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Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
May 8-21, 1864
Commanded by Lieutenant General Richard S. Ewell
Early’s Division | Major General Jubal A. Early (to c.o. 3rd Corps 5/8) Brigadier General John B. Gordon |
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Hays’ Brigade | Brigadier General Harry T. Hays | to Johnson’s Division 5/8 |
5th Louisiana Infantry Regiment | Lt. Colonel Bruce Menger | |
6th Louisiana Infantry Regiment | Major William H. Manning | |
7th Louisiana Infantry Regiment | Major J. Moore Wilson | |
8th Louisiana Infantry Regiment | ||
9th Louisiana Infantry Regiment | ||
Johnston’s Brigade | Brigadier General Robert D. Johnston (w) Colonel Thomas M. Garrett (k) Colonel Thomas F. Toon |
from Rodes’ Division (below) 5/8 |
5th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Thomas M. Garrett (^) Lieutenant Colonel John W. Lea |
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12th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Henery E. Coleman | |
20th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Thomas F. Toon (^) Captain Duncan J. DeVane |
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23rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Charles C. Blacknall | |
Pegram’s Brigade | Colonel John S. Hoffman | |
13th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel James B. Terrill | |
31st Virginia Infantry Regiment | Lt. Colonel McCutchen | |
49th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel J. Catlett Gibson | |
52nd Virginia Infantry Regiment | ||
58th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel John G. Kasey (w) | |
Gordon’s Brigade | Brigadier General John B. Gordon (^ 5/8) Colonel Clement Evans (after 5/8; BG 5/21) |
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13th Georgia Infantry Regiment | ||
26th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Edmund N. Atkinson | |
31st Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Clement A. Evans (^ 5/8) | |
38th Georgia Infantry Regiment | ||
60th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Lt. Colonel Thomas J. Berry | |
61st Georgia Infantry Regiment | ||
Terry’s Brigade | Colonel William Terry (to Brigadier General 5/19) | |
Stonewall Brigade remnants: 2nd, 4th, 5th, 27th, 33rd Virginia |
Created 5/14 from the remnants of Johnson’s Division. The 14 regiments had the combined strength of a weak brigade |
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Jones’ Brigade remnants: 21st, 25th, 42nd, 44th, 48th, 50th Virginia |
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Steuart’s Brigade remnants: 10th, 23rd, 37th Virginia |
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Johnson’s Division | Major General Edward Johnson (c 5/12) | Division dissolved 5/14 |
Stonewall Brigade | Brigadier General James Walker (w 5/12) Colonel John H.S. Funk |
Survivors consolidated into Terry’s Brigade of Early’s Division 5/14 |
2nd Virginia Infantry Regiment | Captain James H. Stewart | |
4th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel William Terry | |
5th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel John H.S. Funk (^ 5/12) | |
27th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Lt. Colonel Charles L. Haynes | |
33rd Virginia Infantry Regiment | Major Jacob B. Golladay | |
Hays’ – Stafford’s Brigade | Brigadier General Harry T. Hays (w 5/9) Colonel William Monaghan Colonel Jesse M. Williams Colonel Zebulon York |
After Stafford was mortally wounded at the Wilderness Hays’ Brigade was transferred from Early’s Division on 5/8 and combined with Stafford’s with Hays in command. Returned to Early on 5/13. |
Stafford’s old brigade | ||
1st Louisiana Infantry Regiment | ||
2nd Louisiana Infantry Regiment | Colonel Jesse M. Williams (^) | |
10th Louisiana Infantry Regiment | ||
14th Louisiana Infantry Regiment | Colonel Zebulon York (^) | |
15th Louisiana Infantry Regiment | ||
Hays’ old brigade | ||
5th Louisiana Infantry Regiment | Lt. Colonel Bruce Menger | |
6th Louisiana Infantry Regiment | Major William H. Manning | |
7th Louisiana Infantry Regiment | Major J. Moore Wilson | |
8th Louisiana Infantry Regiment | ||
9th Louisiana Infantry Regiment | ||
Jones’ Brigade | Colonel William A. Witcher (5/9) Colonel John C. Higginbotham (k 5/10) Colonel Robert H. Dungan (5/10-5/11) Colonel William A. Witcher (5/11; w 5/12) Colonel Robert H. Dungan (after 5/12) |
Survivors consolidated into Terry’s Brigade of Early’s Division 5/14 |
21st Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel William A. Witcher | |
25th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel John C. Higginbotham | |
42nd Virginia Infantry Regiment | ||
44th Virginia Infantry Regiment | ||
48th Virginia Infantry Regiment | ||
50th Virginia Infantry Regiment | ||
Steuart’s Brigade | Brigadier General George H. Steuart (c 5/12) Brigade dissolved | |
1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Hamilton A. Brown | to Ramseur’s Brigade 5/14 |
3rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Stephen D. Thruston (w 5/10) Lieutenant Colonel William Parsley |
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10th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Survivors consolidated into Terry’s Brigade of Early’s Division 5/14 |
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23rd Virginia Infantry Regiment | ||
37th Virginia Infantry Regiment | ||
Rodes’ Division | Major General Robert E. Rodes | |
Battle’s Brigade | Brigadier General Cullen A. Battle | |
3rd Alabama Infantry Regiment | Colonel Charles Forsyth | |
5th Alabama Infantry Regiment | ||
6th Alabama Infantry Regiment | ||
12th Alabama Infantry Regiment | ||
61st Alabama Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Louis H. Hill | |
Daniels’ Brigade | Brigadier General Junius Daniel (mw 5/12) Ltieutenant Colonel James T. Morehead Colonel Bryan Grimes (from 5/13) |
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32nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment | ||
45th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel John R. Winston | |
53rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel James T. Morehead (^ 5/12-5/13) | |
2nd North Carolina Battalion | ||
Doles’ Brigade | Brigadier General George P. Doles | |
4th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel William A. Witcher | |
12th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Edward Willis | |
44th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Wiliam H. Peebles | |
Johnston’s Brigade | Brigadier General Robert D. Johnston | to Early’s Division 5/8 (above) |
5th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Thomas M. Garrett | |
12th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Henery E. Coleman | |
20th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Thomas F. Toon | |
23rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Charles C. Blacknall | |
Ramseur’s Brigade | Brigadier General Stephen D. Ramseur (w 5/12 remained in command) | |
1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Hamilton A. Brown | from Steuart’s Brigade 5/12 |
2nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel William R. Cox | |
3rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel William Parsley | from Steuart’s Brigade 5/12 |
4th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Bryan Grimes | |
14th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel R. Tyler Bennett (w) | |
30th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Francis M. Parker | |
Artillery Reserve | Brigadier General Armistead Long | |
Brown’s Artillery Division | Colonel J. Thompson Brown | |
Braxton’s Artillery Battalion | Lt. Colonel Carter M. Braxton | |
Alleghany (VA) Artillery | Captain Joseph Carpenter | |
Stafford (VA) Artillery | Captain Raleigh L. Cooper | |
Lynchbueg (VA) Lee Artillery | Captain William W. Hardwicke | |
Hardaway’s Artillery Battalion | Lt. Colonel Robert A. Hardaway (w 5/12) Major Davd Watson (mw 5/12) Captain Willis J. Dance Major Wilfred E. Cutshaw (after 5/13) |
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Powhattan (Va.) Artillery | Captain Willis Jefferson Dance. | |
1st Rockbridge (Va.) Artillery | Captain Archibald Graham | |
Griffin’s (MD) Battery | ||
Jones’ (VA) Battery | ||
Smith’s (VA) Battery | ||
Nelson’s Artillery Battalion | Lt. Colonel William Nelson | |
Amhearst (VA) Artillery | Captain Thomas J. Kirkpatrick | |
Fluvanna (VA) Artillery | Captain John L. Massie | |
Milledge’s (GA) Battery | Captain John Milledge | |
Carter’s Artillery Division | Colonel Thomas H. Carter | |
Cutshaw’s Artillery Battalion | Major Wilfred E. Cutshaw (to Hardaway’s Battalion 5/13) Major Richard C.M. Page |
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Charlottesville (VA) Artillery | Captain James McDowell Carrington | captured 5/12 |
Staunton (VA) Artillery | Captain Asher W. Garber | |
Richmond (VA) Courtney Artillery | Captain Alfred R. Courtney | |
Page’s Artillery Battalion | Major Richard C.M. Page | dissolved 5/13 |
King William (VA) Artillery | Captain William P. Carter | captured 5/12 |
Richmond (VA) Orange Artillery | Captain Charles William Fry | to Cutshaw’s Battalion |
Yorktown (VA) Magruder Artillery | Captain Thomas Jefferson Page, Jr. | captured 5/12 |
Jeff Davis (AL) Artillery | Captain William J. Reese (c 5/12) | captured 5/12 |