Appomattox campaign Confederate order of battle facts for kids

The Confederate States Army fought its last big battle of the American Civil War in 1865. This was called the Appomattox campaign. It lasted from March 29 to April 9. The campaign ended with the Confederate army surrendering on April 9 at Appomattox Court House. This article tells you about the Confederate units and their leaders during this final campaign. You can find the Union army's list in a separate article.

Understanding the Ranks

Here are some short forms (abbreviations) used for military ranks:

• Gen = General (the highest rank)
• LTG = Lieutenant General
• MG = Major General
• BG = Brigadier General
• Col = Colonel
• Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
• Maj = Major
• Cpt = Captain
• Lt = Lieutenant
• Sgt = Sergeant

Other Important Notes

• (w) = wounded (got hurt in battle)
• (mw) = mortally wounded (got hurt so badly they died)
• (k) = killed in action (died in battle)
• (c) = captured (taken by the enemy army)

Army of Northern Virginia

This was the main Confederate army in the East.

• Commander: Gen Robert E. Lee

Headquarters Units

These units worked directly for General Lee.

• Escort: 39th Virginia Battalion, led by Cpt Samuel B. Brown.
• Provost Guard: Led by Maj D. B. Bridgford. This included the 1st Virginia Battalion and the 44th Virginia Cavalry Battalion, Company B.
• Engineers: Led by Col T. M. R. Talcott. This included the 1st and 2nd Confederate Engineers.

First Corps

• Commander: LTG James Longstreet

Pickett's Division

• Commander: MG George E. Pickett
  • Steuart's Brigade: BG George H. Steuart
    • Units included the 9th, 14th, 38th, 53rd, and 57th Virginia Infantry.
  • Corse's Brigade: BG Montgomery D. Corse (c, April 6), then Col Arthur Herbert.
    • Units included the 15th, 17th, 29th, 30th, and 32nd Virginia Infantry.
  • Hunton's Brigade: BG Eppa Hunton (c, April 6), then Maj Michael P. Spessard.
    • Units included the 8th, 18th, 19th, 28th, and 56th Virginia Infantry.
  • Terry's Brigade: BG William R. Terry (w, March 31), then Col Joseph Mayo, Jr., then Maj William W. Bentley.
    • Units included the 1st, 3rd, 7th, 11th, and 24th Virginia Infantry.

Field's Division

• Commander: MG Charles W. Field
  • Perry's Brigade: BG William F. Perry
    • Units included the 4th, 15th, 44th, 47th, and 48th Alabama Infantry.
  • Anderson's Brigade: BG George T. Anderson
    • Units included the 7th, 8th, 9th, 11th, and 59th Georgia Infantry.
  • Benning's Brigade: BG Henry L. Benning
    • Units included the 2nd, 15th, 17th, and 20th Georgia Infantry.
  • Gregg's Brigade: Col R. M. Powell
    • Units included the 3rd Arkansas Infantry and the 1st, 4th, and 5th Texas Infantry.
  • Bratton's Brigade: BG John Bratton
    • Units included the 1st, 5th, 6th South Carolina Infantry, 2nd South Carolina Rifles, and Palmetto (South Carolina) Sharpshooters.

Kershaw's Division

• Commander: MG Joseph B. Kershaw (c, April 6)
  • DuBose's Brigade: BG Dudley M. DuBose (c, April 6), then Cpt J. F. Espy.
    • Units included the 16th, 18th, 24th Georgia Infantry, 3rd Georgia Sharpshooters Battalion, Cobb's (Georgia) Legion, and Philip's (Georgia) Legion.
  • Humphrey's Brigade: Col William H. Fitzgerald (c, April 6), then Cpt Gwin R. Cherry.
    • Units included the 13th, 17th, 18th, and 21st Mississippi Infantry.
  • Simms' Brigade: BG James P. Simms (c, April 6), then Cpt George W. Waldron.
    • Units included the 10th, 50th, 51st, and 53rd Georgia Infantry.

First Corps Artillery

• Commander: BG Edward P. Alexander
  • Cabell's Battalion: Maj S. P. Hamilton.
  • Huger's Battalion: Maj Tyler C. Jordan.
  • Haskell's Battalion: Maj John C. Haskell.

Second Corps

• Commander: MG John B. Gordon

Formerly Ramseur's Division

• Commander: MG Bryan Grimes
  • Battle's Brigade: Col Edwin L. Hobson.
    • Units included the 3rd, 5th, 6th, 12th, and 61st Alabama Infantry.
  • Grimes' Brigade: Col David G. Cowand.
    • Units included the 32nd, 43rd, 45th, 53rd North Carolina Infantry, and 2nd North Carolina Battalion.
  • Cox's Brigade: BG William Ruffin Cox.
    • Units included the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 14th, and 30th North Carolina Infantry.
  • Cook's Brigade: Ltc Edwin A. Nash.
    • Units included the 4th, 12th, 21st, and 44th Georgia Infantry, and Co.B - Sumter Georgia Artillery.
  • Archer's Battalion: Ltc Fletcher H. Archer.
    • Units included the 3rd Battalion Virginia Reserves and 44th Virginia Battalion.

Formerly J. Pegram's Division

• Commander: BG James A. Walker
  • R.D. Johnston's Brigade: Col John W. Lea.
    • Units included the 5th, 12th, 20th, 23rd North Carolina Infantry, and 1st North Carolina Sharpshooters Battalion.
  • Lewis' Brigade: BG William G. Lewis (w, April 7), then Cpt John Beard.
    • Units included the 6th, 21st, 54th, and 57th North Carolina Infantry.
  • Walker's Brigade: Maj Henry K. Douglas.
    • Units included the 13th, 31st, 49th, 52nd, and 58th Virginia Infantry.

Gordon's Division

• Commander: BG Clement A. Evans
  • Evans' Brigade: Col John H. Lowe.
    • Units included the 13th, 26th, 31st, 38th, 60th, 61st Georgia Infantry, 9th and 12th Georgia Artillery Battalions, and 18th Georgia Battalion.
  • Terry's Brigade: Col Titus V. Williams.
    • Units included the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 10th, 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th, 33rd, 37th, 42nd, 44th, and 48th Virginia Infantry.
  • York's Brigade: Col Eugene Waggaman.
    • Units included the 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 14th, and 15th Louisiana Infantry.

Second Corps Artillery

• Commander: BG Armistead L. Long
  • Nelson's Battalion: Ltc William Nelson.
  • Braxton's Battalion: Ltc Carter M. Braxton.
  • Cutshaw's Battalion: Cpt C. W. Fry.
  • Hardaway's Battalion: Ltc Robert A. Hardaway.
  • Johnson's Battalion: Ltc Marmaduke Johnson.
  • Lightfoot's Battalion: No commander listed.
  • Stark's Battalion: Ltc Alexander W. Stark.

Third Corps

• Commander: LTG A. P. Hill (k, April 2)
• Provost Guard: 5th Alabama Battalion, led by Cpt Wade Ritter.

Mahone's Division

• Commander: MG William Mahone
  • Forney's Brigade: BG William H. Forney.
    • Units included the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 13th, and 14th Alabama Infantry.
  • Weisiger's Brigade: BG David A. Weisiger.
    • Units included the 6th, 12th, 16th, 41st, and 61st Virginia Infantry.
  • Harris' Brigade: BG Nathaniel H. Harris.
    • Units included the 12th, 16th, 19th, and 48th Mississippi Infantry.
  • Sorrel's Brigade: Col George E. Tayloe.
    • Units included the 3rd, 22nd, 48th, 64th Georgia Infantry, 2nd Georgia Battalion, and 10th Georgia Battalion.
  • Finegan's Brigade: BG Theodore W. Brevard, Jr. (c, April 6), then Col David Lang.
    • Units included the 2nd, 5th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th Florida Infantry.

Heth's Division

• Commander: MG Henry Heth
  • Davis' Brigade: BG Joseph R. Davis.
    • Units included the 1st Confederate Battalion, 2nd, 11th, 26th, and 42nd Mississippi Infantry.
  • Cooke's Brigade: BG John R. Cooke.
    • Units included the 15th, 27th, 46th, 48th, and 55th North Carolina Infantry.
  • MacRae's Brigade: BG William MacRae.
    • Units included the 11th, 26th, 44th, 47th, and 52nd North Carolina Infantry.
  • McComb's Brigade: BG William McComb.
    • Units included the 2nd Maryland Battalion, 1st, 7th, 14th, 17th, 23rd, 25th, 44th, and 63rd Tennessee Infantry.

Wilcox's Division

• Commander: MG Cadmus M. Wilcox
  • Thomas' Brigade: BG Edward L. Thomas.
    • Units included the 14th, 35th, 45th, and 49th Georgia Infantry.
  • Lane's Brigade: BG James H. Lane.
    • Units included the 18th, 28th, 33rd, and 37th North Carolina Infantry.
  • McGowan's Brigade: BG Samuel McGowan.
    • Units included the 1st South Carolina Infantry (Provisional Army), 12th, 13th, 14th South Carolina Infantry, and Orr's (South Carolina) Rifles.
  • Scales' Brigade: Col Joseph H. Hyman.
    • Units included the 13th, 16th, 22nd, 34th, and 38th North Carolina Infantry.

Third Corps Artillery

• Commander: Col R. Lindsay Walker
  • McIntosh's Battalion: Ltc William M. Owen.
  • Pegram's Battalion: Col William J. Pegram (mw, April 2), then Ltc Joseph McGraw.
  • Poague's Battalion: Ltc William T. Poague.
  • Thirteenth Virginia Battalion: No commander listed.
  • Richardson's Battalion: Ltc Charles Richardson.
  • Lane's Battalion: Maj John Lane.
  • Washington Artillery: Ltc Benjamin F. Eshleman.

Fourth Corps

• Commander: LTG Richard H. Anderson

Johnson's Division

• Commander: MG Bushrod R. Johnson, then BG William H. Wallace.
  • Wallace's Brigade: BG William H. Wallace.
    • Units included the 17th, 18th, 22nd, 23rd, 26th South Carolina Infantry, and Holcombe (South Carolina) Legion.
  • Moody's Brigade: BG Young M. Moody (c, April 8), then Col Martin L. Stansel.
    • Units included the 41st, 43rd, 59th, 60th Alabama Infantry, and 23rd Alabama Battalion.
  • Wise's Brigade: BG Henry A. Wise.
    • Units included the 26th, 34th, 46th, and 59th Virginia Infantry.
  • Ransom's Brigade: BG Matthew W. Ransom.
    • Units included the 24th, 25th, 35th, 49th, and 56th North Carolina Infantry.

Fourth Corps Artillery

• Commander: Col Hilary P. Jones
  • Coit's Battalion: Maj James C. Coit.
  • Blount's Battalion: Maj Joseph G. Blount.
  • Stribling's Battalion: Maj Robert M. Stribling.
  • Smith's Battalion: Cpt William F. Dement.
  • Sturdivant's Battalion: Cpt N. A. Sturdivant.

Cavalry Corps

• Commander: MG Fitzhugh Lee

Fitzhugh Lee's Division

• Commander: Col Thomas T. Munford
  • Munford's Brigade: No commander listed.
    • Units included the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Virginia Cavalry.
  • Payne's Brigade: BG William H. F. Payne (w, March 30), then Col Reuben B. Boston (k, April 6).
    • Units included the 5th, 6th, 8th Virginia Cavalry, and 36th Virginia Cavalry Battalion.
  • Gary's Brigade: BG Martin W. Gary.
    • Units included the 7th Georgia Cavalry, 7th South Carolina Cavalry, Hampton Legion (South Carolina), and 24th Virginia Cavalry.

W. H. F. Lee's Division

• Commander: MG William. H. F. Lee
  • Barringer's Brigade: BG Rufus Barringer (c, April 3).
    • Units included the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th North Carolina Cavalry.
  • Beale's Brigade: Cpt Samuel H. Burt.
    • Units included the 9th, 10th, 13th, and 14th Virginia Cavalry.
  • Robert's Brigade: BG William P. Roberts.
    • Units included the 4th North Carolina Cavalry and 16th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion.

Rosser's Division

• Commander: MG Thomas L. Rosser
  • Dearing's Brigade: BG James Dearing (mw, April 6), then Col Asher W. Harman.
    • Units included the 7th, 11th, 12th Virginia Cavalry, and 35th Virginia Cavalry Battalion.
  • McCausland's Brigade: No commander listed.
    • Units included the 16th, 17th, 21st, and 22nd Virginia Cavalry.

Horse Artillery

• Commander: Ltc R. Preston Chew
  • Breathed's Battalion: Maj James Breathed.
  • Chew's Battalion: No commander listed.

Department of Richmond

• Commander: LTG Richard S. Ewell (c, April 6), then Ltc Thomas J. Spencer.

G. W. C. Lee's Division

• Commander: MG G.W.C. Lee (c, April 6)
  • Barton's Brigade: BG Seth M. Barton (c, April 6).
    • Units included the 40th, 47th and 50th Virginia Infantry, 22nd and 25th Virginia Infantry Battalion.
  • Moore's Brigade: BG Patrick T. Moore.
    • Units included the 2nd and 3rd Virginia Local Defense Troops, 1st and 2nd Virginia Reserves, 1st and 2nd Virginia Reserves Battalion.
  • Artillery Brigade: Col Stapleton Crutchfield (k, April 6), then 2nd Lt Kena K. Chapman.
    • Units included the 10th, 18th, 19th, 20th Virginia Heavy Artillery Battalion, and 18th Georgia Heavy Artillery Battalion.

Other Units

• Drewry's Bluff garrison: Maj F. W. Smith (k, April 5).
• Naval Brigade: Commodore John R. Tucker (c, April 6). This unit was made up of sailors from the James River Squadron.
• Unattached units: Chaffin's Bluff (Ltc J. M. Maury) and Marines (Cpt John D. Simms (c, April 6)).

Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia

First Military District

• Commander: BG Henry A. Wise
  • Petersburg: Maj W. H. Ker.
    • Units included the 3rd Virginia Reserves Battalion and 44th Virginia Battalion.
  • Unattached units: Hood's Battalion, Virginia Militia, Second-class militia, and Independent Signal Corps.