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The Army of Northern Virginia
at the Wilderness
Commanded by General Robert E. Lee
* Note: k=killed, mw = mortally wounded, w=wounded, c = captured, r = relieved, ^ moved up to higher command
Regiments and batteries link to unit histories on the companion site, Civil War in the East.com
First Corps – Lieutenant General James Longstreet (w 5/5)
Major General Charles W. Field (5/5-5/6)
Major General Richard Anderson (as of 5/7)
Field’s Division Major General Charles W. Field
Anderson’s Brigade – Brigadier General George T. Anderson
7th Georgia Infantry
8th Georgia Infantry
9th Georgia Infantry
11th Georgia Infantry
59th Georgia Infantry – Lt. Colonel Bolivar H. Gee
Benning’s Brigade – Brigadier General Henry L. Benning (w 5/6), Colonel Dudley M. DuBose
2nd Georgia Infantry
15th Georgia Infantry – Colonel Dudley M. DuBose
17th Georgia Infantry
20th Georgia Infantry
Gregg’s Brigade – Brigadier General John Gregg (w 5/6*)
3rd Arkansas Infantry – Colonel Van H. Manning
1st Texas Infantry
4th Texas Infantry – Colonel John P. Bane
5th Texas Infantry – Lieutenant Colonel King Bryan
Law’s Brigade Colonel William F. Perry (Note: General Law was under arrest)
4th Alabama Infantry – Colonel Pinckney D. Bowles
15th Alabama Infantry
44th Alabama Infantry – Colonel William F. Perry
47th Alabama Infantry
48th Alabama Infantry – Lieutenant Colonel William M. Hardwick
Jenkins’ Brigade – Brigadier General Micah Jenkins (k 5/6), Colonel John Bratton
1st South Carolina Infantry – Colonel James R. Hagood
2nd South Carolina Rifles – Colonel Robert E. Bowen
5th South Carolina Infantry – Colonel A. Coward
6th South Carolina Infantry – Colonel John Bratton
Palmetto (SC) Sharpshooters – Colonel Joseph Walker
McLaws’ Division – Brigadier General Joseph Kershaw
(note – General McLaws had left the army and would not return, but had not been formally replaced)
Bryan’s Brigade – Brigadier General Goode Bryan
10th Georgia Infantry – Colonel Willis C. Holt
50th Georgia Infantry – Colonel Peter McGlashan
51st Georgia Infantry – Colonel Edward Ball
53rd Georgia Infantry – Colonel James P. Simms
Humphreys’ Brigade – Brigadier General Benjamin G. Humphreys
13th Mississippi Infantry – Major George L. Donald
17th Mississippi Infantry
18th Mississippi Infantry – Captain William H. Lewis
21st Mississippi Infantry – Colonel D.N. Moody
Kershaw’s Brigade – Colonel John D. Kennedy (w), Colonel John W. Henagan
2nd South Carolina Infantry – Lieutenant Colonel Franklin Gaillard (mw 5/6)
3rd South Carolina Infantry – Colonel James D. Nance (k 5/6) (Note – There is a monument to Colonel Nance where he fell)
7th South Carolina Infantry – Captain James Mitchell
8th South Carolina Infantry – Lieutenant Colonel Eli T. Stackhouse
15th South Carolina Infantry – Colonel John B. Davis
3rd South Carolina Battalion – Captain B.M. Whitener
Wofford’s Brigade – Brigadier General William T. Wofford
16th Georgia Infantry
18th Georgia Infantry
24th Georgia Infantry
Cobb’s (Georgia) Legion
Phillips’ (Georgia) Legion
3rd Georgia Sharpshooter Battalion
Corps Artillery Reserve – Brigadier General E. Porter Alexander
Cabell’s Artillery Battalion Colonel Henry C. Cabell
Manly’s (NC) Battery – Captain Basil C. Manly
Pulaski (GA) Artillery – Captain Callaway
1st Richmond (Va.) Howitzers – Captain Edward S. McCarthy
Troup (GA) Battery – Captain Henry H. Carlton
Haskell’s Artillery Battalion – Colonel James B. Walto
Flanner’s (NC) Battery
Garden’s (SC) Battery
Lamkins’ (VA) Battery (serving as sharpshooters)
Ramsay’s (NC) Battery
Huger’s Artillery Battalion – Lieutenant Colonel Frank Huger
Ashland (VA) Battery – Captain Pichegru Woolfolk, Jr.
Bath (VA) Battery – Captain Osmond B. Taylor
Bedford (VA) Battery – Captain Smith
Brooks (SC) Artilllery – Captain William W. Fickling
Madison (LA) Artillery – Captain George V. Moody
Richmond (VA) Battery – Captain William W. Parker
Second Corps – Lieutenant General Richard S. Ewell
Early’s Division – Major General Jubal A. Early
Hays’ Brigade – Brigadier General Harry T. Hays
5th Louisiana Infantry Regiment – Lieutenant 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
Pegram’s Brigade – Brigadier General John Pegram (w), Colonel John S. Hoffman
13th Virginia Infantry Regiment – Colonel James B. Terrill
31st Virginia Infantry Regiment – Colonel John S. Hoffman (^), Lieutenant Colonel McCutchen
49th Virginia Infantry Regiment – Colonel J. Catlett Gibson
52nd Virginia Infantry Regiment
58th Virginia Infantry Regiment
Gordon’s Brigade – Brigadier General John B. Gordon
13th Georgia Infantry Regiment
26th Georgia Infantry Regiment – Colonel Edmund N. Atkinson
31st Georgia Infantry Regiment – Colonel Clement A. Evans
38th Georgia Infantry Regiment
60th Georgia Infantry Regiment – Lieutenant Colonel Thomas J. Berry
61st Georgia Infantry Regiment
Johnson’s Division – Major General Edward Johnson
Stonewall Brigade – Brigadier General James Walker
2nd Virginia Infantry Regiment – Captain James H. Stewart
4th Virginia Infantry Regiment – Colonel William Terry
5th Virginia Infantry Regiment
27th Virginia Infantry Regiment – Lieutenant Colonel Charles L. Haynes
33rd Virginia Infantry Regiment – Major Jacob B. Golladay
Jones’ Brigade Brigadier General John M. Jones (k), Colonel William A. Witcher
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
1st North Carolina Infantry Regiment – Colonel Hamilton A. Brown
3rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment – Colonel Stephen D. Thruston
10th Virginia Infantry Regiment
23rd Virginia Infantry Regiment
37th Virginia Infantry Regiment
Stafford’s Brigade – Brigadier General Leroy A. Stafford (mw), Colonel Zebulon York
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
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
Daniels’ Brigade – Brigadier General Junius Daniel
32nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment
45th North Carolina Infantry Regiment
53rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment
2nd North Carolina Battalion
(Note: the 43rd North Carolina was detatched to North Carolina)
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
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
Ramseur’s Brigade – Brigadier General Stephen D. Ramseur
2nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment – Colonel William R. Cox
4th North Carolina Infantry Regiment – Colonel Bryan Grimes
14th North Carolina Infantry Regiment – Colonel R. Tyler Bennett
30th North Carolina Infantry Regiment – Colonel Francis M. Parker
Corps Artillery Reserve – Brigadier General Armistead Long
Brown’s Artillery Division Colonel J. Thompson Brown
Braxton’s Artillery Battalion – Lieutenant Colonel Carter M. Braxton
Carpenter’s (VA) Battery
Cooper’s (VA) Battery
Hardwicke’s (VA) Battery
Hardaway’s Artillery Battalion – Lieutenant Colonel Robert A. Hardaway
Dance’s (Va.) Battery
Graham’s (Va.) Battery
Griffin’s (VA) Battery
Jones’ (VA) Battery
Smith’s (VA) Battery
Nelson’s Artillery Battalion – Lieutenant Colonel William Nelson
Kirkpatrick’s (VA) Battery
Massie’s (VA) Battery
Milledge’s (GA) Battery
Carter’s Artillery Division – Colonel Thmas H. Carter
Cutshaw’s Artillery Battalion – Major Wilfred E. Cutshaw
Carrington’s (VA) Battery
Garber’s (VA) Battery
Tanner’s (VA) Battery
Page’s Artillery Battalion – Major Richard C.M. Page
Carter’s (VA) Battery
Fry’s (VA) Battery
Page’s (VA) Battery
Reese’s (AL) Battery
Third Corps – Lieutenant General Ambrose Powell Hill
Anderson’s Division – Major General Richard H. Anderson (to 1st Corps command 5/7), Brigadier General William Mahone
Harris’ Brigade – Brigadier General Nathaniel H. Harris
12th Mississippi Infantry
16th Mississippi Infantry – Colonel Samuel E. Baker
19th Mississippi Infantry – Colonel Thomas J. Hardin
48th Mississippi Infantry
Perrin’s Brigade – Brigadier General Abner M. Perrin
8th Alabama Infantry
9th Alabama Infantry
10th Alabama Infantry
11th Alabama Infantry
14th Alabama Infantry
Mahone’s Brigade – Brigadier General William Mahone (^ 5/7), Colonel David A. Weisiger
6th Virginia Infantry – Colonel Henry W. Williamson
12th Virginia Infantry – Colonel David A. Weisiger (^ 5/7)
16st Virginia Infantry – Lieutenant Colonel Richard O. Whitehead
41th Virginia Infantry
61st Virginia Infantry – Colonel Virginius D. Groner
Perry’s Brigade – Brigadier General Edward A. Perry (w), Colonel David Lang
2nd Florida Infantry
5th Florida Infantry
8th Florida InfantryColonel David Lang
Wright’s Brigade – Brigadier General Ambrose R. Wright
3rd Georgia Infantry
22nd Georgia Infantry
48th Georgia Infantry
2nd Georgia Battalion – Major Charles J. Moffett
10th Georgia Battalion
Heth’s Division – Major General Henry Heth
Archer’s & Walker’s Brigade – Brigadier General Henry H. Walker
13th Alabama Infantry
1st Tennessee Infantry – Major Felix G. Buchanan
7th Tennessee Infantry – Lieutenant Colonel Samuel G. Shepard
14th Tennessee Infantry – Colonel William McComb
40th Virginia Infantry
47th Virginia Infantry – Colonel Robert M. Mayo
55th Virginia Infantry – Colonel William S. Christian
22nd Virginia Battalion
Cooke’s Brigade – Brigadier General John R. Cooke
15th North Carolina Infantry
27th North Carolina Infantry
46th North Carolina Infantry
48th North Carolina Infantry
Davis’ Brigade – Colonel John M. Stone
1st Confederate Battalion
2nd Mississippi Infantry
11th Mississippi Infantry
26th Mississippi Infantry
42nd Mississippi Infantry
55th North Carolina Infantry
Kirkland’s Brigade – Brigadier General William W. Kirkland
11th North Carolina Infantry
26th North Carolina Infantry
44th North Carolina Infantry
47th North Carolina Infantry
52nd North Carolina Infantry
Wilcox’s Division – Major General Cadmus M. Wilcox
Lane’s Brigade – Brigadier General James H. Lane
7th North Carolina Infantry – Colonel William Lee Davidson (w&c 5/6)
18th North Carolina Infantry – Colonel John D. Barry
28th North Carolina Infantry
33rd North Carolina Infantry – Lieutenant Colonel Robert V. Cowan
37th North Carolina Infantry – Colonel William M. Barbour
McGowan’s Brigade – Brigadier General Samuel McGowan
1st South Carolina Infantry – Colonel Comillus W. McCreary
1st South Carolina Rifles – Lieutenant Colonel George McD. Miller
12th South Carolina Infantry – Colonel John L. Miller (mw 5/5), Maj. Thomas F. Clyburne (to LtC. 5/6)
13th South Carolina Infantry – Colonel Benjamin T. Brockman
14th South Carolina Infantry – Colonel Joseph N. Brown
Scales’ Brigade – Brigadier General Alfred M. Scales
13th North Carolina InfantryColonel Joseph H. Hyman
16th North Carolina InfantryColonel William A. Stowe
22nd North Carolina Infantry
34th North Carolina InfantryColonel William L.J. Lowrance
38th North Carolina InfantryLt. Colonel John Ashford
Thomas’ Brigade – Brigadier General Edward L. Thomas
14th Georgia Infantry – Colonel Robert W. Folsom (mw 5/6), Lieutenant Colonel Richard Paul Lester
35th Georgia Infantry – Colonel Bolling H. Holt
45th Georgia Infantry – Colonel Thomas J. Simmons
49th Georgia Infantry – Colonel John T. Jordan
Corps Artillery Reserve – Colonel Reuben L. Walker
McIntosh’s Artillery Battalion Lt. Colonel David G. McIntoshClutter’s (Va.) Battery
Donald’s (Va.) Battery
Hurt’s (VA) Battery
Price’s (VA) Battery
Pegram’s Artillery Battalion – Lieutenant Colonel William J. Pegram
Brander’s (VA) Battery
Cayce’s (VA) Battery
Ellet’s (VA) Battery
Marye’s (VA) Battery
Zimmerman’s (SC) Battery
Poague’s Artillery Battalion Lt. Colonel William T. Poague
Madison’ (MS) Artillery – Captain Thomas Richards
Utterbeck’s (VA) Battery
Williams’ (VA) Battery
Wyatt’s (VA) Battery
Richardson’s Artillery Battalion – Lieutenant Colonel Charles Richardson
Grandy’s (VA) Battery
Landry’s (VA) Battery
Moore’s (VA) Battery
Penick’s (AL) Battery
Sumter (Ga.) Artillery Battalion – Colonel Allen S. Cutts
Company A – Captain Hugh M. Ross
Company B – Captain George M. Patterson
Company C – Captain John T. Wingfield
Cavalry Corps – Major General James Ewell Brown Stuart
Hampton’s Division – Major General Wade Hampton
Rosser’s Brigade – Brigadier General Thomas L. Rosser
7th Virginia Cavalry – Colonel Richard H. Dulany
11th Virginia Cavalry
12th Virginia Cavalry – Lt. Colonel Thomas B. Massey
35th Virginia Battalion
Young’s Brigade – Colonel Gilbert J. Wright
Cobb’s (GA) Legion – Colonel Gilbert J. Wright
Phillips (GA) Legion
Jeff Davis (MS) Legion
Fitzhugh Lee’s Division – Major General Fitzhugh Lee
Lomax’s Brigade – Brigadier General Lunsford Lomax
5th Virginia Cavalry – Colonel Henry C. Pate
6th Virginia Cavalry – Colonel John S. Green
15th Virginia Cavalry – Colonel Charles R. Collins
Wickham’s Brigade Colonel Thomas T. Munford (Wickham was in Richmond)
1st Virginia Cavalry
2nd Virginia Cavalry
3rd Virginia Cavalry – Colonel Thomas H. Owen
4th Virginia Cavalry
William H.F. Lee’s Division – Major General William H.F. Lee
Chambliss’ Brigade – Brigadier General John R. Chambliss
9th Virginia Cavalry
10th Virginia Cavalry
13th Virginia Cavalry
Gordon’s Brigade – Brigadier General James B. Gordon
1st North Carolina Cavalry
2nd North Carolina Cavalry – Colonel Clinton M. Andrews
5th North Carolina Cavalry – Colonel Stephen B. Evans
Horse Artillery – Major R. Preston Chew
Breathed’s Artillery – Battalion Major James Breathed
Hart’s (SC) Battery
Johnston’s (VA) Battery
McGregor’s (Va.) Battery
Shoemaker’s (Va.) Battery
Thompson’s (Va.) Battery