Carolinas_campaign_Confederate_order_of_battle

Carolinas campaign order of battle: Confederate

Carolinas campaign order of battle: Confederate

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The following units and commanders fought in the Carolinas 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]

Background

The Confederate forces in the Carolinas campaign underwent a reorganization from April 8 to 10, 1865, which is shown below. For the Confederate order of battle previous to this reorganization, see the Bentonville Confederate order of battle.

Military rank abbreviations used

Army of Tennessee

Gen Joseph E. Johnston
Escort

  • Holloway's (Alabama) Cavalry Company: Capt E. M. Holloway

Second in command
Gen P.G.T. Beauregard
Escort

Hardee's Corps

LTG William J. Hardee
Escort and Scouts

  • Raum's Cavalry Company (Mississippi): Capt William C. Raum
  • Stono Scouts Company (South Carolina): Capt John B.L. Walpole, Lt Paul T. Gervais
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Stewart's Corps

LTG Alexander P. Stewart

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Lee's Corps

LTG Stephen D. Lee
Escort

  • Ragland's Georgia Cavalry Company: Capt George G. Ragland
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Unattached units

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Cavalry Corps

LTG Wade Hampton
MG Matthew Butler

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Wheeler's cavalry contingent

MG Joseph Wheeler[3]
BG William W. Allen
Escort

Scout company

  • Shannon's Special Scouts: Maj Alexander M.Shannon
  • Engineer Troop: Lt L.C. Anderson
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Other

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Notes

  1. Official Records, Series I, Volume XLVII, Part 1, pages 1061-1067
  2. detached from Army of Northern Virginia
  3. This command was formerly Wheeler's Cavalry Corps, Army of Tennessee.
  4. Division detached April 15, 1865 for Jefferson Davis's escort.

Sources

  • Bradley, Mark L. This Astounding Close: The Road to Bennett Place. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, 2000. ISBN 0-8078-2565-4
  • U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 18801901.

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