Battle of Perryville order of battle: Confederate


The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Perryville of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately.

Abbreviations used

Military rank

Gen = GeneralMG = Major GeneralBG = Brigadier GeneralCol = ColonelLtc = Lieutenant ColonelMaj = MajorCpt = CaptainLt = 1st Lieutenant2Lt = 2nd Lieutenant

Artillery

3" R = 3 inch caliber ordnance rifleHow = HowitzerNap = M1857 Napoleon gunpdr = pound R = Rifled gunSB = Smoothbore gun

Other

w = woundedmw = mortally woundedk = killed

Army of Mississippi

16,000 men, 56 guns
Gen Braxton Bragg, Commanding
Escort:
  • 3rd Tennessee Cavalry : Cpt W. C. Bacot
k-1, w-0, m-0 = 1
  • 13th Battalion Tennessee Cavalry, Company I: Cpt William W. Lillard

Right Wing

7,000 men, 16 guns
MG Leonidas Polk
Escort:
  • Orleans Light Horse Company: Cpt Leeds Greenleaf
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

First Division
16 guns, k-305, w-1153, m-87 = 1,545


MG Benjamin Franklin Cheatham
1st Brigade
k-71, w-300, m-3 = 374


BG Daniel Smith Donelson
First Division
16 guns, k-305, w-1153, m-87 = 1,545


MG Benjamin Franklin Cheatham
2nd Brigade
k-62, w-336, m-25 = 423


BG Alexander Peter Stewart
First Division
16 guns, k-305, w-1153, m-87 = 1,545


MG Benjamin Franklin Cheatham
3rd Brigade
k-107, w-515, m-58 = 743


BG George Earl Maney
First Division
16 guns, k-305, w-1153, m-87 = 1,545


MG Benjamin Franklin Cheatham
4th Brigade
k-2, w-2, m-1 = 5


BG Preston Smith
First Division
16 guns, k-305, w-1153, m-87 = 1,545


MG Benjamin Franklin Cheatham
1st Cavalry Brigade
k-1, w-2, m-0 = 3


Col John Austin Wharton

Left Wing

9,000 men, 40 guns
MG William Joseph Hardee
Escort:
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

Second Division
18 guns, k-109, w-406, m-70 = 585


BG James Patton Anderson		1st Brigade
k-47, w-190, m-2 = 239


BG John Calvin Brown
Second Division
18 guns, k-109, w-406, m-70 = 585


BG James Patton Anderson		2nd Brigade
k-7, w-78, m-67 = 152


BG Daniel Weisiger Adams
Second Division
18 guns, k-109, w-406, m-70 = 585


BG James Patton Anderson		3rd Brigade
k-13, w-13, m-0 = 26


Col Samuel Powel
Second Division
18 guns, k-109, w-406, m-70 = 585


BG James Patton Anderson		4th Brigade
k-42, w-125, m-1 = 168


Col Thomas Marshall Jones
Third Division
20 guns, k-113, w-709, m-10 = 832


MG Simon Bolivar Buckner		1st Brigade
k-15, w-57, m-0 = 72


BG St. John Richardson Liddell
Third Division
20 guns, k-113, w-709, m-10 = 832


MG Simon Bolivar Buckner		2nd Brigade
k-25, w-325, m-0 = 350


BG Patrick Ronayne Cleburne
Third Division
20 guns, k-113, w-709, m-10 = 832


MG Simon Bolivar Buckner		3rd Brigade
k-32, w-164, m-9 = 205


BG Bushrod Rust Johnson
Third Division
20 guns, k-113, w-709, m-10 = 832


MG Simon Bolivar Buckner		4th Brigade
k-41, w-163, m-1 = 205


BG Sterling Alexander Martin Wood


Escort:
  • 3rd Georgia Cavalry : Cpt Reuben L. Hill
  • 16th Alabama: Col William Basis Wood
  • 33rd Alabama: Col Samuel Adams, Ltc Robert F. Crittenden
  • 3rd Confederate: Ltc Henry Virtner Keep
  • 15th Mississippi Battalion Sharpshooters : Maj A. T. Hawkins
  • 32nd Mississippi: Col Mark Perrin Lowrey
  • 33rd Mississippi: Ltc Richard Charlton
  • Semple's Battery : Cpt Henry Churchill Semple
    • 2nd Cavalry Brigadek-3, w-1, m-0 = 3


    Col Joseph Wheeler