Battle of Fredericksburg order of battle: Confederate


The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Fredericksburg of the American Civil War. Order of battle 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

w = woundedmw = mortally woundedk =killedc = captured

Army of Northern Virginia

Gen Robert E. Lee, Commanding

First Corps

LTG James Longstreet
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

McLaws' Division


MG Lafayette McLaws
Kershaw's Brigade


BG Joseph B. Kershaw

Cpt William W. Hance, Cpt John C. Sumner, Cpt John K. G. Nance
McLaws' Division


MG Lafayette McLaws
Barksdale's Brigade


BG William Barksdale

McLaws' Division


MG Lafayette McLaws
Cobb's Brigade


BG Thomas R.R. Cobb


Col Robert E. McMillan

McLaws' Division


MG Lafayette McLaws
Semmes' Brigade


BG Paul J. Semmes

McLaws' Division


MG Lafayette McLaws
Artillery


Col Henry C. Cabell

  • Manly's battery Cpt Basil C. Manly
  • Read's battery: Cpt John P.W. Read
  • McCarthy's battery, 1st Richmond Howitzers: Cpt Edward S. McCarthy
  • Carlton's Battery, Troup (Georgia) Artillery: Cpt Henry H. Carlton
Anderson's Division


MG Richard H. Anderson
Wilcox's Brigade


BG Cadmus M. Wilcox

Anderson's Division


MG Richard H. Anderson
Mahone's Brigade


BG William Mahone

Anderson's Division


MG Richard H. Anderson
Featherston's Brigade


BG Winfield S. Featherston

Anderson's Division


MG Richard H. Anderson
Wright's Brigade


BG Ambrose R. Wright

  • 3rd Georgia: Col Edward J. Walker
  • 22nd Georgia: Col Robert H. Jones
  • 48th Georgia: Cpt Matthew R. Hall
  • 2nd Georgia Battalion: Cpt Charles J. Moffett
Anderson's Division


MG Richard H. Anderson
Perry's Brigade


BG Edward A. Perry

Anderson's Division


MG Richard H. Anderson
Artillery


Ltc John S. Saunders

Pickett's Division


MG George Pickett
Garnett's Brigade


BG Richard B. Garnett

Pickett's Division


MG George Pickett
Armistead's Brigade


BG Lewis A. Armistead

Pickett's Division


MG George Pickett
Kemper's Brigade


BG James L. Kemper

Pickett's Division


MG George Pickett
Jenkins' Brigade


BG Micah Jenkins

Pickett's Division


MG George Pickett
Corse' s Brigade


BG Montgomery D. Corse

Pickett's Division


MG George Pickett
Artillery


Maj James Dearing

  • Dearing's battery: Cpt Joseph Blount
  • Fauquier Artillery: Cpt Robert M. Stribling
  • Richmond Fayette Artillery: Cpt Miles C. Macon
Hood's Division


MG John B. Hood
Law's Brigade


BG Evander M. Law

  • 4th Alabama: Col Pinckney D. Bowles
  • 44th Alabama: Ltc Charles A. Derby
  • 6th North Carolina: Ltc Robert F. Webb
  • 54th North Carolina: Col James C. S. McDowell
  • 57th North Carolina: Col Archibald C. Godwin
Hood's Division


MG John B. Hood
Robertson' s Brigade


BG Jerome B. Robertson

Hood's Division


MG John B. Hood
Anderson's Brigade


BG George T. Anderson

Hood's Division


MG John B. Hood
Toombs' Brigade


Col Henry L. Benning

  • 2nd Georgia: Ltc William R. Holmes
  • 15th Georgia: Col William T. Millican
  • 17th Georgia: Col Wesley C. Hodges
  • 20th Georgia: Col John R. Cummings
Hood's Division


MG John B. Hood
Artillery


Maj Mathias W. Henry

  • Bachman's battery, German Artillery: Cpt William K. Bachman
  • Garden's battery, Palmetto Light Artillery: Cpt Hugh R. Garden
  • Reilly's battery, Rowan Artillery: Cpt James Reilly
Ransom's Division


BG Robert Ransom, Jr.
Ransom's Brigade


BG Robert Ransom, Jr.

Ransom's Division


BG Robert Ransom, Jr.
Cooke's Brigade


BG John R. Cooke


Col Edward D. Hall

  • 15th North Carolina: Ltc William MacRae
  • 27th North Carolina: Col John A. Gilmer, Jr.
  • 46th North Carolina: Col Edward D. Hall
  • 48th North Carolina: Ltc Samuel H. Walkup
  • Cooper's Stafford battery: Cpt Raleigh L. Cooper
First Corps 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
First Corps ArtilleryAlexander's Battalion


Ltc E. Porter Alexander

  • Bedford Artillery: Cpt Tyler C. Jordan
  • Bath battery: Cpt John L. Eubank
  • Madison Louisiana Light Artillery: Cpt George V. Moody
  • Parker's battery: Cpt William W. Parker
  • Brook's battery: Cpt Andrew B. Rhett
  • Ashland battery: Cpt Pichegru Woolfolk, Jr.

Second Corps

LTG Thomas J. Jackson
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

D.H. Hill's Division


MG D.H. Hill
First Brigade


BG Robert E. Rodes

D.H. Hill's Division


MG D.H. Hill
Second Brigade


BG George Doles

D.H. Hill's Division


MG D.H. Hill
Third Brigade


BG Alfred H. Colquitt

  • 13th Alabama: Col Birkett D. Fry
  • 6th Georgia: Col John T. Lofton
  • 23rd Georgia: Col Emory F. Best
  • 27th Georgia: Col Charles T. Zachary
  • 28th Georgia: Maj Tully Graybill
D.H. Hill's Division


MG D.H. Hill
Fourth Brigade


BG Alfred Iverson Jr.

  • 5th North Carolina: Cpt Thomas W. Garrett
  • 12th North Carolina: Col Henry E. Coleman
  • 20th North Carolina: Ltc Frank Faison
  • 23rd North Carolina: Col Daniel H. Christie
D.H. Hill's Division


MG D.H. Hill
Fifth Brigade


Col Bryan Grimes

D.H. Hill's Division


MG D.H. Hill
Artillery


Maj Hilary P. Jones


Maj Thomas H. Carter

  • Hardaway's battery: Cpt Robert A. Hardaway, Cpt William B. Hurt
  • Bondurant's battery, Jeff Davis Artillery: Cpt James W. Bondurant
  • Carter's battery, King William Artillery: Cpt Thomas H. Carter, Cpt William P. P. Carter
  • Page's battery, Morris Artillery: Cpt Richard C. M. Page
  • Fry's battery, Orange Artillery: Cpt Charles M. Fry
  • Goochland Artillery: Cpt William H. Turner
A. P. Hill's Light Division


MG A. P. Hill
First Brigade


Col John M. Brockenbrough

A. P. Hill's Light Division


MG A. P. Hill
Second Brigade


BG Maxcy Gregg


Col Samuel McGowan

A. P. Hill's Light Division


MG A. P. Hill
Third Brigade


BG Edward L. Thomas

  • 14th Georgia: Col Arnoldus V. Brumby
  • 35th Georgia: Col Bolling H. Holt
  • 45th Georgia: Col Thomas J. Simmons
  • 49th Georgia: Col Andrew J. Lane
A. P. Hill's Light Division


MG A. P. Hill
Fourth Brigade


BG James H. Lane

  • 7th North Carolina: Ltc Junius L. Hill
  • 18th North Carolina: Col Thomas J. Purdie
  • 28th North Carolina: Col Samuel D. Lowe
  • 33rd North Carolina: Col Clark M. Avery
  • 37th North Carolina: Cpt William M. Barbour
A. P. Hill's Light Division


MG A. P. Hill
Fifth Brigade


BG James J. Archer

  • 5th Alabama Battalion: Maj Albert S. Van de Graaff, Cpt Samuel D. Stewart
  • 19th Georgia: Ltc Andrew J. Hutchins
  • 1st Tennessee : Col Peter Turney, Ltc Newton J. George, Cpt Miller Turney,
Cpt Henry J. Hawkins
  • 7th Tennessee: Col John F. Goodner
  • 14th Tennessee: Ltc James W. Lockert
A. P. Hill's Light Division


MG A. P. Hill
Sixth Brigade


BG William D. Pender


Col Alfred M. Scales

  • 13th North Carolina: Col Alfred M. Scales
  • 16th North Carolina: Col John S. McElroy
  • 22nd North Carolina: Maj Christopher C. Cole
  • 34th North Carolina: Col William L. J. Lowrance
  • 38th North Carolina: Col William H. H. Cowles
A. P. Hill's Light Division


MG A. P. Hill
Artillery


Ltc R. Lindsay Walker

Ewell's Division


BG Jubal A. Early
Lawton's Brigade


Col Edmund N. Atkinson


Col Clement A. Evans

Ewell's Division


BG Jubal A. Early
Trimble's Brigade


Col Robert Hoke

Ewell's Division


BG Jubal A. Early
Early's Brigade


Col James A. Walker

Ewell's Division


BG Jubal A. Early
Hays' Brigade


BG Harry T. Hays

Ewell's Division


BG Jubal A. Early
Artillery


Cpt Joseph W. Latimer

  • Charlottesville Artillery: Cpt James McD. Carrington
  • Chesapeake Artillery: Lt John E. Plater
  • Courtney Artillery: Lt William A. Tanner
  • First Maryland Battery: Cpt William F. Dement
  • Louisiana Guard Battery: Cpt Louis E. D'Aquin
  • Staunton Artillery: Lt Asher W. Garber
Jackson's Division


BG William B. Taliaferro
First Brigade


BG Elisha F. Paxton

Jackson's Division


BG William B. Taliaferro
Second Brigade


BG John R. Jones

Jackson's Division


BG William B. Taliaferro
Third Brigade


Col Edward T.H. Warren

Jackson's Division


BG William B. Taliaferro
Fourth Brigade


Col Edmund Pendleton

Jackson's Division


BG William B. Taliaferro
Artillery


Cpt John B. Brockenbrough

Reserve Artillery

BG William N. Pendleton
BattalionsBatteries
Brown's Battalion


Col J. Thompson Brown

  • Brooke's Warrenton Light Artillery battery;: Cpt James V. Brooke
  • Dance's battery, Powhatan Artillery: Cpt Willis J. Dance
  • Hupp's battery, Salem Artillery: Cpt Abraham Hupp
  • Poague's (Virginia) battery, Rockbridge Artillery: Cpt William T. Poague
  • Smith's battery, Richmond Third Howitzers: Lt. James S. Utz
  • Watson's battery, Richmond Second Howitzers: Cpt David Watson
Cutts' Battalion
  • Co. A, Sumter Flying Artillery Battalion : Cpt Hugh M. Ross
  • Co. B, Sumter Flying Artillery Battalion : Cpt George M. Patterson
  • Co. C, Sumter Flying Artillery Battalion : Cpt John Lane
  • Nelson's Battalion

    Maj William Nelson

    • Kirkpatrick's battery, Amherst Artillery: Cpt Thomas J. Kirkpatrick
    • Massie's battery, Fluvanna Artillery: Cpt John L. Massie
    • Milledge's battery: Cpt John Milledge
    Miscellaneous Batteries
  • Ells' Macon Light Artillery: Cpt Henry N. Ells
  • Nelson's battery, Hanover Artillery: Cpt George W. Nelson
  • Cavalry

    DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

    MG James E.B. Stuart
    First Brigade


    BG Wade Hampton

    MG James E.B. StuartSecond Brigade


    BG Fitzhugh Lee

    MG James E.B. StuartThird Brigade


    BG W.H.F. Lee

    MG James E.B. StuartFourth Brigade


    BG William E. Jones

    MG James E.B. StuartArtillery


    Maj John Pelham

    • Breathed's battery: Cpt James Breathed
    • Chew's battery: Cpt R. Preston Chew
    • Hart's battery: Cpt James F. Hart
    • Henry's battery: Cpt Matthew W. Henry
    • Moorman's battery: Cpt Marcellus N. Moorman