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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 |