Atlanta campaign order of battle: First phase, Confederate

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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. [1]

Contents

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

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and others

Cheatham's Division
     MG Benjamin F. Cheatham

Maney's Brigade


   BG George E. Maney
   Col Francis M. Walker [2]

  • 4th Confederate (Tennessee)
  • 1st-27th Tennessee
  • 6th-9th Tennessee: Col George C. Porter
  • 19th Tennessee (from mid-June): [3] Col Francis M. Walker
  • 41st Tennessee (until mid-June)
  • 50th Tennessee: Col Stephen H. Colms
  • 24th Tennessee Battalion (until early July)
Strahl's Brigade


   BG Otho F. Strahl

Wright's Brigade


   Col John C. Carter

Vaughn's Brigade


   BG Alfred J. Vaughn (w July 4)
   Col Michael Magevney [4]

Cleburne's Division
     MG Patrick R. Cleburne

Polk's Brigade


   BG Lucius E. Polk

  • 1st-15th Arkansas: Col J. W. Colquitt
  • 5th Confederate (Tennessee): Cpt W. A. Brown
  • 2nd Tennessee (Provisional Army): Col W. D. Robison
  • 35th Tennessee [5]
  • 48th Tennessee
Govan's Brigade


   BG Daniel C. Govan

Lowrey's Brigade


   BG Mark P. Lowrey

Granbury's Brigade [6]


   BG Hiram B. Granbury
   BG James A. Smith [7]

Bate's Division
     MG William B. Bate

Tyler's Brigade


   BG Thomas Benton Smith

  • 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
Lewis' (Orphan) Brigade


   BG Joseph Horace Lewis

Finley's Brigade


   BG Jesse J. Finley (w May 14)
   Col Angus D. McLean

Walker's Division
     MG William H. T. Walker

Mercer's Brigade [8]


   BG Hugh W. Mercer

  • 1st (Olmstead's) Georgia Volunteers: Col Charles H. Olmstead
  • 54th Georgia
  • 57th Georgia: Col William Barkuloo
  • 63rd Georgia
Gist's Brigade


   BG States Rights Gist

Jackson's Brigade [9]


   BG John K. Jackson

Stevens' Brigade


   BG Clement H. Stevens

  • 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

Hardee's Corps Artillery
     Col Melancthon Smith

Hoxton's Battalion


   Maj Llewelyn Hoxton

  • Phelan's (Alabama) Battery
  • Marion (Florida) Light Artillery
  • Turner's (Mississippi) Battery
Hotchkiss' Battalion [11]


   Maj Thomas R. Hotchkiss

Martin's Battalion


   Maj Robert Martin

  • Howell's (Georgia) Battery
  • Bledsoe's (Missouri) Battery
  • Ferguson's (South Carolina) Battery
Cobb's Battalion


   Maj Robert Cobb

Hood's Corps

LTG John B. Hood

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and others

Hindman's Division
     MG Thomas C. Hindman (w July 4)
     BG John C. Brown [12]

Deas' Brigade


   BG Zachariah C. Deas
   Col John G. Coltart [13]

  • 19th Alabama
  • 22nd Alabama: Col Benjamin R. Hart
  • 25th Alabama
  • 39th Alabama
  • 50th Alabama: Col John G. Coltart
  • 17th Alabama Sharpshooters
Manigault's Brigade


   BG Arthur Middleton Manigault

  • 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
Walthall's Brigade


   BG Edward C. Walthall (w May 15)
   Col Samuel Benton [14]

Tucker's Brigade


   BG William F. Tucker (w May)
   Col Jacob H. Sharp [15]

Stevenson's Division
     MG Carter L. Stevenson

Brown's Brigade


   BG John C. Brown
   Col Joseph B. Palmer [16]

  • 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
Cumming's Brigade


   BG Alfred Cumming

  • 34th Georgia
  • 36th Georgia
  • 39th Georgia
  • 56th Georgia: Col E. P. Watkins
  • 2nd Georgia State (from mid-June): Col James Wilson
Reynold's Brigade


   BG Alexander W. Reynolds (w May 27)
   Col Washington M. Hardy

Pettus' Brigade


   BG Edmund W. Pettus

  • 20th Alabama: Col James M. Dedman
  • 23rd Alabama
  • 30th Alabama: Col Charles M. Shelley
  • 31st Alabama
  • 46th Alabama

Stewart's Division [17]
     MG Alexander P. Stewart [18]
     MG Henry D. Clayton [19]

Stovall's Brigade


   BG Marcellus A. Stovall

  • 40th Georgia
  • 41st Georgia
  • 42nd Georgia
  • 43rd Georgia Capt. Homer Howard
  • 52nd Georgia
  • 1st Georgia State (from mid-June)
Clayton's Brigade [20]


   BG Henry D. Clayton
   BG James T. Holtzclaw [21]

Gibson's Brigade


   BG Randall L. Gibson

Baker's Brigade


   BG Alpheus Baker

  • 37th Alabama
  • 40th Alabama
  • 42nd Alabama
  • 54th Alabama (from mid-June)

Hood's Corps Artillery
     Col Robert F. Beckham

Courtney's Battalion


   Maj Alfred R. Courtney

Eldridge's Battalion


   Maj John W. Eldridge

  • Eufala (Alabama) Artillery
  • Fenner's (Louisiana) Battery
  • Stanford's (Mississippi) Battery
Johnston's Battalion


   Maj John W. Johnston

  • Cherokee (Georgia) Artillery: Cpt Max van den Corput
  • Stephens (Georgia) Light Artillery: Cpt John B. Rowan
  • Marshall's (Tennessee) Battery

Polk's Corps (Army of Mississippi)

LTG Leonidas Polk (k June 14)
MG William W. Loring [22]
LTG Alexander P. Stewart [23]

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and others

Loring's Division
     MG William W. Loring [24]
     BG Winfield S. Featherston [25]

Featherston's Brigade


   BG Winfield S. Featherston [26]

  • 3rd Mississippi
  • 22nd Mississippi
  • 31st Mississippi: Col Marcus Stephens
  • 33rd Mississippi: Col Jabez Drake
  • 40th Mississippi
  • 1st Mississippi Sharpshooters
Adams' Brigade


   BG John Adams

Scott's Brigade


   BG Thomas M. Scott

  • 27th Alabama
  • 35th Alabama
  • 49th Alabama
  • 55th Alabama
  • 57th Alabama
  • 12th Louisiana

French's Division
     MG Samuel G. French

Ector's Brigade


   BG Matthew D. Ector (w July 27)

Cockrell's Brigade


   BG Francis M. Cockrell

Sears' Brigade


   BG Claudius W. Sears (w May 19)
   Col William T.S. Barry

Walthall's Division [27]
     BG James Cantey [28]
     BG Edward C. Walthall [29]

Reynolds' Brigade


   BG Daniel H. Reynolds

Cantey's Brigade [30]


   BG James Cantey [31]
   Col Virgil Murphey [32]

Quarles' Brigade [34]


   BG William A. Quarles

  • 1st Alabama [35]
  • 4th Louisiana
  • 30th Louisiana
  • 42nd Tennessee
  • 48th Tennessee
  • 49th Tennessee
  • 53rd Tennessee
  • 56th (46th-55th) Tennessee

Polk's Corps Artillery
     Ltc Samuel C. Williams

Myrick's Battalion [36]


   Maj John D. Myrick

  • Bouanchaud's (Louisiana) Battery: Cpt Alcide Bouanchaud
  • Cowan's (Mississippi) Battery; Cpt James J. Cowan
  • Barry's Lookout (Tennessee) Battery; Cpt Robert L. Barry
Storrs' Battalion [37]


   Maj George S. Storrs

  • Ward's (Alabama) Battery
  • Hoskins' (Mississippi) Battery
  • Guibor's (Missouri) Battery
Preston's Battalion [38]


   Maj William C. Preston (k July 20)

  • Tarrant's (Alabama) Battery
  • Selden's (Alabama) Battery
  • Yates' (Mississippi) Battery

Artillery Reserve

Chief of Artillery: BG Francis A. Shoup

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and others

Artillery Reserve
     Ltc James H. Hallonquist

Palmer's Battalion


   Maj Joseph Palmer

  • Lumsden's (Alabama) Battery
  • Anderson's (Georgia) Battery [39]
  • Havis' (Georgia) Battery
Williams' Battalion


   Ltc Samuel C. Williams

  • Barbour (Alabama) Artillery: Cpt Reuben Kolb
  • Jefferson (Mississippi) Artillery: Cpt Put Darden
  • Nottoway (Virginia) Artillery
Waddell's Battalion


   Maj James F. Waddell

  • Bellamy's (Alabama) Battery
  • Emery's (Alabama) Battery
  • Barret's (Missouri) Battery: Cpt Overton Barret

Cavalry Corps

MG Joseph Wheeler

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and others

Martin's Division
     MG William T. Martin

Morgan's Brigade [40]


   BG John T. Morgan
   BG William Allen (from mid-June)

  • 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)
Iverson's Brigade


   BG Alfred Iverson, Jr.

  • 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

Kelly's Division
     BG John H. Kelly

Allen's Brigade [41]


   BG William Allen (until mid-June) [42]
   Col Robert H. Anderson (from mid-June)

  • 3rd Confederate Cavalry
  • 8th Confederate Cavalry
  • 10th Confederate Cavalry
  • 12th Confederate Cavalry
  • 5th Georgia Cavalry (from mid-June): Col Robert H. Anderson
Dibrell's Brigade


   Col George G. Dibrell

  • 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

Humes' Brigade [43]


   Col James T. Wheeler
   Col Henry M. Ashby (from mid-June)

  • 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) [44]
  • 5th Tennessee Cavalry
  • 9th Tennessee Cavalry
Grigsby's Brigade [45]


   Col J. Warren Grigsby
   BG John S. Williams (from mid-June)

  • 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

Hannon's Brigade [46]


   Col Moses W. Hannon

Jackson's Division [47]
     BG William Hicks Jackson

Armstrong's Brigade


   BG Frank C. Armstrong

Ross' Brigade


   BG Lawrence Sullivan Ross

Ferguson's Brigade


   BG Samuel W. Ferguson

Waties' Battalion


   Cpt John Waties

  • Columbus (Georgia) Artillery
  • King's (Missouri) Battery
  • Waties' (South Carolina) Battery

Corps Artillery Reserve

Wheeler's Horse Artillery


   Ltc Felix H. Robertson

  • 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

Strengths

The following table shows total strengths of each of the major formations at several stages throughout the campaign. [49]

CorpsApril 30June 10June 30July 10July 31August 10August 31
Hardee's Corps21,94620,74118,10716,56713,36914,01314,160
Hood's/Lee's Corps21,38517,37915,97015,49213,55313,00511,633
Polk's/Stewart's Corps- [50] 16,53814,38013,35411,85011,55111,457
Cavalry Corps8,06213,54612,88912,37912,52312,80313,244
Total52,93169,94662,74759,19651,84351,94651,141

Notes

  1. Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVIII, Part 3, pages 638-675
  2. From early July
  3. 19th and 41st Tennessee swapped places mid-June
  4. From early July
  5. Detached to provost-marshal-general duty. Consolidated with 45th Tennessee mid-June
  6. Known as Smith's Brigade from mid-June
  7. from mid-June
  8. Joined mid-June
  9. Broken up early July, remaining units transferred to Gist's and Lowrey's brigades. 47th Georgia consolidated with 65th Georgia
  10. Transferred to Steven's Brigade
  11. Usually assigned to Cleburne's Division
  12. Temporarily in command during July
  13. From mid-June
  14. From mid-June
  15. From mid-June
  16. During July while Brown is in command of Hindman's division
  17. Known as Clayton's Division from July 7
  18. Took command of Polk's Corps from July 7
  19. From July 7, promoted to Major General on that date
  20. Known as Holtzclaw's Brigade from July 7
  21. From July 7, promoted to Brigadier General on that date
  22. from June 14 to July 7
  23. From July 7
  24. Resumed command July 7
  25. From June 14 until July 7
  26. Brigade commander while Featherston in temporary command of the division not known, but likely either Col Stephens or Col Drake
  27. Known as Cantey's Division in May and mid-June
  28. Temporarily during May and early June
  29. from mid-June
  30. Originally an independent brigade reporting to army command, subsequently combined into a division with Reynolds' brigade
  31. Temporarily in command of the division until mid-June, then resumed command of his brigade
  32. Temporarily in command of the brigade during May and June, while Cantey in command of the division
  33. Transferred to Quarles' Brigade mid-June
  34. Joined mid-June
  35. Transferred from Cantey' Brigade mid-June
  36. Usually assigned to Loring's Division
  37. Usually assigned to French's Division
  38. Usually assigned to Cantey's Division
  39. Transferred to Georgia state troops mid-June, returned early July
  40. Known as Allen's Brigade from mid-June
  41. Known as Anderson's Brigade from mid-June
  42. Transferred to Martin's Division and took command of Morgan's Brigade mid-June
  43. Known as Ashby's Brigade from mid-June
  44. Transferred to Harrison's Brigade mid-June
  45. Known as Williams' Brigade from mid-June. Transferred to Kelly's Division early July.
  46. Transferred to Kelly's Division mid-June
  47. Attached to Polk's Corps/Army of Mississippi
  48. Temporarily attached from Clanton's Brigade during May and June
  49. Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVIII, Part 3, pages 675-683
  50. Not present

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