The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Bristoe campaign (October 13–November 7, 1863) of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization from September 30, 1863,[1] the casualty returns[2] and the reports.[3]

Abbreviations used

Military rank

Other

Army of Northern Virginia

Gen Robert E. Lee[4]

Second Corps

LTG Richard S. Ewell

Division Brigade Regiments and others

Early's Division
     MG Jubal A. Early

Hays' Brigade


   BG Harry T. Hays

Hoke's Brigade


   Col Archibald C. Godwin (c)
   Ltc Samuel McD. Tate

  • 6th North Carolina
  • 21st North Carolina
  • 54th North Carolina
  • 57th North Carolina
  • 1st Battalion North Carolina Sharpshooters
Gordon's Brigade


   BG John B. Gordon

  • 13th Georgia
  • 26th Georgia
  • 31st Georgia
  • 38th Georgia
  • 60th Georgia
  • 61st Georgia
Pegram's Brigade


   BG John Pegram

Johnson's Division
     MG Edward Johnson

Stonewall Brigade


   BG James A. Walker

Steuart's Brigade


   BG George H. Steuart

Jones' Brigade


   BG John M. Jones

Stafford's Brigade


   BG Leroy A. Stafford[5]

Rodes' Division
     MG Robert E. Rodes

Daniel's Brigade


   BG Junius Daniel

Ramseur's Brigade


   BG Stephen D. Ramseur

Doles' Brigade


   BG George P. Doles

Battle's Brigade


   BG Cullen A. Battle

Johnston's Brigade


   Col Thomas M. Garrett

Artillery
     BG Armistead L. Long

Brown's Battalion


   Col J. Thompson Brown[6]
   Maj Robert A. Hardaway

  • 2nd Richmond (Virginia) Howitzers
  • 3rd Richmond (Virginia) Howitzers
  • Powhatan (Virginia) Artillery
  • Rockbridge (Virginia) Artillery
  • Salem (Virginia) Flying Artillery
Nelson's Battalion


   Ltc William Nelson

Andrews' Battalion


   Ltc Richard S. Andrews

Jones' Battalion


   Ltc Hilary P. Jones
   Cpt James McD. Carrington[7]

  • Louisiana Guard Battery
  • Charlottesville (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt James McD. Carrington
  • Courtney (Virginia) Artillery
  • Staunton (Virginia) Artillery
Carter's Battalion


   Ltc Thomas H. Carter

  • Jefferson Davis (Alabama) Artillery
  • King William (Virginia) Artillery
  • Morris (Virginia) Artillery
  • Orange (Virginia) Artillery

Third Corps

LTG Ambrose P. Hill

  • Provost Guard: 5th Alabama Battalion
Division Brigade Regiments and others

Anderson's Division
     MG Richard H. Anderson

Wilcox's (old) Brigade


   Col John C. C. Sanders

Posey's Brigade


   BG Carnot Posey (mw)

Mahone's Brigade


   BG William Mahone

Wright' s Brigade


   BG Ambrose R. Wright

  • 3rd Georgia
  • 22nd Georgia
  • 48th Georgia
  • 2nd Georgia Battalion
Perry's Brigade


   BG Edward A. Perry

Heth's Division
     MG Henry Heth

Davis' Brigade


   BG Joseph R. Davis

Archer's and Walker's Brigade[8]


   BG Henry H. Walker

Archer's Brigade

  • 13th Alabama
  • 1st Tennessee (Provisional Army)
  • 7th Tennessee
  • 14th Tennessee

Walker's Brigade

Kirkland's Brigade


   BG William W. Kirkland (w)
   Col Thomas C. Singletary[9]

Cooke's Brigade


   BG John R. Cooke (w)
   Col Edward D. Hall

  • 15th North Carolina
  • 27th North Carolina
  • 46th North Carolina: Col Edward D. Hall
  • 48th North Carolina

Wilcox's Division
     MG Cadmus M. Wilcox

Lane' s Brigade


   BG James H. Lane

  • 7th North Carolina
  • 18th North Carolina
  • 28th North Carolina
  • 33rd North Carolina
  • 37th North Carolina
McGowan's Brigade


   BG Abner M. Perrin

Thomas' Brigade


   BG Edward L. Thomas

  • 14th Georgia
  • 35th Georgia
  • 45th Georgia
  • 49th Georgia
Scales' Brigade


   BG Alfred M. Scales

  • 13th North Carolina
  • 16th North Carolina
  • 22nd North Carolina
  • 34th North Carolina
  • 38th North Carolina

Artillery
     Col R. Lindsay Walker

Cutts' Battalion


   Ltc Allen S. Cutts

  • Irwin (Georgia) Battery
  • Patterson's (Georgia) Battery
  • Ross' (Georgia) Battery
McIntosh' s Battalion


   Maj David G. McIntosh

  • Hardaway (Alabama) Artillery
  • Danville (Virginia) Artillery
  • Johnson's (Virginia) Battery
  • 2nd Rockbridge (Virginia) Artillery
Garnett's Battalion


   Ltc John J. Garnett

  • Donaldsonville (Louisiana) Artillery
  • Moore's Company (Virginia) Artillery
  • Lewis (Virginia) Artillery
  • Norfolk (Virginia) Blues Artillery
Pegram's Battalion


   Maj William R. J. Pegram

  • Pee Dee (South Carolina) Artillery
  • Crenshaw (Virginia) Battery
  • Fredericksburg (Virginia) Artillery
  • Letcher (Virginia) Artillery
  • Purcell (Virginia) Artillery
Poague's Battalion


   Ltc William T. Poague

  • Madison (Mississippi) Artillery
  • Graham's (North Carolina) Artillery
  • Albemarle (Virginia) Artillery
  • Brooke's (Virginia) Battery

Cavalry Corps

MG J. E. B. Stuart

Division Brigade Regiments and others

Hampton's Division[10]
     MG J. E. B. Stuart

Gordon's Brigade


   BG James B. Gordon[11] (w)

Butler's Brigade


   BG Pierce M. B. Young[12]

Jones' Brigade[13]


   Col Oliver R. Funsten
   BG Thomas L. Rosser[14]

Fitzhugh Lee's Division
     MG Fitzhugh Lee

William H. F. Lee's Brigade


   Col John R. Chambliss Jr.

Lomax's Brigade


   BG Lunsford L. Lomax

Wickham's Brigade


   Col Thomas H. Owen

Horse Artillery

Beckham's Battalion


   Maj Robert F. Beckham

  • Breathed's (Virginia) Battery
  • Chew's (Virginia) Battery
  • Griffin's (Maryland) Battery
  • Hart's (South Carolina) Battery
  • McGregor's (Virginia) Battery
  • Moorman's (Virginia) Battery

Reserve Artillery

BG William N. Pendleton[15]

Division Battalions Batteries

First Corps Artillery

Cabell's Battalion


   Col Henry C. Cabell

Haskell's Battalion


   Maj John C. Haskell

  • Branch (North Carolina) Artillery
  • Rowan (North Carolina) Artillery
  • Palmetto South Carolina Artillery

Notes

  1. Official Records, Series I, Volume XXIX, Part 1, pages 398-404
  2. Official Records, Series I, Volume XXIX, Part 1, pages 412-414
  3. Official Records, Series I, Volume XXIX, Part 1, pages 1047-1049
  4. The First Corps was detached September 9, 1863 for service with the Army of Tennessee
  5. Brigadier General Stafford (Nominated Brigadier General on October 8, 1863 with date of rank 8 October 1863) was assigned sometime between October 8 and October 31, 1863 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXIX, Part 2, page 777; Official Records, Series I, Volume XXIX, Part 2, page 818; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 504 and 798)
  6. Brown commanded Nelson's and his own Battalion. Brown's Battalion was commanded by Hardaway (see: Long's report)
  7. Commanded the Battalion from November 3, 1863 till the Army recrossed the Rapidan (see: Jones' report)
  8. Archer's and Walker's Brigade were consolidated under Brigadier General Walker (see: Walker's report)
  9. For Singletary succeeding Kirkland see: F. Ray Sibley Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 58
  10. Hampton was absent from a wound he received at Gettysburg, Stuart commanded his division directly (see: Stuart's report)
  11. Wounded but remained in command (see: Stuart's report)
  12. Promoted to Brigadier General (Nominated October 10, 1863, with date of rank September 28, 1863) and assigned to command of Butler's Brigade on October 15, 1863 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXIX, Part 2, page 788; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 585 and 800)
  13. The 35th Virginia Battalion was on detached service in Loudoun County, Virginia (see: Funsten's report)
  14. 1 2 Promoted to Brigadier General (Nominated October 10, 1863, with date of rank September 28, 1863) and assigned to command of Jones' Brigade on October 15, 1863 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXIX, Part 2, page 788; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 462 and 798)
  15. Chief of Artillery to the whole Army

References

  • Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher. Civil War High Commands. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
  • Sibley, F. Ray Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, 1996. ISBN 0-942597-73-7
  • 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, 18801901.
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