Atlanta campaign order of battle: First phase, Confederate

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

• Gen = General
• LTG = Lieutenant General
• MG = Major General
• BG = Brigadier General
• Col = Colonel
• Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
• Maj = Major
• Cpt = Captain
• Lt = Lieutenant

Other

• w = wounded
• k = killed

Army of Tennessee

Gen Joseph E. Johnston

Hardee's Corps

LTG William J. Hardee

Hood's Corps

LTG John B. Hood

Polk's Corps (Army of Mississippi)

LTG Leonidas Polk (k June 14)<br> MG William W. Loring<br> LTG Alexander P. Stewart

Artillery Reserve

Chief of Artillery: BG Francis A. Shoup

Cavalry Corps

MG Joseph Wheeler

Strengths

The following table shows total strengths of each of the major formations at several stages throughout the campaign.

Notes

References

• U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880&ndash;1901.
• Luvaas, Jay & Harold W. Nelson (eds.). Guide to the Atlanta Campaign: Rocky Face Ridge to Kennesaw Mountain (Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas), 2008.