Confederate States Army


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Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early

Having called Kershaw’s Division back to Richmond in November, Lee now recalled the three divisions of the Second Corps. Early would remain behind in the Valley to command the remnants of his army there, while the Second Corps was placed under the command of John B. Gordon.

Gordon’s Division – Major General John B. Gordon

Gordon’s Division left the Army of the Valley on December 9th and returned to the Army of Northern Virginia.

Evans’ (Gordon’s) Brigade Brigadier General Clement A. Evans 
13th Georgia Infantry Regiment Colonel John H. Baker (^)
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Maltbie
26th Georgia Infantry Regiment Major Benjamin F. Grace
31st Georgia Infantry Regiment Colonel John H. Lowe
38th Georgia Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Philip E. Davant
60th Georgia Infantry Regiment Major Waters B. Jones
61st Georgia Infantry Regiment Captain Eliphalet F. Sharp
Terry’s Brigade Brigadier General William Terry consolidated from remnants of Jones’, Steuart’s & Walker’s Brigs.
Remnants of Stonewall Brigade
2nd, 4th, 5th, 27th & 33rd Virginia Infantry Regiments (consolidated)
Colonel John H.S. Funk
Remnants of Jones’ Brigade
21st, 25th, 42nd, 44th48th Virginia Infantry Regiments (consolidated)
Colonel Robert H. Dungan
Remnants of Steuart’s Brigade
10th, 23rd & 37th Virginia Infantry Regiments (consolidated)
Lieutenant Colonel Samuel H. Saunders
York’s Brigade Colonel Eugene Waggaman consolidated from remnants of Hays’ & Staffords Brigs.
Remnants of Stafford’s Brigade
1st, 2nd, 10th, 14th & 15th Louisiana Infantry Regiments (consolidated)
Captain Charles M. Farris
5th, 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th Louisiana Infantry Regiments (consolidated) Colonel William R. Peck

 

Ramseur’s Division – Brigadier General John Pegram

Johnston’s Brigade Brigadier General Robert D. Johnston
5th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Colonel John W. Lea
12th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Colonel Henry E. Coleman
20th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Major Duncan J. Devane
23rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment Colonel Charles C. Blacknall
1st North Carolina Sharpshooters Major Rufus N. Wharton
Lewis’ Brigade Brigadier General William G. Lewis
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 Colonel Kenneth M. Murchison
57th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Colonel Hamilton C. Jones, Jr.
Pegram’s Brigade Colonel John S. Hoffman
13th Virginia Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel James B. Terrill
31st Virginia Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel J.S. Kerr McCutchen
49th Virginia Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Catlett Gibson
52nd Virginia Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel James H. Skinner
58th Virginia Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel John G. Kasey

 

Rodes’ Division – Brigadier General Bryan Grimes

Battle’s Brigade Colonel Samuel B. Pickens
Colonel Charles Forsyth
3rd Alabama Infantry Regiment Colonel Charles Forsyth
Captain Watkins Pheland (k)
Captain Benjamin F. K. Melton
5th Alabama Infantry Regiment Captain Thomas J. Riley
Colonel Edwin L. Hobson
6th Alabama Infantry Regiment Captain Rinaldo M. Greene
Major Isaac F. Culver
12th Alabama Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel John C. Goodgame
61st Alabama Infantry Regiment Major William E. Pinckard
Cook’s Brigade Brigadier General Philip Cook
4th Georgia Infantry Regiment Colonel William H. Willis (to 12/21)
Captain Joseph P. Carson
12th Georgia Infantry Regiment Captain Oliver F. Evans
21st Georgia Infantry Regiment Captain Henry T. Battle
44th Georgia Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel James Beck
Cox’s Brigade Brigadier General William R. Cox
1st & 3rd North Carolina Infantry (consolidated) Lieutenant Colonel William M. Parsley
2nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel James T. Scales
4th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Captain Jesse F. Stansill (to Maj.)
14th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel William A. Johnston
30th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Captain Jonathan C. McMillan
Grimes’ Brigade Colonel John R. Winston
32nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment Captain Joseph W. Coker
43rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment Captain Carey Whitaker
45th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Colonel John R. Winston
53rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment Major John W. Rierson
2nd North Carolina Infantry Battalion Captain Joseph W. Coke

 

Wharton’s Division – Brigadier General Gabriel C. Wharton

Echols’ Brigade Lieutenant Colonel John S. McDonald
22nd Virginia Infantry Regiment Captain James C. Johns
23rd Virginia Infantry Battalion Lieutenant Colonel Clarence Derrick
26th Virginia Infantry Battalion Lieutenant Colonel George M. Edgar
Smith’s Brigade Colonel Thomas Smith
36th Virginia Infantry Regiment Captain Francis Thornton
45th Virginia Infantry Battalion Captain William B. Hensley
60th Virginia Infantry Regiment
Wharton’s Brigade Major Peter Otey
45th Virginia Infantry Regiment
50th Virginia Infantry Regiment Major Lynville J. Perkins
51st Virginia Infantry Regiment
30th Virginia Battalion Sharpshooters

 

Artillery – Colonel Thomas Carter

Braxton’s Artillery Battalion Lieutenant Colonel Carter M. Braxton
Returned to Lee at Richmond 12/9
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 Returned to Lee at Richmond 12/9
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 Charles G. Snead
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
Jackson’s Brigade Colonel William L. Jackson (to B.G. 12/19)
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
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 Captain James S.A. Crawford
21st Virginia Cavalry Regiment Colonel William E. Peters
22nd Virginia Cavalry Battalion Colonel Henry S. Bowen
25th Virginia Cavalry Regiment Colonel Warren M. Hopkins
37th Virginia Cavalry Battalion Lieutenant Colonel Ambrose C. Dunn
Horse Artillery
Baltimore (MD) Artillery Captain William H. Griffin
Charlottesville (VA) Horse Artillery Captain Thomas E. Jackson
Roanoke (VA) Battery
Staunton (VA) Horse Artillery Captain John H. McClanahan

 

Rosser’s Cavalry Division – Major General Thomas L. Rosser

Lomax’s Brigade Colonel William H. Payne
5th Virginia Cavalry Regiment Colonel Reuben Boston
6th Virginia Cavalry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Daniel T Richards
8th Virginia Cavalry Regiment Major Thomas P. Bowen from B.T. Johnson’s Brig., Lomax’s Cavalry Div.
36th Virginia Cavalry Battalion Major James W. Sweeney from B.T. Johnson’s Brig., Lomax’s Cavalry Div.
Rosser’s Brigade Colonel Oliver R. Funsten
7th Virginia Cavalry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Richard H. Dulany
11th Virginia Cavalry Regiment Major Edward H. McDonald
12th Virginia Cavalry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Thomas B. Massie
35th Virginia Cavalry Battalion Lieutenant Colonel Elijah V. White
Wickham’s Brigade Colonel Thomas T. Munford
1st Virginia Cavalry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Wiliam A. Morgan
2nd Virginia Cavalry Regiment Major Cary Breckinridge (to LTC 12/7)
3rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment Colonel Thomas H. Owen
4th Virginia Cavalry Regiment Colonel William B. Woodridge
Horse Artillery Major James Breathed
Ashby (VA) Horse Artillery Lieutenant James W. Thomson
Lynchburg (VA) Beauregard Rifles Captain John J. Shoemaker
Stuart (VA) Horse Artillery Captain Philip P. Johnston