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Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early
Sheridan seemed to be yet another timid Union commander and the Shenandoah Valley was relatively quiet, so on September 14 Kershaw’s Division was ordered to return to the Army of Northern Virginia. Five days later on Setember 19, Sheridan’s surprise assault and the resulting Third Battle of Winchester and subsequent Battle of Fisher’s Hill on Setember 22 caused heavy casualties to Early’s army.
On Sepember 21 John Breckinridge was ordered to leave the army to resume his command of the Department of Western Tennessee and West Virginia. The informal corps structure was abandoned and all divisions reprorted directly to Early. On September 26 Kershaw’s Division returned to the Valley following the Confederate defeat at Third Winchester. After Robert Rodes was killed at Third Winchester, Stephen Dodson Ramseur was transferred to command of Rodes’ Division and his place was taken by John Pegram.
Breckinridge’s Corps (Provisional) – Major General John C. Breckinridge
(discontinued 9/21)
Wharton’s Division – Brigadier General Gabriel C. Wharton
| Echols’ Brigade | Colonel George S. Patton (mw 9/19) Captain Edmund S. Read |
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| 22nd Virginia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel John C. McDonald Captain Henry B. Dickinson |
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| 23rd Virginia Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel Clarence Derrick (w&c 9/19) Captain John M. Pratt |
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| 26th Virginia Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel George M. Edgar (c 9/19) Captain Frank C. Burdett |
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| Smith’s Brigade | Colonel Thomas Smith | |
| 36th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel William E. Fife | |
| 45th Virginia Infantry Battalion | Major Blake Lynch Woodson | |
| 60th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Captain Albert G.P. George | |
| Thomas’ (NC) Legion | Lieutenant Colonel James R. Love II | |
| Wharton’s Brigade | Colonel Augustus Forsberg (w 9/19) Major William A. Yonce (mw 9/19) Captain Robert H. Logan |
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| 45th Virginia Infantry Regiment | ||
| 51st Virginia Infantry Regiment | Major William A. Yonce (^ 9/19) | |
| 30th Virginia Battalion Sharpshooters | Captain Stephen Adam (w 9/19) |
Gordon’s Division – Major General John B. Gordon
| Evans’ (Gordon’s) Brigade | Colonel Edmund N. Atkinson | |
| 13th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel John H. Baker | |
| 26th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Edmund N. Atkinson (c 9/22) Major Benjamin F. Grace |
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| 31st Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel John H. Lowe | |
| 38th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Philip E. Davant | |
| 60th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Captain Milton Russell | |
| 61st Georgia Infantry Regiment | Captain E.F. Sharp | |
| 12th Georgia Infantry Battalion | Captain J.W. Anderson | |
| York’s Brigade | Brigadier General Zebulon York (w 9/19) Colonel William R. Peck (w 9/19) Lieutenant Colonel David Zable |
consolidated remnants of 2 brigades |
| Remnants of Stafford’s Brigade 1st, 2nd, 10th, 14th & 15th Louisiana Infantry Regiments (consolidated) |
Colonel Eugene Waggaman | |
| 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th Louisiana Infantry Regiments (consolidated) | Colonel William R. Peck (^ 9/19) | |
| Terry’s Brigade | Brigadier General William Terry | consolidated remnants of 3 brigades |
| 21st, 25th, 42nd, 44th, 48th & 50th Virginia Infantry Regiments (consolidated) | Colonel Robert H. Dungan | from Jones’ Brig. |
| 2nd, 4th, 5th, 27th & 33rd Virginia Infantry Regiments (consolidated) | Colonel John H.S. Funk (mw 9/19) Colonel Abraham Spengler |
from Stonewall Brig. |
| 10th, 23rd & 37th Virginia Infantry Regiments (consolidated) | Lieutenant Colonel Samuel H. Saunders (w 9/19) Captain Peter Yancy |
from Steuart’s Brig. |
Units Under Lieutenant General Jubal Early’s Direct Command
Kershaw’s Division – Major General Joseph B. Kershaw
In late August Kershaw’s Division was temporarily transferred to Jubal Early’s Army of the Valley in the Shenandoah Valley.
| Bryan’s Brigade | Colonel James P. Simms |
left the Army of the Valley 9/14; returned 9/26 |
| 10th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Willis C. Holt | |
| 50th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Peter McGlashan | |
| 51st Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Edward Ball | |
| 53rd Georgia Infantry Regiment | Major Sheridan R. Brown | |
| Conner’s Brigade | Brigadier General James Conner |
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| 2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel William Wallace | |
| 3rd South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel William D. Rutherford | |
| 7th South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Captain Elijah J. Coggans | |
| 8th South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel John W. Henagan | |
| 15th South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel John B. Davis | |
| 20th South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Stephen M. Boykin | |
| 3rd South Carolina Infantry Battalion | Captain B. M. Whitener | |
| Humphrey’s Brigade | Brigadier General J. Benjamin Humphreys (w 9/3) Colonel Daniel M. Moody |
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| 13th Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Major George L. Donald | |
| 17th Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Gwen R. Cherry | |
| 18th Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Captain William H. Lewis | |
| 21st Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Colonel Daniel N. Moody | |
| Wofford’s Brigade | Colonel Christopher C. Sanders | |
| 16th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Major John H.H. Skelton | |
| 18th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Joseph Armstrong | |
| 24th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Chandler (res. 9/20) Lieutenant Colonel Major Thomas E. Winn |
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| Cobb’s Georgia Legion | Lieutenant Colonel Luther Glenn | |
| Phillips Georgia Legion | Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Hamilton | |
| 3rd Georgia Sharpshooter Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel Nathan I. Hutchins |
Ramseur’s Division –
Major General Stephen Dodson Ramseur (to 9/21)
Brigadier General John Pegram
Stephen Ramseur was transferred to command of Rodes’ Division after Rodes was killed at the Third Battle of Winchester on September 21. Brigadier General John Pegram took over the division as senior brigadier general after returning from his wound from the Battle of the Wilderness.
| Johnston’s Brigade | Brigadier General Robert D. Johnston | |
| 5th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel John W. Lea | |
| 12th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel W. S. Davis | |
| 20th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Thomas F. Toon | |
| 23rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Charles C. Blacknall (mw & c 9/19) | |
| 1st North Carolina Sharpshooters | Major Rufus N. Wharton | |
| Godwin’s/Lewis’ Brigade | Brigadier General Archibald C. Godwin (k 9/19) Brigadier General William G. Lewis |
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| 6th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Samuel M. Tate | |
| 21st North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel William S. Rankin | |
| 54th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Anderson Ellis | |
| 57th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Captain Augustus H. Martin | |
| Lilley’s Brigade | Brigadier General Robert Lilley |
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| 13th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel James B. Terrill | |
| 31st Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel John S. Hoffman | |
| 49th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Catlett Gibson | |
| 52nd Virginia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel James H. Skinner | |
| 58th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Francis H. Board |
Rodes’ Division –
Major General Robert Rodes (killed 9/19)
Brigadier General Cullen Battle (9/19)
Major General Stephen Dodson Ramseur
After Major General Rodes was killed at Third Winchester Brigadier General Cullen Battle temporarily took command as senior brigadier. After the battle Major General Ramseur transferred from his division to take command.
| Battle’s (Rodes’) Brigade | Brigadier General Cullen A. Battle (^ 9/19) Colonel Samuel Pickens (w 9/19) Colonel Samuel Forsyth Brigadier General Cullen A. Battle |
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| 3rd Alabama Infantry Regiment | Colonel Samuel Forsyth (^ 9/19) Captain Watkins Pheland Colonel Samuel Forsyth |
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| 5th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Edwin L. Hobson | |
| 6th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Isaac F. Culver (w 9/19) | |
| 12th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Colonel Samuel Pickens (^ 9/19) Lieutenant Colonel Theodore O’ Hara |
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| 61st Alabama Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Louis H. Hill | |
| Grimes’ Brigade | Brigadier General Bryan Grimes | |
| 32nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel David C. Cowand | |
| 43rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Major Walter J. Boggin | |
| 45th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel John R. Winston | |
| 53rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel James T. Morehead | |
| 2nd North Carolina Infantry Battalion | Major John J. Iredell | |
| Cook’s Brigade | Brigadier General Philip Cook |
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| 4th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel William H. Willis | |
| 12th Georgia Infantry Regiment | ||
| 21st Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Thomas W. Hooper | |
| 44th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel James Beck | |
| Cox’s Brigade | Brigadier General William R. Cox |
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| 1st & 3rd North Carolina Infantry (consolidated) | Colonel Stephen D. Thruston (w 9/17) Lieutenant Colonel William M. Parsley |
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| 2nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Captain J.P. Cobb | |
| 4th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Osborne | |
| 14th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Risden Tyler Bennet (c 9/17) Lieutenant Colonel W. A. Johnston |
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| 30th North Carolina Infantry Regiment |
Artillery –
Brigadier General Armistead Long (often on leave due to illness)
Colonel Thomas Carter
| Braxton’s Artillery Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel Carter M. Braxton |
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| Alleghany (VA) Battery | Captain John Cadwalader Carpenter | |
| Lynchburg Lee (VA) Artillery | Captain William W. Hardwicke | |
| Stafford (VA) Artillery | Captain Raleigh L. Cooper | |
| Cutshaw’s Artillery Battalion | Major Wilfred E. Cutshaw | left for Army of Northern Virginia 9/14; returned to Army of Valley 9/26 |
| 2nd Richmond (Va.) Howitzers | Captain David Watson | |
| Richmond (VA) Orange Artillery | Captain Charles W. Fry | |
| Staunton (VA) Artillery | Captain Asher W. Garber | |
| McLaughlin’s Artillery Battalion | Major William McLaughlin | |
| Lewisburg (VA) Artillery | Captain Thomas A. Bryan | |
| Monroe (VA) Battery | Captain George B. Chapman | |
| Wise Legion (VA) Artillery | Captain William M. Lowry | |
| Nelson’s Artillery Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel William Nelson | |
| Amherst (VA) Artillery | Captain Thomas J. Kirkpatrick | |
| Fluvanna (VA) Artillery | Captain John L. Massie (k 9/19) Captain Charles G. Snead |
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| Milledge’s Regular (GA) Battery | Captain John Milledge |
Lomax’s Cavalry Division – Major General Lunsford Lomax
| Imboden’s Brigade | Colonel George H. Smith | |
| 18th Virginia Cavalry Regiment | Colonel George W. Imboden | |
| 23rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment | Colonel Robert White | |
| 62nd Virginia Mounted infantry | Lieutenant Colonel David Lang (mw 9/5) Major Samuel Houston Hall (c 9/23) |
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| Jackson’s Brigade | Colonel William L. Jackson (to 9/27) Brigadier General Henry B. Davidson |
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| 19th Virginia Cavalry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel William Thompson | |
| 20th Virginia Cavalry Regiment | Colonel William W. Arnett | |
| 46th Virginia Cavalry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel Joseph R. Kessler | |
| 47th Virginia Cavalry Battalion | Major William N. Harman | |
| Johnson’s Brigade | Brigadier General Bradley T. Johnson |
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| 1st Maryland Cavalry Regiment | Captain Warner G. Welsh | |
| 2nd Maryland Cavalry Battalion | Major Harry W.Gilmor | |
| 8th Virginia Cavalry Regiment | Colonel James M. Corns | |
| 21st Virginia Cavalry Regiment | Colonel William E. Peters | |
| 22nd Virginia Cavalry Battalion | Colonel Henry S. Bowen | |
| 34th Virginia Cavalry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel Vincent A. Witcher | |
| 36th Virginia Cavalry Battalion | Major James W. Sweeney | |
| McCausland’s Brigade | Brigadier General John McCausland | |
| 14th Virginia Cavalry Regiment | Colonel James Cochran | |
| 16th Virginia Cavalry Regiment | Colonel Milton J. Ferguson | |
| 17th Virginia Cavalry Regiment | ||
| 22nd Virginia Cavalry Regiment | Colonel Henry Bowen | |
| Horse Artillery | ||
| Baltimore (MD) Artillery | Captain William H. Griffin | |
| Charlottesville (VA) Horse Artillery | Captain Thomas E. Jackson | |
| Roanoke (VA) Battery | Captain Warren S. Lurty | |
| Staunton (VA) Horse Artillery | Captain John H. McClanahan |
Fitz Lee’s Cavalry Division –
Major General Fitzhugh Lee (wounded September 19)
Brigadier General Williams C. Wickham
Lee was badly wounded at the Third Battle of Winchester. Brigadier General Williams C. Wickham temporarily took command of the division, although he had been elected to Congress and would be leaving the army.
| Lomax’s Brigade | Colonel William H. Payne | |
| 5th Virginia Cavalry Regiment | Colonel Reuben Boston | |
| 6th Virginia Cavalry Regiment | Captain Daniel T Richards (to LTC 9/3; w 9/24) | |
| 15th Virginia Cavalry Regiment | Captain John Cooper | |
| Wickham’s Brigade | Brigadier General Williams C. Wickham (^ 9/19) Colonel Thomas T. Munford |
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| 1st Virginia Cavalry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Wiliam A. Morgan | |
| 2nd Virginia Cavalry Regiment | Colonel Thomas T. Munford (9/19) | |
| 3rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment | Colonel Thomas H. Owen | |
| 4th Virginia Cavalry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel William B. Woodridge | |
| Artillery | Major James Breathed |
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| Ashby (VA) Horse Artillery | Lieutenant James W. Thomson | |
| Lynchburg (VA) Beauregard Rifles | Captain John J. Shoemaker | |
| Stuart (VA) Horse Artillery | Captain Philip P. Johnston |