Battle of Antietam order of battle: Confederate


The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Antietam of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the campaign, the casualty returns and the reports.

Abbreviations used

Military rank

Gen = GeneralMG = Major GeneralBG = Brigadier GeneralCol = ColonelLtc = Lieutenant ColonelMaj = MajorCpt = CaptainLt = Lieutenant

Other

' = wounded

Army of Northern Virginia

Gen Robert E. Lee

Right Wing

MG James Longstreet
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

McLaws' Division

MG Lafayette McLaws
Kershaw's Brigade

BG Joseph B. Kershaw

McLaws' Division

MG Lafayette McLaws
Cobb's Brigade

Ltc Christopher C. Sanders

Ltc William MacRae

McLaws' Division

MG Lafayette McLaws
Semmes' Brigade

BG Paul J. Semmes

McLaws' Division

MG Lafayette McLaws
Barksdale's Brigade

BG William Barksdale

McLaws' Division

MG Lafayette McLaws
Artillery

Maj Samuel P. Hamilton

Col Henry C. Cabell

  • Manly's Battery: Cpt Basil C. Manly
  • Pulaski Artillery: Cpt John P. W. Read
  • Richmond Artillery: Cpt Miles C. Macon
  • Richmond Howitzers, 1st Company: Cpt Edward S. McCarthy
  • Troup Artillery: Cpt Henry H. Carlton
Anderson's Division

MG Richard H. Anderson

BG Roger A. Pryor
Wilcox's Brigade

Col Alfred Cumming

Maj Hilary A. Herbert

Cpt James M. Crow

Anderson's Division

MG Richard H. Anderson

BG Roger A. Pryor
Mahone's Brigade

Col William A. Parham

Anderson's Division

MG Richard H. Anderson

BG Roger A. Pryor
Featherston's Brigade

Col Carnot Posey

Anderson's Division

MG Richard H. Anderson

BG Roger A. Pryor
Armistead's Brigade

BG Lewis A. Armistead

Col James G. Hodges

Anderson's Division

MG Richard H. Anderson

BG Roger A. Pryor
Pryor's Brigade

BG Roger A. Pryor

Col John C. Hately

Anderson's Division

MG Richard H. Anderson

BG Roger A. Pryor
Wright's Brigade

BG Ambrose R. Wright

Col Robert H. Jones

Col William Gibson

  • 44th Alabama: Ltc Charles A. Derby, Maj William F. Perry
  • 3rd Georgia: Cpt Reuben B. Nisbit, Cpt John T. Jones
  • 22nd Georgia: Col Robert H. Jones, Cpt Lawrence D. Lallerstedt
  • 48th Georgia: Col William Gibson
Anderson's Division

MG Richard H. Anderson

BG Roger A. Pryor
Artillery

Maj John S. Saunders

Jones' Division

BG David R. Jones
Toombs' Brigade

BG Robert Toombs

Col Henry L. Benning

  • 2nd Georgia: Ltc William R. Holmes, Maj Skidmore Harris, Cpt Abner M. Lewis
  • 15th Georgia: Col William T. Millican, Cpt Thomas H. Jackson
  • 17th Georgia: Cpt John A. McGregor
  • 20th Georgia: Col John B. Cumming
Jones' Division

BG David R. Jones
Drayton's Brigade

BG Thomas F. Drayton

Jones' Division

BG David R. Jones
Pickett's Brigade

BG Richard B. Garnett

Jones' Division

BG David R. Jones
Kemper's Brigade

BG James L. Kemper

Jones' Division

BG David R. Jones
Jenkins' Brigade

Col Joseph Walker

Jones' Division

BG David R. Jones
Jones' Brigade

Col George T. Anderson

  • 1st Georgia : Col William J. Magill, Cpt Richard A. Wayne
  • 7th Georgia: Col George H. Carmical
  • 8th Georgia: Col John R. Towers
  • 9th Georgia: Ltc John C. L. Mounger
  • 11th Georgia: Maj Francis H. Little
Jones' Division

BG David R. Jones
Artillery
Walker's Division

BG John G. Walker
Walker's Brigade

Col Van H. Manning

Col Edward D. Hall

Walker's Division

BG John G. Walker
Ransom's Brigade

BG Robert Ransom, Jr.

  • 24th North Carolina: Ltc John L. Harris
  • 25th North Carolina: Col Henry M. Rutledge
  • 35th North Carolina: Col Matt W. Ransom
  • 49th North Carolina: Ltc Leroy M. McAfee
  • Branch's Battery: Cpt James R. Branch
Hood's Division

BG John B. Hood
Hood's Brigade

Col William T. Wofford

Hood's Division

BG John B. Hood
Whiting's Brigade

Col Evander M. Law

  • 4th Alabama: Cpt Lawrence H. Scruggs, Cpt William M. Robbins
  • 2nd Mississippi: Col John M. Stone, Lt William C. Moody
  • 11th Mississippi: Ltc Samuel F. Butler, Maj Taliaferro S. Evans
  • 6th North Carolina: Maj Robert F. Webb
Hood's Division

BG John B. Hood
Artillery

Maj Bushrod W. Frobel

  • German Artillery: Cpt William K. Bachman
  • Palmetto Artillery: Cpt Hugh R. Garden
  • Rowan Artillery: Cpt James Reilly
Reporting directlyEvans' Brigade
BG Nathan G. Evans

Col Peter F. Stevens

  • 17th South Carolina: Col Fitz W. McMaster
  • 18th South Carolina: Col William H. Wallace
  • 22nd South Carolina: Maj Miel Hilton
  • 23rd South Carolina: Lt E. R. White
  • Holcombe (South Carolina) Legion: Col Peter F. Stevens
  • Macbeth Artillery: Cpt Robert Boyce
Reserve ArtilleryWashington (Louisiana) Artillery

Col James B. Walton

  • 1st Company: Cpt Charles W. Squires
  • 2nd Company: Cpt John B. Richardson
  • 3rd Company: Cpt Merritt B. Miller
  • 4th Company: Cpt Benjamin F. Eshleman
Reserve ArtilleryLee's Battalion

Col Stephen D. Lee

  • Ashland Artillery: Cpt Pichegru Woolfolk, Jr.
  • Bedford Artillery: Cpt Tyler C. Jordan
  • Brooks Artillery : Lt William Elliott
  • Eubank's Battery: Cpt John L. Eubank
  • Madison (Louisiana) Light Artillery: Cpt George V. Moody
  • Parker's Battery: Cpt William W. Parker

Left Wing

MG Thomas J. Jackson
Chief of Artillery: Col Stapleton Crutchfield
Escort:
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

Ewell's Division

BG Alexander Lawton

BG Jubal A. Early
Lawton's Brigade

Col Marcellus Douglass

Maj John H. Lowe

Col John H. Lamar

  • 13th Georgia: Cpt D. A. Kidd
  • 26th Georgia
  • 31st Georgia: Ltc John T. Crowder, Maj John H. Lowe
  • 38th Georgia: Cpt William H. Battey, Cpt Peter Brennan
  • 60th Georgia: Maj Waters B. Jones
  • 61st Georgia: Col John H. Lamar, Maj Archibald P. McRae
Ewell's Division

BG Alexander Lawton

BG Jubal A. Early
Early's Brigade

BG Jubal A. Early

Col William Smith

Ewell's Division

BG Alexander Lawton

BG Jubal A. Early
Trimble's Brigade

Col James A. Walker

Ewell's Division

BG Alexander Lawton

BG Jubal A. Early
Hays' Brigade

BG Harry T. Hays

Ewell's Division

BG Alexander Lawton

BG Jubal A. Early
Artillery

Maj Alfred R. Courtney

A. P. Hill's Light Division

MG Ambrose P. Hill
Branch's Brigade

BG Lawrence O. Branch

Col James H. Lane

A. P. Hill's Light Division

MG Ambrose P. Hill
Gregg's Brigade

BG Maxcy Gregg

  • 1st South Carolina : Col Daniel H. Hamilton, Sr.
  • 1st South Carolina Rifles: Ltc James M. Perrin
  • 12th South Carolina: Col Dixon Barnes, Maj William H. McCorkle
  • 13th South Carolina: Col Oliver E. Edwards
  • 14th South Carolina: Ltc William D. Simpson
A. P. Hill's Light Division

MG Ambrose P. Hill
Field's Brigade

Col John M. Brockenbrough

A. P. Hill's Light Division

MG Ambrose P. Hill
Archer's Brigade

BG James J. Archer

Col Peter Turney

  • 5th Alabama Battalion: Cpt Charles M. Hooper
  • 19th Georgia: Maj James H. Neal
  • 1st Tennessee : Col Peter Turney
  • 7th Tennessee: Lt George A. Howard
  • 14th Tennessee: Col William McComb, Ltc James W. Lockert
A. P. Hill's Light Division

MG Ambrose P. Hill
Pender's Brigade

BG William D. Pender

  • 16th North Carolina: Ltc William A. Stowe
  • 22nd North Carolina: Maj Christopher C. Cole
  • 34th North Carolina: Ltc John McDowell
  • 38th North Carolina
A. P. Hill's Light Division

MG Ambrose P. Hill
Artillery

Ltc R. Lindsay Walker

Jackson's Division

BG John R. Jones

BG William E. Starke

Col Andrew J. Grigsby
Winder's Brigade

Col Andrew J. Grigsby

Ltc Robert D. Gardner

Maj Hazael J. Williams

Jackson's Division

BG John R. Jones

BG William E. Starke

Col Andrew J. Grigsby
Taliaferro's Brigade

Col Edward T. H. Warren

Col James W. Jackson

Col James L. Sheffield

  • 47th Alabama: Col James W. Jackson, Maj James M. Campbell
  • 48th Alabama: Col James L. Sheffield
  • 23rd Virginia Ltc Simeon T. Walton
  • 37th Virginia: Ltc John F. Terry
Jackson's Division

BG John R. Jones

BG William E. Starke

Col Andrew J. Grigsby
Jones' Brigade

Cpt John E. Penn

Cpt A. C. Page

Cpt Robert W. Withers

Jackson's Division

BG John R. Jones

BG William E. Starke

Col Andrew J. Grigsby
Starke's Brigade

BG William E. Starke

Col Jesse M. Williams

Col Leroy A. Stafford

Col Edmund Pendleton

Jackson's Division

BG John R. Jones

BG William E. Starke

Col Andrew J. Grigsby
Artillery

Maj Lindsay M. Shumaker

D. H. Hill's Division

MG Daniel H. Hill
Ripley's Brigade

BG Roswell S. Ripley

Col George P. Doles

D. H. Hill's Division

MG Daniel H. Hill
Rodes' Brigade

BG Robert E. Rodes

D. H. Hill's Division

MG Daniel H. Hill
Garland's Brigade

Col Duncan K. McRae

D. H. Hill's Division

MG Daniel H. Hill
Anderson's Brigade

BG George B. Anderson

Col Risden T. Bennett

D. H. Hill's Division

MG Daniel H. Hill
Rains' Brigade

Col Alfred H. Colquitt

  • 13th Alabama: Col Birkett D. Fry, Ltc William H. Betts
  • 6th Georgia: Ltc James M. Newton, Maj Philemon Tracy, Lt Eugene P. Bennett
  • 23rd Georgia: Col William P. Barclay, Ltc Emory F. Best, Maj James H. Huggins
  • 27th Georgia: Col Levi B. Smith, Ltc Charles T. Zachry, Cpt William H. Rentfro
  • 28th Georgia: Maj Tully Graybill, Cpt Nehemiah J. Garrison, Cpt George W. Warthen
D. H. Hill's Division

MG Daniel H. Hill
Artillery

Maj Scipio Pierson

  • Hardaway's Battery: Cpt Robert A. Hardaway
  • Jefferson Davis Artillery: Cpt James W. Bondurant
  • Jones' Battery: Cpt William B. Jones
  • King William Artillery: Cpt Thomas H. Carter

Artillery Reserve

DivisionBattalionsBatteries

Artillery Reserve

BG William N. Pendleton
Brown's Battalion

Col J. Thompson Brown

  • Powhatan Artillery: Cpt Willis J. Dance
  • Richmond Howitzers, 2nd company: Cpt David Watson
  • Richmond Howitzers, 3rd company: Cpt Benjamin H. Smith, Jr.
  • Salem Artillery: Cpt Abraham Hupp
  • Williamsburg Artillery: Cpt John A. Coke
Artillery Reserve

BG William N. Pendleton
Cutts' Battalion

Ltc Allen S. Cutts

  • Blackshears' Battery: Cpt James A. Blackshear
  • Irwin Artillery: Cpt John Lane
  • Lloyd's Battery: Cpt Whitmel P. Lloyd
  • Patterson's Battery: Cpt George M. Patterson
  • Ross' Battery: Cpt Hugh M. Ross
Artillery Reserve

BG William N. Pendleton
Jones' Battalion

Maj Hilary P. Jones

  • Morris Artillery: Cpt Richard C. M. Page
  • Orange Artillery: Cpt Jefferson Peyton
  • Turner's Battery: Cpt William H. Turner
  • Long Island Battery: Cpt Abram Wimbish
Artillery Reserve

BG William N. Pendleton
Nelson's Battalion

Maj William Nelson

  • Amherst Artillery: Cpt Thomas J. Kirkpatrick
  • Fluvanna Artillery: Cpt John J. Ancell
  • Huckstep's Battery: Cpt Charles T. Huckstep
  • Johnson's Battery: Cpt. Marmaduke Johnson
  • Milledge Artillery: Cpt John Milledge
Artillery Reserve

BG William N. Pendleton
Miscellaneous Batteries
  • Cutshaw's Battery
  • Magruder Artillery
  • Rice's Battery: Cpt William H. Rice

Cavalry

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

Stuart's Division

MG James E.B. Stuart
Hampton's Brigade

BG Wade Hampton

Stuart's Division

MG James E.B. Stuart
Lee's Brigade

BG Fitzhugh Lee

Stuart's Division

MG James E.B. Stuart
Robertson's Brigade

Col Thomas T. Munford

Stuart's Division

MG James E.B. Stuart
Horse Artillery

Cpt John Pelham

Stuart's Division

MG James E.B. Stuart
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