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]

width=28%Divisionwidth=30%BrigadeRegiments and Others
Hampton's Division
    MG Wade Hampton
Young's Brigade
  Col Gilbert J. Wright
Rosser's Brigade
  BG Thomas L. Rosser (w)
  Col Richard H. Dulany
Butler's Brigade
  BG Matthew C. Butler
Fitzhugh Lee's Division
    MG Fitzhugh Lee
Wickham's Brigade
  BG Williams C. Wickham
Lomax's Brigade
  BG Lunsford L. Lomax
Independent CommandMaryland Line[6] (detachment)
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

References

Notes and References

  1. Eric J. Wittenberg, Glory Enough For All: Sheridan's Second Raid and the Battle of Trevilian Station, pages 333-334
  2. Eric J. Wittenberg, Glory Enough For All: Sheridan's Second Raid and the Battle of Trevilian Station, pages 343-345
  3. Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 1, pages 1163–1168
  4. 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)
  5. Mentioned in Hampton's report
  6. 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)