Battle of Shiloh order of battle: Confederate

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The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Shiloh of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is shown separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the battle. [1] [2]

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Confederate Army of the Mississippi as organized during the Battle of Shiloh Shiloh, Confederate.png
Confederate Army of the Mississippi as organized during the Battle of Shiloh

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Military rank

Other

Army of Mississippi

Gen Albert S. Johnston (k)
Gen Pierre G. T. Beauregard

First Army Corps

MG Leonidas Polk

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

First Division
     BG Charles Clark (w)
     BG Alexander P. Stewart

1st Brigade


   Col Robert M. Russell

2nd Brigade


   BG Alexander P. Stewart

Second Division
    BG Benjamin F. Cheatham (w)
    BG Bushrod R. Johnson (w)

1st Brigade


    BG Bushrod R. Johnson
    Col Preston Smith (w)

2nd Brigade


   Col William H. Stephens
   Col George Maney [3]

Cavalry
  • 1st Mississippi: Col Andrew J. Lindsay
  • Mississippi and Alabama Battalion: Ltc Richard H. Brewer
Unattached

Second Army Corps

MG Braxton Bragg

Escort:

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

First Division
     BG Daniel Ruggles

1st Brigade


   Col Randall L. Gibson

2nd Brigade


   BG Patton Anderson

3rd Brigade


   Col Preston Pond, Jr.

Cavalry
  • Alabama Battalion: Cpt Thomas F. Jenkins

Second Division
     BG Jones M. Withers

1st Brigade


   BG Adley H. Gladden (mw)
   Col Daniel W. Adams (w)
   Col Zach C. Deas (w)

2nd Brigade


   BG James R. Chalmers

3rd Brigade


   BG John K. Jackson

Third Army Corps

MG William J. Hardee (w)

BrigadesRegiments and batteries
1st Brigade


   BG Thomas C. Hindman [6]
   Col Robert G. Shaver

2nd Brigade


   BG Patrick Cleburne

3rd Brigade


   BG Sterling A. M. Wood (w)
   Col William K. Patterson [7]

Reserve Corps

BG John C. Breckinridge

BrigadesRegiments and batteries
1st Brigade


   Col Robert P. Trabue

2nd Brigade


   BG John S. Bowen (w)
   Col John D. Martin

  • 9th Arkansas: Col Isaac L. Dunlop
  • 10th Arkansas: Col Thomas D. Merrick
  • 2nd Confederate: Col John D. Martin, Maj Thomas H. Mangum
  • 1st Missouri: Col Lucius L. Rich (mw)
  • Mississippi Battery: Cpt Alfred Hudson
3rd Brigade


   Col Walter S. Statham

Unattached

BrigadesRegiments and batteries
Cavalry
Artillery

Notes

  1. Official Records, Series I, Volume LII, Part 1, pages 26-29
  2. Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign.
  3. Maney, who was senior to Stephens, arrived on the field later and took command. Stephens was injured when thrown from his horse, as he records in his report (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume X, Part 1, page 452 )
  4. Arrived on April 7, 1862.
  5. Not to be confused with the other 26th Alabama(O'Neill's) that served in the Army of Northern Virginia and later Army of Tennessee. Coltart's 26th Alabama was renamed 50th Alabama on June 6 1863.
  6. Commanded his own and the 3rd Brigade.
  7. Temporarily
  8. Sometimes mistaken for the 55th (Brown's) Tennessee Infantry.

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