Bentonville Confederate order of battle
The following Confederate States Army units[1] and commanders fought in the Battle of Bentonville of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is shown separately.
Abbreviations used
Military rank
Other
- w = wounded
- mw = mortally wounded
- k = killed
Army of the South
Gen Joseph E. Johnston, commanding
Army of Tennessee
LTG Alexander P. Stewart
Lee's Corps
MG D. H. Hill
Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
Stevenson's Division
MG Carter L. Stevenson |
Palmer's Brigade
BG Joseph B. Palmer
|
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Pettus's Brigade
BG Edmund W. Pettus (w)
|
- 20th Alabama
- 23rd Alabama
- 30th Alabama
- 31st Alabama
- 46th Alabama
|
Cumming's Brigade
(Arrived on the battlefield March 20)
Col Robert J. Henderson
|
- 34th Georgia
- 36th Georgia
- 39th Georgia
- 56th Georgia
|
Clayton's Division
MG Henry D. Clayton |
Stovall's Brigade
Col Henry C. Kellogg
|
- 40th Georgia
- 41st Georgia
- 42nd Georgia
- 43rd Georgia
- 52nd Georgia
|
Jackson's Brigade
Ltc Osceola Kyle
|
- 1st-66th Georgia
- 25th Georgia
- 29th-30th Georgia
- 1st Georgia Sharpshooters Battalion
|
Baker's Brigade
BG Alpheus Baker
|
- 22nd Alabama
- 37th-40th-42nd Alabama
- 54th Alabama
|
Hill's Division
Col John G. Coltart |
Deas's Brigade
Col Harry T. Toulmin
|
- 19th Alabama
- 22nd Alabama
- 25th Alabama
- 39th Alabama
- 50th Alabama
|
Manigault's Brigade
Ltc John C. Carter
|
- 10th South Carolina
- 19th South Carolina
- 24th Alabama
- 28th Alabama
- 34th Alabama
|
Stewart's Corps
MG William W. Loring
Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
Loring's Division
Col James Jackson |
Lowry's Brigade
Ltc Robert J. Lawrence
|
- 6th Mississippi
- 14th Mississippi
- 15th Mississippi
- 20th Mississippi
- 23rd Mississippi
- 43rd Mississippi
|
Scott's Brigade
Cpt John A. Dixon
|
- 27th-35th-49th Alabama
- 55th Alabama
- 57th Alabama
- 12th Louisiana
|
Featherston's Brigade
Maj Martin A. Oatis
|
- 1st Mississippi
- 3rd Mississippi
- 22nd Mississippi
- 31st Mississippi
- 33rd Mississippi
- 40th Mississippi
- 1st Mississippi Battalion
|
Walthall's Division
MG Edward C. Walthall |
Reynolds's Brigade
BG Daniel H. Reynolds (w)
Col Henry C. Bunn (w)
Ltc Morton G. Galloway
|
- 1st-2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles (dismounted): Ltc Morton G. Galloway
- 4th Arkansas: Col Henry C. Bunn
- 9th Arkansas
- 25th Arkansas
|
Quarles's Brigade
BG George Doherty Johnston
|
- 1st Alabama
- 25th Alabama
- 42nd-46th-49th-53rd-55th Tennessee
- 48th Tennessee
|
Cheatham's Corps
MG William B. Bate
Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
Cleburne's Division
BG James Argyle Smith |
Govan's Brigade
Col Peter V. Green
|
- 1st-2nd-5th-13th-15th-24th Arkansas
- 6th-7th Arkansas
- 8th-19th Arkansas
|
Smith's Brigade
Cpt J. R. Bonner
|
- 1st Georgia (Volunteers)
- 54th Georgia
- 57th Georgia
- 63rd Georgia
|
Granbury's Brigade
(Arrived on the battlefield March 20)
Maj William A. Ryan
|
- 5th Confederate
- 35th Tennessee
- 6th-15th Texas
- 7th Texas
- 10th Texas
- 17th-18th Texas Cavalry (Dismounted)
- 24th-25th Texas Cavalry (Dismounted)
- Nutt’s Louisiana Cavalry Company (Dismounted)
|
Lowrey's Brigade
(Arrived on the battlefield March 21)
Ltc John F. Smith
|
- 5th Regiment-3rd Battalion Mississippi
- 8th-32nd Mississippi
- 16th-33rd-45th Alabama
|
Bate's Division
Col D. L. Kenan (w) |
Tyler's Brigade
Maj W. H. Wilkinson (k)
|
- 37th Georgia
- 4th Georgia Battalion Sharpshooters
- 2nd-10th-20th Tennessee
|
Finley's Brigade
Ltc Eli Washburn
|
- 1st-3rd Florida
- 4th Florida Infantry-1st Florida Cavalry (dismounted)
- 6th-7th Florida
|
Brown's Division
(Arrived on the battlefield March 21)
BG Roswell S. Ripley |
Gist's Brigade
Col Hume R. Field
|
- 6th Georgia-8th Georgia Battalion
- 46th Georgia
- 65th Georgia
- 2nd Georgia Sharpshooters Battalion
- 16th South Carolina
- 24th South Carolina
|
Maney's Brigade
Ltc Christopher C. McKinney
|
- 4th Confederate-6th-9th-50th Tennessee
- 1st-27th Tennessee
- 8th-16th-28th Tennessee
|
Strahl's Brigade
Col James D. Tillman
|
- 4th-5th-31st-33rd-38th Tennessee
- 19th-24th-41st Tennessee
|
Vaughan's Brigade
Col William P. Bishop
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- 11th-29th Tennessee
- 12th-47th Tennessee
- 13th-51st-52nd-54th Tennessee
|
Department of North Carolina
Gen Braxton Bragg
Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
Hoke's Division
(From the Army of Northern Virginia)
MG Robert F. Hoke |
Clingman's Brigade
Col William S. Devane (w)
|
- 8th North Carolina
- 31st North Carolina
- 51st North Carolina
- 61st North Carolina
|
Kirkland's Brigade
BG William W. Kirkland
|
- 17th North Carolina
- 42nd North Carolina
- 66th North Carolina
|
Hagood's Brigade
BG Johnson Hagood
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- 3rd Regiment, North Carolina Artillery (6 companies)
- Contingent of Lt. Col. James H. Rion:
- 11th South Carolina
- 21st South Carolina
- 25th South Carolina
- 27th South Carolina
- 7th South Carolina Battalion
- Contingent of Lt. Col. John D. Taylor (w):
- 2nd Regiment-1st Battalion North Carolina Artillery
- Adams's Battery (Company D, 13th Battalion, North Carolina Light Artillery)
- Contingent of Maj. William A. Holland:
|
Colquitt's Brigade
Col Charles T. Zachry
|
- 6th Georgia
- 19th Georgia
- 23rd Georgia
- 27th Georgia
- 28th Georgia
|
North Carolina Junior Reserves Brigade
Col John H. Nethercutt
|
- 1st North Carolina Junior Reserves
- 2nd North Carolina Junior Reserves
- 3rd North Carolina Junior Reserves
- 20th North Carolina Battalion, Junior Reserves
|
Artillery
Ltc Joseph B. Starr
|
- 1st North Carolina Artillery (1 company)
- 13th Battalion North Carolina Light Artillery (3 companies)
- 3rd Battalion North Carolina Light Artillery (3 companies)
- Chesterfield (South Carolina) Artillery
|
Department of South Carolina, Georgia, & Florida
LTG William J. Hardee
Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
Taliaferro's Division
BG William B. Taliaferro |
Elliott's Brigade
BG Stephen Elliott, Jr. (w)
|
- 22nd Georgia Heavy Artillery Battalion
- 28th Georgia Artillery Battalion
- 2nd South Carolina Heavy Artillery
- 19th South Carolina Militia
|
Rhett's Brigade
Col William Butler
|
- 1st South Carolina Regulars
- 1st South Carolina Heavy Artillery
- 15th South Carolina Battalion
|
McLaws's Division
MG Lafayette McLaws |
Conner's Brigade
BG John D. Kennedy
|
- 2nd South Carolina
- 3rd South Carolina
- 7th South Carolina
- 8th South Carolina
- 15th South Carolina
- 20th South Carolina
- 3rd South Carolina Battalion
|
Fiser's Brigade
Col John C. Fiser
|
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Harrison's Brigade
Col George P. Harrison
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- 5th Georgia
- 32nd Georgia
- 47th Georgia
|
Hardy's Brigade
Col Washington Hardy
|
- 50th North Carolina
- 77th North Carolina (7th Senior Reserves)
- 10th North Carolina Battalion, Heavy Artillery
|
Blanchard's Brigade
BG Albert G. Blanchard
|
- 1st South Carolina Reserve Battalion
- 2nd South Carolina Reserve Battalion
- 6th South Carolina Reserve Battalion
- 7th South Carolina Reserve Battalion
- Kay's Company, South Carolina Reserve
|
Battalion Artillery
Maj A. Burnet Rhett
|
- LeGardeur's Battery
- H. M. Stuart's Battery (Beaufort Light Artillery)
|
Cavalry Command
LTG Wade Hampton III
Division |
Brigades |
Regiments and batteries |
Butler's Division
(From the Army of Northern Virginia)
MG M. C. Butler (w)
BG Evander M. Law |
Young's Brigade
Col Gilbert J. Wright
|
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Butler's Brigade
BG Evander M. Law
BG Thomas M. Logan
|
|
Horse Artillery |
- Earle's South Carolina Battery
- Hart's (Halsey's) South Carolina Battery
|
Wheeler's Cavalry Corps
MG Joseph Wheeler
(Army of Tennessee)
Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
Humes' Division
Col Henry M. Ashby |
T. Harrison's Brigade
Col Baxter Smith
|
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Ashby's Brigade
Ltc James H. Lewis
|
- 1st Tennessee
- 2nd Tennessee
- 5th Tennessee
- 9th Tennessee
|
Allen's Division
BG William W. Allen |
Hagan's Brigade
Col David G. White
|
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Anderson's Brigade
BG Robert H. Anderson
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- 3rd Confederate
- 8th Confederate
- 10th Confederate
- 5th Georgia
|
Dibrell's Division
BG George G. Dibrell |
Dibrell's Brigade
Col William S. McLemore
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- 4th Tennessee (Murrey's)
- 13th Tennessee
- Shaw's Tennessee Battalion (includes Allison’s Tennessee Squadron)
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Breckinridge's Brigade
Col W. C. P. Breckinridge
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References
- ↑ Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign.