Second Battle of Winchester order of battle: Confederate

The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Second Battle of Winchester. The Union order of battle is listed separately.

Military rank abbreviations

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Confederate army

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Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia (22651 officers & men)
LTG Richard S. Ewell

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Early's Division (6350 officers & men)
     MG Jubal Anderson Early

Hays' Brigade (1272 officers & men)

   BG Harry T. Hays

Hoke's Brigade (1750 officers & men)


   Col Isaac E. Avery

  • 6th North Carolina (515 officers & men): Maj Samuel McD. Tate
  • 21st North Carolina (445 officers & men): Col William Whedbee Kirkland
  • 54th North Carolina (408 officers & men): Col Kenneth M. Murchison
  • 57th North Carolina (305 officers & men): Col Archibald C. Godwin
  • 1st North Carolina Battalion (77 officers & men): Maj Rufus W. Wharton
Smith's Brigade (1180 officers & men)


   BG William "Extra Billy" Smith

Gordon's Brigade (1850 officers & men)


   BG John Brown Gordon

  • 13th Georgia (322 officers & men): Col James Milton Smith
  • 26th Georgia (320 officers & men): Col Edward N. Atkinson
  • 31st Georgia (260 officers & men): Col Clement A. Evans
  • 38th Georgia (350 officers & men): Cpt William L. McLeod
  • 60th Georgia (305 officers & men): Cpt Waters B. Jones
  • 61st Georgia (293 officers & men): Col John H. Lamar
Artillery Battalion (298 officers & men)


   Ltc Hilary P. Jones

  • Charlottesville Virginia Battery (75 officers & men; 4x 12-pounder Napoleons): Cpt James McD. Carrington
  • Courtney Virginia Battery (95 officers & men; 4x 3-inch Ordnance Rifles): Cpt William A. Tanner
  • Staunton Virginia Battery (64 officers & men; 4x 12-pounder Napoleons): Cpt Asher W. Garber
  • Louisiana Guard Battery (64 officers & men; 2x 3-inch Ordnance rifles; 2x 10-pounder Parrott Rifles): Cpt Charles Thompson, Lt Charles A. Green

Johnson's Division (6473 officers & men)
     MG Edward "Allegheny" Johnson

Steuart's Third Brigade (2178 officers & men)
  

BG George H. Steuart

Nicholl's "Pelican" Brigade (1038 officers & men)
  

Col Jesse M. Williams

  • 1st Louisiana (172 officers & men): Cpt Edward D. Willett
  • 2nd Louisiana (236 officers & men): Ltc Ross E. Burke
  • 10th Louisiana (226 officers & men): Maj Thomas N. Powell
  • 14th Louisiana (218 officers & men): Ltc David Zable
  • 15th Louisiana (186 officers & men): Maj Andrew Brady
Stonewall Brigade (1346 officers & men)
  

BG James A. Walker

Jones' Second Brigade (1446 officers & men)
  

BG John M. Jones

Artillery Battalion (380 officers & men)
  

Ltc R. Snowden Andrews (W); Maj Joseph W. Latimer

  • 1st Battery, Maryland Artillery (105 officers & men; 4x 12-pounder Napoleons): Cpt William F. Dement
  • Chesapeake (Maryland) Artillery (81 officers & men; 4x 10-pounder Parrott Rifles): Cpt William D. Brown
  • Allegheny (Virginia) Artillery (99 officers & men; 2x 12-pounder Napoleons; 2x 3-inch Ordnance Rifles): Cpt John C. Carpenter
  • Lee (Virginia) Battery (95 officers & men; 1x 3-inch Ordnance Rifles; 1x 10-pounder Parrott Rifles; 2x 20-pounder Parrott Rifles): Cpt C. I. Raine

Rodes's Division (7952 officers & men)
     MG Robert E. Rodes

Daniel's Brigade (2157 officers & men)
  

BG Junius Daniel

  • 32nd North Carolina (465 officers & men): Col Edmund C. Brabble
  • 43rd North Carolina (583 officers & men): Col Thomas S. Kenan
  • 45th North Carolina (460 officers & men): Ltc Samuel H. Boyd
  • 53rd North Carolina (409 officers & men): Col William A. Owens
  • 2nd North Carolina Battalion (240 officers & men): Ltc Hezekiah L. Andrews
Iverson's Brigade (1380 officers & men)
  

BG Alfred Iverson, Jr.

  • 5th North Carolina (473 officers & men): Cpt Speight B. West
  • 12th North Carolina (219 officers & men): Ltc William S. Davis
  • 20th North Carolina (372 officers & men): Ltc Nelson Slough
  • 23rd North Carolina (316 officers & men): Col Daniel H. Christie
Doles's Brigade (1329 officers & men)
  

BG George P. Doles

  • 4th Georgia (341 officers & men): Ltc D. R. E. Winn
  • 12th Georgia (327 officers & men): Col Edward Willis
  • 21st Georgia (287 officers & men): Col John T. Mercer
  • 44th Georgia (364 officers & men): Col Samuel P. Lumpkin
Ramseur's Brigade (1023 officers & men)
  

BG Stephen Dodson Ramseur

  • 2nd North Carolina (243 officers & men): Maj Daniel W. Hurtt
  • 4th North Carolina (196 officers & men): Col Bryan Grimes
  • 14th North Carolina (308 officers & men): Col Tyler Bennett
  • 30th North Carolina (276 officers & men): Col Francis M. Parker
O'Neal's Brigade (1685 officers & men)
  

Col Edward A. O'Neal

  • 3rd Alabama (350 officers & men): Col Cullen A. Battle
  • 5th Alabama (317 officers & men): Col Josephus M. Hall
  • 6th Alabama (382 officers & men): Col James N. Lightfoot
  • 12th Alabama (317 officers & men): Col Samuel B. Pickens
  • 26th Alabama (319 officers & men): Ltc John C. Goodgame
Artillery Battalion (378 officers & men)
  

Ltc Thomas H. Carter

  • Jeff Davis (Alabama) Artillery (79 officers & men; 4x 3-inch Ordnance Rifles): Cpt William J. Reese
  • King William (Virginia) Artillery (103 officers & men; 2x 10-pounder Parrott Rifles; 2x 12-pounder Napoleons): Cpt William P. Carter
  • Morris (Virginia) Artillery (114 officers & men; 4x 12-pounder Napoleons): Cpt Richard C. M. Page
  • Orange (Virginia) Artillery (82 officers & men; 2x 3-inch Ordnance Rifles; 2x 10-pounder Parrott Rifles): Cpt Charles W. Fry

Unattached

  • 1st Maryland Infantry Battalion (400 officers & men) (17 total casualties): Ltc James R. Herbert
  • 2nd Baltimore (Maryland) Light Artillery (106 officers & men; 4x 10-pounder Parrott Rifles): Capt Wiley H. Griffin
  • Company A, 1st Maryland Cavalry (~50 officers & men): Capt. Frank A. Bond
  • Company B, 1st Maryland Cavalry (~50 officers & men): Capt George M. Emack

Cavalry

Jenkins's Cavalry Brigade (1185 officers & men)
  

BG Albert G. Jenkins

Artillery Reserve (85 officers & men)

Crutchfield's Artillery
  

Col J. Thompson Brown

Nelson's Battalion


   Ltc William Nelson

  • Five batteries of 1st Virginia Artillery

References

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  • Lt. Gen. Ewell's Report in the Official Records, Series I, Volume XXVII/2 [S# 44]
  • Grunder, Charles S. and Beck, Brandon H. The Second Battle of Winchester (2nd Edition). Lynchburg, VA: H.E. Howard, Inc., 1989. ISBN 0-930919-90-4
  • Wittenberg, Eric J. and Mingus Sr., Scott L. The Second Battle of Winchester: The Confederate Victory that Opened the Door to Richmond (1st Edition). El Dorado Hills, CA: Savas Beatie LLC, 2016. ISBN 9781611212891
  • Paths of the Civil War