Battle of Chancellorsville • Tour the Battlefield • Monuments & Markers • The Armies
The Army of Northern Virginia at Chancellorsville was missing a quarter of its infantry at Chancellorsville. Lieutenant General Longstreet with Hood’s and Pickett’s Divisions had been detached to Suffolk, south of Petersburg. Lee hoped to be able to recall them if trouble developed but Hooker moved too fast. The result was a lopsided army with two infantry divisions reporting directly to Lee and four infantry divisions under 2nd Corps commander Thomas Jackson.
Commanded by General Robert E. Lee
Chief of Staff – Colonel Robert H. Chilton
Chief Quartermaster – Brigadier General Lucius M. Walker
Chief of Artillery – Brigadier General William N. Pendleton
Key: k=killed, mw=mortally wounded, w=wounded, c=captured, ^=took command of parent unit
First Corps
Under the direct command of General Lee while Lonsgtreet commanded the Suffolk Expedition.
| Anderson’s Division | Major General Richard H. Anderson |
| Mahone’s Brigade | Brigadier General William Mahone |
| 6th Virginia Infantry | Colonel George T. Rogers |
| 12th Virginia Infantry | Lieutenant Colonel Everard M. Feild |
| 16th Virginia Infantry | Lieutenant Colonel Richard O. Whitehead |
| 41st Virginia Infantry | Colonel William A. Parham |
| 61st Virginia Infantry | Colonel Virginius D. Groner |
| Perry’s Brigade | Brigadier General Edward A. Perry |
| 2nd Florida Infantry | Major Walter R. Moore (w) |
| 5th Florida Infantry | Major Benjamin F. Davis (w) |
| 8th Florida Infantry | Colonel Davis Lang |
| Posey’s Brigade | Brigadier General Carnot Posey |
| 12th Mississippi Infantry | Lieutenant Colonel Merry B. Harris (w) Major Samuel B. Thomas |
| 16th Mississippi Infantry | Colonel Samuel E. Baker |
| 19th Mississippi Infantry | Colonel Nathaniel E. Harris |
| 48th Mississippi Infantry | Colonel Joseph M. Jayne |
| Wilcox’s Brigade | Brigadier General Cadmus S. Wilcox |
| 8th Alabama Infantry | Colonel Young L. Royston (w) Lieutenant Colonel Hilary R. Herbert |
| 9th Alabama Infantry | Major Jeremiah H.J. Williams |
| 10th Alabama Infantry | Colonel William H. Forney (w) |
| 11th Alabama Infantry | Colonel John C.C. Sanders |
| 14th Alabama Infantry | Colonel Lucius Pinckard |
| Wright’s Brigade | Brigadier General Ambrose R. Wright |
| 3rd Georgia Infantry | Major John F. Jones (w) Captain Charles H. Andrews |
| 22nd Georgia Infantry | Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Wasden |
| 48th Georgia Infantry | Lieutenant Colonel Reuben W. Carswell |
| 2nd Georgia Infantry Battalion | Major George W. Rosa |
| Garnett’s Artillery Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel John J. Garnett Major Robert A. Hardaway |
| Donaldsonville (La.) Artillery | Captain Victor Maurin |
| Norfolk (Va.) Battery | Captain Joseph D. Moore |
| Norfolk (Va.) Blues Artillery | Captain C.R. Grandy |
| Pittsylvania (Va.) Artillery | Lieutenant Nathan Penick |
| McLaws’ Division | Major General Lafayette McLaws |
| Barksdale’s Brigade | Brigadier General William Barksdale |
| 13th Mississippi Infantry | Colonel James W. Carter |
| 17th Mississippi Infantry | Colonel William D. Holder |
| 18th Mississippi Infantry | Colonel Thomas M. Griffin (c) |
| 21st Mississippi Infantry | Colonel Benjamin G. Humphreys |
| Kershaw’s Brigade | Brigadier General Joseph Kershaw |
| 2nd South Carolina Infantry | Colonel John D. Kennedy |
| 3rd South Carolina Infantry | Major Robert C. Maffett |
| 7th South Carolina Infantry | Colonel Elbert Bland |
| 8th South Carolina Infantry | Lieutenant Colonel Joseph F. Gist |
| 15th South Carolina Infantry | Colonel Thomas M. Bayne |
| 3rd South Carolina Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel WIlliam G. Rice |
| Semmes’ Brigade | Brigadier General Paul J. Semmes |
| 10th Georgia Infantry | Lieutenant Colonel Willis C. Holt |
| 50th Georgia Infantry | Lieutenant Colonel Francis Kearse |
| 51st Georgia Infantry | Colonel William M. Slaughter (mw) Lieutenant Colonel Edward Ball (w) Major Oliver P. Anthony |
| 53rd Georgia Infantry | Colonel James P. Simms |
| Wofford’s Brigade | Brigadier General William T. Wofford |
| 16th Georgia Infantry | Colonel Goode Bryan |
| 18th Georgia Infantry | Colonel Solon Z. Ruff |
| 24th Georgia Infantry | Colonel Robert McMillan |
| Cobb’s (Georgia) Legion | Lieutenant Colonel Luther J. Glenn |
| Phillips’ (Georgia) Legion | Lieutenant Colonel Elihu S. Barclay, Jr. |
| Cabell’s Artillery Battalion | Colonel Henry C. Cabell Major Samuel P. Hamilton |
| Manly’s (NC) Battery | Captain Basil C. Manly |
| Pulaski (Ga.) Artillery | Captain John C. Fraser |
| 1st Richmond (Va.) Howitzers | Captain Edward S. McCarthy |
| Troup (Ga.) Battery | Captain Henry H. Carlton |
| Artillery Reserve | |
| Alexander’s Artillery Battalion | Colonel Edward Porter Alexander Major Frank Huger |
| Ashland (Va.) Battery | Captain Pichegru Woolfolk, Jr. |
| Bath (Va.) Battery | Captain Osmond B. Taylor |
| Bedford (Va.) Battery | Captain Tyler C. Jordan |
| Brooks (SC) Artilllery | Captain A.B. Rhett |
| Madison (LA) Artillery | Captain George V. Moody |
| Richmond (Va.) Battery | Captain William W. Parker |
| Washington (La.) Artillery | Colonel James B. Walton |
| 1st Company | Captain Charles W. Squires (c) Leutenant Charles H.C. Brown |
| 2nd Company | Captain John B. Richardson |
| 3rd Company | Captain Merritt B. Miller |
| 4th Company | Captain Benjamin F. Eshleman |
Second Corps
Commanded by:
Lieutenant General Thomas J. Jackson (mortally wounded 5/2)
Major General Ambrose P. Hill (w 5/2)
Brigadier General Robert Rodes
Major General James E.B. Stuart
| Early’s Division | Major General Jubal Early |
| Gordon’s Brigade | Brigadier General John B. Gordon |
| 13th Georgia Infantry | Colonel James M. Smith |
| 26th Georgia Infantry | Colonel Edmund N. Atkinson |
| 31st Georgia Infantry | Colonel Clement A. Evans (w) |
| 38th Georgia Infantry | Colonel James D. Mathews |
| 60th Georgia Infantry | Colonel William H. Stiles |
| 61st Georgia Infantry | Colonel John H. Lamar |
| Hays’ Brigade | Brigadier General Harry T. Hays |
| 5th Louisiana Infantry | Colonel Henry Forno |
| 6th Louisiana Infantry | Colonel William Monaghan |
| 7th Louisiana Infantry | Colonel Davidson B. Penn (c) |
| 8th Louisiana Infantry | Colonel Trevanion D. Lewis (c) |
| 9th Louisiana Infantry | Colonel Leroy A. Stafford (c) |
| Hoke’s Brigade | Brigadier General Robert Hoke (w) Colonel Isaac Avery |
| 6th North Carolina Infantry | Colonel Isaac Avery (^) Major Samuel M. Tate |
| 21st North Carolina Infantry | Lieutenant Colonel William S. Rankin |
| 54th North Carolina Infantry | Colonel James C.S. McDowell (mw) Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth M. Murchison |
| 57th North Carolina Infantry | Colonel Archibald C. Gorwin |
| 1st North Carolina Sharpshooter Battalion | Colonel Major Rufus W. Wharton |
| Smith’s Brigade | Brigadier General William Smith |
| 13th Virginia Infantry | Lieutenant Colonel James B. Terrill |
| 49th Virginia Infantry | Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan C. Gibson |
| 52nd Virginia Infantry | Colonel Michael G. Harman |
| 58th Virginia Infantry | Colonel Francis H. Board |
| Andrews’ Artillery Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel Richard Snowden Andrews |
| Alleghany (Va.) Battery | Captain Joseph Carpenter |
| 1st Maryland Battery | Captain William F. Dement |
| Chesapeake (Md.) Battery | Captain W.D. Brown |
| Lynchburg Lee (Va.) Artillery | Captain Charles J. Raine |
| A.P. Hill’s Division | Major General Ambrose Powell Hill (^,w) Brigadier General Henry Heth (w) Brigadier General William Pender (w) Brigadier General James J. Archer |
| Archer’s Brigade | Brigadier General James Archer (^) Colonel Birkett Fry (w) |
| 13th Alabama Infantry | Colonel Birkett Fry (^) Lieutenant Colonel James Aiken (w) Major John T. Smith (k) |
| 5th Alabama Battalion | Captain S.D. Stewart (k) Captain A.N. Porter |
| 1st Tennessee Infantry | Lieutenant Colonel Newton J. George |
| 7th Tennessee Infantry | Lieutenant Colonel John A. Fite (w) |
| 14th Tennessee Infantry | Colonel William McComb (w) Catain R.C. Wilson |
| Heth’s Brigade | Brigadier General Henry Heth (^,w) Colonel John M. Brockenbrough |
| 40th Virginia Infantry | Colonel John M. Brockenbrough (^) Lieutenant Colonel Fleet W. Cox (w) Captain T. Edwin Betts |
| 47th Virginia Infantry | Colonel Robert M. Mayo |
| 55th Virginia Infantry | Colonel Francis Mallory (k) Lieutenant Colonel William S. Christian (w) Major Andrew D. Saundrs (k) Lieutenant R.L. Williams (to 5/4) Major Evan Rice (from 5/4) |
| 22nd Virginia Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel Edward P. Tayloe |
| Lane’s Brigade | Brigadier General James H. Lane |
| 7th North Carolina Infantry | Colonel Edward G. Hayward (w) Lieutenant Colonel Junius L. Hill (k) Major William L. Davidson (w) Captain Nathan A. Pool |
| 18th North Carolina Infantry | Colonel Thomas J. Purdie (k) Lieutenant Colonel Forney George (w) Major John D. Barry |
| 28th North Carolina Infantry | Colonel Samuel D. Lowe |
| 33rd North Carolina Infantry | Colonel Clark M. Avery (w) Captain Joseph H. Saunders |
| 37th North Carolina Infantry | Colonel William M. Barbour (w) |
| McGowan’s Brigade | Brigadier General Samuel McGowan (w) Colonel Oliver E. Edwards (mw) Colonel Abner M. Perrin (5/4-5/8) Colonel Daniel H. Hamilton (from 5/8) |
| 1st South Carolina Infantry | Colonel Daniel H. Hamilton (^) Captain Washington P. Shooter |
| 1st South Carolina Rifles | Colonel James M. Perrin (mw) Lieutenant Colonel Francis E. Harrison |
| 12th South Carolina Infantry | Colonel John L. Miller |
| 13th South Carolina Infantry | Colonel Oliver E. Edwards (^, mw) Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin T. Brockman |
| 14th South Carolina Infantry | Colonel Abner Perrin (^) |
| Pender’s Brigade | Brigadier General William Dorsey Pender |
| 13th North Carolina Infantry | Colonel Alfred Scales (w) Lieutenant Colonel Joseph H. Hyman |
| 16th North Carolina Infantry | Colonel John S. McElroy (w) Lieutenant Colonel William A. Stowe (w) |
| 22nd North Carolina Infantry | Lieutenant Colonel Chris C. Cole (k) Major Laben Odell (k) Captain George A. Graves |
| 34th North Carolina Infantry | Colonel William L.J. Lowrance |
| 38th North Carolina Infantry | Lieutenant Colonel John Ashford |
| Thomas’ Brigade | Brigadier General Edward L. Thomas |
| 14th Georgia Infantry | Colonel Robert W. Folsom |
| 35th Georgia Infantry | Captain John Duke |
| 45th Georgia Infantry | Lieutenant Colonel Washington L. Grice |
| 49th Georgia Infantry | Major Samuel T. Player |
| Walker’s Artillery Battalion | Colonel R. Lindsay Walker Major William R.J. Pegram |
| Crenshaw’s (Va.) Battery | Lieutenant John H. Chamberlayne |
| Fredericksburg (Va.) Battery | Captain Edward A. Marye |
| Letcher (Va.) Battery | Captain Greenlee Davidson (mw) Lieutenant Thomas A. Brander |
| Pee Dee (SC) Artillery | Captain Irvin B. Brunson |
| Purcell (Va.) Battery | Lieutenant Joseph McGraw |
| D.H. Hill’s Division | Brigadier General Robert E. Rodes Brigadier General Stephen Ramseur |
| Colquit’s Brigade | Brigadier General Alfred H. Colquitt |
| 6th Georgia Infantry | Colonel John T. Lofton |
| 19th Georgia Infantry | Colonel Andrew J. Hutchins |
| 23rd Georgia Infantry | Colonel Emory F. Best |
| 27th Georgia Infantry | Colonel Charles T. Zachry |
| 28th Georgia Infantry | Colonel Tully Graybill |
| Doles’ Brigade | Brigadier General George P. Doles |
| 4th Georgia Infantry | Colonel Philip Cook (w) Lieutenant Colonel David R.E. Winn |
| 12th Georgia Infantry | Colonel Edward Willis |
| 21st Georgia Infantry | Colonel john T. Mercer |
| 44th Georgia Infantry | Colonel John B. Estes |
| Iverson’s Brigade | Brigadier General Alfred Iverson, Jr. |
| 5th North Carolina Infantry | Colonel Thomas M. Garrett (w) Lieutenant Colonel John W. Lea (w) Major William J. Hill (w) Catain Speight B. West |
| 12th North Carolina Infantry | Major David P. Rowe (mw) Lieutenant Colonel Robert D. Johnston (from 23rd N.C. 5/2) |
| 20th North Carolina Infantry | Colonel Thomas F. Toon (w) Lieutenant Colonel Nelson Slough |
| 23rd North Carolina Infantry | Colonel Daniel H. Christie |
| Ramseur’s Brigade | Brigadier General Stephen D. Ramseur (w) Colonel Franics M. Parker |
| 2nd North Carolina Infantry | Colonel William R. Cox |
| 4th North Carolina Infantry | Colonel Bryan Grimes |
| 14th North Carolina Infantry | Colonel R. Tyler Bennett |
| 30th North Carolina Infantry | Colonel Francis M. Parker |
| Rodes’ Brigade | Colonel Edward A. O’Neal (w) Colonel Josephus M. Hall |
| 3rd Alabama Infantry | Captain Malachi F. Bonham |
| 5th Alabama Infantry | Colonel Josephus M. Hall (^) Lieutenant Colonel E. Lafayette Hobson (w) Captain William T. Renfro (mw) Captain Thomas M. Riley |
| 6th Alabama Infantry | Colonel James N. Lightfoot |
| 12th Alabama Infantry | Colonel Samuel B. Pickens |
| 26th Alabama Infantry | Lieutenant Colonel John S. Gavin (w) Lieutenant Colonel Miles J. Taylor |
| Carter’s Artillery Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel Thomas H. Carter |
| Jeff Davis (Al.) Artillery | Captain William Reese |
| King William (Va.) Artillery | Captain William P. Carter |
| Orange (Va.) Artillery | Captain Charles W. Fry |
| Morris Louisa (Va.) Artillery | Captain Richard C.M. Page |
| Trimble’s Division | Brigadier General Raleigh E. Colston |
| Colston’s Brigade | Colonel E.T.H. Warren (w) Colonel Titus V. Williams (w) Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton A. Brown |
| 1st North Carolina Infantry | Colonel John A. McDowell (w) Captain Jarrette N. Harrell (w) Captain Louis C. Latham |
| 3rd North Carolina Infantry | Lieutenant Colonel Stephen D. Thruston (w) Major William M. Parsley (k) |
| 10th Virginia Infantry | Lieutenant Colonel Samuel T. Walker (k) Major Joshua Stover (mw) Captain A.H. Smals |
| 23rd Virginia Infantry | Lieutenant Colonel Simeon T. Walton |
| 37th Virginia Infantry | Colonel Titus V. Williams (^,w) |
| Jones’ Brigade | Brigadier General John R. Jones *see note below Colonel Thomas S. Garnett (mw) Colonel Alexander S. Vandeventer |
| 21st Virginia Infantry | Major John B. Moseley |
| 42nd Virginia Infantry | Lieutenant Colonel R.W. Winters |
| 44th Virginia Infantry | Major Norval Cobb (w) Captain Thomas R. Bucker |
| 48th Virginia Infantry | Colonel Thomas S. Garnett (^, mw) Major Oscar White |
| 50th Virginia Infantry | Colonel Alexander S. Vandeventer (^) Major Lynville J. Perkins |
| Nicholls’ Brigade | Brigadier General Francis T. Nicholls (w) Colonel Jesse M. Williams |
| 1st Louisiana Infantry | Captain Edward D. Willett |
| 2nd Louisiana Infantry | Colonel Jesse E. Williams (^) Lieutenant Colonel Ross E. Burke |
| 10th Louisiana Infantry | Lieutenant Colonel John M. Legett (k) Captain A. Perrodin |
| 14th Louisiana Infantry | Lieutenant Colonel David Zable |
| 15th Louisiana Infantry | Captain William C. Michie |
| Paxton’s Brigade | Brigadier General Elisha Paxton (k) Colonel John H.S. Funk |
| 2nd Virginia Infantry | Colonel J.Q.A. Nadenbousch (w) Lieutenant Colonel Raleigh T. Colston |
| 4th Virginia Infantry | Major William Terry |
| 5th Virginia Infantry | Colonel John H.S. Funk (^) Lieutenant Colonel Hazael J. Williams |
| 27th Virginia Infantry | Colonel James K. Edmondson (w) Lieutenant Colonel Daniel M. Shriver |
| 33rd Virginia Infantry | Lieutenant Colonel Abraham Springer |
| Jones’ Artillery Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel Hilary P. Jones |
| Charlottesville Battery | Captain James McD. Carrington |
| Courtney (Va.) Artillery | Captain W.A. Tanner |
| Louisiana Guard Artillery | Captain Charles Thompson |
| Staunton (Va.) Artillery | Lieutenant Alexander H. Fultz |
| Artillery Reserve | Chief of Artillery: Colonel Stapleton Crutchfield (w) Colonel Edward P. Alexander Colonel J. Thompson Brown |
| 1st Virginia Artillery Battalion | Colonel J. Thompson Brown (^) Captain David Watson Captain Willis J. Dance |
| Powhatan (Va.) Battery | Captain Pichegru Woolfolk, Jr. |
| 2nd Richmond (Va.) Howitzers | Captain Tyler C. Jordan |
| 3rd Richmond (Va.) Howitzers | Captain Tyler C. Jordan |
| 2nd Rockbridge (Va.) Artillery | Captain A.B. Rhett |
| Salem (Va.) Artillery | Captain George V. Moody |
| Warenton (Va.) Battery | Captain William W. Parker |
| McIntosh’s Artillery Battalion | Major David G. Macintosh |
| Danville (Va.) Battery | Captain George W. Wooding |
| Hurt’s (Al.) Battery | Captain William P. Hurt |
| Richmond (Va) Battery | Captain Marmaduke Johnson |
| 2nd Rockbridge (Va.) Artillery | Captain John A.M. Lusk |
*Note – Brigadier General John R. Jones left the field due to an ulcerated leg. It was the third time he had left a battlefield unwounded, and was relieved of his command.
Cavalry Division
Commanded by Major General James E.B. Stuart
| Fitzhugh Lee’s Brigade | Brigadier General Fitzhugh Lee |
| 1st Virginia Cavalry | Colonel James H. Drake |
| 2nd Virginia Cavalry | Colonel Thomas T. Munford |
| 3rd Virginia Cavalry | Colonel Thomas H. Owen |
| 4th Virginia Cavalry | Colonel Williams C. Wickham |
| William H.F. Lee’s Brigade | Brigadier General William H.F. Lee |
| 2nd North Carolina Cavalry | Lt. Colonel Wiliam H.F. Payne |
| 5th Virginia Cavalry | Colonel Thomas L. Rosser |
| 9th Virginia Cavalry | Colonel Richard L.T. Beale |
| 10th Virginia Cavalry | Colonel J. Lucius Davis |
| 13th Virginia Cavalry | Colonel John R. Chambliss, Jr. |
| 15th Virginia Cavalry | Lt. Colonel John Critcher |
| Horse Artillery | Major Robert F. Beckham |
| Lynchburg (Va.) Battery | Captain Marcellus Moorman |
| 1st Stuart Horse Artillery (Va.) | Captain James Breathed |
| 2nd Stuart Horse Artillery (Va.) | Captain William M. McGregor |
| Washington (SC) Battery | Captain James F. Hart |
Artillery Reserve
Commanded by Brigadier General William N. Pendleton
| Cutt’s Artillery Battalion | Lt. Colonel Allen S. Cutts |
| Sumter (Ga.) Battery A | Captain Hugh M. Ross |
| Sumter (Ga.) Battery B | Captain George M. Patterson |
| Nelson’s Artillery Battalion | Lt. Colonel William Nelson |
| Amhearst (Va.) Battery | Captain Thomas J. Kirkpatrick |
| Fluvanna (Va.) Battery | Captain John L. Massie |
| Milledge’s (Ga.) Battery | Captain John Milledge, Jr. |