Battle of Seven Pines order of battle: Confederate explained

The following Confederate States Army units[1] and commanders fought in the Battle of Seven Pines of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is shown separately.

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Other

Army of Northern Virginia

See main article: Army of Northern Virginia. Gen Joseph E. Johnston (w)
MG Gustavus W. Smith
Gen Robert E. Lee[2]

Left Wing

MG Gustavus W. Smith

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Smith's Division
    BG William H.C. Whiting
Hood's Brigade
  BG John B. Hood
  • 18th Georgia:[3]
  • 1st Texas: Col Alexis T. Rainey
  • 4th Texas: Col John Marshall
  • 5th Texas: Col James J. Archer
Hampton's Brigade
  BG Wade Hampton (w)
Whiting's Brigade
  Col Evander M. Law
Pettigrew's Brigade
  BG J. Johnston Pettigrew (w&c)
  • 2nd Arkansas Battalion
  • 35th Georgia
  • 22nd North Carolina
  • 47th Virginia
  • Andrew's (Maryland) Battery
Hatton's Brigade
  BG Robert H. Hatton (k)
  • 1st Tennessee (Provisional Army)
  • 7th Tennessee
  • 14th Tennessee
  • Braxton's (Virginia) Battery
A. P. Hill's Division
    MG A. P. Hill
Field's Brigade
  BG Charles W. Field
J. R. Anderson's Brigade
  BG Joseph R. Anderson
Gregg's Brigade
  BG Maxcy Gregg
  • 1st South Carolina (Provisional Army)
  • 1st South Carolina Rifles
  • 12th South Carolina
  • 13th South Carolina
  • 14th South Carolina
  • Davidson's (Virginia) Battery
Branch's Brigade
  BG Lawrence O'Bryan Branch
  • 7th North Carolina
  • 12th North Carolina
  • 18th North Carolina
  • 28th North Carolina
  • 33rd North Carolina
  • 37th North Carolina
  • Branch's (North Carolina) Battery
  • Johnson's (Virginia) Battery

Right Wing

MG James Longstreet

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Longstreet's Division
    BG Richard H. Anderson
A. P. Hill's (old) Brigade
  Col James L. Kemper
  • 1st Virginia
  • 7th Virginia
  • 11th Virginia
  • 17th Virginia: Col Montgomery D. Corse
  • Roger's (Virginia) Battery
R. H. Anderson's Brigade
  Col Micah Jenkins (w)
  • 5th South Carolina: Col John R.R. Giles (k), Ltc Andrew Jackson
  • 6th South Carolina: Col John Bratton (w&c), Ltc John M. Steedman
  • 4th South Carolina (Battalion)
  • Palmetto (South Carolina) Sharpshooters: Maj William Anderson
  • 1st Louisiana Zouave Battalion: Ltc Georges A. G. De Coppens
  • St. Paul's (Louisiana) Foot Rifles[4]
  • Stribling's (Virginia) Battery: Cpt Robert M. Stribling
Pickett's Brigade
  BG George E. Pickett
Wilcox's Brigade
  BG Cadmus M. Wilcox
Colston's Brigade
  BG Raleigh E. Colston
  • 3rd Virginia
  • 13th North Carolina
  • 14th North Carolina
Pryor's Brigade
  BG Roger A. Pryor
Artillery
D. H. Hill's Division
    MG D. H. Hill
Rodes' Brigade
  BG Robert E. Rodes (w)
  Col John B. Gordon
  • 5th Alabama: Col Christopher C. Pegues
  • 6th Alabama: Col John B. Gordon
  • 12th Alabama: Col Robert T. Jones (k), Ltc Bristor B. Gayle
  • 12th Mississippi: Col William H. Taylor
  • 4th Virginia Heavy Artillery[5]
  • Carter's (Virginia) Battery: Cpt Thomas H. Carter
Featherston's Brigade
  Col George B. Anderson
Garland's Brigade
  BG Samuel Garland, Jr.
  • 5th North Carolina: Col Daniel H. Christie, Ltc Robert D. Johnson (w)
  • 23rd North Carolina
  • 24th Virginia: Maj Richard L. Maury (w)
  • 38th Virginia: Col Edward C. Edmonds
  • 2nd Florida: Col Edward A. Perry
  • 2nd Mississippi Battalion: Ltc John G. Taylor
  • Bondurant's Battery: Cpt James W. Bondurant
Rains' Brigade
  BG Gabriel J. Rains (w)
Wise's Brigade
  BG Henry A. Wise
  • 26th Virginia
  • 47th Virginia
  • Armistead's (Virginia) Battery
  • French's (Virginia) Battery
Artillery
  • Hardway's (Alabama) Battery
  • Rhett's (South Carolina) Battery
Huger's Division
    MG Benjamin Huger
Mahone Brigade
  BG William Mahone
  • 3rd Alabama: Col Tennent Lomax (k)
  • 12th Virginia
  • 41st Virginia
Blanchard's Brigade
  BG Albert G. Blanchard
  • 3rd Georgia
  • 4th Georgia
  • 22nd Georgia
  • 1st Louisiana
  • Huger's (Virginia) Battery
Armistead's Brigade
  BG Lewis A. Armistead
  • 9th Virginia: Col David J. Godwin (w)
  • 14th Virginia
  • 53rd Virginia: Col Harrison B. Tomlin
  • 5th Virginia Battalion
  • Turner's (Virginia) Battery

Reserve

MG John B. Magruder

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McLaws' Division
    MG Lafayette McLaws
Semmes' Brigade
  BG Paul J. Semmes
  • 5th Louisiana
  • 10th Louisiana
  • 10th Georgia
  • 15th Virginia
  • Noland's (Virginia) Battalion
Griffith's Brigade
  BG Richard Griffith
Jones' Division
    BG David R. Jones
Toombs' Brigade
  BG Robert Toombs
  • 1st Georgia
  • 2nd Georgia
  • 15th Georgia
  • 17th Georgia
  • 20th Georgia
  • 38th Georgia
Anderson's Brigade
  Col George T. Anderson
  • 7th Georgia
  • 8th Georgia
  • 9th Georgia
  • 11th Georgia
  • 1st Kentucky

References

Notes and References

  1. Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign.
  2. Assigned to command after the fighting ended
  3. Either Col William T. Wofford or Ltc Solon Z. Ruff
  4. Attached to the 1st Louisiana Zouave Battalion
  5. Served as Infantry