Battle of Gettysburg order of battle: Confederate
The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Gettysburg on the Confederate side. The Gettysburg Union order of battle is shown separately. When multiple names of commanders are shown, this indicates the succession of command through the three-day battle (July 1–3, 1863).
Army of Northern Virginia
General Staff and Headquarters
General Robert E. Lee, Commanding.
General Staff
- Chief of Staff and Inspector General, Col Robert H. Chilton
- Chief of Artillery, BG William N. Pendleton
- Medical Director, Dr. Lafayette Guild
- Chief of Ordnance, Ltc Briscoe G. Baldwin
- Chief of Commissary, Ltc Robert G. Cole
- Chief Quartermaster, Ltc James L. Corley
- Judge Advocate General, Maj Henry E. Young
- Military Secretary and Acting Asst. Chief of Artillery, Col Armistead L. Long
- Asst. Inspector General, Col. H. L. Peyton
- Asst. Inspector General and Asst. Adjutant General, Maj. Henry E. Young
- Asst. Inspector General and Asst. Adjutant General, Maj. G. B. Cook
- Aide de Camp and Asst. Adjutant General, Maj Walter H. Taylor
- Aide de Camp and Asst. Military Secretary, Maj Charles Marshall
- Aide de Camp and Asst. Inspector General, Maj Charles S. Venable
- Aide de Camp, Maj T. M. R. Talcott
- Aide de Camp, Lt. George W. Peterkin
- Engineer, Col William P. Smith
- Engineer, Capt Samuel R. Johnson
First Army Corps
LTG James Longstreet, Commanding Total: (21,031)
- Chief of Staff, Ltc Moxley Sorrel (w)
- Ltc Peyton T. Manning
- Asst Adjutant General & Asst Inspector General, Maj Osmun Latrobe,
- Maj. Thomas Walton
- Engineer, Maj. John J. Clarke
- Aide de Camp, Cpt. Thomas J. Goree
- Medical Director, Surg J. S. D. Cullen
- Maj John W. Fairfax
- 1st Lt F. W. Dawson
- Signal Corps, Cpt Jacob H. Manning
- Quartermaster, Maj Samuel P. Mitchell
- Commissary, Maj Raphael J. Moses
- Cpt John W. Riley
- Cpt H. J. Rogers
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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McLaw's Division:
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Kershaw's Brigade:
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Barksdale's Brigade:
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Semmes' Brigade:
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Wofford's Brigade:
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Artillery:
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Pickett's Division:
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Garnett's Brigade:
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8th Virginia Infantry:
Col Eppa Hunton (w),
Ltc Norborne Berkeley (w & c),
Maj Edmund Berkeley (w)
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Kemper's Brigade:
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1st Virginia Infantry:
Col Lewis B. Williams, Jr (mw),
Ltc F. G. Skinner
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Armistead's Brigade:
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9th Virginia Infantry:
Maj John C. Owens (mw),
Cpt James J. Phillips
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Corse' s Brigade (not present, on detached duty at Hanover Junction) | ||
Jenkins' Brigade (not present, detached to Suffolk) |
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Artillery:
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Fauquier (Virginia) Artillery:
Cpt Robert M. Stribling
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Hood's Division:
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Law's Brigade:
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4th Alabama:
Ltc Laurence H. Scruggs (346)
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Robertson's Brigade: (Texas Brigade)
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3rd Arkansas:
Col Van H. Manning (w),
Ltc Robert S. Taylor (479)
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Anderson's Brigade:
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7th Georgia:
Col William W. White (377)
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Benning's Brigade:
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2nd Georgia:
Ltc William T. Harris (k),
Maj William S. Shepherd (348)
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Artillery:
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Branch North Carolina Battery F:
Cpt Alexander C. Latham (112, 1 x 6 lb 1841 model, 1 x 12 lb Howitzer, 3 x Napoleon)
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Artillery Reserve:
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Alexander's Battalion |
Ashland (Virginia) Artillery:
Cpt Pichegru Woolfolk, Jr (w),
Lt James Woolfolk (2 x 12 lb Howitzer, 2 x Napoleon)
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Washington (Louisiana) Artillery Battalion:
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First Company:
Cpt Charles W. Squires (1 x 12 lb)
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Second Army Corps
LTG Richard S. Ewell, Commanding Total: 21,278
MG Isaac R. Trimble, Aide de Camp (transferred to 3rd Corps on July 3)
- Escort: Randolph's Company Virginia Cavalry: Cpt William F. Randolph
- Assistant Adjutant General, Alexander "Sandie" Pendleton
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Early's Division:
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Hays' Brigade "Louisiana Tigers":
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5th Louisiana:
Maj Alexander Hart (w),
Cpt T. H. Biscoe (196)
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Smith's Brigade:
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13th Virginia Infantry (not at Gettysburg)
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Hoke's Brigade:
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6th North Carolina:
Maj Samuel McD. Tate (509)
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Gordon's Brigade:
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13th Georgia:
Col James M. Smith (312)
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Artillery:
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Charlottesville (Virginia) Artillery:
Cpt James McD. Carrington (71, 4 x Napoleon)
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Cavalry:
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Johnson's Division:
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Steuart's Brigade:
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1st Maryland Battalion:
Ltc James R. Herbert (w),
Maj William W. Goldsborough (w & c),
Cpt James P. Crane (400)
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Stonewall Brigade:
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2nd Virginia Infantry:
Col John Q. A. Nadenbousch (333)
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Nicholls' Brigade:
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1st Louisiana:
Cpt Edward D. Willett (172)
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Jones' Brigade:
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21st Virginia Infantry:
Cpt William P. Moseley (183)
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Artillery:
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1st Maryland Battery:
Cpt William F. Dement (90, 4 x Napoleon)
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Rodes' Division:
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Daniel's Brigade:
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32nd North Carolina:
Col Edmund C. Brabble (454)
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Doles' Brigade:
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4th Georgia:
Ltc David R. E. Winn (k),
Maj William H. Willis (341)
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Iverson's Brigade:
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5th North Carolina:
Cpt Speight B. West (w),
Cpt Benjamin Robinson (w) (473)
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Ramseur's Brigade:
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2nd North Carolina:
Maj Daniel W. Hurtt (w),
Cpt James T. Scales (243)
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O'Neal's Brigade:
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3rd Alabama:
Col Cullen A. Battle (350)
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Artillery:
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Jefferson Davis Alabama Artillery:
Cpt William J. Reese (79, 4 x 3" Rifle)
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Artillery Reserve:
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First Virginia Artillery Battalion
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2nd Richmond (Virginia) Howitzers:
Cpt David Watson
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Nelson's Artillery Battalion
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Amherst (Virginia) Artillery:
Cpt Thomas J. Kirkpatrick
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Third Army Corps
LTG Ambrose Powell Hill, Commanding Total: 26,793
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Anderson's Division:
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Wilcox's Brigade:
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8th Alabama:
Ltc Hilary A. Herbert (477)
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Mahone's Brigade:
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6th Virginia Infantry:
Col George T. Rogers (288)
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Wright's Brigade:
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3rd Georgia:
Col Edward J. Walker (441)
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Perry's Brigade:
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2nd Florida:
Maj Walter R. Moore (w & c),
Cpt William P. Ballantine (w & c),
Cpt Alexander Mosely (w & c),
Cpt C. Seton Fleming (242)
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Posey's Brigade:
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12th Mississippi:
Col William H. Taylor (306)
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Artillery (Sumpter Battalion):
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Company A:
Cpt Hugh M. Ross
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Heth's Division:
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Pettigrew's Brigade:
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11th North Carolina:
Col Collett Leventhorpe (w July 1, c July 10),
Maj Egbert A. Ross (k July 1),
Cpt Francis W. Bird (617)
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Brockenbrough's Brigade:
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40th Virginia Infantry:
Cpt Thomas E. Betts,
Cpt R. B. Davis (253)
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Archer's Brigade:
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13th Alabama:
Col Birkett D. Fry
Col James Aiken (308)
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Davis' Brigade:
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2nd Mississippi:
Col John M. Stone (w),
Maj John A. Blair (c),
Ltc David W. Humphries (assumed command on July 3, k) (492)
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Artillery:
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Donaldsonville (Louisiana) Artillery:
Cpt Victor Maurin (90, 6 x Napoleon)
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Pender's Division:
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McGowan's Brigade:
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1st South Carolina (Provisional Army):
Maj Charles W. McCreary (328)
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Lane's Brigade:
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7th North Carolina:
Cpt J. McLeod Turner (w & c),
Cpt James G. Harris (291)
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Thomas' Brigade:
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14th Georgia:
Col Robert W. Fulsom (331)
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Scales' Brigade:
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13th North Carolina:
Col Joseph H. Hyman (w),
Ltc Henry A. Rogers,
Lt Robert L. Moir,
Lt Nathaniel S. Smith (232)
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Artillery:
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Albemarle (Virginia) Artillery:
Cpt James W. Wyatt (94, 1 x 12" Howitzer, 2 x 3" Rifle, 1 x 10pdr Parrott)
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Artillery Reserve:
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McIntosh's Battalion |
Danville (Virginia) Artillery:
Cpt Robert S. Rice
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Pegram's Battalion
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Crenshaw (Virginia) Battery:
Cpt William G. Crenshaw
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Cavalry Units
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Stuart's Division:
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Hampton's Brigade:
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1st North Carolina:
Col Laurence S. Baker,
Ltc James B. Gordon
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Fitzhugh Lee's Brigade: |
1st Maryland Battalion:
Maj Harry Gilmor,
Maj Ridgely Brown
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Jenkins' Brigade:
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14th Virginia Cavalry:
Maj Benjamin F. Eakle
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W. H. F. Lee's Brigade:
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2nd North Carolina:
Col Solomon Williams (k at Brandy Station); Lt. Col. William H. F. Payne (c at Hanover); Cpt William A. Graham commanded at Gettysburg
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Stuart Horse Artillery: |
Breathed's (Virginia) Battery:
Cpt James Breathed
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Robertson's Brigade:
(not present at Gettysburg)
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4th North Carolina:
Col Dennis D. Ferebee
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Jones' Brigade:
(not present at Gettysburg)
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6th Virginia Cavalry:
Maj Cabel E. Flournoy
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Imboden's Command
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18th Virginia Cavalry:
Col George W. Imboden
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* Military Rank Abbreviations Used
- Gen = General
- LTG = Lieutenant General
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = Lieutenant
- Sgt = Sergeant
- ADC = Aide de Camp
* Other Abbreviations Used
- (w) = wounded
- (mw) = mortally wounded
- (k) = killed in action
- (c) = captured
- (w & c) = wounded and captured
- (mw & c) = mortally wounded and captured
References
- Eicher, John H. Gettysburg Order of Battle at Gettysburg Discussion Group website.
- U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901.