Battle of Olustee order of battle: Confederate explained

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

Military Rank Abbreviations Used

District of East Florida

BG Joseph Finegan

width=33% BrigadeRegiments, battalions and batteries
Colquitt's Brigade
  BG Alfred H. Colquitt
  • 6th Florida Battalion: Maj Pickens Bird (Capt John William Pearson) - 9 killed or mortally wounded, 73 wounded, 2 missing[1]
  • 6th Georgia: Ltc John T. Lofton - 5 killed, 56 wounded[2]
  • 19th Georgia: Col James H. Neal - 6 killed, 88 wounded[3]
  • 23rd Georgia (300 men): Ltc James H. Huggins - 2 killed, 66 wounded, 2 missing[4]
  • 27th Georgia: Col Charles T. Zachry - 7 killed, 67 wounded[5]
  • 28th Georgia: Cpt William P. Crawford (Col Tully Graybill) - 10 killed, 85 wounded[6]
  • Chatham Artillery (Georgia): Cpt John F. Wheaton (4 pieces)
  • Gamble's (Leon Light) Artillery (Florida): Cpt Robert H. Gamble
Harrison's Brigade
  Col George P. Harrison
  • 1st Florida Battalion (~420 men): Ltc Charles F. Hopkins - 3 killed, 47 wounded[7]
  • 32nd Georgia: Maj Washington T. Holland (Col George P. Harrison) - 15 killed, 149 wounded[8]
  • 64th Georgia: Cpt Charles S. Jenkins (Col John W. Evans) - 17 killed, 88 wounded, 2 missing[9]
  • 1st Georgia Regulars (probably fewer than 200): Cpt Henry A. Cannon - 3 killed, 25 wounded[10]
  • 28th Georgia Artillery Battalion (Also known as Bonaud's Battalion. A portion of the Second Florida Infantry Battalion may have been attached to this unit during the battle. Additionally, a detachment of Florida conscripts was also present.) - 12 killed, 95 wounded, 2 missing[11]
  • Abell's Artillery (Florida) (Serving as infantry)
  • Guerard's Battery (Georgia): Cpt John M. Guerard (4 pieces) - 2 wounded[12]
Smith's Cavalry Brigade
  Col Caraway Smith
  • 4th Georgia Cavalry (~250 men): Col Duncan L. Clinch Jr. - 6 (7?) wounded[13]
  • 2nd Florida Cavalry (203 men): Ltc Abner H. McCormick - no known losses[14]
  • 5th Florida Cavalry Battalion: Ltc Benjamin B. Sample, Maj George W. Scott - 4 Killed, unknown Wounded[15]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-01-22 . Sixth Florida Infantry Battalion . 2024-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240122141430/https://battleofolustee.org/6th_fl_inf.html . 2024-01-22 .
  2. Web site: 2024-01-22 . Sixth Georgia Infantry . 2024-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240122142245/https://battleofolustee.org/6th_ga_inf.html . 2024-01-22 .
  3. Web site: 2024-01-22 . Nineteenth Georgia Infantry . 2024-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240122143108/https://battleofolustee.org/19th_ga_inf.html . 2024-01-22 .
  4. Web site: 2024-01-22 . Twenty-third Georgia Infantry . 2024-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240122143609/https://battleofolustee.org/23rd_ga_inf.html . 2024-01-22 .
  5. Web site: 2024-01-22 . Twenty-seventh Georgia Infantry . 2024-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240122144028/https://battleofolustee.org/27th_ga_inf.html . 2024-01-22 .
  6. Web site: 2024-01-22 . Twenty-eighth Georgia Infantry . 2024-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240122144828/https://battleofolustee.org/28th_ga_inf.html . 2024-01-22 .
  7. Web site: 2024-01-22 . First Florida Infantry Battalion . 2024-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240122150119/https://battleofolustee.org/1st_fl_inf_bat.html . 2024-01-22 .
  8. Web site: 2024-01-22 . Thirty-second Georgia Infantry . 2024-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240122150751/https://battleofolustee.org/32nd_ga_inf.html . 2024-01-22 .
  9. Web site: 2024-01-22 . Sixty-fourth Georgia Infantry Regiment . 2024-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240122151055/https://battleofolustee.org/64th_ga_inf.html . 2024-01-22 .
  10. Web site: 2024-01-22 . First Georgia Regulars . 2024-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240122151617/https://battleofolustee.org/1st_ga_regulars.html . 2024-01-22 .
  11. Web site: 2024-01-22 . Twenty-eighth Battalion, Georgia Siege Artillery . 2024-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240122152206/https://battleofolustee.org/28th_ga_art.html . 2024-01-22 .
  12. Web site: 2024-01-22 . Guerard's (Georgia) Artillery . 2024-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240122152736/https://battleofolustee.org/guerard.html . 2024-01-22 .
  13. Web site: 2024-01-22 . Fourth Georgia Cavalry . 2024-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240122153124/https://battleofolustee.org/4th_ga_cav.html . 2024-01-22 .
  14. Web site: 2024-01-22 . Second Florida Cavalry . 2024-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240122153324/https://battleofolustee.org/2nd_fl_cav.html . 2024-01-22 .
  15. Web site: 2024-01-22 . Fifth Florida Cavalry Battalion . 2024-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240122153711/https://battleofolustee.org/5th_fl_cav.html . 2024-01-22 .