Atlanta campaign order of battle: Second 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 second phase of the campaign, July 17 – September 8, 1864. The period May 1 – July 17, 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 John B. Hood

• Chief of Staff: BG William Mackall, BG Francis Shoup
• Chief of Artillery: BG Francis Shoup, Col Robert Beckham

Hardee's Corps

LTG William J. Hardee

Lee's Corps

MG Carter L. Stevenson<br> MG Benjamin F. Cheatham<br> LTG Stephen D. Lee

Stewart's Corps

LTG Alexander P. Stewart (w July 28)<br> MG Benjamin F. Cheatham

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.