Chancellorsville Confederate order of battle

The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in Virginia's Battle of Chancellorsville, which lasted from April 30 to May 6, 1863, during the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle has been compiled from the army organization^[1] during the campaign,^[2] the casualty returns^[3] and the reports.^[4]

Abbreviations used

Military rank

Gen = General
LTG = Lieutenant General
MG = Major General
BG = Brigadier General
Col = Colonel
Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
Maj = Major
Cpt = Captain
Lt = Lieutenant

Other

(w) = wounded
(mw) = mortally wounded
(k) = killed in action
(c) = captured

Army of Northern Virginia

Gen Robert E. Lee

First Corps

Gen Robert E. Lee^[5]

Chief of Artillery: Col James B. Walton

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
McLaws' Division MG Lafayette McLaws	Wofford's Brigade BG William T. Wofford	16th Georgia: Col Goode Bryan 18th Georgia: Col Solon Z. Ruff 24th Georgia: Col Robert McMillan Cobb's (Georgia) Legion: Ltc Luther J. Glenn Phillips' (Georgia) Legion: Ltc Elihu S. Barclay, Jr.
	Semmes' Brigade BG Paul J. Semmes	10th Georgia: Ltc Willis C. Holt 50th Georgia: Ltc Francis Kearse 51st Georgia: Col William M. Slaughter (mw), Ltc Edward Ball (w), Maj Oliver P. Anthony 53rd Georgia: Col James P. Simms
	Kershaw's Brigade BG Joseph B. Kershaw	2nd South Carolina: Col John D. Kennedy 3rd South Carolina: Maj Robert C. Maffett 7th South Carolina: Col Elbert Bland 8th South Carolina: Col John W. Henagan 15th South Carolina: Ltc Joseph F. Gist 3rd South Carolina Battalion: Ltc William G. Rice
	Barksdale's Brigade BG William Barksdale	13th Mississippi: Col James W. Carter 17th Mississippi: Col William D. Holder 18th Mississippi: Col Thomas M. Griffin (c) 21st Mississippi: Col Benjamin G. Humphreys
	Cabell's Artillery Battalion Col Henry C. Cabell Maj Samuel P. Hamilton	Carlton's (Georgia) battery: Cpt Henry H. Carlton Fraser's (Georgia) battery: Cpt John C. Fraser McCarthy's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Edward S. McCarthy Manly's (North Carolina) battery: Cpt Basil C. Manly
Anderson's Division MG Richard H. Anderson	Wilcox's Brigade BG Cadmus M. Wilcox	8th Alabama: Col Young L. Royston (w), Ltc Hilary A. Herbert 9th Alabama: Maj Jeremiah H. J. Williams 10th Alabama: Col William H. Forney (w) 11th Alabama: Col John C. C. Sanders 14th Alabama: Col Lucius Pinckard (w)
	Wright's Brigade BG Ambrose R. Wright	3rd Georgia: Maj John F. Jones (w), Cpt Charles H. Andrews 22nd Georgia: Ltc Joseph Wasden 48th Georgia: Ltc Reuben W. Carswell 2nd Georgia Battalion: Maj George W. Ross
	Mahone's Brigade BG William Mahone	6th Virginia: Col George T. Rogers 12th Virginia: Ltc Everard M. Feild 16th Virginia: Ltc Richard O. Whitehead 41st Virginia: Col William A. Parham 61st Virginia: Col Virginius D. Groner
	Posey's Brigade BG Carnot Posey	12th Mississippi: Ltc Merry B. Harris (w), Maj Samuel B. Thomas 16th Mississippi: Col Samuel E. Baker 19th Mississippi: Col Nathaniel H. Harris 48th Mississippi: Col Joseph M. Jayne (w)
	Perry's Brigade BG Edward A. Perry	2nd Florida: Maj Walter R. Moore (w) 5th Florida: Maj Benjamin F. Davis (w) 8th Florida: Col David Lang
	Garnett's Artillery Battalion Ltc John J. Garnett Maj Robert A. Hardaway	Grandy's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Charles R. Grandy Lewis' (Virginia) battery: Lt Nathan Penick Maurin's (Louisiana) battery: Cpt Victor Maurin Moore's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Joseph D. Moore
Artillery Reserve	Alexander's Battalion Col Edward P. Alexander^[6] Maj Frank Huger	Eubank's (Virginia) battery: Lt Osmond B. Taylor Jordan's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Tyler C. Jordan Moody's (Louisiana) battery: Cpt George V. Moody Parker's (Virginia) battery: Cpt William W. Parker Rhett's (South Carolina) battery: Cpt A. Burnett Rhett Woolfolk's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Pichegru Woolfolk, Jr.
Artillery Reserve	Washington (Louisiana) Artillery Battalion Col James B. Walton	1st Company: Cpt Charles W. Squires (c), Lt Charles H. C. Brown 2nd Company: Cpt John B. Richardson 3rd Company: Cpt Merritt B. Miller 4th Company: Cpt Benjamin F. Eshleman

Second Corps

LTG Thomas J. Jackson (mw)
MG Ambrose P. Hill (w)
BG Robert E. Rodes
MG J .E. B. Stuart

Chief of Artillery: Col Stapleton Crutchfield (w), Col Edward P. Alexander, Col J. Thompson Brown

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
A. P. Hill's Light Division MG Ambrose P. Hill BG Henry Heth (w) BG William D. Pender (w) BG James J. Archer	Heth's Brigade BG Henry Heth Col John M. Brockenbrough	40th Virginia: Col John M. Brockenbrough, Ltc Fleet W. Cox (w), Cpt T. Edwin Betts 47th Virginia: Col Robert M. Mayo 55th Virginia: Col Francis Mallory (k), Ltc William S. Christian (w), Maj Andrew D. Saunders (k), Lt R. L. Williams,^[7] Maj Evan Rice^[8] 22nd Virginia Battalion: Ltc Edward P. Tayloe
	Thomas' Brigade BG Edward L. Thomas	14th Georgia: Col Robert W. Folsom 35th Georgia: Cpt John Duke 45th Georgia: Ltc Washington L. Grice 49th Georgia: Maj Samuel T. Player
	Lane's Brigade BG James H. Lane	7th North Carolina: Col Edward G. Haywood (w), Ltc Junius L. Hill (k), Maj William L. Davidson (w), Cpt Nathan A. Pool 18th North Carolina: Col Thomas J. Purdie (k), Ltc Forney George (w), Maj John D. Barry 28th North Carolina: Col Samuel D. Lowe 33rd North Carolina: Col Clark M. Avery (w), Cpt Joseph H. Saunders 37th North Carolina: Col William M. Barbour (w)
	McGowan's Brigade BG Samuel McGowan (w) Col Oliver E. Edwards (mw) Col Abner M. Perrin Col Daniel H. Hamilton^[9]	1st South Carolina (Provisional Army): Col Daniel H. Hamilton, Cpt Washington P. Shooter 1st South Carolina Rifles: Col James M. Perrin (mw), Ltc Francis E. Harrison 12th South Carolina:^[10] Col John L. Miller 13th South Carolina: Col Oliver E. Edwards, Ltc Benjamin T. Brockman 14th South Carolina: Col Abner Perrin
	Archer's Brigade BG James J. Archer Col Birkett D. Fry	13th Alabama: Col Birkett D. Fry 5th Alabama Battalion: Cpt S. D. Stewart (k), Cpt A. N. Porter 1st Tennessee (Provisional Army): Ltc Newton J. George 7th Tennessee: Ltc John A. Fite (w) 14th Tennessee: Col William McComb (w), Cpt R. C. Wilson
	Pender's Brigade BG William D. Pender	13th North Carolina: Col Alfred M. Scales (w), Ltc Joseph H. Hyman 16th North Carolina: Col John S. McElroy (w), Ltc William A. Stowe (w) 22nd North Carolina: Ltc Chris C. Cole (k), Maj Laben Odell (k), Cpt George A. Graves 34th North Carolina: Col William L. J. Lowrance 38th North Carolina: Ltc John Ashford
	Walker's Artillery Battalion Col R. Lindsay Walker Maj William R. J. Pegram	Brunson's (South Carolina) battery: Cpt Ervin B. Brunson Crenshaw's (Virginia) battery: Lt John H. Chamberlayne Davidson's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Greenlee Davidson (mw), Lt Thomas A. Brander McGraw's (Virginia) battery: Lt Joseph McGraw Marye's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Edward A. Marye
D. H. Hill's Division BG Robert E. Rodes BG Stephen D. Ramseur	Rodes' Brigade Col Edward A. O'Neal (w) Col Josephus M. Hall	3rd Alabama: Cpt Malachi F. Bonham 5th Alabama: Col Josephus M. Hall, Ltc E. Lafayette Hobson (w), Cpt William T. Renfro (mw), Cpt Thomas M. Riley 6th Alabama: Col James N. Lightfoot 12th Alabama: Col Samuel B. Pickens 26th Alabama: Ltc John S. Garvin (w), Lt Miles J. Taylor
	Colquitt's Brigade BG Alfred H. Colquitt	6th Georgia: Col John T. Lofton 19th Georgia: Col Andrew J. Hutchins 23rd Georgia: Col Emory F. Best 27th Georgia: Col Charles T. Zachry 28th Georgia: Col Tully Graybill
	Ramseur's Brigade BG Stephen D. Ramseur (w) Col Francis M. Parker	2nd North Carolina: Col William Ruffin Cox (w) 4th North Carolina: Col Bryan Grimes 14th North Carolina: Col R. Tyler Bennett 30th North Carolina: Col Francis M. Parker
	Doles' Brigade BG George P. Doles	4th Georgia: Col Philip Cook (w), Ltc David R. E. Winn 12th Georgia: Col Edward Willis 21st Georgia: Col John T. Mercer 44th Georgia: Col John B. Estes
	Iverson's Brigade BG Alfred Iverson, Jr.	5th North Carolina: Col Thomas M. Garrett (w), Ltc John W. Lea (w), Maj William J. Hill (w), Cpt Speight B. West 12th North Carolina: Maj David P. Rowe (mw), Ltc Robert D. Johnston^[11] 20th North Carolina: Col Thomas F. Toon (w), Ltc Nelson Slough 23rd North Carolina: Col Daniel H. Christie
	Carter's Artillery Battalion Ltc Thomas H. Carter	Reese's (Alabama) battery: Cpt William J. Reese Carter's (Virginia) battery: Cpt William P. Carter Fry's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Charles W. Fry Page's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Richard C. M. Page
Early's Division MG Jubal A. Early	Gordon's Brigade BG John B. Gordon	13th Georgia: Col James M. Smith 26th Georgia: Col Edmund N. Atkinson 31st Georgia: Col Clement A. Evans (w) 38th Georgia: Col James D. Mathews 60th Georgia: Col William H. Stiles 61st Georgia: Col John H. Lamar
	Hoke's Brigade BG Robert Hoke (w) Col Isaac E. Avery	6th North Carolina: Col Isaac E. Avery, Maj Samuel M. Tate 21st North Carolina: Ltc William S. Rankin 54th North Carolina: Col James C. S. McDowell (mw), Ltc Kenneth M. Murchison 57th North Carolina: Col Archibald C. Godwin (w) 1st Battalion North Carolina Sharpshooters: Maj Rufus W. Wharton
	Smith's Brigade^[12] BG William Smith	13th Virginia: Ltc James B. Terrill 49th Virginia: Ltc Jonathan C. Gibson 52nd Virginia: Col Michael G. Harman 58th Virginia: Col Francis H. Board
	Hays' Brigade BG Harry T. Hays	5th Louisiana: Col Henry Forno 6th Louisiana: Col William Monaghan 7th Louisiana: Col Davidson B. Penn (c) 8th Louisiana: Col Trevanion D. Lewis (c) 9th Louisiana: Col Leroy A. Stafford (c)
	Andrews' Artillery Battalion Ltc Richard S. Andrews	Brown's (Maryland) battery: Cpt William D. Brown Carpenter's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Joseph C. Carpenter Dement's (Maryland) battery: Cpt William F. Dement Raine's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Charles J. Raine
Trimble's Division BG Raleigh E. Colston	Paxton's Brigade BG Elisha F. Paxton (k) Col John H. S. Funk	2nd Virginia: Col John Q. A. Nadenbousch (w), Ltc Raleigh T. Colston 4th Virginia: Maj William Terry 5th Virginia: Col John H. S. Funk, Ltc Hazael J. Williams 27th Virginia: Col James K. Edmondson (w), Ltc Daniel M. Shriver 33rd Virginia: Ltc Abraham Spengler
	Jones' Brigade^[13] BG John R. Jones^[14] Col Thomas S. Garnett (mw) Col Alexander S. Vandeventer	21st Virginia: Maj John B. Moseley 42nd Virginia: Ltc Robert W. Withers 44th Virginia: Maj Norvell Cobb (w), Cpt Thomas R. Buckner 48th Virginia: Col Thomas S. Garnett, Maj Oscar White 50th Virginia: Col Alexander S. Vandeventer, Maj Lynville J. Perkins
	Colston's Brigade Col E. T. H. Warren (w) Col Titus V. Williams (w) Ltc Hamilton A. Brown	1st North Carolina: Col John A. McDowell (w), Cpt Jarrette N. Harrell (w), Cpt Louis C. Latham 3rd North Carolina: Ltc Stephen D. Thruston (w), Maj William M. Parsley 10th Virginia: Ltc Samuel T. Walker (k), Maj Joshua Stover (mw), Cpt A. H. Smals 23rd Virginia: Ltc Simeon T. Walton 37th Virginia: Col Titus V. Williams
	Nicholls' Brigade BG Francis T. Nicholls (w) Col Jesse M. Williams	1st Louisiana: Cpt Edward D. Willett 2nd Louisiana: Col Jesse M. Williams, Ltc Ross E. Burke 10th Louisiana: Ltc John M. Legett (k), Cpt Auguste Perrodin 14th Louisiana: Ltc David Zable 15th Louisiana: Cpt William C. Michie
	Jones' Artillery Battalion Ltc Hilary P. Jones	Carrington's (Virginia) battery: Cpt James McD. Carrington Garber's (Virginia) battery: Lt Alexander H. Fultz Latimer's (Virginia) battery: Cpt William A. Tanner Thompson's (Louisiana) battery: Cpt Charles Thompson
Artillery Reserve	Brown's Battalion^[15] Col J. Thompson Brown Cpt David Watson Cpt Willis J. Dance^[16]	Brooke's (Virginia) battery: Cpt James V. Brooke Dance's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Willis J. Dance Graham's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Archibald Graham Hupp's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Abraham Hupp Smith's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Benjamin H. Smith, Jr. Watson's (Virginia) battery: Cpt David Watson
Artillery Reserve	McIntosh's Battalion Maj David G. McIntosh	Hurt's (Alabama) battery: Cpt William P. Hurt Johnson's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Marmaduke Johnson Lusk's (Virginia) battery: Cpt John A. M. Lusk Wooding's (Virginia) battery: Cpt George W. Wooding

Army Reserve Artillery

Division	Battalions	Batteries
Army Reserve Artillery BG William N. Pendleton^[17]	Cutt's Battalion^[18] Ltc Allen S. Cutts	Ross' (Georgia) battery: Cpt Hugh M. Ross Patterson's (Georgia) battery: Cpt George M. Patterson
Army Reserve Artillery BG William N. Pendleton^[17]	Nelson's Battalion Ltc William Nelson	Kirkpatrick's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Thomas J. Kirkpatrick Massie's (Virginia) battery: Cpt John L. Massie Milledge's (Georgia) battery: Cpt John Milledge, Jr.

Cavalry

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Stuart's Division^[19] MG J. E. B. Stuart	Fitzhugh Lee's Brigade BG Fitzhugh Lee	1st Virginia: Col James H. Drake 2nd Virginia: Col Thomas T. Munford 3rd Virginia: Col Thomas H. Owen 4th Virginia: Col Williams C. Wickham
	William H. F. Lee's Brigade^[20] BG William H. F. Lee	2nd North Carolina: Ltc William H. F. Payne 5th Virginia: Col Thomas L. Rosser 9th Virginia: Col Richard L. T. Beale 10th Virginia: Col J. Lucius Davis 13th Virginia: Col John R. Chambliss, Jr. 15th Virginia: Ltc John Critcher
	Horse Artillery Maj Robert F. Beckham	Moorman's (Virginia) battery: Cpt Marcellus N. Moorman Breathed's (Virginia) battery: Cpt James Breathed McGregor's (Virginia) battery: Cpt William M. McGregor Hart's (South Carolina) battery: Cpt James F. Hart^[20]

Notes

↑ Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign.
↑ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXV, Part 1, pages 789-794; Stephen W. Sears, Chancellorsville, pages 467-474
↑ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXV, Part 1, pages 806-809/947-949; Stephen W. Sears, Chancellorsville, pages 492-501
↑ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXV, Part 1, pages 1161-1169/Official Records, Series I, Volume LI, Part 1, page 1332
↑ The First Corps' commander, Lieutenant General James Longstreet, along with Pickett's and Hood's divisions and Dearing's and Henry's artillery battalions, were on detached duty in Southeastern Virginia. General Lee commanded the remnant of the corps directly (see: Stephen W. Sears, Chancellorsville, pages 36 and 49)
↑ Acting Chief of Artillery Second Corps after Colonel Crutchfield was wounded (see: Alexander's report)
↑ Adjutant of the 55th Virginia
↑ Joined May 4, 1863 (see: Christian's report)
↑ Assumed command after the Brigade was reunited on May 3, 1863 (see: Hamilton's and Perrin's report)
↑ Not engaged, detached guarding Prisoners (see: Hamilton's report)
↑ Of the 23rd North Carolina; assumed command May 2, 1863 after Major Rowe was mortally wounded (see: Johnston's report)
↑ 31st Virginia detached (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXV, Part 2, page 714)
↑ 25th Virginia detached (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXV, Part 2, page 714)
↑ Left the battlefield on account of sickness (see: Stephen W. Sears, Chancellorsville, page 329)
↑ First Virginia Artillery
↑ Assumed command of the whole Battalion after it was reunited (see: Dance's report)
↑ Chief of Artillery to the whole Army
↑ Lane's battery detached (see: Pendleton's report)
↑ Hampton's Brigade (1st North Carolina, 1st and 2nd South Carolina, Cobb's and Phillips' Georgia Legion) and Jones' Brigade (1st Maryland Battalion and 6th, 11th, 12th Virginia and 34th and 35th Virginia Battalion) detached
1 2 Engaged against Stoneman's raid

References

Sears, Stephen W. Chancellorsville. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1996. ISBN 0-395-87744-X.
U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901.

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