Spotsylvania Court House Confederate order of battle


The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization May 7–12, 1864, army organization May 13–25, 1864, the army organization during the Campaign and the reports.

Abbreviations used

Military rank

Gen Robert E. Lee
General Staff:
MG Richard H. Anderson
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

McLaws' Division

BG Joseph B. Kershaw
Kershaw's Brigade

Col John W. Henagan

McLaws' Division

BG Joseph B. Kershaw
Humphreys' Brigade

BG Benjamin G. Humphreys

McLaws' Division

BG Joseph B. Kershaw
Wofford's Brigade

BG William T. Wofford

McLaws' Division

BG Joseph B. Kershaw
Bryan's Brigade

BG Goode Bryan

Field's Division

MG Charles W. Field
Jenkins' Brigade

Col John Bratton

Field's Division

MG Charles W. Field
Gregg's Brigade

BG John Gregg

Field's Division

MG Charles W. Field
Law's Brigade

Col William F. Perry

  • 4th Alabama
  • 15th Alabama
  • 44th Alabama
  • 47th Alabama
  • 48th Alabama
Field's Division

MG Charles W. Field
Anderson's Brigade

BG George T. Anderson

Field's Division

MG Charles W. Field
Benning's Brigade

Col Dudley M. Du Bose

Artillery

BG Edward P. Alexander
Huger's Battalion

Ltc Frank Huger

  • Fickling's Battery
  • Moody's Battery
  • Parker's Battery
  • Smith's Battery
  • Taylor's Battery
  • Woolfolk's Battery
Artillery

BG Edward P. Alexander
Haskell's Battalion

Maj John C. Haskell

  • Flanner's Battery
  • Garden's Battery
  • Lamkin's Battery
  • Ramsay's Battery
Artillery

BG Edward P. Alexander
Cabell's Battalion

Col Henry C. Cabell

  • Callaway's Battery
  • Carlton's Battery
  • McCarthy's Battery
  • Manly's Battery

Second Corps">Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia">Second Corps

LTG Richard S. Ewell
General Staff:
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

Early's Division

MG Jubal A. Early

BG John B. Gordon
Pegram's Brigade

Col John S. Hoffman

Early's Division

MG Jubal A. Early

BG John B. Gordon
Johnston's Brigade

BG Robert D. Johnston

Col Thomas M. Garrett

Col Thomas F. Toon

  • 5th North Carolina: Col Thomas M. Garrett
  • 12th North Carolina
  • 20th North Carolina: Col Thomas F. Toon
  • 23rd North Carolina
Early's Division

MG Jubal A. Early

BG John B. Gordon
Gordon's Brigade

BG John B. Gordon

Col Clement A. Evans

  • 13th Georgia
  • 26th Georgia
  • 31st Georgia: Col Clement A. Evans
  • 38th Georgia
  • 60th Georgia
  • 61st Georgia
Johnson's Division

MG Edward Johnson
Stonewall Brigade

BG James A. Walker

Col John H. S. Funk

Johnson's Division

MG Edward Johnson
Jones' Brigade

Col William Witcher

Col John C. Higginbotham

Col Robert H. Dungan

Johnson's Division

MG Edward Johnson
Steuart's Brigade

BG George H. Steuart

Col Titus V. Williams

Johnson's Division

MG Edward Johnson
Hays' and Stafford's Brigade

BG Harry T. Hays

Col William Monaghan

Col Jesse M. Williams

Col Zebulon York

Hays' Brigade
  • 5th Louisiana
  • 6th Louisiana: Col William Monaghan
  • 7th Louisiana
  • 8th Louisiana
  • 9th Louisiana
Stafford's Brigade
  • 1st Louisiana
  • 2nd Louisiana: Col Jesse M. Williams
  • 10th Louisiana
  • 14th Louisiana: Col Zebulon York
  • 15th Louisiana
Rodes' Division

MG Robert E. Rodes
Daniel's Brigade

BG Junius Daniel

Ltc James T. Morehead, Jr.

Col Bryan Grimes

  • 32nd North Carolina
  • 45th North Carolina
  • 53rd North Carolina: Ltc James T. Morehead, Jr.
  • 2nd North Carolina Battalion
Rodes' Division

MG Robert E. Rodes
Ramseur's Brigade

BG Stephen D. Ramseur

  • 2nd North Carolina
  • 4th North Carolina: Col Bryan Grimes
  • 14th North Carolina
  • 30th North Carolina
Rodes' Division

MG Robert E. Rodes
Battle's Brigade

BG Cullen A. Battle

  • 3rd Alabama
  • 5th Alabama
  • 6th Alabama
  • 12th Alabama
  • 61st Alabama
Rodes' Division

MG Robert E. Rodes
Doles' Brigade

BG George P. Doles

  • 4th Georgia
  • 12th Georgia
  • 21st Georgia, Company E
  • 44th Georgia
Artillery

BG Armistead L. Long

Col Thomas H. Carter
Hardaway's Battalion

Ltc Robert A. Hardaway

Maj David Watson

Cpt Willis J. Dance

Maj Wilfred E. Cutshaw

  • Dance's Battery: Cpt Willis J. Dance
  • Graham's Battery
  • C. B. Griffin's Battery
  • Jones's Battery
  • B. H. Smith's Battery
Artillery

BG Armistead L. Long

Col Thomas H. Carter
Nelson's Battalion

Ltc William Nelson

  • Kirkpatrick's Battery
  • Massie's Battery
  • Milledge's Battery
Artillery

BG Armistead L. Long

Col Thomas H. Carter
Braxton's Battalion

Ltc Carter M. Braxton

  • Carpenter's Battery
  • Cooper's Battery
  • Hardwicke's Battery
Artillery

BG Armistead L. Long

Col Thomas H. Carter
Cutshaw's Battalion

Maj Wilfred E. Cutshaw

  • Carrington's Battery
  • A. W. Garber's Battery
  • Tanner's Battery
Artillery

BG Armistead L. Long

Col Thomas H. Carter
Page's Battalion

Maj Richard C. M. Page

  • W. P. Carter's Battery
  • Fry's Battery
  • Page's Battery
  • Reese's Battery

Third Corps">Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia">Third Corps

LTG Ambrose P. Hill
MG Jubal A. Early
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

Anderson's Division

BG William Mahone
Perrin's Brigade

BG Abner M. Perrin

Col John C. C. Sanders

Anderson's Division

BG William Mahone
Mahone's Brigade

Col David A. Weisiger

Anderson's Division

BG William Mahone
Harris's Brigade

BG Nathaniel H. Harris

Anderson's Division

BG William Mahone
Perry's Brigade

Col David Lang

Anderson's Division

BG William Mahone
Wright's Brigade

BG Ambrose R. Wright

  • 3rd Georgia
  • 22nd Georgia
  • 48th Georgia
  • 2nd Georgia Battalion
  • 10th Georgia Battalion
Heth's Division

MG Henry Heth
Davis's Brigade

BG Joseph R. Davis

  • 1st Confederate Battalion
  • 2nd Mississippi
  • 11th Mississippi
  • 26th Mississippi
  • 42nd Mississippi
  • 55th North Carolina
Heth's Division

MG Henry Heth
Cooke's Brigade

BG John R. Cooke

Heth's Division

MG Henry Heth
Archer's and Walker's Brigade

BG Henry H. Walker

Col Robert M. Mayo

Archer's Brigade
Walker's Brigade
Heth's Division

MG Henry Heth
Kirkland's Brigade

BG William W. Kirkland

Wilcox's Division

MG Cadmus M. Wilcox
Lane's Brigade

BG James H. Lane

  • 7th North Carolina
  • 18th North Carolina
  • 28th North Carolina
  • 33rd North Carolina
  • 37th North Carolina
Wilcox's Division

MG Cadmus M. Wilcox
McGowan's Brigade

BG Samuel McGowan

Col Benjamin T. Brockman

Col Joseph N. Brown

Wilcox's Division

MG Cadmus M. Wilcox
Scales' Brigade

BG Alfred M. Scales

Col William L. J. Lowrance

  • 13th North Carolina
  • 16th North Carolina
  • 22nd North Carolina
  • 34th North Carolina: Col William L. J. Lowrance
  • 38th North Carolina
Wilcox's Division

MG Cadmus M. Wilcox
Thomas' Brigade

BG Edward L. Thomas

  • 14th Georgia
  • 35th Georgia
  • 45th Georgia
  • 49th Georgia
Artillery

Col Reuben L. Walker
Poague's Battalion

Ltc William T. Poague

  • Richard's Battery
  • Utterback's Battery
  • William's Battery
  • Wyatt's Battery
Artillery

Col Reuben L. Walker
Pegram's Battalion

Ltc William J. Pegram

  • Brander's Battery
  • Cayce's Battery
  • Ellett's Battery
  • Marye's Battery
  • Zimmerman's Battery
Artillery

Col Reuben L. Walker
McIntosh's Battalion

Ltc David G. McIntosh

  • Clutter's Battery
  • Donald's Battery
  • Hurt's Battery
  • Price's Battery
Artillery

Col Reuben L. Walker
Cutts' Battalion

Col Allen S. Cutts

  • Patterson's Battery
  • Ross' Battery
  • Wingfield's Battery
Artillery

Col Reuben L. Walker
Richardson's Battalion

Ltc Charles Richardson

Maj Merritt B. Miller

  • Grandy's Battery
  • Landry's Battery
  • Moore's Battery
  • Penick's Battery

Cavalry Corps">Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia">Cavalry Corps

MG J.E.B. Stuart
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

Hampton's Division

MG Wade Hampton
Young's Brigade

Col Gilbert J. Wright

Hampton's Division

MG Wade Hampton
Rosser's Brigade

BG Thomas L. Rosser

Fitzhugh Lee's Division

MG Fitzhugh Lee
Lomax' Brigade

BG Lunsford L. Lomax

Fitzhugh Lee's Division

MG Fitzhugh Lee
Wickham's Brigade

Col Thomas T. Munford

BG Williams C. Wickham

William H. F. Lee's Division

MG William H. F. Lee
Chambliss' Brigade

BG John R. Chambliss

William H. F. Lee's Division

MG William H. F. Lee
Gordon's Brigade

BG James B. Gordon

Col Clinton M. Andrews

  • 1st North Carolina
  • 2nd North Carolina: Col Clinton M. Andrews
  • 5th North Carolina
Horse Artillery

Maj R. Preston Chew
Breathed's Battalion

Maj James Breathed

  • Griffin's Battery
  • Hart's Battery
  • Johnston's Battery
  • McGregor's Battery
  • Shoemaker's Battery
  • Thomson's Battery

[Army of Northern Virginia] May 14–21, 1864

Gen Robert E. Lee
General Staff:
MG Richard H. Anderson
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

McLaws' Division

BG Joseph B. Kershaw
Kershaw's Brigade

Col John W. Henagan

  • 2nd South Carolina
  • 3rd South Carolina
  • 7th South Carolina
  • 8th South Carolina
  • 15th South Carolina
  • 3rd South Carolina Battalion
McLaws' Division

BG Joseph B. Kershaw
Humphreys' Brigade

BG Benjamin G. Humphreys

  • 13th Mississippi
  • 17th Mississippi
  • 18th Mississippi
  • 21st Mississippi
McLaws' Division

BG Joseph B. Kershaw
Wofford's Brigade

BG William T. Wofford

  • 16th Georgia
  • 18th Georgia
  • 24th Georgia
  • Cobb's Legion
  • Philip's Legion
  • 3rd Georgia Battalion Sharpshooters
McLaws' Division

BG Joseph B. Kershaw
Bryan's Brigade

BG Goode Bryan

  • 10th Georgia
  • 50th Georgia
  • 51st Georgia
  • 53rd Georgia
Field's Division

MG Charles W. Field
Jenkins' Brigade

Col John Bratton

  • 1st South Carolina
  • 2nd South Carolina Rifles
  • 5th South Carolina
  • 6th South Carolina
  • Palmetto Sharpshooters
Field's Division

MG Charles W. Field
Gregg's Brigade

BG John Gregg

  • 3rd Arkansas
  • 1st Texas
  • 4th Texas
  • 5th Texas
Field's Division

MG Charles W. Field
Law's Brigade

Col William F. Perry

BG Evander M. Law

  • 4th Alabama
  • 15th Alabama
  • 44th Alabama
  • 47th Alabama
  • 48th Alabama
Field's Division

MG Charles W. Field
Anderson's Brigade

BG George T. Anderson

  • 7th Georgia
  • 8th Georgia
  • 9th Georgia
  • 11th Georgia
  • 59th Georgia
Field's Division

MG Charles W. Field
Benning's Brigade

Col Dudley M. Du Bose

  • 2nd Georgia
  • 15th Georgia
  • 17th Georgia
  • 20th Georgia
Pickett's Division

MG George E. Pickett
Kemper's Brigade

Col William R. Terry

  • 1st Virginia
  • 3rd Virginia
  • 7th Virginia
  • 11th Virginia
  • 24th Virginia
Pickett's Division

MG George E. Pickett
Corse's Brigade

BG Montgomery D. Corse

Artillery

BG Edward P. Alexander
Huger's Battalion

Ltc Frank Huger

  • Fickling's Battery
  • Moody's Battery
  • Parker's Battery
  • Smith's Battery
  • Taylor's Battery
  • Woolfolk's Battery
Artillery

BG Edward P. Alexander
Haskell's Battalion

Maj John C. Haskell

  • Flanner's Battery
  • Garden's Battery
  • Lamkin's Battery
  • Ramsay's Battery
Artillery

BG Edward P. Alexander
Cabell's Battalion

Col Henry C. Cabell

  • Callaway's Battery
  • Carlton's Battery
  • McCarthy's Battery
  • Manly's Battery

Second Corps">Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia">Second Corps

LTG Richard S. Ewell
General Staff:
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

Early's Division

BG John B. Gordon

MG Jubal A. Early
Pegram's Brigade

Col John S. Hoffman

  • 13th Virginia
  • 31st Virginia
  • 49th Virginia
  • 52nd Virginia
  • 58th Virginia
Early's Division

BG John B. Gordon

MG Jubal A. Early
Johnston's Brigade

Col Thomas F. Toon

Early's Division

BG John B. Gordon

MG Jubal A. Early
Gordon's Brigade

Col Clement A. Evans

  • 13th Georgia
  • 26th Georgia
  • 31st Georgia
  • 38th Georgia
  • 60th Georgia
  • 61st Georgia
  • 12th Georgia Artillery Battalion
Early's Division

BG John B. Gordon

MG Jubal A. Early
Hays' and Stafford's Brigade

Col Zebulon York

Hays’ Brigade
  • 5th Louisiana
  • 6th Louisiana
  • 7th Louisiana
  • 8th Louisiana
  • 9th Louisiana
Stafford’s Brigade
  • 1st Louisiana
  • 2nd Louisiana
  • 10th Louisiana
  • 14th Louisiana
  • 15th Louisiana
Early's Division

BG John B. Gordon

MG Jubal A. Early
Terry's Brigade

Col William Terry

Stonewall Brigade consolidated
  • 2nd Virginia
  • 4th Virginia
  • 5th Virginia
  • 27th Virginia
  • 33rd Virginia
Jones' Brigade consolidated
Steuart's Brigade consolidated
Early's Division

BG John B. Gordon

MG Jubal A. Early
Hoke's Brigade

Ltc William G. Lewis

  • 6th North Carolina
  • 21st North Carolina
  • 54th North Carolina
  • 57th North Carolina
  • 1st North Carolina Battalion Sharpshooters
Rodes' Division

MG Robert E. Rodes
Daniel's Brigade

Col Bryan Grimes

  • 32nd North Carolina
  • 43rd North Carolina
  • 45th North Carolina
  • 53rd North Carolina
  • 2nd North Carolina Battalion
Rodes' Division

MG Robert E. Rodes
Ramseur's Brigade

BG Stephen D. Ramseur

  • 1st North Carolina
  • 2nd North Carolina
  • 3rd North Carolina
  • 4th North Carolina
  • 14th North Carolina
  • 30th North Carolina
Rodes' Division

MG Robert E. Rodes
Battle's Brigade

BG Cullen A. Battle

  • 3rd Alabama
  • 5th Alabama
  • 6th Alabama
  • 12th Alabama
  • 61st Alabama
Rodes' Division

MG Robert E. Rodes
Doles' Brigade

BG George P. Doles

  • 4th Georgia
  • 12th Georgia
  • 21st Georgia
  • 44th Georgia
Artillery

BG Armistead L. Long

Col Thomas H. Carter
Hardaway's Battalion

Maj Wilfred E. Cutshaw

Ltc Robert A. Hardaway

  • Dance's Battery
  • Graham's Battery
  • C. B. Griffin's Battery
  • Jones's Battery
  • B. H. Smith's Battery
Artillery

BG Armistead L. Long

Col Thomas H. Carter
Braxton's Battalion

Ltc Carter M. Braxton

  • Carpenter's Battery
  • Cooper's Battery
  • Hardwicke's Battery
Artillery

BG Armistead L. Long

Col Thomas H. Carter
Nelson's Battalion

Ltc William Nelson

  • Kirkpatrick's Battery
  • Massie's Battery
  • Milledge's Battery
Artillery

BG Armistead L. Long

Col Thomas H. Carter
Cutshaw's Battalion

Maj Richard C. M. Page

  • Fry's Battery
  • A. W. Garber's Battery
  • Tanner's Battery

Third Corps">Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia">Third Corps

MG Jubal A. Early
LTG Ambrose P. Hill
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

Anderson's Division

BG William Mahone
Perrin's Brigade

Col John C. C. Sanders

  • 8th Alabama
  • 9th Alabama
  • 10th Alabama
  • 11th Alabama
  • 14th Alabama
Anderson's Division

BG William Mahone
Mahone's Brigade

Col David A. Weisiger

  • 6th Virginia
  • 12th Virginia
  • 16th Virginia
  • 41st Virginia
  • 61st Virginia
Anderson's Division

BG William Mahone
Harris's Brigade

BG Nathaniel H. Harris

  • 12th Mississippi
  • 16th Mississippi
  • 19th Mississippi
  • 48th Mississippi
Anderson's Division

BG William Mahone
Perry's Brigade

Col David Lang

  • 2nd Florida
  • 5th Florida
  • 8th Florida
Anderson's Division

BG William Mahone
Wright's Brigade

BG Ambrose R. Wright

Ltc Matthew R. Hall

  • 3rd Georgia
  • 22nd Georgia
  • 48th Georgia: Ltc Matthew R. Hall
  • 2nd Georgia Battalion
  • 10th Georgia Battalion
Heth's Division

MG Henry Heth
Davis's Brigade

BG Joseph R. Davis

  • 1st Confederate Battalion
  • 2nd Mississippi
  • 11th Mississippi
  • 26th Mississippi
  • 42nd Mississippi
  • 55th North Carolina
Heth's Division

MG Henry Heth
Cooke's Brigade

BG John R. Cooke

  • 15th North Carolina
  • 27th North Carolina
  • 46th North Carolina
  • 48th North Carolina
Heth's Division

MG Henry Heth
Archer's and Walker's Brigade

Col Robert M. Mayo

Archer's Brigade
  • 13th Alabama
  • 1st Tennessee
  • 7th Tennessee
  • 14th Tennessee
Walker's Brigade
  • 40th Virginia
  • 47th Virginia
  • 55th Virginia
  • 22nd Virginia Battalion
Heth's Division

MG Henry Heth
Kirkland's Brigade

BG William W. Kirkland

  • 11th North Carolina
  • 26th North Carolina
  • 44th North Carolina
  • 47th North Carolina
  • 52nd North Carolina
Wilcox's Division

MG Cadmus M. Wilcox
Lane's Brigade

BG James H. Lane

  • 7th North Carolina
  • 18th North Carolina
  • 28th North Carolina
  • 33rd North Carolina
  • 37th North Carolina
Wilcox's Division

MG Cadmus M. Wilcox
McGowan's Brigade

Col Joseph N. Brown

  • 1st South Carolina
  • 1st South Carolina Rifles
  • 12th South Carolina
  • 13th South Carolina
  • 14th South Carolina
Wilcox's Division

MG Cadmus M. Wilcox
Scales' Brigade

BG Alfred M. Scales

Col William L. J. Lowrance

  • 13th North Carolina
  • 16th North Carolina
  • 22nd North Carolina
  • 34th North Carolina: Col William L. J. Lowrance
  • 38th North Carolina
Wilcox's Division

MG Cadmus M. Wilcox
Thomas' Brigade

BG Edward L. Thomas

  • 14th Georgia
  • 35th Georgia
  • 45th Georgia
  • 49th Georgia
Artillery

Col Reuben L. Walker
Poague's Battalion

Ltc William T. Poague

  • Richard's Battery
  • Utterback's Battery
  • William's Battery
  • Wyatt's Battery
Artillery

Col Reuben L. Walker
Pegram's Battalion

Ltc William J. Pegram

  • Brander's Battery
  • Cayce's Battery
  • Ellett's Battery
  • Marye's Battery
  • Zimmerman's Battery
Artillery

Col Reuben L. Walker
McIntosh's Battalion

Ltc David G. McIntosh

  • Clutter's Battery
  • Donald's Battery
  • Hurt's Battery
  • Price's Battery
Artillery

Col Reuben L. Walker
Cutts' Battalion

Col Allen S. Cutts

  • Patterson's Battery
  • Ross' Battery
  • Wingfield's Battery
Artillery

Col Reuben L. Walker
Richardson's Battalion

Maj Merritt B. Miller

  • Grandy's Battery
  • Landry's Battery
  • Moore's Battery
  • Penick's Battery

Cavalry Corps">Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia">Cavalry Corps

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

Hampton's Division

MG Wade Hampton
Young's Brigade

Col Gilbert J. Wright

Hampton's Division

MG Wade Hampton
Rosser's Brigade

BG Thomas L. Rosser

  • 7th Virginia
  • 11th Virginia
  • 12th Virginia
  • 35th Virginia Battalion
Hampton's Division

MG Wade Hampton
Butler's Brigade

BG Matthew C. Butler

Fitzhugh Lee's Division

MG Fitzhugh Lee
Lomax' Brigade

BG Lunsford L. Lomax

  • 1st Maryland
  • 5th Virginia
  • 6th Virginia
  • 15th Virginia
Fitzhugh Lee's Division

MG Fitzhugh Lee
Wickham's Brigade

BG Williams C. Wickham

  • 1st Virginia
  • 2nd Virginia
  • 3rd Virginia
  • 4th Virginia
William H. F. Lee's Division

MG William H. F. Lee
Chambliss' Brigade

BG John R. Chambliss

  • 9th Virginia
  • 10th Virginia
  • 13th Virginia
William H. F. Lee's Division

MG William H. F. Lee
Gordon's Brigade

Col Clinton M. Andrews

  • 1st North Carolina
  • 2nd North Carolina
  • 5th North Carolina
Horse Artillery

Maj R. Preston Chew
Breathed's Battalion

Maj James Breathed

  • Griffin's Battery
  • Hart's Battery
  • Johnston's Battery
  • McGregor's Battery
  • Shoemaker's Battery
  • Thomson's Battery