Appomattox campaign order of battle: Confederate


The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the final military encounter of the American Civil War, the 1865 Appomattox campaign, which lasted from March 29 to April 9 and resulted in Confederate surrender on April 9 at the Appomattox Court House. Order of battle has been compiled from the army organization during the campaign. The Union order of battle is listed separately.

Abbreviations used

Military rank

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

Other

' = wounded

Army of Northern Virginia

Gen Robert E. Lee, Commanding

Staff:
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and others

Headquarters units
Escort
Headquarters unitsProvost Guard


Maj D. B. Bridgford

Headquarters unitsEngineers


Col T. M. R. Talcott

  • 1st Confederate Engineers
  • 2nd Confederate Engineers

First Corps

LTG James Longstreet

Staff:
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and others

Pickett's Division


MG George E. Pickett
Steuart's Brigade


BG George H. Steuart

Pickett's Division


MG George E. Pickett
Corse's Brigade


BG Montgomery D. Corse


Col Arthur Herbert

Pickett's Division


MG George E. Pickett
Hunton's Brigade


BG Eppa Hunton


Maj Michael P. Spessard

Pickett's Division


MG George E. Pickett
Terry's Brigade


BG William R. Terry


Col Joseph Mayo, Jr.


Maj William W. Bentley

Field's Division


MG Charles W. Field
Perry's Brigade


BG William F. Perry

  • 4th Alabama Infantry: Ltc Lawrence H. Scruggs
  • 15th Alabama Infantry: Col Alexander A. Lowther
  • 44th Alabama Infantry: Ltc John A. Jones
  • 47th Alabama Infantry: Cpt Eli D. Clower
  • 48th Alabama Infantry: Maj John W. Wigginton
Field's Division


MG Charles W. Field
Anderson's Brigade


BG George T. Anderson

Field's Division


MG Charles W. Field
Benning's Brigade


BG Henry L. Benning

  • 2nd Georgia Infantry: Cpt Thomas Chaffin,jr.
  • 15th Georgia Infantry: Maj Peter J. Shannon
  • 17th Georgia Infantry: Maj James B. Moore
  • 20th Georgia Infantry
Field's Division


MG Charles W. Field
Gregg's Brigade


Col R. M. Powell

Field's Division


MG Charles W. Field
Bratton's Brigade


BG John Bratton

  • 1st South Carolina Infantry: Col James R. Hagood
  • 5th South Carolina Infantry: Col Asbury Coward
  • 6th South Carolina Infantry: Col John M. Steedman
  • 2nd South Carolina Rifles: Col Robert E. Bowen
  • Palmetto (South Carolina) Sharpshooters
Kershaw's Division


MG Joseph B. Kershaw
DuBose's Brigade


BG Dudley M. DuBose


Cpt J. F. Espy

Kershaw's Division


MG Joseph B. Kershaw
Humphrey's Brigade


Col William H. Fitzgerald


Cpt Gwin R. Cherry

Kershaw's Division


MG Joseph B. Kershaw
Simms' Brigade


BG James P. Simms


Cpt George W. Waldron

Artillery


BG Edward P. Alexander
Cabell's Battalion


Maj S. P. Hamilton

  • Pulaski Artillery
  • Carlton's Battery
  • 1st Company Richmond Howitzers
  • Manly's Battery
Artillery


BG Edward P. Alexander
Huger's Battalion


Maj Tyler C. Jordan

  • Madison Louisiana Light Artillery: Lt George Poindexter
  • Fickling's Battery: Lt E. L. Purse
  • Parker's Battery: Lt Edwin S. Wooldridge
  • Virginia Battery: Cpt John Donneli Smith
  • Taylor's Battery: Lt John H. Weddell
  • Virginia Battery: Lt James Woolfolk
Artillery


BG Edward P. Alexander
Haskell's Battalion


Maj John C. Haskell

  • North Carolina Battery: Cpt Henry G. Flanner
  • Ramsay's Battery: Lt Jesse F. Woodard
  • South Carolina Battery: Cpt Hugh R. Garden
  • Lamkin's Battery: Lt Fletcher T. Massie

Second Corps

MG John B. Gordon

Staff:
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and others

Formerly Ramseur's Division


MG Bryan Grimes
Battle's Brigade


Col Edwin L. Hobson

  • 3rd Alabama Infantry: Cpt Cornelius Robinson, Jr.
  • 5th Alabama Infantry: Col Edwin L. Hobson, Cpt Thomas M. Riley
  • 6th Alabama Infantry: Maj Isaac F. Culver
  • 12th Alabama Infantry: Cpt Poleman D. Rose
  • 61st Alabama Infantry: Cpt Augustus B. Fanin, jr
Formerly Ramseur's Division


MG Bryan Grimes
Grimes' Brigade


Col David G. Cowand

  • 32nd North Carolina Infantry: Cpt P. C. Shuford
  • 43rd North Carolina Infantry: Cpt Wiley J. Cobb
  • 45th North Carolina Infantry: Col John R. Winston
  • 53rd North Carolina Infantry: Cpt Thomas E. Ashcraft
  • 2nd North Carolina Battalion
Formerly Ramseur's Division


MG Bryan Grimes
Cox's Brigade


BG William Ruffin Cox

Formerly Ramseur's Division


MG Bryan Grimes
Cook's Brigade


Ltc Edwin A. Nash

  • 4th Georgia: Col Edwin A. Nash, Cpt John M. Shiver
  • 12th Georgia: Cpt Josiah N. Beall
  • 21st Georgia: Cpt Edward Smith
  • 44th Georgia: Cpt John A. Tucker
  • Co.B - Sumter Georgia Artillery
Formerly Ramseur's Division


MG Bryan Grimes
Archer's Battalion


Ltc Fletcher H. Archer

  • 3rd Battalion Virginia Reserves: Cpt Joseph A. Rogers
  • 44th Virginia Battalion: Cpt Anson B. Morrison
Formerly J. Pegram's Division


BG James A. Walker
R.D. Johnston's Brigade


Col John W. Lea

  • 5th North Carolina Infantry: Col John W. Lea, Cpt James M. Taylor
  • 12th North Carolina Infantry: Cpt P. Durham
  • 20th North Carolina Infantry: Lt Archibald F. Lawhon
  • 23rd North Carolina Infantry: Cpt Abner D. Peace
  • 1st North Carolina Sharpshooters Battalion: Lt R. W. Woodruff
Formerly J. Pegram's Division


BG James A. Walker
Lewis' Brigade


BG William G. Lewis


Cpt John Beard

  • 6th North Carolina Infantry: Cpt Joseph H. Dickey
  • 21st North Carolina Infantry: Cpt John H. Miller
  • 54th North Carolina Infantry
  • 57th North Carolina Infantry: Cpt John Beard
Formerly J. Pegram's Division


BG James A. Walker
Walker's Brigade


Maj Henry K. Douglas

Gordon's Division


BG Clement A. Evans
Evans' Brigade


Col John H. Lowe

  • 13th Georgia Infantry: Ltc Richard Maltbie
  • 26th Georgia Infantry: Cpt James Knox
  • 31st Georgia Infantry: Cpt Edward C. Perry
  • 38th Georgia Infantry: Ltc Philip E. Davant
  • 60th Georgia Infantry: Col Waters B. Jones
  • 61st Georgia Infantry: Col Waters B. Jones
  • 9th Georgia Artillery Battalion: Sgt. Horace L. Cranford
  • 12th Georgia Artillery Battalion: Cpt Samuel H. Crump
  • 18th Georgia Battalion: Cpt George W. Stiles
Gordon's Division


BG Clement A. Evans
Terry's Brigade


Col Titus V. Williams

Gordon's Division


BG Clement A. Evans
York's Brigade


Col Eugene Waggaman

Artillery


BG Armistead L. Long
Nelson's Battalion


Ltc William Nelson

Artillery


BG Armistead L. Long
Braxton's Battalion


Ltc Carter M. Braxton

Artillery


BG Armistead L. Long
Cutshaw's Battalion


Ltc Wilfred Emory Cutshaw


Cpt C. W. Fry

  • Jeff Davis Artillery
  • King William Artillery
  • Morris Artillery
  • Orange Artillery
  • Staunton Artillery
  • Richmond Howitzers, 2nd Company
Artillery


BG Armistead L. Long
Hardaway's Battalion


Ltc Robert A. Hardaway

Artillery


BG Armistead L. Long
Johnson's Battalion


Ltc Marmaduke Johnson

  • Clutter's Battery: Lt Lucas McIntosh.
  • Fredericksburg Artillery : Cpt John G. Pollock
Artillery


BG Armistead L. Long
Lightfoot's Battalion


  • Caroline Artillery
  • Nelson Artillery
  • Surry Artillery
Artillery


BG Armistead L. Long
Stark's Battalion


Ltc Alexander W. Stark

  • Louisiana Guard Battery
  • McComas Artillery/French's Battery : Cpt David A. French
  • Armistead's Battery/Matthew's Artillery : Cpt Andrew D. Armistead

Third Corps

LTG A. P. Hill
Provost Guard
  • 5th Alabama Battalion: Cpt Wade Ritter
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and others

Mahone's Division


MG William Mahone
Forney's Brigade


BG William H. Forney

Mahone's Division


MG William Mahone
Weisiger's Brigade


BG David A. Weisiger

Mahone's Division


MG William Mahone
Harris' Brigade


BG Nathaniel H. Harris

Mahone's Division


MG William Mahone
Sorrel's Brigade


Col George Edward Tayloe

  • 3rd Georgia Infantry: Ltc Claiborne Snead
  • 22nd Georgia Infantry: Cpt George W. Thomas
  • 48th Georgia Infantry: Cpt Alexander C. Flanders
  • 64th Georgia Infantry: Cpt James G. Brown
  • 2nd Georgia Battalion: Maj Charles J. Moffett
  • 10th Georgia Battalion: Cpt Caleb F. Hill
Mahone's Division


MG William Mahone
Finegan's Brigade


BG Theodore W. Brevard, Jr.


Col David Lang

Heth's Division


MG Henry Heth
Davis' Brigade


BG Joseph R. Davis

Heth's Division


MG Henry Heth
Cooke's Brigade


BG John R. Cooke

  • 15th North Carolina Infantry: Col William H. Yarborough
  • 27th North Carolina Infantry: Ltc Joseph C. Webb
  • 46th North Carolina Infantry: Col William L. Saunders
  • 48th North Carolina Infantry: Col Samuel H. Walkup
  • 55th North Carolina Infantry: Cpt Walter A. Whitted
Heth's Division


MG Henry Heth
MacRae's Brigade


BG William MacRae

Heth's Division


MG Henry Heth
McComb's Brigade


BG William McComb

Wilcox's Division


MG Cadmus M. Wilcox
Thomas' Brigade


BG Edward L. Thomas

  • 14th Georgia Infantry: Col Richard P. Lester
  • 35th Georgia Infantry: Col Bolling H. Holt
  • 45th Georgia Infantry: Col Thomas J. Simmons
  • 49th Georgia Infantry: Maj James B. Duggan
Wilcox's Division


MG Cadmus M. Wilcox
Lane's Brigade


BG James H. Lane

  • 18th North Carolina Infantry: Maj Thomas J. Wooten
  • 28th North Carolina Infantry: Cpt T. James Linebarger
  • 33rd North Carolina Infantry: Col Robert V. Cowan
  • 37th North Carolina Infantry: Maj Jackson L. Bost
Wilcox's Division


MG Cadmus M. Wilcox
McGowan's Brigade


BG Samuel McGowan

Wilcox's Division


MG Cadmus M. Wilcox
Scales' Brigade


Col Joseph H. Hyman

  • 13th North Carolina Infantry: Ltc E. Benton Withers
  • 16th North Carolina Infantry: Col William A. Stowe
  • 22nd North Carolina Infantry: Col Thomas S. Galloway, jr
  • 34th North Carolina Infantry: Ltc George M. Norment
  • 38th North Carolina Infantry: Col John Ashford, Ltc George W. Flowers
Artillery


Col R. Lindsay Walker
McIntosh's Battalion


Ltc William M. Owen

  • Hurt's Battery: Lt George A. Ferrell
  • 1st Battery, Washington Artillery : Cpt Edward Owen
  • Chew's Battery
  • Chamberlayne's Battery
  • Donald's Battery: Lt William T. Wilson
  • Rockbridge Artillery, 2nd Battery: Cpt Berryman Z. Price
Artillery


Col R. Lindsay Walker
Pegram's Battalion


Col William J. Pegram


Ltc Joseph McGraw

  • South Carolina Battery: Cpt Thomas E. Gregg
  • Virginia Battery: Cpt George M. Cayce
  • Virginia Battery: Cpt Thomas Ellett
  • Brander's Battery: Lt James E. Tyler
Artillery


Col R. Lindsay Walker
Poague's Battalion


Ltc William T. Poague

  • Richards' Battery: Lt John W. Yeargain
  • North Carolina Battery: Cpt Arthur B. Williams
  • Albemarle Artillery: Cpt Charles F. Johnston
  • Brooke Artillery: Cpt Addison W. Utterback
  • Lewis' Battery: Cpt Nathan Penick
Artillery


Col R. Lindsay Walker
Thirteenth Virginia Battalion


no commander listed

  • Otey Battery: Cpt David N. Walker
  • Ringgoldi Battery: Cpt Grispin Dickenson
Artillery


Col R. Lindsay Walker
Richardson's Battalion


Ltc Charles Richardson

Artillery


Col R. Lindsay Walker
Lane's Battalion


Maj John Lane

  • Ross' Battery
  • Patterson's Battery
  • Irwin Artillery
Artillery


Col R. Lindsay Walker
Washington Artillery


Ltc Benjamin F. Eshleman

Fourth Corps

LTG Richard H. Anderson
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and others

Johnson's Division


MG Bushrod R. Johnson


BG William H. Wallace
Wallace's Brigade


BG William H. Wallace

  • 17th South Carolina Infantry: Cpt E. A. Crawford
  • 18th South Carolina Infantry: Ltc W. B. Allison
  • 22nd South Carolina Infantry: Col William G. Burt
  • 23rd South Carolina Infantry: Ltc John M. Kinloch
  • 26th South Carolina Infantry: Maj Ceth S. Land
  • Holcombe (South Carolina) Legion
Johnson's Division


MG Bushrod R. Johnson


BG William H. Wallace
Moody's Brigade


BG Young M. Moody


Col Martin L. Stansel

Johnson's Division


MG Bushrod R. Johnson


BG William H. Wallace
Wise's Brigade


BG Henry A. Wise

Johnson's Division


MG Bushrod R. Johnson


BG William H. Wallace
Ransom's Brigade


BG Matthew W. Ransom

  • 24th North Carolina Infantry
  • 25th North Carolina Infantry: Col Henry M. Rutledge
  • 35th North Carolina Infantry: Maj Robert E. Petty
  • 49th North Carolina Infantry: Maj Charles Q. Petty
  • 56th North Carolina Infantry: Col Paul F. Faison
Artillery


Col Hilary P. Jones
Coit's Battalion


Maj James C. Coit

  • Wright's Battery
  • Pegram's Battery
  • Bradford's Battery
Artillery


Col Hilary P. Jones
Blount's Battalion


Maj Joseph G. Blount

  • Georgia Battalion: Cpt C. W. Slaten
  • Cumming's Battery: Lt Alexander D. Brown
  • Miller's Battery
  • Young's Battery
Artillery


Col Hilary P. Jones
Stribling's Battalion


Maj Robert M. Stribling

  • Dickerson's Battery
  • Marshall's Battery: Lt T. Marshall Archer
  • Macon's Battery
  • Sullivan's Battery: Lt William S. Archer
Artillery


Col Hilary P. Jones
Smith's Battalion


Cpt William F. Dement

  • 1st Maryland Battery: Lt John Gale
  • Johnston's Battery: Lt Thomas R. Adams
  • Neblett's Battery: Lt Robert J. Braswell
  • Virginia Battery: Cpt John W. Drewry
  • Virginia Battery: Cpt Thomas Kevill
Artillery


Col Hilary P. Jones
Sturdivant's Battalion


Cpt N. A. Sturdivant

Cavalry Corps

MG Fitzhugh Lee
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and others

Fitzhugh Lee's Division


Col Thomas T. Munford
Munford's Brigade
Fitzhugh Lee's Division


Col Thomas T. Munford
Payne's Brigade


BG William H. F. Payne


Col Reuben B. Boston

Fitzhugh Lee's Division


Col Thomas T. Munford
Gary's Brigade


BG Martin W. Gary

W. H. F. Lee's Division


MG William. H. F. Lee
Barringer's Brigade


BG Rufus Barringer

W. H. F. Lee's Division


MG William. H. F. Lee
Beale's Brigade


Cpt Samuel H. Burt

W. H. F. Lee's Division


MG William. H. F. Lee
Robert's Brigade


BG William P. Roberts

  • 4th North Carolina Cavalry
  • 16th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion
Rosser's Division


MG Thomas L. Rosser
Dearing's Brigade


BG James Dearing


Lt. Col. Elijah V. White

Rosser's Division


MG Thomas L. Rosser
McCausland's Brigade
Horse Artillery


Ltc R. Preston Chew
Breathed's Battalion


Maj James Breathed

  • Johnston's Battery
  • Shoemaker's Battery
  • Thomson's Battery
Horse Artillery


Ltc R. Preston Chew
Chew's Battalion
  • Graham's Battery
  • McGregor's Battery

Department of Richmond

LTG Richard S. Ewell


Ltc Thomas J. Spencer
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and others

G. W. C. Lee's Division


MG G.W.C. Lee
Barton's Brigade


BG Seth M. Barton

G. W. C. Lee's Division


MG G.W.C. Lee
Moore's Brigade


BG Patrick T. Moore

  • 2nd Virginia Local Defense Troops
  • 3rd Virginia Local Defense Troops
  • 1st Virginia Reserves
  • 2nd Virginia Reserves
  • 1st Virginia Reserves Battalion: Ltc Richard T.W. Duke
  • 2nd Virginia Reserves Battalion
G. W. C. Lee's Division


MG G.W.C. Lee
Artillery Brigade


Col Stapleton Crutchfield


2nd Lt Kena K. Chapman

  • 10th Virginia Heavy Artillery Battalion
  • 18th Virginia Heavy Artillery Battalion
  • 19th Virginia Heavy Artillery Battalion
  • 20th Virginia Heavy Artillery Battalion
  • 18th Georgia Heavy Artillery Battalion
Other unitsDrewry's Bluff garrison


Maj F. W. Smith

  • Young's Howitzers
  • Johnston Heavy Artillery
  • Neblett's Artillery
  • Lunenburg Heavy Artillery
  • Pamunkey Heavy Artillery
  • Southside Heavy Artillery
  • United Artillery/Kevill's Company
Other unitsNaval Brigade


Commodore John R. Tucker,
Lt Washington Gwathmey

Other unitsUnattached units
  • Chaffin's Bluff: Ltc J. M. Maury
  • Marines: Cpt John D. Simms

Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and others

First Military District


BG Henry A. Wise
Petersburg


Maj W. H. Ker

  • 3rd Virginia Reserves Battalion
  • 44th Virginia Battalion
First Military District


BG Henry A. Wise
Unattached units
  • Hood's Battalion, Virginia Militia
  • Second-class militia
  • Independent Signal Corps