Battle of Globe Tavern order of battle: Confederate explained
The following units and commanders of the Confederate army fought in the Battle of Globe Tavern from August 18 to 21, 1864. The Union order of battle is listed separately.
Abbreviations used
Military rank
Other
August 18 - 19
Operations south of Petersburg
Gen P. G. T. Beauregard, Petersburg Defense Force
Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
See main article: Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia.
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Mahone's Division MG William Mahone | Weisiger's Brigade BG David A. Weisiger |
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Colquitt's Brigade (from Hoke's Division) BG Alfred H. Colquitt | - 6th Georgia Infantry
- 19th Georgia Infantry
- 23rd Georgia Infantry
- 27th Georgia Infantry
- 28th Georgia Infantry
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Clingman's Brigade (from Hoke's Division) BG Thomas L. Clingman (w) Col Hector M. McKethan | - 8th North Carolina Infantry
- 31st North Carolina Infantry
- 51st North Carolina Infantry: Col Hector M. McKethan
- 61st North Carolina Infantry
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Heth's Division MG Henry Heth | Davis' Brigade Cpt Robert W. Thomas |
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Walker's Brigade Col Robert M. Mayo (ill, August 18) Col William S. Christian |
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Colquitt's Brigade (from Hoke's Division) BG Alfred H. Colquitt | - 6th Georgia Infantry
- 19th Georgia Infantry
- 23rd Georgia Infantry
- 27th Georgia Infantry
- 28th Georgia Infantry
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Third Corps Artillery Col Reuben L. Walker | Pegram's Battalion Col William Pegram | - Crenshaw (Virginia) Artillery: Capt. Thomas Ellett
- Letcher (Virginia) Artillery: Capt. Thomas A. Brander
- Purcell (Virginia) Artillery: Capt. George M. Cayce
- Fredericksburg (Virginia) Artillery: Capt. Edward A. Marye
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August 21
Operations south of Petersburg
Gen P.G.T. Beauregard, Petersburg Defense Force
Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
See main article: Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. LTG A. P. Hill
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Mahone's Division MG William Mahone | Sanders' Brigade BG John C. C. Sanders (k) Col J. Horace King |
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Harris' Brigade Col Joseph M. Jayne |
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Wright's Brigade BG Ambrose R. Wright | - 3rd Georgia Infantry
- 22nd Georgia Infantry
- 48th Georgia Infantry
- 64th Georgia Infantry
- 2nd Georgia Infantry Battalion
- 10th Georgia Infantry Battalion
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Hagood's Brigade (from Hoke's Division) BG Johnson Hagood | - 11th South Carolina Infantry
- 21st South Carolina Infantry
- 25th South Carolina Infantry
- 27th South Carolina Infantry: Col Peter Charles Gaillard
- 7th South Carolina Infantry Battalion: Cpt John L. Jones
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Finegan's Brigade BG Joseph Finegan |
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Heth's Division MG Henry Heth | Cooke's Brigade BG John R. Cooke | - 15th North Carolina Infantry
- 27th North Carolina Infantry
- 46th North Carolina Infantry
- 48th North Carolina Infantry
- 55th North Carolina Infantry
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McRae's Brigade BG William MacRae |
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Kirkland's Brigade (from Hoke's Division) BG William W. Kirkland |
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Ransom's Brigade (from Johnson's Division) Ltc John L. Harris |
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Third Corps Artillery Col Reuben L. Walker | Pegram's Battalion Col William Pegram | - Crenshaw (Virginia) Artillery: Capt. Thomas Ellett
- Letcher (Virginia) Artillery: Capt. Thomas A. Brander
- Purcell (Virginia) Artillery: Capt. George M. Cayce
- Fredericksburg (Virginia) Artillery: Capt. Edward A. Marye
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Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
See main article: Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia.
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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W.H.F. Lee's Division | Barringer's Brigade BG Rufus Barringer |
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Dearing's Brigade BG James Dearing | - 7th Confederate Cavalry
- 62nd Georgia Cavalry
- 4th North Carolina Cavalry
- 6th North Carolina Cavalry
- Petersburg Artillery
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Sources
- Calkins, Chris. "The Battle of Weldon Railroad (or Globe Tavern), August 18 - 19 & 21, 1864", in Blue & Gray, Volume XXIII, issue 5 (Winter 2007). ISSN 0741-2207.
- Katcher, Philip. The Army of Robert E. Lee. London, United Kingdom: Arms and Armour Press, 1994. .
- Trudeau, Noah Andre. The Last Citadel: Petersburg, Virginia June 1864 - April 1865. Little, Brown and Company, 1991. .