Battle of Trevilian Station order of battle: Confederate explained
The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Trevilian Station of the American Civil War on the Confederate side. The Union order of battle is shown separately. Order of battle compiled from the corps organization during the battle,[1] from the casualty returns[2] and the reports.[3]
Abbreviations used
Military rank
Other
Army of Northern Virginia
See main article: Army of Northern Virginia.
Cavalry Corps
See main article: Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. MG Wade Hampton[4]
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Hampton's Division MG Wade Hampton | Young's Brigade Col Gilbert J. Wright |
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Rosser's Brigade BG Thomas L. Rosser (w) Col Richard H. Dulany |
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Butler's Brigade BG Matthew C. Butler |
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Fitzhugh Lee's Division MG Fitzhugh Lee | Wickham's Brigade BG Williams C. Wickham |
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Lomax's Brigade BG Lunsford L. Lomax |
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Independent Command | Maryland Line[6] (detachment) |
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Horse Artillery Maj R. Preston Chew | Breathed's Battalion Maj James Breathed | - Hart's (South Carolina) Battery: Cpt James Hart
- Thomson's (Virginia) Battery: Lt James W. Thomson
- Shoemaker's (Virginia) Battery: Cpt John J. Shoemaker
- Johnston's (Virginia) Battery: Cpt Phillip P. Johnston
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References
- U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion : a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880 - 1901.
- Wittenberg, Eric J. Glory Enough For All: Sheridan's Second Raid and the Battle of Trevilian Station. Washington, DC: Brassey's, Inc., 2001. .
Notes and References
- Eric J. Wittenberg, Glory Enough For All: Sheridan's Second Raid and the Battle of Trevilian Station, pages 333-334
- Eric J. Wittenberg, Glory Enough For All: Sheridan's Second Raid and the Battle of Trevilian Station, pages 343-345
- Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 1, pages 1163–1168
- The Division of Major General William H. F. Lee, also assigned to the Army of Northern Virginia's cavalry command, the independent cavalry command of Brigadier General Martin W. Gary, and the balance of the Confederate horse artillery battalion remained with the Army of Northern Virginia during most of the raid (see: Eric J. Wittenberg, Glory Enough For All: Sheridan's Second Raid and the Battle of Trevilian Station, page 335)
- Mentioned in Hampton's report
- Attached to Lomax's Brigade (see: Eric J. Wittenberg, Glory Enough For All: Sheridan's Second Raid and the Battle of Trevilian Station, page 12)