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Battle of Spotsylvania Court House order of battle: Confederate

The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (May 8–21, 1864) of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization May 7–12, 1864, army organization May 13–25, 1864, the army organization during the Campaign and the reports.

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Army of Northern Virginia May 8–13, 1864

Gen Robert E. Lee

General Staff:

First Corps

MG Richard H. Anderson

Second Corps

LTG Richard S. Ewell

General Staff:

  • Assistant Adjutant General: Ltc Alexander S. Pendleton
  • Assistant Adjutant General: Maj Campbell Brown
  • Assistant Inspector General: Col Abner Smead
  • Engineer: Maj Benjamin H. Greene
  • Aide de Camp: Lt Thomas T. Turner (w)
  • Chief of Ordnance: Ltc William Allan
  • Medical Director: Dr. Hunter H. McGuire
  • Quartermasters: Maj John D. Rogers and Maj A. M. Garber
  • Commissaries and subsistence: Maj Wells J. Hawks and Cpt J. J. Lock

Third Corps

LTG Ambrose P. Hill <br/> MG Jubal A. Early

Cavalry Corps

MG J.E.B. Stuart (mw)

Army of Northern Virginia May 14–21, 1864

Gen Robert E. Lee

General Staff:

First Corps

MG Richard H. Anderson

Second Corps

LTG Richard S. Ewell

General Staff:

  • Assistant Adjutant General: Ltc Alexander S. Pendleton
  • Assistant Adjutant General: Maj Campbell Brown
  • Assistant Inspector General: Col Abner Smead
  • Engineer: Maj Benjamin H. Greene
  • Chief of Ordnance: Ltc William Allan
  • Medical Director: Dr. Hunter H. McGuire
  • Quartermasters: Maj John D. Rogers and Maj A. M. Garber
  • Commissaries and subsistence: Maj Wells J. Hawks and Cpt J. J. Lock

Third Corps

MG Jubal A. Early <br/> LTG Ambrose P. Hill

Cavalry Corps

See also

Notes

References

  • Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher. Civil War High Commands. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001.
  • Grimes, Bryan. Extracts of letters of Major General Bryan Grimes to his wife, Raleigh, North Carolina, Edwards, Broughton and Co., Steam Printers and Binders, 1883.
  • Rhea, Gordon C. The Battle of the Wilderness May 5&ndash;6, 1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1994.
  • Rhea, Gordon C. The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern May 7&ndash;12, 1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1997.
  • Rhea, Gordon C. To the North Anna River: Grant and Lee, May 13&ndash;25, 1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2000.
  • Rhea, Gordon C. Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee, May 26 &ndash; June 3, 1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2002.
  • Sibley, Jr., F. Ray, The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, 1996.
  • U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880&ndash;1901.
  • Wittenberg, Eric J. Glory Enough For All: Sheridan's Second Raid and the Battle of Trevilian Station. Washington, DC: Brassey's, Inc, 2001.