Battle of Stones River order of battle: Confederate


The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Stones River 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 = GeneralLTG = Lieutenant GeneralMG = Major GeneralBG = Brigadier GeneralCol = ColonelLtc = Lieutenant ColonelMaj = MajorCpt = CaptainLt = Lieutenant

Other

' = wounded

Army of Tennessee

Gen Braxton Bragg, Commanding

Polk's Corps

LTG Leonidas Polk
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

Cheatham's Division

MG Benjamin F. Cheatham
First Brigade

BG Daniel S. Donelson

  • 8th Tennessee: Col William L. Moore, Ltc John H. Anderson
  • 16th Tennessee: Col John H. Savage
  • 38th Tennessee: Col John C. Carter
  • 51st Tennessee: Col John Chester
  • 84th Tennessee: Col Sidney S. Stanton
  • Carnes' battery: Cpt William W. Carnes
Cheatham's Division

MG Benjamin F. Cheatham
Second Brigade

BG Alexander P. Stewart

Cheatham's Division

MG Benjamin F. Cheatham
Third Brigade

BG George Maney

  • 1st-27th Tennessee: Col Hume R. Field
  • 4th Tennessee : Col James A. McMurry
  • 6th-9th Tennessee: Col Charles S. Hurt, Maj John L. Harris
  • Maney's company Sharpshooters: Cpt Frank Maney
  • Smith's battery: Lt William B. Turner
Cheatham's Division

MG Benjamin F. Cheatham
Fourth Brigade

Col Alfred J. Vaughan, Jr.

BG Preston Smith

Withers' Division

MG Jones M. Withers
First Brigade

Col John Q. Loomis

Col John G. Coltart

Withers' Division

MG Jones M. Withers
Second Brigade

BG James R. Chalmers

Col Thomas W. White

Withers' Division

MG Jones M. Withers
Third Brigade

BG J. Patton Anderson

Withers' Division

MG Jones M. Withers
Fourth Brigade

Col Arthur M. Manigault

  • 24th Alabama
  • 28th Alabama
  • 34th Alabama
  • 10th-19th South Carolina: Col Augustus J. Lythgoe
  • Waters' battery: Cpt David D. Waters

Hardee's Corps

LTG William J. Hardee
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

Breckinridge's Division

MG John C. Breckinridge
First Brigade

BG Daniel W. Adams

Col Randall L. Gibson

Breckinridge's Division

MG John C. Breckinridge
Second Brigade

Col Joseph B. Palmer

BG Gideon J. Pillow

Breckinridge's Division

MG John C. Breckinridge
Third Brigade

BG William Preston

Breckinridge's Division

MG John C. Breckinridge
Fourth Brigade

BG Roger W. Hanson

Col Robert P. Trabue

Breckinridge's Division

MG John C. Breckinridge
Jackson's Brigade

BG John K. Jackson

  • 5th Georgia: Col William T. Black, Maj Charles P. Daniel
  • 2nd Georgia Battalion Sharpshooters: Maj Jesse J. Cox
  • 5th Mississippi: Ltc Walter L. Sykes
  • 8th Mississippi: Col John C. Wilkinson, Ltc Aden McNeill
  • Pritchard's Battery
  • Lumsden's battery: Lt Harvey H. Cribbs
Cleburne's Division

MG Patrick R. Cleburne
First Brigade

BG Lucius E. Polk

Cleburne's Division

MG Patrick R. Cleburne
Second Brigade

BG St. John R. Liddell

Cleburne's Division

MG Patrick R. Cleburne
Third Brigade

BG Bushrod R. Johnson

Cleburne's Division

MG Patrick R. Cleburne
Fourth Brigade

BG Sterling A. M. Wood

McCown's Division

MG John P. McCown
First Brigade

BG Mathew D. Ector

McCown's Division

MG John P. McCown
Second Brigade

BG James E. Rains

Col Robert B. Vance

McCown's Division

MG John P. McCown
Third Brigade

BG Evander McNair

Col Robert W. Harper