Siege of Vicksburg order of battle: Confederate explained
The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Siege of Vicksburg of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization[1] during the campaign.[2] [3]
Abbreviations used
Military Officer Rank
Other
- w = wounded
- mw = mortally wounded
- k = killed
Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
Army of Vicksburg
LTG John C. Pemberton, Commanding
- 23rd Alabama: Col Franklin K. Beck
- 30th Alabama: Cpt John C. Francis
- 31st Alabama: Ltc Thomas M. Arrington
- 46th Alabama: Cpt George E. Brewer
- Alabama Battery: Cpt James F. Waddell
|-| 4th Brigade
Col Alexander W. Reynolds|
- 3rd Tennessee (Provisional Army): Col Newton J. Lillard
- 39th Tennessee:[5] Col William M. Bradford
- 43rd Tennessee: Col James W. Gillespie
- 59th Tennessee: Col William L. Eakin
- 3rd Maryland Battery: Cpt John B. Rowan
|-| Waul's Texas Legion
Col Thomas Neville Waul|
- 1st Battalion (Infantry): Maj Eugene S. Bolling
- 2nd Battalion (Infantry): Ltc James Wrigley
- Cavalry Battalion: Lt Thomas J. Cleveland
- Artillery Company: Cpt John Q. Wall
|-| Attached|
- 1st (Carter's) Tennessee Cavalry, Company C: Cpt Richard S. Vandyke
- Botetourt (Virginia) Artillery:[6] Lt James P. Wright
- Signal Corps: Lt C. H. Barrot
|-| rowspan=2 |Forney's Division
MG John H. Forney| Hebert's Brigade
BG Louis Hébert|
|-| Moore's Brigade
BG John C. Moore|
|-| rowspan=5 |Smith's Division
MG Martin L. Smith| Baldwin's Brigade
BG William E. Baldwin|
|-| Vaughn's Brigade
BG John C. Vaughn|
|-| Shoup's Brigade
BG Francis A. Shoup|
|-| Mississippi State Troops[8]
BG Jeptha V. Harris|
- 5th Regiment: Col Henry C. Robinson
- 3rd Battalion: Ltc Thomas A. Burgin
|-| Attached|
- 14th Mississippi Light Artillery Battalion: Maj Matthew S. Ward
- Mississippi Partisan Rangers: Cpt James S. Smyth
- Signal Corps: Cpt Max. T. Davidson
|-| rowspan=2 |Bowen's Division
MG John S. Bowen[9] | 1st (Missouri) Brigade
Col Francis Cockrell|
|-| 2nd Brigade
BG Martin E. Green (k)[10]
Col Thomas P. Dockery|
|-| Artillery| River Batteries[11]
Col Edward Higgins|
- 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery (8 companies):[12] Ltc Daniel Beltzhoover
- 8th Louisiana Heavy Artillery Battalion (3 companies):[13] Maj Frederick N. Ogden
- 22nd (ex-23rd) Louisiana (4 companies):[14] Cpt Samuel Jones
- 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery (4 companies):[15] Col Andrew Jackson, Jr.
- Tennessee Battery:[16] Cpt J.B. Caruthers
- Tennessee Battery:[16] Cpt Thomas N. Johnston
- Tennessee Battery:[16] Cpt J. Peyton Lynch
- Vaiden (Mississippi) Battery (1st Mississippi Artillery, Battery L): Cpt Samuel C. Bains
|-|| Miscellaneous|
- 54th Alabama (detachment): Lt Joel P. Abney
- City Guards: Cpt E.B. Martin
- Signal Corps: Cpt C.A. King
|}
References
Notes and References
- Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign.
- Official Records, Series I, Volume XXIV, Part 2, pages 326-328
- The commanders are given as indicated by the paroles.
- 17 June 1863; BG as of 28 May 1863
- Paroled as the 31st Tennessee Mounted Infantry, and so known prior to June 1863.
- Assignment uncertain.
- Batteries A, C, D, E, G, and I. Battery L (Vaiden Artillery) reported in Higgins' command, and Batteries B, F, and K at Port Hudson, La.
- Under Vaughn's command.
- died of dysentery on 13 July 1863
- June 27, 1863
- The troops in this command paroled as of Moore's Brigade.
- Bond's, Bruce's, Butler's, Capers', Grayson's, Haynes', Lamon's, and Robertson's Companies.
- Barrow's, Grandpre's, and McCrory's Companies.
- P. A. Gomez's, Marks', Morlot's, and Theard's Companies.
- Dismukes', Neyland's, Norman's, and Parks' Companies.
- Attached to 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery
