Knoxville Confederate order of battle


The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Knoxville Campaign and subsequent East Tennessee operations during the American Civil War from November 4 to December 31, 1863 under the command of Lt. Gen. James Longstreet. Engagements of this campaign include the Battle of Dandridge and the Battle of Bean's Station. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the campaign. The Union order of battle is shown separately.

Abbreviations used

Military rank

LTG James Longstreet
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

McLaws' Division

MG Lafayette McLaws
Kershaw's Brigade

BG Joseph B. Kershaw
  • 2nd South Carolina: Col John D. Kennedy
  • 3rd South Carolina: Col James D. Nance
  • 7th South Carolina: Col D. Wyatt Aiken
  • 8th South Carolina: Col John W. Henagan
  • 15th South Carolina: Col Joseph F. Gist
  • 3rd South Carolina Battalion: Ltc William G. Rice
McLaws' Division

MG Lafayette McLaws
Wofford's Brigade

Col Solon Z. Ruff '

Ltc N.L. Hutchins Jr.
  • 16th Georgia: Col James S. Gholston
  • 18th Georgia: Cpt J.A. Crawford
  • 24th Georgia: Col Robert McMillan
  • Cobb's Georgia Legion: Ltc Luther J. Glenn
  • 3rd Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters: Ltc N.L. Hutchins Jr.
McLaws' Division

MG Lafayette McLaws
Humphreys' Brigade

BG Benjamin Humphreys
  • 13th Mississippi: Col Kennon McElroy ', Ltc A.G. O'Brien
  • 17th Mississippi: Col William D. Holder
  • 18th Mississippi: Col Thomas M. Griffin
  • 21st Mississippi: Col D.N. Moody
McLaws' Division

MG Lafayette McLaws
Bryan's Brigade

BG Goode Bryan
  • 10th Georgia: Col John B. Weems
  • 50th Georgia: Col Peter A.S. McGlashan
  • 51st Georgia: Col Edward Ball
  • 53rd Georgia: Col James P. Simms
Hood's Division

BG Micah Jenkins		Jenkins' Brigade

Col John Bratton
  • 1st South Carolina: Ltc Daniel Livingston
  • 2nd South Carolina Rifles: Col Thomas Thomson
  • 5th South Carolina: Col Ashbury Coward
  • 6th South Carolina: Col John Bratton
  • Hampton South Carolina Legion: Col Martin W. Gary
  • Palmetto South Carolina Sharpshooters: Col Joseph A. Walker
Hood's Division

BG Micah Jenkins		Law's Brigade

BG Evander Law
  • 4th Alabama: Col Pinckney D. Bowles
  • 15th Alabama: Col William C. Oates
  • 44th Alabama: Col William F. Perry
  • 47th Alabama: Col Michael J. Bugler
  • 48th Alabama: Col James L. Sheffield
Hood's Division

BG Micah Jenkins		Robertson's Brigade

BG Jerome B. Robertson
  • 3rd Arkansas: Col Van H. Manning
  • 1st Texas: Col A.T. Rainey
  • 4th Texas: Col J.C.G. Key
  • 5th Texas: Col R.M. Powell
Hood's Division

BG Micah Jenkins		Anderson's Brigade

BG George T. Anderson
  • 7th Georgia: Col W.W. White
  • 8th Georgia: Col John R. Towers
  • 9th Georgia: Col Benjamin Beck
  • 11th Georgia: Col Francis Little
  • 59th Georgia: Col Jack Brown
Hood's Division

BG Micah Jenkins		Benning's Brigade

BG Henry Benning
  • 2nd Georgia: Col Edgar M. Butt
  • 15th Georgia: Col Dudley M. Du Bose
  • 17th Georgia: Col Wesley C. Hodges
  • 20th Georgia: Col J.D. Waddell
Buckner's Division

BG Bushrod Johnson		Johnson's Brigade

Col John Fulton
  • 17th & 23rd Tennessee: Col R.H. Keeble
  • 25th & 44th Tennessee: Col John Fulton
  • 63rd Tennessee: Ltc Abraham Fulkerson
Buckner's Division

BG Bushrod Johnson		Gracie's Brigade

BG Archibald Gracie III
  • 41st Alabama: Col Martin L. Stansel
  • 43rd Alabama: Col Young M. Moody
  • 1st & 2nd Battalion, Hilliard' Legion: Col John Sanford
  • 2nd & 4th Battalion, Hilliard's Legion: Col Bolling Hall Jr.
ArtilleryAlexander's Battalion

Col Edward P. Alexander

Maj Frank Huger
  • Fickling's battery: Cpt Wiliam W. Fickling
  • Jordan's battery: Cpt Tyler C. Jordan
  • Moody's battery: Cpt George V. Moody
  • Parker's battery: Cpt William W. Parker
  • Taylor's battery: Cpt Osmond B. Taylor
  • Woolfolk's battery: Cpt Pichegru Woolfolk, Jr.

Cavalry Corps

MG William T. Martin
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

First Division

BG John T. Morgan		1st Brigade

Col Alfred Russell
  • 1st Alabama: Col William A. Allen
  • 3rd Alabama: Col James Hagan
  • 4th Alabama: Col Alfred Russell
  • 7th Alabama: Col James C. Malone Jr.
  • 51st Alabama: Maj James T. Dye
First Division

BG John T. Morgan		2nd Brigade

Col Charles C. Crews
  • 1st Georgia: Ltc Samuel Davitte
  • 2nd Georgia: Ltc F.M. Ison
  • 3rd Georgia: Col R. Thompson
  • 4th Georgia : Ltc William C. Cook
  • 6th Georgia: Col John R. Hart
First Division

BG John T. Morgan		Artillery

  • White's Battery: Lt Arthur Pue Jr.
  • Wiggins' Battery: Lt J.P. Bryant
Second Division

BG Frank Armstrong		1st Brigade

Col Jacob B. Biffle
  • 4th Tennessee: Col Peril C. Haynes
  • 8th Tennessee: Col George G. Dibrell
  • 9th Tennessee: Col Jacob B. Biffle
  • 10th Tennessee: Ltc Nicholas N. Cox
  • 11th Tennessee: Col Daniel W. Holman
Second Division

BG Frank Armstrong		2nd Brigade

Col Thomas Harrison
  • 3rd Arkansas: Col A.W. Hobson
  • 8th Texas: Col Thomas Harrison
  • 11th Texas: Col G.R. Reeves
Second Division

BG Frank Armstrong		Artillery

  • Huggins' Battery: Cpt A.L. Huggins