Confederate States Army


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General Robert E. Lee

Lee sent Jackson’s Command north to block Pope’s advance, then followed by sending Longstreet’s Command. Gustavus Smith returned from his sick leave and was left with three divisions to cover Richmond and watch McClellan on the Peninsula. After McClellan evacuated his army back to Washington the three divisions were brought north and assigned to Longstreet and Jackson at the beginning of the Maryland Campaign.

Longstreet’s Command

Major General James Longstreet
Anderson’s Division Major General Richard H. Anderson
Hood’s (Whiting’s) Division Brigadier General John B. Hood
Jones’s Division Brigadier General David R. Jones from Magruder’s Command
Kemper’s Division Brigadier General James Kemper to Jones’ Division
Wilcox’s Division Brigadier General Cadmus Wilcox to Jones’ Division
Evan’s Independent Brigade Brigadier General Nathan G. Evans

Jackson’s Command

Major General Thomas J. Jackson
Ewell’s Division Major General Richard S. Ewell (w 8/28)
Brigadier General Alexander R. Lawton
A. P. Hill’s Division Major General Ambrose Powell Hill
Jackson’s Division Major General Thomas J. Jackson
Robertson’s Cavalry Brigade Brigadier General Beverly Robertson to Cavalry Division 8/17 (below)

Smith’s Command

Major General Gustavus Smith (from 8/14)
Anderson’s Division Major General Richard H. Anderson at Drewry’s Bluff; to Longstreet’s Command (above)
D.H. Hill’s Division Major General Daniel Harvey Hill to Jackson’s Commmand (above)
McLaws’ Division Major General Lafayette McLaws to Jackson’s Commmand (above)

Other Commands

Holmes’ Division – Major General Theophilus H. Holmes

Daniel’s Brigade Colonel Junius Daniel
43rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment Colonel Thomas S. Kenan
45th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel John H. Morehead
50th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Colonel Marshall D. Craton
Burrough’s Cavalry Battalion Major Edgar Burroughs
Ransom’s Brigade Brigadier General Robert Ransom, Jr.
24th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Colonel William J. Clarke
25th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Colonel Henry M. Rutledge
26th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Colonel Zebulon B. Vance
35th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Colonel Matthew Whitaker Ransom
Lieutenant Colonel O.C. Petway
48th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Colonel Robert C. Hill
49th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Colonel Stephen D. Ramseur (w 7/1)
Lieutenant Colonel Oliver C. Petway (mw 7/1)
Petersburg (Va.) Artillery Captain James R. Branch
Walker’s Brigade Brigadier General  John G. Walker
3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment Colonel Van H. Manning
2nd Georgia Infantry Battalion Major George W. Ross
27th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Colonel John R. Cooke
46th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Colonel Edward D. Hall
30th Virginia Infantry Regiment Colonel Archibald Harrison
Stafford (Va.) Battery Captain Thomas B. French
Wise’s Brigade Brigadier General  Henry A. Wise temp. attached from D.H. Hill’s Div.
26th Virginia Infantry Regiment Colonel Powhatan R. Page
46th Virginia Infantry Regiment Colonel Richard T.W. Duke
4th Virginia Heavy Artillery
Andrews’ (VA) Battery Captain W.G. Andrews
Rives’ (Va.) Battery Captain J.H. Rives
Artillery Battalion Colonel James Deshler
Company C, 1st North Carolina Artillery Captain Thomas H. Brem
Petersburg (Va.) Artillery Captain James Read Branch
Stafford (Va.) Artillery Captain John R. Cooke

Cavalry Division – Major General James E. B. Stuart

Hampton’s Brigade Brigadier General Wade Hampton
Cobb’s (Ga.) Legion Cavalry Lieutenant Colonel Pierce M. B. Young
Jefferson Davis (Ms.) Legion Lieutenant Colonel William T. Martin
1st North Carolina Cavalry Regiment Colonel Laurence S. Baker
Hampton Legion (SC) Cavalry Major Matthew C. Butler
8th Virginia Cavalry Battalion Lieutenant Colonel J. Lucius Davis

Lee’s Brigade

Brigadier General Fitzhugh Lee
1st Virginia Cavalry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Luke Tiernan Brien
3rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment Colonel Thomas F. Goode
Lieutenant Colonel John T. Thornton
4th Virginia Cavalry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Williams C. Wickham
5th Virginia Cavalry Regiment Colonel Thomas L. Rosser
9th Virginia Cavalry Regiment Colonel W. H. F. Lee

Robertson’s Brigade

Brigadier General Beverly Robertson from Jackson’s Command 8/17
2nd Virginia Cavalry Regiment Colonel Thomas T. Munford (w)
6th Virginia Cavalry Regiment Colonel Thomas S. Flournoy
7th Virginia Cavalry Regiment Colonel William E. Jones
Captain S. B. Myers
12th Virginia Cavalry Regiment Colonel Asher W. Harrman
17th Virginia Cavalry Battalion Major William Patrick (mw 8/29)
Major Thomas B. Massie

Artillery

Captain John Pelham
Stuart (Va.) Horse Artillery Captain John Pelham (^)
Captain James Breathed
Ashby (Va.) Horse Artillery Captain Robert Preston Chew
Washington (S.C.) Artillery Captain James F. Hart from Jones’ Div., Longstreet’s Com.

Artillery Reserve – Brigadier General William N. Pendleton

First Virginia Artillery Battalion Colonel J. Thompson Brown
2nd Richmond (Va.) Howitzers Captain David Watson
3rd Richmond (Va.) Howitzers Captain Edgar F Moseley (promoted to major)
Captain Benjamin H. Smith
Rockbridge (Va.) Artillery Captain William T. Poague
Powhattan (Va.) Artillery Captain Willis J. Dance
Salem (Va.) Flying Artillery Captain Abraham Hupp
Williamsburg (Va.) Artillery Captain John A. Coke
Jones’ Artillery Battalion   Major Hilary Jones 
Goochland Turner (Va.) Artillery Captain Thomas J. Kirkpatrick
Long Island (Va.) Artillery Captain Abram Wimbish
Morris Artillery Captain Richard C.M. Page to Artillery, D.H. Hill’s Div.
Richmond Orange (Va.) Artillery Captain Thomas Jefferson Peyton to Artillery, D.H. Hill’s Div.
Nelson’s Artillery Battalion   Major William Nelson 
Amherst (Va.) Artillery Captain Thomas J. Kirkpatrick
1st Fluvanna (Va.) Artillery Captain Charles T. Huckstep
2nd Fluvanna (Va.) Artillery Captain John J. Ancell
Milledge’s Regular (Ga.) Battery Captain John Milledge from Richardson’s bat.
Richardson’s Artillery Battalion Major Charles Richardson
Milledge’s Regular (Ga.) Battery Captain John Milledge to Nelson’s bat.
Masters’ (Va.) Siege Battery Captain L. Masters
Sumter Artillery Battalion Lieutenant Colonel Allen S. Cutts
Company A Captain Hugh M. Ross
Company B Captain John V. Price
Company C Captain John Lane
Company D Captain James A. Blackshear
Unassigned
Dabney’s (Va.) Battery Captain W.J. Dabney