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Major General James Longstreet
The two halves of Longtsreet’s old division, temporarily formed as divisions under Kemper and Wilcox at Second Manassas, were merged into Jones’ and Anderson’s Divisions. McLaws’ and Walker’s Divisions joined from the Richmond area.
Anderson’s Division –
Major General Richard H. Anderson (w 9/17)
Brigadier General Roger Pryor
Three brigades from Wilcox’s temporary Division, originally part of Longstreet’s Division, were added at the beginning of September. The division suffered very heavy casualties at the Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam) on September 17, where Anderson was badly wounded.
| Armistead’s Brigade | Brigadier General Lewis A. Armistead (w 9/17) Colonel James G. Hodges |
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| 5th Virginia Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel Fletcher H. Archer | disbanded; most men to 53rd VA |
| 9th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Captain William J. Richardson | |
| 14th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel James G. Hodges | |
| 38th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Edward Claxton Edmonds | |
| 53rd Virginia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel John Grammar | |
| 57th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel David Dyer | |
| Featherston’s Brigade | Colonel Carnot Posey |
from Wilcox’s Division |
| 2nd Mississippi Infantry Battalion | Major William S. Wilson (mw&c 9/17) Lieutenant Thomas C. Lipscomb |
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| 12th Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Colonel William H. Taylor | |
| 16th Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Captain Abram Feltus | |
| 19th Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Captain Nathaniel H. Harris | |
| Mahone’s Brigade | Colonel William A. Parham | The 61st Virginia is often shown with this brigade but did not join until November |
| 6th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel David Weisiger (w 9/30) Captain John R. Ludlow |
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| 12th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Captain Everard M. Field Lieutenant Colonel Fielding Taylor (mw 9/14) Captain John R. Llewellyn (w 914) Captain Richard W. Jones |
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| 16th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Major Francis D. Holliday (c 9/14) | |
| 41st Virginia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Joseph P. Minetree | |
| Pryor’s Brigade | Brigadier General Roger A. Pryor (^ 9/17) Colonel John C. Hately (w 9/17) |
from Wilcox’s Division |
| 14th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Major James A. Broome | |
| 2nd Florida Infantry Regiment | Captain William D. Ballantine (w 9/17) Lieutenant Henry Geiger (c 9/17) |
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| 5th Florida Infantry Regiment | Colonel John C. Hately (^ 9/17) Major Benjamin F. Davis |
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| 8th Florida Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel George A. C. Coppens (k 9/17) Captain Robert A. Waller (k 9/17) Captain William P. Baya |
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| 3rd Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Joseph Mayo (w 9/17) Lieutenant Colonel Alexander D. Callcote Captain Charles Urquart (k 9/17) |
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| Wilcox’s Brigade | Brigadier General Cadmus M. Wilcox (sick 9/14) Colonel Alfred Cumming (w 9/17) Major Jeremiah Henry Johnston Williams (w 9/17) Major Hilary A. Herbert (w 9/17) Captain James M. Crow (to 9/19) Brigadier General Cadmus M. Wilcox |
from Wilcox’s Division |
| 8th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Hilary A. Herbert (^ 9/17) | |
| 9th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Major Jeremiah Henry Johnston Williams (^ 9/17) Captain James M. Crow (^ 9/17) Lieutenant Alex C. Chisolm (to 9/19) Captain James M. Crow |
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| 10th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Captain G. C. Whatley (k 9/17) Colonel John Horace Forney |
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| 11th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Major J. C. Sanders | |
| Wright’s Brigade | Brigadier General Ambrose R. Wright (w 9/17) Colonel Robert H. Jones (w 9/17) Colonel William Gibson |
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| 44th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Charles A. Derby (k 9/17) Major William F. Perry |
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| 3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Ruben B. Nesbit (w&c 9/17) Captain John F. Jones |
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| 22nd Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Robert H. Jones (^ 9/17) Major Lawrence D. Lallerstedt (w 9/17) |
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| 48th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel William Gibson (^ 9/17) | |
| Artillery | Major John Selden Saunders | |
| Donaldsonville (LA) Artillery | Captain Victor Maurin | |
| Lynchburg (Va.) Beuregard Rifles | Captain Marcellus N. Moorman | |
| Norfolk (VA) Battery | Captain Frank Huger | |
| Portsmouth (Va.) Battery | Captain Cary F. Grimes (mw 9/17) Lieutenant John H. Thompson |
Hood’s Division –
Colonel Evander M. Law (to 9/14)
Brigadier General John B. Hood
General Hood was under arrest until September 14, following the division at the rear of the column, until his men demanded that Jackson return him to command. The division took very heavy casualties at Antietam.
| Hood’s Brigade | Colonel William T. Wofford | |
| 18th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Solon Z. Ruff | |
| Hampton Legion (S.C.) Infantry | Lieutenant Colonel Martin C. Gary | |
| 1st Texas Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Philip A. Work | |
| 4th Texas Infantry Regiment | Colonel John C.G. Key (to 9/15) Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin F. Carter |
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| 5th Texas Infantry Regiment | Colonel Jerome B. Robertson (to 9/14) Captain Ike N. M. Turner |
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| Whiting’s Brigade | Colonel Evander McIvor Law | |
| 4th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Owen K. McLemore (mw 9/15) Captain Lawrence H. Scruggs (w 9/17) Captain William M. Robbins |
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| 2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Colonel John M. Stone (w 9/17) Lieutenant William C. Moody |
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| 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Colonel Philip F. Lidell (mw 9/16) Lieutenant Colonel Samuel F. Butler (mw 9/17) Major Taliaferro S. Evans (k 9/17) Captain Francis M. Green |
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| 6th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Robert F. Webb (w 9/17) | |
| Artillery | Major Bushrod W. Frobel | |
| Charleston German (SC) Artillery | Captain William Kunhardt Bachman | |
| Palmetto (SC) Artillery | Captain Hugh R. Garden | |
| Rowan (NC) Artillery | Captain James Reilly |
Jones’ Division – Brigadier General David R. Jones
Three brigades from Kemper’s temporary Division, originally half of Longstreet’s Division, were added to the division at the beginning of September. On September 17 it fought the costly Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam).
| Drayton’s Brigade | Brigadier General Thomas F. Drayton | |
| 50th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Francis Kearse | |
| 51st Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel William M. Slaughter (?) | |
| Philip’s Georgia Legion | Lieutenant Colonel Robert Thomas Cook | |
| 3rd South Carolina Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel George S. James (w 9/14) Major William G.W. Rice (w 9/14) Captain George M. Gunnels |
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| 15th South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel William De Sausseur | |
| Garnet’s (Pickett’s) Brigade | Colonel Eppa Hunton Brigadier General Richard B. Garnett |
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| 8th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Eppa Hunton | from Kemper’s Division |
| 18th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Major George C. Cabell | |
| 19th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel John B. Strange (k 9/14) Captain J. L. Cochran (sick 9/16) Lieutenant William N. Wood |
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| 28th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Captain W. L. Wingfield | |
| 56th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel William D. Stuart (sick 9/16) Captain John B. McPhail |
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| Jenkins’ Brigade | Colonel Joseph Walker | |
| 1st South Caroina Volunteers | Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Livingston (w 9/14) | from Kemper’s Division |
| 2nd South Caroina Rifle Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Robert A. Thompson | |
| 4th South Carolina Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Mattison Lieutenant W.T. Field |
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| 5th South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Captain Thomas C. Beckham (to 8/12) Colonel Asbury Coward |
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| 6th South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel J.M. Steedman Captain E. B. Cantey (w) |
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| Palmetto (S.C.) Sharpshooters | Captain Alfred H. Foster (w 9/17) Captain Franklin Kilpatrick |
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| Jones’ Brigade | Colonel George T. Anderson | |
| 1st Georgia Regulars Infantry Regiment | Colonel William J. Magill (w 9/17) Captain R.A. Wayne |
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| 7th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel George H. Carmical | |
| 8th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel John R. Towers | |
| 9th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel John C.L. Mounger | |
| 11th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel William Luffman | |
| Kemper’s Brigade | Brigadier General James L. Kemper | |
| 1st Virginia Infantry Regiment | Major William H. Palmer | from Kemper’s Division |
| 7th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Captain Phillip S. Ashby | |
| 11th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Major Adam Clement (w 9/14) Captain Robert M. Mitchell |
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| 17th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Montgomery D. Corse (w 9/14 & 9/17) Major Adam Clement (w 9/14) Captain Robert M. Mitchell |
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| 24th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel William R. Terry | |
| Toombs’ Brigade | Brigadier General Robert Toombs | |
| 2nd Georgia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel William R. Holmes (k 9/17) Major William T. Harris (w 9/17) Captain Abner McCoy Lewis |
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| 15th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel William T. Millican (mw & c 9/17) Captain Thomas H. Jackson |
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| 17th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Captain John A. McGregor | |
| 20th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel John B. Cumming | |
| Artillery | Major John J. Garnett | |
| Wise (Va.) Artillery | Capitan James S. Brown |
McLaws’ Division – Major General Lafayette McLaws
The division was moved from the Richmond area to join Lee’s main army at the beginning of the Maryland Campaign. It was sent to aid in the capture of Herpers Ferry, where part of the division attacked south to seize Maryland Heights while another part held Crmpron’s Gap against a Uninon assault from the east. It then moved to Sharpsburg, where it helped stop Sedgwick’s attack.
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Barksdale’s Brigade |
Brigadier General William Barksdale | |
| 13th Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Kennon McElroy (w 9/15) | |
| 17th Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel John C. Fiser | |
| 18th Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Major James C. Campbell (w 9/17) Lieutenant Colonel William H. Luse |
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| 21st Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Captain John Sims Colonel Benjamin G. Humphreys |
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Cobb’s Brigade |
Brigadier General Howell Cobb (to 9/16) Lieutenant Colonel Christopher C. Sanders (9/17) Lieutenant Colonel William MacRae |
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| 16th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Philip Thomas | |
| 24th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Christopher C. Sanders (^ 9/16) Major Robert E. McMillan (w 9/17) |
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| Cobb’s Georgia Legion | Lieutenant Colonel Luther Glenn | |
| 15th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel William MacRae | |
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Kershaw’s Brigade |
Brigadier General Joseph B. Kershaw | |
| 2nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel John D. Kennedy (w 9/17) Major Franklin Gaillard |
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| 3rd South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel James D. Nance | |
| 7th South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel David W. Aiken (w&c 9/17) Major William Caspers White (k 9/17) Captain John S. Hard (to Maj. 9/18) |
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| 8th South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel John W. Henagan (w 9/13) Lieutenant Colonel Axalla J. Hoole |
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| Semmes’ Brigade | Brigadier General Paul Semmes | |
| 10th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Alfred Cumming (to Wilcox’s Brig.) Major Willis C. Holt (wounded 9/14) Captain Philologus H. Loud (w 9/17) Captain William Johnston (w 9/17) |
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| 53rd Georgia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Rhomas Sloan (w 9/17) Captain Samuel W. Marshborne |
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| 15th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Captain Emmett Masalon Morrison (w&c 9/15) Captain Edward J. Willis |
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| 32nd Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Edgar B. Montague | |
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Artillery |
Major Samuel P. Hamilton (to 9/17) Colonel Henry C. Cabell |
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| Troup (Ga.) Artillery | Captain Henry H. Carlton | attached to Cobb’s Brig. |
| Pulaski (Ga.) Artillery | Captain John P.W. Read | |
| Battery A, 1st North Carolina Artillery | Captain Basil C. Manly | attached to Semmes’ Brig. |
| Richmond Fayette (Va.) Artillery | Captain Miles C. Macon | |
| 1st. Co. Richmond (Va.) Howitzers | Lieutenant Edward S. McCarthy |
Walker’s Division – Brigadier General John G. Walker
Two brigades from Theophilus Holmes’ broken up division in Richmond were formed into a temporary division under senior brigade commander John G. Walker. Although assigned to Longstreet, they first assisted Jackson’s Command in the capture of Harpers Ferry, where the division occupied Loudon Heights in the encirclement of the city.
| 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 |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
Independent Brigade
| Evans’s Independent Brigade | Colonel Peter F. Stevens (to 9/19) Brigadier General Nathan G. Evans |
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| 17th South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Fitzhugh W. McMaster | |
| 18th South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel William H. Wallace | |
| 22nd South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Thomas C. Watkins (mw & c 9/14) Major Miel Hilton |
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| 23rd South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Captain Solomon A. Durham (w 9/14) Lieutenant E. R. White |
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| Holcombe Legion | Major William J. Crowley (to 9/19) Colonel Peter F. Stevens |
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| Macbeth (SC) Artillery | Captain Robert Boyce | |
| Turner (VA) Artillery | Captain Walter Daniel Leake |
Reserve Artillery – Colonel James B. Walton
| Lee’s Battalion | Colonel Stephen D. Lee | |
| Madison (La.) Light Artillery | Captain George V. Moody | |
| Brooks (S.C.) Artillery | Lieutenant William Elliott | |
| 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 | |
| 1st Company | Captain Charles W. Squires | |
| 2nd Company | Captain John B. Richardson | |
| 3rd Company | Captain Meritt B. Miller | |
| 4th Company | Captain Benjamin F. Eschleman |