood's divisions and Dearing's and Henry's artillery battalions, were on detached duty in Southeastern Virginia. General Lee commanded the remnant of the corps directly (see: Stephen W. Sears, Chancellorsville, pages 36 and 49)
6. Acting Chief of Artillery Second Corps after Colonel Crutchfield was wounded (see: Alexander's report)
7. Adjutant of the 55th Virginia
8. Joined May 4, 1863 (see: Christian's report)
9. Assumed command after the Brigade was reunited on May 3, 1863 (see: Hamilton's and Perrin's report)
10. Not engaged, detached guarding Prisoners (see: Hamilton's report)
11. Of the 23rd North Carolina; assumed command May 2, 1863 after Major Rowe was mortally wounded (see: Johnston's report)
12. [31st Virginia Infantry|31st Virginia]
13. [25th Virginia Infantry|25th Virginia]
14. Left the battlefield on account of sickness (see: Stephen W. Sears, Chancellorsville, page 329)
15. First Virginia Artillery
16. Assumed command of the whole Battalion after it was reunited (see: Dance's report)
17. Chief of Artillery to the whole Army
18. Lane's battery detached (see: Pendleton's report)
19. [Wade Hampton III|Hampton's]
20. Engaged against Stoneman's raid