Confederate States Army * Army of Northern Virginia
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Lieutenant General James Longstreet
With the situation quiet on the Rappahannock River, Longstreet was detached south of Richmond to the Suffolk campaign with Pickett’s and Hood’s Divisions. Until he returned Anderson’s and McLaws’ Divisions reported directly to General Lee.
Anderson’s Division – Major General Richard H. Anderson
| Mahone’s Brigade | Brigadier General William Mahone | |
| 6th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel George T. Rogers | |
| 12th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Everard M. Field | |
| 16th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Richard O. Whitehead | |
| 41st Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel William A. Parham | |
| 61st Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Virginius D. Groner | |
| Perry’s Brigade | Brigadier General Edward A. Perry | |
| 2nd Florida Infantry Regiment | Colonel Lewis G. Pyles | |
| 5th Florida Infantry Regiment | Major Benjamin F. Davis | |
| 8th Florida Infantry Regiment | Colonel David Lang | |
| Posey’s Brigade | Brigadier General Carnot Posey |
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| 12th Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Merry B. Harris | |
| 16th Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Colonel Samuel E. Baker | |
| 19th Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Colonel John Mullins | |
| 48th Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Colonel Joseph Jayne | |
| Wilcox’s Brigade | Brigadier General Cadmus Wilcox | |
| 8th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Colonel Y. L. Royston Lieutenant Colonel Hilary A. Herbert |
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| 9th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Major Jeremiah H. J. Williams | |
| 10th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Colonel William Henry Forney | |
| 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Colonel J. C. Sanders | |
| 14th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Colonel Lucius Pinckard | |
| Wright’s Brigade | Brigadier General Ambrose Wright | |
| 2nd Georgia Infantry Battalion | Major George Ross | |
| 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment | Major John F. Jones | |
| 22nd Georgia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Wasden | |
| 48th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Reuben W. Carswell | |
| Division Artillery | Lieutenant Colonel John J. Garnett | |
| Donaldsonville (LA) Artillery | Captain Victor Maurin | |
| Norfolk (VA) Battery | Captain Frank Huger | |
| Norfolk (VA) Light Artillery Blues | Captain Charles R. Grandy | |
| Pittsylvania (VA) Battery | Lieutenant Nathan Penick |
Hood’s Division – Major General John B. Hood
Detached February 17 to Richmond.
Assigned to Department of Virginia and North Carolina under Lieutenant General Longstreet on February 25
| Anderson’s Brigade | Brigadier General George T. Anderson | |
| 7th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel George H. Carmichal | |
| 8th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel John R. Towers | |
| 9th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel John C. Mounger | |
| 11th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Francis H. Little | |
| Law’s Brigade | Brigadier General Evander McIvor Law | |
| 4th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Colonel Pickney D. Bowles | |
| 15th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Major Alexander A. Lowther | |
| 44th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Charles A. Derby | |
| 47th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Colonel Michael J. Bulger | |
| 48th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Colonel James Lawrence Sheffield | |
| Robertson’s Brigade | Brigadier General Jerome B. Robertson | |
| 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment | Colonel Van Manning | |
| 1st Texas Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Philip A. Work | |
| 4th Texas Infantry Regiment | Colonel John C.G. Key | |
| 5th Texas Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Robert M. Powell | |
| Toombs’ Brigade | Colonel Henry L. Benning | |
| 2nd Georgia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel William T. Harris | |
| 15th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Dudley M. DuBose | |
| 17th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Wesley C. Hodges | |
| 20th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel John R. Cummings | |
| Artillery | Major Mathias W. Henry | |
| Branch (NC) Artillery | Captain Alexander C. Latham | from 2 Corps, Hill’s Div. |
| Charleston German (SC) Artillery | Captain William Kunhardt Bachman | |
| Palmetto (SC) Artillery | Captain Hugh R. Garden | |
| Rowan (NC) Artillery | Captain James Reilly |
McLaws’ Division – Major General Lafayette McLaws
McLaws’ Division reported directly to General Lee from February 19 until mid-May during the time First Corps commander Major General Longstreet was detached from the army with two divisions in operations around Suffolk, Virginia.
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Barksdale’s Brigade |
Brigadier General William Barksdale | |
| 13th Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Colonel James W. Carter | |
| 17th Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel John C. Fiser | |
| 18th Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Colonel Thomas M. Griffin | |
| 21st Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Colonel Benjamin G. Humphreys | |
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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 | Lieutenant Colonel Elbert Bland | |
| 8th South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel John W. Henegan | |
| 15th South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel William De Saussure | |
| 3rd South Carolina Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel William G. Rice | |
| Semmes’ Brigade | Brigadier General Paul Semmes | |
| 10th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel John B. Weems | |
| 50th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel William R. Manning | |
| 51st Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel William M. Slaughter | |
| 53rd Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel James P. Simms | |
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Wofford’s Brigade |
Brigadier General William T. Wofford |
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| 16th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Goode Bryan | |
| 18th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Solon Z. Ruff | |
| 24th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Robert E. McMillan | |
| Cobb’s Georgia Legion | Lieutenant Colonel Luther Glenn | |
| Phillips Georgia Legion | Major Joseph Hamilton | |
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Division Artillery |
Colonel Henry C. Cabell |
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| Troup (Ga.) Artillery | Captain Henry H. Carlton | |
| Pulaski (Ga.) Artillery | Captain John P.W. Read | |
| Battery A, 1st North Carolina Artillery | Captain Basil C. Manly | |
| 1st. Co. Richmond (Va.) Howitzers | Lieutenant Edward S. McCarthy |
Pickett’s Division – Major General George E. Pickett
Detached February 15 to Defences of RIchmond. Assigned to Department of Virginia and North Carolina February 25 under Lieutenant General Longstreet.
| Armistead’s Brigade | Brigadier General Lewis A. Armistead |
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| 9th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel James Skelton Gilliam | |
| 14th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel James G. Hodges | |
| 38th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Edward Claxton Edmonds | |
| 53rd Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel William R. Aylett | |
| 57th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel John Bowie Magruder | |
| Corse’s Brigade | Brigadier General Montgomery D. Corse | |
| 15th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Captain Emmett M. Morrison | |
| 17th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Algernon S. Taylor | |
| 30th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Archibald T. Harrison | |
| 32nd Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Edgar B. Montague | |
| Garnet’s Brigade | Brigadier General Richard B. Garnett | |
| 8th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Eppa Hunton | |
| 18th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Robert E. Withers | |
| 19th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Henry Gantt | |
| 28th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Robert C. Allen | |
| 56th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel William D. Stuart | |
| Jenkins’ Brigade | Brigadier General Micah Jenkins | |
| 1st South Caroina Volunteers | Colonel Daniel H. Hamilton | |
| 2nd South Caroina Rifle Regiment | Colonel Robert E. Bowen | |
| 5th South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Asbury Coward | |
| 6th South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel John M. Steedman | |
| Hampton (SC) Legion | Lieutenant Colonel Robert B. Arnold | |
| Palmetto (SC) Sharpshooters | Colonel Joseph Walker | |
| Kemper’s Brigade | Brigadier General James L. Kemper | |
| 1st Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Lewis B. Williams | |
| 3rd Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Joseph Mayo | |
| 7th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Walter T. Patton | |
| 11th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Major Kirkwood Otey | |
| 24th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel William R. Terry | |
| Division Artillery | Major James Dearing | |
| Lynchburg (Va.) Artillery | Captain Joseph Blount | |
| Fauquier (Va.) Artillery | Captain Robert M. Stribling | |
| Richmond (Va.) Fayette Artillery | Captain Miles C. Macon |
Reserve Artillery – Colonel James B. Walton
| Lee’s Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel Edward Porter Alexander | |
| Madison (La.) Light Artillery | Captain George V. Moody | |
| Brooks (S.C.) Artillery | Captain A. B. Rhett | |
| Ashland (Va.) Battery | Captain Pichegru Woolfolk, Jr. | |
| Bath (Va.) Battery | Captain John L. Eubank | |
| Bedford (Va.) Artillery | Captain Tyler C. Jordan | |
| Parker’s (Va.) Battery | Captain William W. Parker | |
| Washington (LA) Artillery | Colonel John B. Walton* Captain Benjamin F. Eschleman |
*absent on recruiting duty |
| 1st Company | Lieutenant C. H. C. Brown | |
| 2nd Company | Captain John B. Richardson | |
| 3rd Company | Captain Meritt B. Miller | |
| 4th Company | Captain Benjamin F. Eschleman |