August 1862 • to September >
Major General Gustavus Smith
General Smith was the ranking major general of the Army of Northern Virginia and had briefly taken command of the Army when General Johnston was wounded on June 30. But he broke down under the strain and President Davis gave Robert E. Lee the command of the army. By early August Smith had recovered from his breakdown. On August 10 he was given command of the three divisions that Lee was leaving behind to cover Richmond while the rest of the army marched north to deal with Pope.
The Department of Richmond
Established on August 30, 1862 when Smith was formally given command of the “defenses of Richmond and its approaches.”
Anderson’s Division – Major General Richard H. Anderson
(from Longstreet’s Command)
| Armistead’s Brigade | Brigadier General Lewis A. Armistead |
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| 5th Virginia Infantry Battalion | Major William R. Foster | |
| 9th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel James Gilliam | |
| 14th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel James G. Hodges | |
| 38th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Edward Claxton Edmonds | |
| 53rd Virginia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel John Grammar | |
| 57th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Elisha Ford Keen (res. 7/31) Colonel David Dyer |
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| Turner’s (VA) Artillery | Captain William Turner | |
| Mahone’s Brigade | Brigadier General William Mahone (w) Colonel David Weisinger |
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| 6th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel John T. Rogers | |
| 12th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel David A. Weisiger | |
| 16th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Joseph H. Ham | |
| 41st Virginia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel William A. Parham (w 7/1) | |
| Wright’s Brigade | Brigadier General Ambrose R. Wright |
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| 44th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Charles A. Derby | |
| 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel John R. Sturgis (k 7/1) Colonel Edward J. Walker |
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| 4th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel George Doles (w 7/1) Lieutenant Colonel William F. Jordan |
to Ripley’s Brig., D.H. Hill’s Div. (above) |
| 22nd Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Robert H. Jones | |
| 48th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel William Gibson | from Georgia |
| 1st Louisiana Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Michael Nolan | to Starke’s Brig., A.P. Hill’s Div. (above) |
| Artillery | Major John Selden Saunders | |
| Fauquier (Va.) Artillery | Captain Robert M. Stribling | |
| Norfolk (VA) Battery | Captain Frank Huger | |
| Portsmouth (Va.) Battery | Captain Cary F. Grimes |
D.H. Hill’s Division
(from Longstreet’s Command)
Major General Daniel Harvey Hill had been assigned to command the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia. His division had no assigned commander until the end of August.
| G.B. Anderson’s Brigade | Colonel Charles Courtenay Tew | |
| 2nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Charles Courtenay Tew | |
| 4th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Bryan Grimes | |
| 14th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Risden Tyler Bennet | |
| 30th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Francis M. Parker | |
| Garland’s (Early’s) Brigade | Brigadier General Samuel Garland |
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| 5th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Duncan K. McRae | |
| 12th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Captain S. Snow | |
| 13th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Ruffin | |
| 20th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Alfred Iverson | |
| 23rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Daniel Christie | |
| Raines’ Brigade | Colonel Alfred Colquitt |
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| 13th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Colonel Birkett D. Fry | |
| 6th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel James M. Newton | |
| 23rd Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel William Barclay | |
| 27th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Levi B. Smith | |
| 28th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Major Tully Graybill | |
| Ripley’s Brigade | Brigadier General Roswell Ripley | |
| 4th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel George P. Doles | |
| 44th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Captain John C. Key | |
| 1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton A. Brown | |
| 3rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel William L. DeRosset | |
| Rodes’ Brigade | Brigadier General Robert Rodes |
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| 3rd Alabama Infantry Regiment | Colonel Cullen A. Battle | |
| 5th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Major E.L. Hobson | |
| 6th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Colonel John B. Gordon | |
| 12th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Colonel Bristor B. Gayle | |
| 26th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Colonel Edward O’Neal | |
| Artillery | Major Scipio Pearson | |
| Hardaway’s (AL) Artillery | Captain Robert A. Hardaway | |
| Jefferson Davis (Al.) Artillery | Captain James W. Bonduarant | |
| King William (Va.) Artillery | Captain Thomas Henry Carter | |
| Peninsula (VA) Artillery | Captain Joseph B. Cosnahan |
McLaws’ Division – Major General Lafayette McLaws
(from Magruder’s Command)
| Kershaw’s Brigade | Brigadier General Joseph B. Kershaw | |
| 2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel John D. Kennedy | |
| 3rd South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel James D. Nance | |
| 7th South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel David W. Aiken | |
| 8th South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel John W. Henagan | |
| Alexandria (Va.) Battery | Captain Delaware Kemper | |
| Semmes’ Brigade | Brigadier General Paul Semmes | |
| 10th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Alfred Cumming | |
| 53rd Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Leonard T. Doyal | |
| 5th Louisiana Infantry Regiment | Colonel Theodore Hunt | |
| 10th Louisiana Infantry Regiment | Colonel Mandeville DeMarigny | |
| 32nd Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Edgar B. Montague (until sick leave with typhus) Lieutenant Colonel Willis |
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| Battery A, 1st North Carolina Artillery | Captain Basil C. Manly |