Wilderness Confederate order of battle
The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of the Wilderness of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization May 5–6, 1864, the army organization at beginning of the Campaign, the army organization during the Campaign and the reports.
Abbreviations used
Military rank
- Gen = General
- LTG = Lieutenant General
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
Other
- ' = wounded
- ' = mortally wounded
- ' = killed in action
- ' = captured
[Army of Northern Virginia]
General Staff:
- Chief Engineer: MG Martin L. Smith
- Chief of Artillery: BG William N. Pendleton
- Assistant Adjutant General: Ltc Walter H. Taylor
- Aide de Camp: Ltc Charles Marshall
- Aide de Camp: Maj Charles S. Venable
First Corps">First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia">First Corps
MG Charles W. Field
MG Richard H. Anderson
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
McLaws' Division BG Joseph B. Kershaw | Kershaw's Brigade Col John D. Kennedy Col John W. Henagan |
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McLaws' Division BG Joseph B. Kershaw | Wofford's Brigade BG William T. Wofford |
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McLaws' Division BG Joseph B. Kershaw | Humphreys' Brigade BG Benjamin G. Humphreys |
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McLaws' Division BG Joseph B. Kershaw | Bryan's Brigade BG Goode Bryan |
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Field's Division MG Charles W. Field | Jenkins' Brigade BG Micah Jenkins Col John Bratton |
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Field's Division MG Charles W. Field | Law's Brigade Col William F. Perry |
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Field's Division MG Charles W. Field | Anderson's Brigade BG George T. Anderson |
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Field's Division MG Charles W. Field | Gregg's Brigade BG John Gregg | |
Field's Division MG Charles W. Field | Benning's Brigade BG Henry L. Benning Col Dudley M. Du Bose |
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Artillery BG Edward P. Alexander | Huger's Battalion Ltc Frank Huger |
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Artillery BG Edward P. Alexander | Haskell's Battalion Maj John C. Haskell |
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Artillery BG Edward P. Alexander | Cabell's Battalion Col Henry C. Cabell |
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Second Corps">Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia">Second Corps
LTG Richard S. EwellGeneral Staff:
- Assistant Adjutant General: Ltc Alexander S. Pendleton
- Assistant Adjutant General: Maj Campbell Brown
- Assistant Inspector General: Col Abner Smead
- Engineer: Maj Benjamin H. Greene
- Aide de Camp: Lt Thomas T. Turner
- Chief of Ordnance: Ltc William Allan
- Medical Director: Dr. Hunter H. McGuire
- Quartermasters: Maj John D. Rogers and Maj A. M. Garber
- Commissaries and subsistence: Maj Wells J. Hawks and Cpt J. J. Lock
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
Early's Division MG Jubal A. Early | Hays' Brigade BG Harry T. Hays |
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Early's Division MG Jubal A. Early | Pegram's Brigade BG John Pegram Col John S. Hoffman |
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Early's Division MG Jubal A. Early | Gordon's Brigade BG John B. Gordon |
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Johnson's Division MG Edward Johnson | Stonewall Brigade BG James A. Walker | |
Johnson's Division MG Edward Johnson | Jones' Brigade BG John M. Jones Col William A. Witcher |
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Johnson's Division MG Edward Johnson | Steuart's Brigade BG George H. Steuart | |
Johnson's Division MG Edward Johnson | Stafford's Brigade BG Leroy A. Stafford Col Zebulon York |
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Rodes' Division MG Robert E. Rodes | Daniel's Brigade BG Junius Daniel |
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Rodes' Division MG Robert E. Rodes | Doles' Brigade BG George P. Doles |
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Rodes' Division MG Robert E. Rodes | Ramseur's Brigade BG Stephen D. Ramseur |
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Rodes' Division MG Robert E. Rodes | Battle's Brigade BG Cullen A. Battle |
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Rodes' Division MG Robert E. Rodes | Johnston's Brigade BG Robert D. Johnston |
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Artillery BG Armistead L. Long | Brown's Division Col J. Thompson Brown | Hardaway's Battalion: Ltc Robert A. Hardaway
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Artillery BG Armistead L. Long | Carter's Division Col Thomas H. Carter | Cutshaw's Battalion: Maj Wilfred E. Cutshaw
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Third Corps">Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia">Third Corps
LTG Ambrose P. HillDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
Anderson's Division MG Richard H. Anderson BG William Mahone | Perrin's Brigade BG Abner M. Perrin |
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Anderson's Division MG Richard H. Anderson BG William Mahone | Harris' Brigade BG Nathaniel H. Harris |
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Anderson's Division MG Richard H. Anderson BG William Mahone | Mahone's Brigade BG William Mahone Col David A. Weisiger |
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Anderson's Division MG Richard H. Anderson BG William Mahone | Wright's Brigade BG Ambrose R. Wright |
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Anderson's Division MG Richard H. Anderson BG William Mahone | Perry's Brigade BG Edward A. Perry Col David Lang |
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Heth's Division MG Henry Heth | Davis' Brigade Col John M. Stone |
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Heth's Division MG Henry Heth | Cooke's Brigade BG John R. Cooke |
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Heth's Division MG Henry Heth | Kirkland's Brigade BG William W. Kirkland |
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Heth's Division MG Henry Heth | Archer's and Walker's Brigade BG Henry H. Walker | Archer's Brigade
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Wilcox's Division MG Cadmus M. Wilcox | Lane' s Brigade BG James H. Lane |
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Wilcox's Division MG Cadmus M. Wilcox | Scales' Brigade BG Alfred M. Scales |
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Wilcox's Division MG Cadmus M. Wilcox | McGowan's Brigade BG Samuel McGowan |
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Wilcox's Division MG Cadmus M. Wilcox | Thomas' Brigade BG Edward L. Thomas |
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Artillery Col Reuben L. Walker | Poague's Battalion Ltc William T. Poague |
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Artillery Col Reuben L. Walker | Pegram's Battalion Ltc William J. Pegram |
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Artillery Col Reuben L. Walker | McIntosh' s Battalion Ltc David G. McIntosh |
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Artillery Col Reuben L. Walker | Cutts' Battalion Col Allen S. Cutts |
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Artillery Col Reuben L. Walker | Richardson's Battalion Ltc Charles Richardson |
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Cavalry Corps">Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia">Cavalry Corps
MG J.E.B. StuartDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
Hampton's Division MG Wade Hampton | Young's Brigade Col Gilbert J. Wright |
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Hampton's Division MG Wade Hampton | Rosser's Brigade BG Thomas L. Rosser | |
Fitzhugh Lee's Division MG Fitzhugh Lee | Lomax's Brigade BG Lunsford L. Lomax |
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Fitzhugh Lee's Division MG Fitzhugh Lee | Wickham's Brigade Col Thomas T. Munford |
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William H. F. Lee's Division MG William H. F. Lee | Chambliss' Brigade BG John R. Chambliss |
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William H. F. Lee's Division MG William H. F. Lee | Gordon's Brigade BG James B. Gordon |
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Horse Artillery Maj R. Preston Chew | Breathed's Battalion Maj James Breathed |
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