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General Robert E. Lee
Lee brought three more infantry divisions up from Richmond, distributing them between his two top lieutenants, Longstreet and Jackson, creating two army corps in all but name. He also reorganized the artillery, breaking up the army artillery reserve and distributing it at division and corps level.
The Maryland Campaign culminated in the Battle of Sharpsburg, or Antietam, on September 17. The Army’s heavy casualties included three brigadier generals killed or mortally wounded. Lee escaped across the Potomac to Virginia, and immediately attempted to reorganize the army to recross the river and renew the contest with McClellan. But McClellan’s abortive attempt at pursuit showed Lee how badly depleted his army was, and he withdrew up the Shenandoah Valley to rest and refit.
Longstreet’s Command |
Major General James Longstreet | |
| Anderson’s Division | Major General Richard H. Anderson (w 9/17) Brigadier General Roger Pryor |
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| Hood’s (Whiting’s) Division | Brigadier General John B. Hood | |
| Jones’ Division | Brigadier General David R. Jones | |
| McLaws’ Division | Major General Lafayette McLaws | from the Peninsula |
| Walker’s Division | Brigadier General John G. Walker | from Richmond |
| Evan’s Independent Brigade | Brigadier General Nathan G. Evans | |
| Artillery Reserve | Colonel James B. Walton | |
Jackson’s Command |
Major General Thomas J. Jackson | |
| Ewell’s Division | Brigadier General Alexander R. Lawton (w 9/17) Brigadier General Jubal Early |
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| A. P. Hill’s Division | Major General Ambrose Powell Hill | |
| D.H. Hill’s Division | Major General Daniel Harvey Hill | from Richmond |
| Jackson’s Division | Brigadier General John R. Jones (w 9/17) Brigadier General W.E. Starke (k 9/17) Colonel Arnold J. Grigsby |
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| Artillery Reserve | Colonel Stapleton Crutchfield | |
Cavalry Division – Brigadier General James E.B. Stuart
| Hampton’s Brigade | Brigadier General Wade Hampton | from Richmond |
| Cobb’s (Ga.) Legion Cavalry | Lieutenant Colonel Pierce M. B. Young (w 9/13) Major William G. Delony |
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| Jefferson Davis (Ms.) Legion | Lieutenant Colonel William T. Martin | |
| 1st North Carolina Cavalry Regiment | Colonel Laurence S. Baker | |
| 2nd South Carolina Cavalry Regiment | Colonel Matthew C. Butler | expanded from Hampton Legion |
| 8th Virginia Cavalry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel J. Lucius Davis | expanded to become 10th VA Cavalry regiment 9/24 |
| Lee’s Brigade | Brigadier General Fitzhugh Lee | |
| 1st Virginia Cavalry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Luke Tiernan Brien (res. 9/30) Colonel James Drake |
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| 3rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment | Captain Thomas Owens | |
| 4th Virginia Cavalry Regiment | 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 (to 9/3) Colonel Thomas T. Munford |
Robertson transferred to North Carolina 9/5 |
| 2nd Virginia Cavalry Regiment | Colonel Thomas T. Munford (^) Lieutenant Colonel Richard H. Burks |
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| 6th Virginia Cavalry Regiment | Colonel Thomas S. Flournoy | |
| 7th Virginia Cavalry Regiment | Captain S. B. Myers | |
| 12th Virginia Cavalry Regiment | Colonel Asher W. Harrman | |
| 17th Virginia Cavalry Battalion | Major Thomas B. Massie | |
| Horse Artillery | Captain John Pelham (to Major 9/22) | |
| Stuart (Va.) Horse Artillery | Captain James Breathed | |
| 2nd Stuart (Va.) Horse Artillery | Captain Matthias W. Henry | Created by dividing Pelham’s Battery |
| Ashby (Va.) Horse Artillery | Captain Robert Preston Chew | |
| Washington (S.C.) Artillery | Captain James F. Hart | |
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 Benjamin H. Smith | |
| Powhattan (Va.) Artillery | Captain Willis J. Dance | |
| Salem (Va.) Flying Artillery | Captain Abraham Hupp | |
| Warrenton (Va.) Artillery | Captain James Brooke | |
| 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 | |
| Long Island (Va.) Artillery | Captain Abram Wimbish | |
| 1st Fluvanna (Va.) Artillery | Captain Charles T. Huckstep | |
| 2nd Fluvanna (Va.) Artillery | Captain John J. Ancell | |
| Milledge’s Regular (Ga.) Battery | Captain John Milledge | |
| 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 | to Art. Dep, of SC and S. VA. |