The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Atlanta campaign of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the campaign.
This order of battle covers the period of May 7 – July 17, 1864. The period July 17 – September 8, 1864 is listed separately.
Abbreviations used
Military rank
Other
Army of Tennessee
Gen Joseph E. Johnston
Hardee's Corps
LTG William J. Hardee
Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and others |
Cheatham's Division
MG Benjamin F. Cheatham
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Maney's Brigade
BG George E. Maney
Col Francis M. Walker
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- 4th Confederate (Tennessee)
- 1st-27th Tennessee
- 6th-9th Tennessee: Col George C. Porter
- 19th Tennessee (from mid-June): Col Francis M. Walker
- 41st Tennessee (until mid-June)
- 50th Tennessee: Col Stephen H. Colms
- 24th Tennessee Battalion (until early July)
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Strahl's Brigade
BG Otho F. Strahl
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- 4th-5th Tennessee
- 19th Tennessee (until mid-June)
- 24th Tennessee: Col John A. Wilson
- 31st Tennessee
- 33rd Tennessee
- 41st Tennessee (from mid-June): Col James D. Tillman
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Wright's Brigade
Col John C. Carter
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- 8th Tennessee
- 16th Tennessee
- 28th Tennessee
- 38th Tennessee
- 51st-52nd Tennessee
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Vaughn's Brigade
BG Alfred J. Vaughn (w July 4)
Col Michael Magevney
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- 11th Tennessee: Col George W. Gordon
- 12th-47th Tennessee: Col William M. Watkins
- 29th Tennessee: Col Horace Rice
- 13th-154th (Senior) Tennessee: Col Michael Magevney
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Cleburne's Division
MG Patrick R. Cleburne
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Polk's Brigade
BG Lucius E. Polk
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- 1st-15th Arkansas: Col J. W. Colquitt
- 5th Confederate (Tennessee): Cpt W. A. Brown
- 2nd Tennessee (Provisional Army): Col W. D. Robison
- 35th Tennessee
- 48th Tennessee
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Govan's Brigade
BG Daniel C. Govan
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- 2nd-24th Arkansas: Col Elisha Warfield
- 5th-13th Arkansas: Col John E. Murray
- 6th-7th Arkansas: Col Samuel G. Smith
- 8th-19th Arkansas: Col George F. Baucum
- 3rd Confederate (Marmaduke's 18th Arkansas): Cpt M. H. Dixon
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Lowrey's Brigade
BG Mark P. Lowrey
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- 16th Alabama
- 33rd Alabama: Col Samuel Adams
- 45th Alabama: Col Harris D. Lampley
- 32nd Mississippi: Col William H. H. Tison
- 45th Mississippi
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Granbury's Brigade
BG Hiram B. Granbury
BG James A. Smith
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- 6th Texas Infantry-15th Texas Cavalry (dismounted): Cpt R. Fisher
- 7th Texas: Cpt J. H. Collet
- 10th Texas: Col Roger Q. Mills
- 17th-18th Texas Cavalry (dismounted): Cpt G. D. Manion
- 24th-25th Texas Cavalry (dismounted): Col F. C. Wilkes
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Bate's Division
MG William B. Bate
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Tyler's Brigade
BG Thomas Benton Smith
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- 37th Georgia
- 10th Tennessee (until mid-June)
- 15th-37th Tennessee: Ltc R. Dudley Frayser (w July 22), Cpt Matthew Dwyer
- 20th Tennessee
- 30th Tennessee
- 4th Georgia Sharpshooters
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Lewis' (Orphan) Brigade
BG Joseph Horace Lewis
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- 2nd Kentucky: Col James W. Moss
- 4th Kentucky
- 5th Kentucky
- 6th Kentucky: Col Martin H. Cofer
- 9th Kentucky
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Finley's Brigade
BG Jesse J. Finley (w May 14)
Col Angus D. McLean
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- 1st-3rd Florida
- 1st Florida Cavalry (dismounted)-4th Florida Infantry
- 6th Florida: Col Angus D. McLean
- 7th Florida
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Walker's Division
MG William H. T. Walker
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Mercer's Brigade
BG Hugh W. Mercer
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- 1st (Olmstead's) Georgia Volunteers: Col Charles H. Olmstead
- 54th Georgia
- 57th Georgia: Col William Barkuloo
- 63rd Georgia
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Gist's Brigade
BG States Rights Gist
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- 46th Georgia
- 16th South Carolina: Col James McCullough
- 24th South Carolina: Col Ellison Capers
- 8th Georgia Battalion: Ltc Zachariah L. Watters
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Jackson's Brigade
BG John K. Jackson
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- 1st Confederate (Georgia Volunteers) (until mid-June)
- 5th Georgia (until mid-June)
- 47th Georgia
- 65th Georgia
- 5th Mississippi
- 8th Mississippi: Col John C. Wilkinson
- 2nd Georgia Sharpshooters
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Stevens' Brigade
BG Clement H. Stevens
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- 1st Confederate (Georgia Volunteers) (from mid-June)
- 25th Georgia: Col William J. Winn
- 29th Georgia
- 30th Georgia Volunteer Infantry
- 66th Georgia: Col J. Cooper Nisbet
- 26th Georgia Battalion (until mid-June)
- 1st Georgia Sharpshooters
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Hardee's Corps Artillery
Col Melancthon Smith
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Hoxton's Battalion
Maj Llewelyn Hoxton
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- Phelan's (Alabama) Battery
- Marion (Florida) Light Artillery
- Turner's (Mississippi) Battery
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Hotchkiss' Battalion
Maj Thomas R. Hotchkiss
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- Semple's (Alabama) Battery
- Key's (Arkansas) Battery: Cpt Thomas Key
- Goldwaite's Alabama Battery
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Martin's Battalion
Maj Robert Martin
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- Howell's (Georgia) Battery
- Bledsoe's (Missouri) Battery
- Ferguson's (South Carolina) Battery
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Cobb's Battalion
Maj Robert Cobb
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- Cobb's (Kentucky) Battery
- 5th Company, Washington (Louisiana) Light Artillery
- Johnston (Tennessee) Light Artillery
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Hood's Corps
LTG John B. Hood
Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and others |
Hindman's Division
MG Thomas C. Hindman (w July 4)
BG John C. Brown
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Deas' Brigade
BG Zachariah C. Deas
Col John G. Coltart
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- 19th Alabama
- 22nd Alabama: Col Benjamin R. Hart
- 25th Alabama
- 39th Alabama
- 50th Alabama: Col John G. Coltart
- 17th Alabama Sharpshooters
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Manigault's Brigade
BG Arthur Middleton Manigault
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- 24th Alabama: Col Newton N. Davis
- 28th Alabama
- 34th Alabama: Col Julius C. B. Mitchell
- 10th South Carolina: Col James F. Pressley
- 19th South Carolina
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Walthall's Brigade
BG Edward C. Walthall (w May 15)
Col Samuel Benton
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- 24th-27th Mississippi: Col Robert P. McKelvaine
- 29th-30th Mississippi: Col William F. Brantley
- 34th Mississippi: Col Samuel Benton, Cpt T. S. Hubbard
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Tucker's Brigade
BG William F. Tucker (w May)
Col Jacob H. Sharp
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- 7th Mississippi: Col William H. Bishop
- 9th Mississippi
- 10th Mississippi
- 41st Mississippi: Col J. Byrd Williams
- 44th Mississippi: Col Jacob H. Sharp
- 9th Mississippi Sharpshooters
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Stevenson's Division
MG Carter L. Stevenson
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Brown's Brigade
BG John C. Brown
Col Joseph B. Palmer
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- 3rd Tennessee (Volunteers)
- 18th Tennessee: Col Joseph B. Palmer
- 26th Tennessee: Col Richard M. Saffell
- 32nd Tennessee
- 45th Tennessee-23rd Tennessee Battalion: Col Anderson Searcy
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Cumming's Brigade
BG Alfred Cumming
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- 34th Georgia
- 36th Georgia
- 39th Georgia
- 56th Georgia: Col E. P. Watkins
- 2nd Georgia State (from mid-June): Col James Wilson
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Reynold's Brigade
BG Alexander W. Reynolds (w May 27)
Col Washington M. Hardy
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- 58th North Carolina
- 60th North Carolina: Col Washington M. Hardy
- 54th Virginia
- 63rd Virginia
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Pettus' Brigade
BG Edmund W. Pettus
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- 20th Alabama: Col James M. Dedman
- 23rd Alabama
- 30th Alabama: Col Charles M. Shelley
- 31st Alabama
- 46th Alabama
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Stewart's Division
MG Alexander P. Stewart
MG Henry D. Clayton
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Stovall's Brigade
BG Marcellus A. Stovall
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- 40th Georgia
- 41st Georgia
- 42nd Georgia
- 43rd Georgia Capt. Homer Howard
- 52nd Georgia
- 1st Georgia State (from mid-June)
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Clayton's Brigade
BG Henry D. Clayton
BG James T. Holtzclaw
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- 18th Alabama
- 32nd-58th Alabama
- 36th Alabama
- 38th Alabama
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Gibson's Brigade
BG Randall L. Gibson
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- 1st Louisiana (Regulars)
- 13th Louisiana: Col Francis L. Campbell
- 16th-25th Louisiana
- 19th Louisiana: Col Richard W. Turner
- 20th Louisiana: Col Leon Von Zinken
- 4th Louisiana Battalion
- 14th Louisiana Sharpshooters
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Baker's Brigade
BG Alpheus Baker
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- 37th Alabama
- 40th Alabama
- 42nd Alabama
- 54th Alabama (from mid-June)
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Hood's Corps Artillery
Col Robert F. Beckham
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Courtney's Battalion
Maj Alfred R. Courtney
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- Dent's (Alabama) Battery
- Garrity's (Alabama) Battery
- Douglas's Texas Battery
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Eldridge's Battalion
Maj John W. Eldridge
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- Eufala (Alabama) Artillery
- Fenner's (Louisiana) Battery
- Stanford's (Mississippi) Battery
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Johnston's Battalion
Maj John W. Johnston
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- Cherokee (Georgia) Artillery: Cpt Max van den Corput
- Stephens (Georgia) Light Artillery: Cpt John B. Rowan
- Marshall's (Tennessee) Battery
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Polk's Corps (Army of Mississippi)
LTG Leonidas Polk (k June 14)
MG William W. Loring
LTG Alexander P. Stewart
Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and others |
Loring's Division
MG William W. Loring
BG Winfield S. Featherston
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Featherston's Brigade
BG Winfield S. Featherston
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- 3rd Mississippi
- 22nd Mississippi
- 31st Mississippi: Col Marcus Stephens
- 33rd Mississippi: Col Jabez Drake
- 40th Mississippi
- 1st Mississippi Sharpshooters
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Adams' Brigade
BG John Adams
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- 6th Mississippi: Col Robert Lowry
- 14th Mississippi
- 15th Mississippi
- 20th Mississippi
- 23rd Mississippi
- 43rd Mississippi
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Scott's Brigade
BG Thomas M. Scott
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- 27th Alabama
- 35th Alabama
- 49th Alabama
- 55th Alabama
- 57th Alabama
- 12th Louisiana
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French's Division
MG Samuel G. French
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Ector's Brigade
BG Matthew D. Ector (w July 27)
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- 29th North Carolina
- 39th North Carolina
- 9th Texas: Col William Hugh Young (w)
- 10th Texas Cavalry (dismounted)
- 14th Texas Cavalry (dismounted)
- 32nd Texas Cavalry (dismounted)
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Cockrell's Brigade
BG Francis M. Cockrell
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- 1st-4th Missouri
- 2nd-6th Missouri
- 3rd-5th Missouri
- 1st-3rd Missouri Cavalry (dismounted): Col Elijah Gates
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Sears' Brigade
BG Claudius W. Sears (w May 19)
Col William T.S. Barry
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- 4th Mississippi
- 35th Mississippi: Col William T.S. Barry
- 36th Mississippi
- 39th Mississippi
- 46th Mississippi
- 7th Mississippi Battalion
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Walthall's Division
BG James Cantey
BG Edward C. Walthall
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Reynolds' Brigade
BG Daniel H. Reynolds
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- 1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles (dismounted)
- 2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles (dismounted)
- 4th Arkansas
- 9th Arkansas
- 25th Arkansas
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Cantey's Brigade
BG James Cantey
Col Virgil Murphey
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- 1st Alabama (from early June to mid-June)
- 17th Alabama: Col Virgil Murphey
- 26th Alabama (from early June):Col Edward A. O'Neal
- 29th Alabama
- 37th Mississippi
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Quarles' Brigade
BG William A. Quarles
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- 1st Alabama
- 4th Louisiana
- 30th Louisiana
- 42nd Tennessee
- 48th Tennessee
- 49th Tennessee
- 53rd Tennessee
- 56th (46th-55th) Tennessee
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Polk's Corps Artillery
Ltc Samuel C. Williams
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Myrick's Battalion
Maj John D. Myrick
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- Bouanchaud's (Louisiana) Battery: Cpt Alcide Bouanchaud
- Cowan's (Mississippi) Battery; Cpt James J. Cowan
- Barry's Lookout (Tennessee) Battery; Cpt Robert L. Barry
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Storrs' Battalion
Maj George S. Storrs
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- Ward's (Alabama) Battery
- Hoskins' (Mississippi) Battery
- Guibor's (Missouri) Battery
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Preston's Battalion
Maj William C. Preston (k July 20)
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- Tarrant's (Alabama) Battery
- Selden's (Alabama) Battery
- Yates' (Mississippi) Battery
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Artillery Reserve
Chief of Artillery: BG Francis A. Shoup
Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and others |
Artillery Reserve
Ltc James H. Hallonquist
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Palmer's Battalion
Maj Joseph Palmer
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- Lumsden's (Alabama) Battery
- Anderson's (Georgia) Battery
- Havis' (Georgia) Battery
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Williams' Battalion
Ltc Samuel C. Williams
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- Barbour (Alabama) Artillery: Cpt Reuben Kolb
- Jefferson (Mississippi) Artillery: Cpt Put Darden
- Nottoway (Virginia) Artillery
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Waddell's Battalion
Maj James F. Waddell
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- Bellamy's (Alabama) Battery
- Emery's (Alabama) Battery
- Barret's (Missouri) Battery: Cpt Overton Barret
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Cavalry Corps
MG Joseph Wheeler
Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and others |
Martin's Division
MG William T. Martin
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Morgan's Brigade
BG John T. Morgan
BG William Allen (from mid-June)
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- 1st Alabama Cavalry
- 3rd Alabama Cavalry: Col James Hagan
- 4th Alabama Cavalry: Col Alfred A. Russell
- 7th Alabama Cavalry
- 51st Alabama Cavalry: Col Milton L. Kirkpatrick
- 12th Alabama Cavalry Battalion (from mid-June)
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Iverson's Brigade
BG Alfred Iverson, Jr.
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- 1st Georgia Cavalry: Col Samuel W. Davitte
- 2nd Georgia Cavalry: Col Charles C. Crews
- 3rd Georgia Cavalry: Col Robert Thompson
- 4th Georgia Cavalry: Col Isaac W. Avery
- 6th Georgia Cavalry: Col John R. Hart
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Kelly's Division
BG John H. Kelly
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Allen's Brigade
BG William Allen (until mid-June)
Col Robert H. Anderson (from mid-June)
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- 3rd Confederate Cavalry
- 8th Confederate Cavalry
- 10th Confederate Cavalry
- 12th Confederate Cavalry
- 5th Georgia Cavalry (from mid-June): Col Robert H. Anderson
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Dibrell's Brigade
Col George G. Dibrell
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- 4th (McLemore's) Tennessee Cavalry
- 8th Tennessee Cavalry
- 9th Tennessee Cavalry
- 10th Tennessee Cavalry
- 11th Tennessee Cavalry (until mid-June)
|
Humes' Division
BG William Y.C. Humes
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Humes' Brigade
Col James T. Wheeler
Col Henry M. Ashby (from mid-June)
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- 1st (6th) Tennessee Cavalry: Col James T. Wheeler
- 2nd (Ashby's) Tennessee Cavalry: Col Henry M. Ashby
- 4th (Murray's) Tennessee Cavalry (until mid-June)
- 5th Tennessee Cavalry
- 9th Tennessee Cavalry
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Grigsby's Brigade
Col J. Warren Grigsby
BG John S. Williams (from mid-June)
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- 1st (3rd) Kentucky Cavalry
- 2nd Kentucky Cavalry
- 9th Kentucky Cavalry
- 2nd (Dortch's) Kentucky Cavalry Battalion
- Hamilton's Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
- Allison's Tennessee Squadron
|
Harrison's Brigade
Col Thomas H. Harrison
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- 3rd Arkansas Cavalry
- 4th (Murray's) Tennessee Cavalry (from mid-June)
- 8th Texas Cavalry
- 11th Texas Cavalry
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Hannon's Brigade
Col Moses W. Hannon
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- 53rd Alabama Cavalry
- 24th Alabama Cavalry Battalion
|
Jackson's Division
BG William Hicks Jackson
|
Armstrong's Brigade
BG Frank C. Armstrong
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- 6th Alabama Cavalry (until mid-June)
- 1st Mississippi Cavalry
- 2nd Mississippi Cavalry
- 28th Mississippi Cavalry
- Ballentine's Mississippi Cavalry
|
Ross' Brigade
BG Lawrence Sullivan Ross
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- 3rd Texas Cavalry
- 6th Texas Cavalry
- 9th Texas Cavalry
- 27th Texas Cavalry (1st Texas Legion)
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Ferguson's Brigade
BG Samuel W. Ferguson
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- 2nd Alabama Cavalry
- 56th Alabama Cavalry: Col William Boyles
- 9th Mississippi Cavalry: Col Horace H. Miller
- Perrin's Mississippi Cavalry: Col Robert O. Perrin
- 12th Mississippi Cavalry Battalion
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Waties' Battalion
Cpt John Waties
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- Columbus (Georgia) Artillery
- King's (Missouri) Battery
- Waties' (South Carolina) Battery
|
Corps Artillery Reserve
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Wheeler's Horse Artillery
Ltc Felix H. Robertson
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- Wiggin's (Arkansas) Battery: Lt J.P. Bryant
- Ferrell's (Georgia) Battery (1 section)
- Huggin's (Tennessee) Battery (from mid-June)
- Huwald's (Tennessee) Battery
- White's (Tennessee) Battery
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Strengths
The following table shows total strengths of each of the major formations at several stages throughout the campaign.
Corps |
April 30 |
June 10 |
June 30 |
July 10 |
July 31 |
August 10 |
August 31 |
Hardee's Corps |
21,946 |
20,741 |
18,107 |
16,567 |
13,369 |
14,013 |
14,160 |
Hood's/Lee's Corps |
21,385 |
17,379 |
15,970 |
15,492 |
13,553 |
13,005 |
11,633 |
Polk's/Stewart's Corps |
- |
16,538 |
14,380 |
13,354 |
11,850 |
11,551 |
11,457 |
Cavalry Corps |
8,062 |
13,546 |
12,889 |
12,379 |
12,523 |
12,803 |
13,244 |
Total |
52,931 |
69,946 |
62,747 |
59,196 |
51,843 |
51,946 |
51,141 |