Confederate States Army Army of Northern Virginia


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Major General Thomas J. Jackson

Ewell’s Division –
Brigadier General Alexander R. Lawton (w 9/17)
Brigadier General Jubal A. Early

The division suffered heavy casualties in the Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam) on September 17. Lawton’s wound was disabling and he would not return to the army, leavng Jubal Early in command of the division.

Early’s Brigade Brigadier General Jubal Early (^ 9/17)
Colonel William Smith
13th Virginia Infantry Regiment Captain Frank V. Winston
25th Virginia Infantry Regiment Captain Robert Doak Lilley
31st Virginia Infantry Regiment Colonel John S. Hoffman
44th Virginia Infantry Regiment Captain David W. Anderson
49th Virginia Infantry Regiment Colonel William Smith (^ 9/17)
Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan C. Gibson (w 9/17)
Captain Charles Christian
52nd Virginia Infantry Regiment Colonel Michael G. Harman
58th Virginia Infantry Regiment John G. Kasey (absent sick 9/10)
Captain Henry W. Wingfield
Hays’ Brigade Brigadier General Harry T. Hays
5th Louisiana Infantry Regiment Colonel Henry Forno
6th Louisiana Infantry Regiment Colonel Henry B. Strong (k 9/17)
Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel G. Offut
7th Louisiana Infantry Regiment Colonel Davidson B. Penn (w 9/17)
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas M. Terry
8th Louisiana Infantry Regiment Major Trevanion D. Lewis (w 9/17)
Captain Alcibiades de Blanc
14th Louisiana Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonal David Zable
Lawton’s Brigade Colonel Marcellus Douglas (k 9/17)
Colonel John H. Lamar
13th Georgia Infantry Regiment Captain Divany A. Kidd
26th Georgia Infantry Regiment Colonel Edmund N. Atkinson (w 9/17)
31st Georgia Infantry Regiment Major John H. Lowe
38th Georgia Infantry Regiment Captain William H. Battey (k 9/17)
Captain John W. McCurdy
60th Georgia Infantry Regiment Major Walter B. Jones
61st Georgia Infantry Regiment Colonel John H. Lamar (^ 9/17)
Major Archibald P. Mc Rae (k 9/17)
Captain James D. Vanvalkerberg
Trimble’s Brigade Colonel James A. Walker
15th Alabama Infantry Regiment Captain Isaac B. Feagin (w 9/19)
12th Georgia Infantry Regiment Captain James G. Rogers (k 9/17)
Captain John T. Carson
21st Georgia Infantry Regiment Major Thomas C. Glover (w 9/17)
Captain James C. Nisbet (w 9/17)
21st North Carolina Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Sanders Fulton (k 8/30)
1st North Carolina Sharpshooters Captain Francis P. Miller (k 9/17)
Artillery Major Alfred R. Courtney
Louisiana Guard Artillery Captain Louis E. D’Aquin
1st Maryland Artillery Co. Captain William F. Dement
2nd Maryland Artillery Co. Captain William D. Brown
Henrico (Virginia) Artillery Captain Captain Alfred R. Courtney
2nd Rockbridge (Virginia) Artillery Captain John A. M. Lusk
Lynchburg (Virginia) Artillery Captain Charles I. Raine
Eighth Star (Virginia) Artillery Captain William H. Rice merged w/ Danville Artillery 9/26

A.P.Hill’s Division – Major General Ambrose Powell Hill

Archer’s Brigade Brigadier General James J. Archer
5th Alabama Infantry Battalion Captain Charles M. Hooper
19th Georgia Infantry Regiment Major James H. Neal (to 9/18)
Captain F. M. Johnston
1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment Colonel Peter Turney
7th Tennessee Infantry Regiment Major Samuel G. Shepard
14th Tennessee Infantry Regiment Colonel William McComb
Branch’s Brigade Brigadier General L. O’Brien Branch (k 9/17)
Colonel James H. Lane
7th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Captain R. B. MacRae
18th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Thomas J. Purdie
28th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Colonel James H. Lane (^ 9/17)
Major William J. Montgomery
33rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Robert F. Hoke
37th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Major William G. Morris
Field’s Brigade Colonel John M. Brockenbrough
40th Virginia Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Fleet Cox
47th Virginia Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel John W. Lyell
55th Virginia Infantry Regiment Captain Charles N. Lawson
22nd Virginia Infantry Battalion Major Edward P. Tayloe
Gregg’s Brigade Brigadier General Maxcy Gregg
1st South Carolina Infantry Regiment Major Edward McCrady Jr. (to 9/9)
Colonel Daniel H. Hamilton
1st South Carolina Rifle Regiment Colonel James W. Livingston (to 9/17)
Lieutenant Colonel James M. Perrin
12th South Carolina Infantry Regiment Colonel Dixon Barnes (mw 9/17)
Major William McCorkle
Lieutenant Colonel Cadwalader Jones
13th South Carolina Infantry Regiment Colonel Oliver E. Edwards
Captain David R. Duncan
14th South Carolina Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel W. D. Simpson
Pender’s Brigade Brigadier General William D. Pender
16th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Captain Leroy W. Stowe
22nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment Major Christopher C. Cole
34th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel John L. McDowell
38th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Robert F. Armfeld (w 9/20)
Thomas’ Brigade Colonel Edward L. Thomas
14th Georgia Infantry Regiment Colonel Robert W. Folsom
35th Georgia Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Bolling H. Holt
45th Georgia Infantry Regiment Major Washington L. Grice
49th Georgia Infantry Regiment Major Samuel T. Player
Division Artillery Colonel R. Lindsay Walker
Branch (NC)  Artillery Captain Alexander C. Latham
Pee Dee (SC) Artillery Captain David G. McIntosh
Richmond Crenahaw (VA) Artillery Captain William G. Crenshaw
Fredericksburg (VA) Artillery Captain Carter M. Braxton
Richmond Letcher (VA) Artillery Captain Greenlee Davidson
Purcell (Va.) Artillery Captain William R. J. Pegram

D.H. Hill’s Division – Major General Daniel Harvey Hill

From the Defences of Richmond.

G.B. Anderson’s Brigade Brigadier General George B. Anderson (mw 9/17)
Colonel Charles Courtenay Tew (k 9/17)
Colonel Risden Tyler Bennet
2nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment Colonel Charles Courtenay Tew (^ 9/17)
Captain John Howard (mw 9/17)
Captain Gideon M. Roberts
Colonel William P. Bynum
4th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Colonel Bryan Grimes (disabled 9/15)
Captain Edwin A. Y. Osborne (w&c 9/17)
Captain William T. Marsh (mw 9/17)
Captain Daniel P. Latham (mw 9/17)
All officers at Sharpsburg were killed or wounded
14th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Colonel Risden Tyler Bennet (^ 9/17)
Lieutenant Colonel William A. Johnston (w 9/17)
Major Andrew J. Griffin
30th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Colonel Francis M. Parker (w 9/17)
Major William W. Sillers
Colquitt’s Brigade Colonel Alfred Colquitt (to Brig. Gen. 9/17)
13th Alabama Infantry Regiment Colonel Birkett D. Fry (w 9/17)
Lieutenant Colonel W. H. Betts (w 9/17)
Captain Algernon S. Reaves (w 9/17)
6th Georgia Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel James M. Newton (k 9/17)
Major Philemon Tracy (mw 9/17)
Lieutenant E. P. Bennett
23rd Georgia Infantry Regiment Colonel William Barclay (k 9.17)
Lieutenant Colonel Emory F. Best (w&c 9/17)
Major James H. Huggins (w 9/14)
27th Georgia Infantry Regiment Colonel Levi B. Smith (k 917)
Lieutenant Colonel Charles T. Zachary (w 9/17)
Captain William H. Rentfro
28th Georgia Infantry Regiment Major Tully Graybill (w 9/17)
Captain N. J. Garrison (w 9/17)
Captain George W. Warthen (w 9/17)
Lieutenant James Banning
Garland’s Brigade Brigadier General Samuel Garland (mw 9/14)
Colonel Duncan K. MacRae (w 9/17)

5th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Colonel Duncan K. McRae (^ 9/14)
Captain Thomas W. Garrett (w 9/17)
12th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Captain Shugan Snow
13th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Ruffin (disabled 9/14)
Captain J. L. Hyman
20th North Carolina Infantry Regiment Colonel Alfred Iverson
23rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment Colonel Daniel Christie (*9/18)
Lieutenant Colonel Robert D. Johnston
*Christie briefly commanded Anderson’s Brig. (above) on 9/18
Ripley’s Brigade Brigadier General Roswell Ripley (w 9/17)
Colonel George P. Doles
4th Georgia Infantry Regiment Colonel George P. Doles (^ 9/17)
Major Robert Smith (k 9/17)
Captain William H. Willis
44th Georgia Infantry Regiment Captain John C. Key
1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton A. Brown
3rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment Colonel William L. DeRosset (w 9/17)
Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Thruston (w 9/17; Col. 9/18)
Rodes’ Brigade Brigadier General Robert Rodes (w 9/17)
Rodes was lightly wounded but remained on the field
3rd Alabama Infantry Regiment Colonel Cullen A. Battle
5th Alabama Infantry Regiment Major E.L. Hobson
6th Alabama Infantry Regiment Colonel John B. Gordon (w 9/17)
Lieutenant Colonel James N. Lightfoot (w 9/17)
12th Alabama Infantry Regiment Colonel Bristor B. Gayle (k 9/17)
Lieutenant Colonel Samuel B. Pickens (w 9/14)
Captain Tucker (k 9/17)
Captain Maroney
26th Alabama Infantry Regiment Colonel Edward O’Neal
Artillery Major Scipio Pearson
Hardaway’s (AL) Artillery Captain Robert A. Hardaway
Jefferson Davis (Al.) Artillery Captain James W. Bonduarant
King William (Va.) Artillery Captain Thomas Henry Carter
Louisa Morris (VA) Artillery Captain Richard C. M. Page from Jones’ Bat.
Richmond Orange Artillery Captain Thomas J. Peyton from Jones’ Bat.

Jackson’s Division –
Brigadier General John R. Jones (w 9/17)
Brigadier General William E. Starke (k 9/17)
Colonel Arnold J. Grigsby

The division lost heavily in the Battle of Sharpsburg (September 17), ending up under the command of a colonel from the Stonewall Brigade after losing every general officer to death or wounds.

Jackson’s (Stonewall) Brigade Colonel Andrew J. Grigsby (^ 9/17)
Lieutenant Colonel Robert D. Gardner
2nd Virginia Infantry Regiment Captain Raleigh T. Colston
4th Virginia Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Robert D. Gardner
5th Virginia Infantry Regiment  Major Hazael J. Williams
27th Virginia Infantry Regiment Colonel Andrew J. Grigsby (^ 9/17)
Captain Frank C. Wilson
33rd Virginia Infantry Regiment Colonel Edwin G. Lee (c 9/17)
Captain Jacob B. Golladay
Jones’ Brigade Colonel Bradley T. Johnson
Captain John E. Penn (w&c 9/17)
Captain A. C. Page
Captain Robert W. Withers
1st Virginia Regulars Battalion Captain Charles A. Davidson
21st Virginia Infantry Regiment Captain A. C. Page (^ 9/17)
42nd Virginia Infantry Regiment Captain Robert W. Withers (^ 9/17)
Captain D. W. Garret
48th Virginia Infantry Regiment Captain John H. Candler
Starke’s Brigade Brigadier General William E. Starke (^ 9/17)
Colonel Jesse M. Williams (w&c 9/17)
Colonel Leroy A. Stafford
1st Louisiana Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Michael Nolan (w 9/17)
Captain William E. Moore
2nd Louisiana Infantry Regiment Colonel Jesse M. Williams (^ 9/17)
9th Louisiana Infantry Regiment Colonel Leroy A. Stafford (^ 9/17)
Lieutenant Colonel William R. Peck
10th Louisiana Infantry Regiment Captain Henry D. Monier
15th Louisiana Infantry Regiment Colonel Edmund Pendleton
1st Louisiana Zouaves Battalion Lieutenant Colonel Georges Auguste Gaston Coppens
Talliaferro’s Brigade Colonel Edward T. H. Warren (w 9/17)
Colonel James W. Jackson (w 9/17)
Lieutenant Colonel John F. Terry
Colonel James L. Sheffield
47th Alabama Infantry Regiment Colonel James W. Jackson (^ 9/17)
Major James M. Campbell
48th Alabama Infantry Regiment Colonel James L. Sheffield
10th Virginia Infantry Regiment Colonel Edward T. H. Warren
23rd Virginia Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Simeon T. Walton (w 9/17)
37th Virginia Infantry Regiment Lieutenant Colonel John F. Terry (w 9/17)
Artillery Major Lindsay M. Shumaker
Alleghany Battery Captain Joseph Carpenter (w 9/17)
Baltimore (MD) Battery Captain John B. Brockenbrough
Danville Artillery Captain George W. Wooding
Hampden Artilley Captain William H. Caskie
Rockbridge Artillery Captain William T. Poague
Winchester (Virginia) Artillery Captain Wilfred E. Cutshaw