Second Fort Fisher Confederate order of battle


The following Confederate units and commanders fought in the Second Battle of Fort Fisher of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the expedition.

Abbreviations used

Military rank

District of North Carolina

Gen. Braxton Bragg

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

District of Cape Fear


MG William H. C. Whiting 		Fort Fisher


Col William Lamb
Hoke's Division


MG Robert F. Hoke		Clignman's Brigade


Col Hector McKethan
  • 8th North Carolina – Ltc. Rufus A. Barrier
  • 31st North Carolina – Ltc. Charles Knight
  • 51st North Carolina – Cpt. James W. Lippitt
  • 61st North Carolina – Col. William S. Devane
Hoke's Division


MG Robert F. Hoke		Colquitt's Brigade


BG Alfred H. Colquitt
  • 6th Georgia – Col. John T. Lofton
  • 19th Georgia – Col. James H. Neal
  • 23rd Georgia – Col. Marcus R. Ballenger
  • 27th Georgia – Cpt. Elisha D. Graham
  • 28th Georgia – Cpt. John A. Johnson
Hoke's Division


MG Robert F. Hoke		Hagood's Brigade


Col. Robert F. Graham
  • 7th South Carolina Battalion – Ltc. James H. Rion
  • 11th South Carolina – Col. F. Hay Gantt
  • 21st South Carolina – Cpt. D.G. DuBose
  • 25th South Carolina – Cpt. James Carson
  • 27th South Carolina
Hoke's Division


MG Robert F. Hoke		Kirkland's Brigade


BG William Kirkland
  • 17th North Carolina – Ltc. Thomas H. Sharp
  • 42nd North Carolina – Col. John E. Brown
  • 66th North Carolina – Col. John H. Nethercutt
Hoke's Division


MG Robert F. Hoke		Cavalry


Hoke's Division


MG Robert F. Hoke		Artillery


  • 3rd Battalion North Carolina Light Artillery, Co. A – Cpt. Andrew J. Ellis
  • Southerland's North Carolina Battery – Cpt. Thomas J. Southerland
  • Paris's Battery, Staunton Hill Artillery – Cpt. Andrew B. Paris