Battle of Wilmington order of battle: Confederate


The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Wilmington 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 Lieutenant

Confederate [Department of North Carolina]

District of Cape Fear

Gen Braxton Bragg

Fort Anderson

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

Garrison
Hagood's Brigade


BG Johnson Hagood

  • 11th South Carolina: Col F. Hay Gantt
  • 21st South Carolina : Col Robert F. Graham
  • 25th South Carolina : Col Charles H. Simonton
  • 27th South Carolina: Cpt Allston
  • 7th South Carolina Battalion: Ltc James H. Rion
GarrisonArtillery
GarrisonHedrick's Brigade


Col John J. Hedrick

  • 2nd North Carolina Artillery : Ltc John Douglas Taylor
  • 3rd North Carolina Artillery: Maj William Holland
  • *Company A : Cpt Ancram W. Ezzell
  • *Company B : Lt Macon Bonner, Lt Selby Harden
  • *Company C : Cpt John E. Leggett
  • *Company F: Cpt John Robertson
  • *2nd Company H : Cpt Calvin Barnes
  • *Company I: Cpt Charles C. Whitehurst
  • 1st Battalion North Carolina Heavy Artillery
  • *Company A : Cpt Robert G. Rankin
  • *Company B : Cpt John W. Taylor
  • *Company C : Cpt William H. Brown
  • *Company D : Lt John T. Rankin
  • 2nd North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company B
  • McDougald's Unattached Company North Carolina Troops: Cpt W. J. McDougald
  • Coast Guard Company

Post of Wilmington

Col George Jackson
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

Post garrison

  • Armory Guards, Company B: Cpt Armand L deRosset
  • 7th North Carolina Home Guards, Companies A and B: Col James G. Burr
  • 8th North Carolina Senior Reserves: Col Allmand M. McKoy
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Post garrisonEngineers
  • 2nd Engineers, Company A: Cpt John C. Winder
  • Signal Corps: Lt George C. Bain
Post garrisonCape Fear River batteries


Col Peter C. Gaillard

  • 13th Battalion North Carolina Light/Heavy Artillery
  • *Company D : Lt Samuel H. Forbes
  • 68th North Carolina Troops, Company C
  • McDougald's Company