Second Battle of Winchester order of battle: Confederate explained

The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Second Battle of Winchester. The Union order of battle is listed separately.

Military rank abbreviations

Confederate army

Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia (22651 officers & men)
LTG Richard S. Ewell

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Early's Division (6350 officers & men)
    MG Jubal Anderson Early
Hays' Brigade (1272 officers & men)
  BG Harry T. Hays
Hoke's Brigade (1750 officers & men)
  Col Isaac E. Avery
  • 6th North Carolina (515 officers & men): Maj Samuel McD. Tate
  • 21st North Carolina (445 officers & men): Col William Whedbee Kirkland
  • 54th North Carolina (408 officers & men): Col Kenneth M. Murchison
  • 57th North Carolina (305 officers & men): Col Archibald C. Godwin
  • 1st North Carolina Battalion (77 officers & men): Maj Rufus W. Wharton
Smith's Brigade (1180 officers & men)
  BG William "Extra Billy" Smith
Gordon's Brigade (1850 officers & men)
  BG John Brown Gordon
  • 13th Georgia (322 officers & men): Col James Milton Smith
  • 26th Georgia (320 officers & men): Col Edward N. Atkinson
  • 31st Georgia (260 officers & men): Col Clement A. Evans
  • 38th Georgia (350 officers & men): Cpt William L. McLeod
  • 60th Georgia (305 officers & men): Cpt Waters B. Jones
  • 61st Georgia (293 officers & men): Col John H. Lamar
Artillery Battalion (298 officers & men)
  Ltc Hilary P. Jones
  • Charlottesville Virginia Battery (75 officers & men; 4x 12-pounder Napoleons): Cpt James McD. Carrington
  • Courtney Virginia Battery (95 officers & men; 4x 3-inch Ordnance Rifles): Cpt William A. Tanner
  • Staunton Virginia Battery (64 officers & men; 4x 12-pounder Napoleons): Cpt Asher W. Garber
  • Louisiana Guard Battery (64 officers & men; 2x 3-inch Ordnance rifles; 2x 10-pounder Parrott Rifles): Cpt Charles Thompson, Lt Charles A. Green
Johnson's Division (6473 officers & men)
    MG Edward "Allegheny" Johnson
Steuart's Third Brigade (2178 officers & men)
  BG George H. Steuart
Nicholl's "Pelican" Brigade (1038 officers & men)
  Col Jesse M. Williams
  • 1st Louisiana (172 officers & men): Cpt Edward D. Willett
  • 2nd Louisiana (236 officers & men): Ltc Ross E. Burke
  • 10th Louisiana (226 officers & men): Maj Thomas N. Powell
  • 14th Louisiana (218 officers & men): Ltc David Zable
  • 15th Louisiana (186 officers & men): Maj Andrew Brady
Stonewall Brigade (1346 officers & men)
  BG James A. Walker
Jones' Second Brigade (1446 officers & men)
  BG John M. Jones
Artillery Battalion (380 officers & men)
  Ltc R. Snowden Andrews (W); Maj Joseph W. Latimer
  • 1st Battery, Maryland Artillery (105 officers & men; 4x 12-pounder Napoleons): Cpt William F. Dement
  • Chesapeake (Maryland) Artillery (81 officers & men; 4x 10-pounder Parrott Rifles): Cpt William D. Brown
  • Allegheny (Virginia) Artillery (99 officers & men; 2x 12-pounder Napoleons; 2x 3-inch Ordnance Rifles): Cpt John C. Carpenter
  • Lee (Virginia) Battery (95 officers & men; 1x 3-inch Ordnance Rifles; 1x 10-pounder Parrott Rifles; 2x 20-pounder Parrott Rifles): Cpt C. I. Raine
Rodes's Division (7952 officers & men)
    MG Robert E. Rodes
Daniel's Brigade (2157 officers & men)
  BG Junius Daniel
  • 32nd North Carolina (465 officers & men): Col Edmund C. Brabble
  • 43rd North Carolina (583 officers & men): Col Thomas S. Kenan
  • 45th North Carolina (460 officers & men): Ltc Samuel H. Boyd
  • 53rd North Carolina (409 officers & men): Col William A. Owens
  • 2nd North Carolina Battalion (240 officers & men): Ltc Hezekiah L. Andrews
Iverson's Brigade (1380 officers & men)
  BG Alfred Iverson, Jr.
  • 5th North Carolina (473 officers & men): Cpt Speight B. West
  • 12th North Carolina (219 officers & men): Ltc William S. Davis
  • 20th North Carolina (372 officers & men): Ltc Nelson Slough
  • 23rd North Carolina (316 officers & men): Col Daniel H. Christie
Doles's Brigade (1329 officers & men)
  BG George P. Doles
  • 4th Georgia (341 officers & men): Ltc D. R. E. Winn
  • 12th Georgia (327 officers & men): Col Edward Willis
  • 21st Georgia (287 officers & men): Col John T. Mercer
  • 44th Georgia (364 officers & men): Col Samuel P. Lumpkin
Ramseur's Brigade (1023 officers & men)
  BG Stephen Dodson Ramseur
  • 2nd North Carolina (243 officers & men): Maj Daniel W. Hurtt
  • 4th North Carolina (196 officers & men): Col Bryan Grimes
  • 14th North Carolina (308 officers & men): Col Tyler Bennett
  • 30th North Carolina (276 officers & men): Col Francis M. Parker
O'Neal's Brigade (1685 officers & men)
  Col Edward A. O'Neal
  • 3rd Alabama (350 officers & men): Col Cullen A. Battle
  • 5th Alabama (317 officers & men): Col Josephus M. Hall
  • 6th Alabama (382 officers & men): Col James N. Lightfoot
  • 12th Alabama (317 officers & men): Col Samuel B. Pickens
  • 26th Alabama (319 officers & men): Ltc John C. Goodgame
Artillery Battalion (378 officers & men)
  Ltc Thomas H. Carter
  • Jeff Davis (Alabama) Artillery (79 officers & men; 4x 3-inch Ordnance Rifles): Cpt William J. Reese
  • King William (Virginia) Artillery (103 officers & men; 2x 10-pounder Parrott Rifles; 2x 12-pounder Napoleons): Cpt William P. Carter
  • Morris (Virginia) Artillery (114 officers & men; 4x 12-pounder Napoleons): Cpt Richard C. M. Page
  • Orange (Virginia) Artillery (82 officers & men; 2x 3-inch Ordnance Rifles; 2x 10-pounder Parrott Rifles): Cpt Charles W. Fry
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  • 1st Maryland Infantry Battalion (400 officers & men) (17 total casualties): Ltc James R. Herbert
  • 2nd Baltimore (Maryland) Light Artillery (106 officers & men; 4x 10-pounder Parrott Rifles): Capt Wiley H. Griffin
  • Company A, 1st Maryland Cavalry (~50 officers & men): Capt. Frank A. Bond
  • Company B, 1st Maryland Cavalry (~50 officers & men): Capt George M. Emack
CavalryJenkins's Cavalry Brigade (1185 officers & men)
  BG Albert G. Jenkins
  • 34th Virginia Cavalry (172 officers & men): Ltc Vincent A. Witcher
  • 14th Virginia Cavalry (268 officers & men): Col James A. Cochran
  • 16th Virginia Cavalry (265 officers & men): Col Milton J. Ferguson Maj James H. Nounnan
  • 17th Virginia Cavalry (242 officers & men): Col William H. French
  • 36th Virginia Cavalry Battalion (125 officers & men): Maj James W. Sweeney (w); Capt Cornelius T. Smith
  • Charlottesville (Virginia) Horse Battery (113 officers & men; 2x 3-inch Rifles; 2x 12-pounder Howitzers): Cpt Thomas E. Jackson
Artillery Reserve (85 officers & men)Crutchfield's Artillery
  Col J. Thompson Brown
Nelson's Battalion
  Ltc William Nelson
  • Five batteries of 1st Virginia Artillery

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