Battle of Olustee order of battle: Confederate

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The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Olustee of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately.

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Military Rank Abbreviations Used

District of East Florida

BG Joseph Finegan

BrigadeRegiments, battalions and batteries
Colquitt's Brigade


   BG Alfred H. Colquitt

  • 6th Florida Battalion: Maj Pickens Bird (Capt John William Pearson) - 9 killed or mortally wounded, 73 wounded, 2 missing [1]
  • 6th Georgia: Ltc John T. Lofton - 5 killed, 56 wounded [2]
  • 19th Georgia: Col James H. Neal - 6 killed, 88 wounded [3]
  • 23rd Georgia (300 men): Ltc James H. Huggins - 2 killed, 66 wounded, 2 missing [4]
  • 27th Georgia: Col Charles T. Zachry - 7 killed, 67 wounded [5]
  • 28th Georgia: Cpt William P. Crawford (Col Tully Graybill) - 10 killed, 85 wounded [6]
  • Chatham Artillery (Georgia): Cpt John F. Wheaton (4 pieces)
  • Gamble's (Leon Light) Artillery (Florida): Cpt Robert H. Gamble
Harrison's Brigade


   Col George P. Harrison

  • 1st Florida Battalion (~420 men): Ltc Charles F. Hopkins - 3 killed, 47 wounded [7]
  • 32nd Georgia: Maj Washington T. Holland (Col George P. Harrison) - 15 killed, 149 wounded [8]
  • 64th Georgia: Cpt Charles S. Jenkins (Col John W. Evans) - 17 killed, 88 wounded, 2 missing [9]
  • 1st Georgia Regulars (probably fewer than 200): Cpt Henry A. Cannon - 3 killed, 25 wounded [10]
  • 28th Georgia Artillery Battalion (Also known as Bonaud's Battalion. A portion of the Second Florida Infantry Battalion may have been attached to this unit during the battle. Additionally, a detachment of Florida conscripts was also present.) - 12 killed, 95 wounded, 2 missing [11]
  • Abell's Artillery (Florida) (Serving as infantry)
  • Guerard's Battery (Georgia): Cpt John M. Guerard (4 pieces) - 2 wounded [12]
Smith's Cavalry Brigade


   Col Caraway Smith

  • 4th Georgia Cavalry (~250 men): Col Duncan L. Clinch Jr. - 6 (7?) wounded [13]
  • 2nd Florida Cavalry (203 men): Ltc Abner H. McCormick - no known losses [14]
  • 5th Florida Cavalry Battalion: Ltc Benjamin B. Sample, Maj George W. Scott - 4 Killed, unknown Wounded [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Sixth Florida Infantry Battalion". 2024-01-22. Archived from the original on 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  2. ↑ "Sixth Georgia Infantry". 2024-01-22. Archived from the original on 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  3. ↑ "Nineteenth Georgia Infantry". 2024-01-22. Archived from the original on 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  4. ↑ "Twenty-third Georgia Infantry". 2024-01-22. Archived from the original on 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  5. ↑ "Twenty-seventh Georgia Infantry". 2024-01-22. Archived from the original on 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  6. ↑ "Twenty-eighth Georgia Infantry". 2024-01-22. Archived from the original on 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  7. ↑ "First Florida Infantry Battalion". 2024-01-22. Archived from the original on 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  8. ↑ "Thirty-second Georgia Infantry". 2024-01-22. Archived from the original on 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  9. ↑ "Sixty-fourth Georgia Infantry Regiment". 2024-01-22. Archived from the original on 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  10. ↑ "First Georgia Regulars". 2024-01-22. Archived from the original on 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  11. ↑ "Twenty-eighth Battalion, Georgia Siege Artillery". 2024-01-22. Archived from the original on 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  12. ↑ "Guerard's (Georgia) Artillery". 2024-01-22. Archived from the original on 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  13. ↑ "Fourth Georgia Cavalry". 2024-01-22. Archived from the original on 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  14. ↑ "Second Florida Cavalry". 2024-01-22. Archived from the original on 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  15. ↑ "Fifth Florida Cavalry Battalion". 2024-01-22. Archived from the original on 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
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