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Battle of Averasboro
Confederate Order of Battle

Department of South Carolina, Georgia, & Florida

Lieut. Gen. William J. Hardee

 

Chief of Staff/Assistant Adjutant General

Lieut. Col. T. Benton Roy

Engineer

Lieut. Col. William D. Pickett

Escorts & Scouts

Raum's Cavalry Co. (Mississippi)

Capt. William C. Raum

Stono Scouts (South Carolina)

Capt. John B. L. Walpole

Brown's Division

Maj. Gen. John C. Brown

 

Smith's Brigade

Brig. Gen. James A. Smith

 

1st Florida Consolidated

(1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th Infantry, 1st Cavalry)

Lieut. Col. Elisha Mashburn

1st Georgia Consolidated

(1st, 57th, & 63rd Infantry)

Col. Charles H. Olmstead

54th Georgia Consolidated

(37th, 54th Infantry, 4th Sharpshooters Battalion)

Col. Theodore Caswell

 

Govan's Brigade

Brig. Gen. Daniel C. Govan

 

1st Arkansas Consolidated

(1st, 2nd 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 13th, 24th Arkansas Infantry, 3rd Confederate Infantry)

Col. Edward A. Howell

1st Texas Consolidated

(6th, 7th, 10th, 15th Infantry, 17th, 18th, 24th, 25th Dismounted Cavalry)

Lieut. Col. William A. Ryan

 

McLaw's Division

Maj. Gen. LaFayette McLaws

 

Kennedy's Brigade

Brig. Gen. John D. Kennedy

 

2nd South Carolina Regiment

Lieut. Col. William W. Wallace

3rd South Carolina Regiment

Lieut. Col. Rutherford P. Todd

7th South Carolina Regiment

Capt. Thomas A. Hudgens

8th South Carolina Regiment

Lieut. Col. E. T. Stackhouse

15th South Carolina Regiment

Col. John B. Davis

20th South Carolina Regiment

Maj. John M. Partlow

3rd South Carolina Battalion

Capt. P. F. Spofford

 

Fiser's Brigade

Col. John C. Fiser

 

1st Georgia Regiment

Maj. Richard A. Wayne

5th & 6th Georgia Reserves

Col. John B. Cumming

2nd Georgia Battalion Reserves

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27th Georgia Battalion Reserves

Maj. A. L. Hartridge

 

Hardy's Brigade

Col. Washington M. Hardy

 

7th North Carolina Senior Reserves

Col. Ezekiel W. Hancock

Company A

Capt. William S. Bradshaw

Company B

Capt. William M. Clinard

Company C

Capt. W. B. Johnson

Company D

Capt. Jacob C. Boon

Company E

Capt. William H. Watts

Company F

Lieut. J. O. Core

Company G

Capt. Eli E. Holland

Company H

1st Lieut. B. Turner

Company I

Capt. R. S. Davie

Company K

1st Lieut. Joshua S. Glass

 

10th North Carolina Heavy Artillery

Maj. Wilton L. Young

Adjutant Andrew Costin

 

Company A

Capt. Hammet J. Harris

Company B “Black River Tigers”

Capt. Henry M. Barnes

Company C “Monroe Light Artillery”

Lieut. John A. Grady

Company D

Capt. Woodbury Wheeler, Jr.

 

50th North Carolina Regiment (State Troops)

Col. George Wortham

Lieut. Col. John C. Van Hook

Maj. Henry J. Ryals

Adjutant Jesse W. Edmundson

 

Company A

Capt. James A. Burch

Company B

Lieut. William B. Jenkins

Company C

Capt. Thomas R. Youngblood

Company D

Lieut. Joseph J. Penny

Company E

Capt. William T. Gardner

Company F “Moore Sharpshooters”

Capt. James O. A. Kelly

Company G “Rutherford Farmers”

Capt. George W. Andrews

Company H

Capt. Joseph H. Atkinson

Company I “Rutherford Regulars”

Capt. John B. Eaves

Company K “Green River Rifles”

Capt. George B. Ford

 

Harrison's Brigade

Col. George P. Harrison

 

5th Georgia Regiment

Col. Charles P. Daniel

32nd Georgia Regiment

Lieut. Col. William H. Pruden

Col. A. C. Edwards

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Taliaferro's Division

Brig. Gen. William B. Taliaferro

Adjutant General

Capt. Page (w)

Inspector General

Capt. Read (w)

Aide-de-Camp

Lieut. Kemp

 

Rhett's Brigade

Col. William Butler

 

1st South Carolina Infantry

Lieut. Col. Joseph A. Yates

3rd South Carolina Artillery (Acting as Infantry)

Lieut Col. Robert de Treville (k)

15th South Carolina Heavy Artillery Battalion

Maj. James J. Lucas

C.P.E. Kanapaux's Light Artillery (South Carolina)

Capt. Charles P. E. Kanapaux

Yeadon's Light Artillery (South Carolina)

Capt. John D. Johnson

Chesnut Light Artillery (south Carolina)

Capt. Frederick C. Schulz

 

Elliot's Brigade

Brig. Gen. Stephen Elliott, Jr.

 

22nd Georgia Heavy Artillery Battalion

Lieut. Col. William R. Prichard

28th Georgia Artillery Battalion

Maj. A. Bonaud

2nd South Carolina Artillery (Acting as Infantry)

Col. Andrew D. Frederick

18th South Carolina Artillery Battalion

Capt. Theodore G. Boag

19th South Carolina Militia

Col. Peter Bonneau

 

Artillery Battalion

Maj. Andrew Burnet Rhett

 

LeGardeur's Battery (Louisiana)

Capt. G. LeGardeur

Beaufort Volunteer Artillery (South Carolina)

Capt. Henry M. Stuart

Marion Light Artillery (South Carolina)

Capt. Edward L. Parker

 

Palmer's Brigade

Brig. Gen. Joseph B. Palmer

 

3rd-18th Tennessee Consolidated Regiments

23rd,26th, 45th Tennessee Consolidated Regiment

Col. Anderson Searcy

32nd Tennessee Regiment

Lieut. Col. John P. McGuire

 

58th North Carolina Regiment

Lieut. Col. Samuel M. Silver

 

Company A “Mitchell Rangers”

Capt. Benjamin F. Baird

Company B “Bowman's Company”

Capt. Suel B. Briggs

Company C “Yancy Boys”

Company D “Harman's Company”

Capt. Frederick A. Tobey

Company E “Keener's Company”

Capt. William R. Alexander

Company F “McDowell Rangers”

Capt. Poindexter Blevins

Company G “Peek's Company”

Lieut. Theodore C. McGimsey

Company H “Dula's Company”

Capt. George W. F. Harper

Company I “Watauga Troopers”

Lieut. Jordan C. McGhee

Company K “Silver's Company”

1st Sgt. James M. Green

Company L “Gentry's Company”

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60th North Carolina Regiment

Maj. James T. Huff

 

Company A

Lieut. John G. Lindsey

Company B

Capt. Benjamin F. Patton

Company C

Lieut. Henry K. Rhea

Company D “Henderson Rangers

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Company F

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Company G

Lieut. Eli Jackson

Company H

 

Company I “French Broad Guards”

Capt. William R. Alexander

Company K

Lieut. John T. Sales

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Wheeler's Cavalry Corps

Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler

 

Allen's Division

Brig. Gen. William W. Allen

 

Anderson's Brigade

Brig. Gen. Robert H. Anderson

 

3rd Confederate Cavalry

Col. Patrick H. Rice

8th Confederate Cavalry

Lieut. Col. John S. Prather

10th Confederate Cavalry

Capt. W. H. Brazler

5th Georgia Cavalry

Col. Edward Bird

 

Crew's Brigade

Col. C. C. Crews

 

1st Georgia Cavalry

Lieut. Col. George T. Watts

2nd Georgia Cavalry

Lieut. Col. Francis M. Ison

3rd Georgia Cavalry

Lieut. Col. James T. Thornton

6th Georgia Cavalry

Col. John R. Hart

12th Georgia Cavalry

Capt. James H. Graham

 

Hagan's Brigade

Col. David T. Blakey

 

1st Alabama Cavalry

Lieut. Col. Augustus H. Johnson

3rd Alabama Cavalry

Capt. A. P. Forney

9th Alabama Cavalry

Lieut. Asl. Blansit

12th Alabama Cavalry

Capt. Albert G. Bennett

51st Alabama Cavalry

Col. Milton L. Kirkpatrick

 

Humes's Division

Col. Henry M. Ashby

 

Ashby's Brigade

Col. James T. Wheeler

 

1st Tennessee Cavalry

Lieut. Col. James H. Lewis

2nd Tennessee Cavalry

Lieut. Col. John H. Kuhn

5th Tennessee Cavalry

Col. George W. McKenzie

9th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion

Maj. James H. Akin

 

Harrison's Brigade

Col. Baxter Smith

 

3rd Arkansas Cavalry

Maj. William H. Blackwell

4th Tennessee Cavalry

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8th Texas Cavalry

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11th Texas Cavalry

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Dibrell's Division

Brig. Gen. George G. Dibrell

 

Breckinridge's Brigade

Col. William S. McLemore

 

4th Tennessee Cavalry

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13th Tennessee Cavalry

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Shaw's Cavalry (Tennessee)

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Research the following

 

Hampton's Cavalry Corps

Lieut. Gen. Wade Hampton, III

 

Butler's Division

Maj. Gen. Matthew C. Butler

 

Logan's Brigade

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Young's Brigade

Col. Gilbert J. Wright

 

Cobb's Legion Cavalry (Georgia)

Capt. R. Bill Roberts

Phillips' Legion Cavalry (Georgia)

Maj. Wesley W. Thomas

10th Georgia Cavalry

Capt. Edwin W. Moise

Jefferson Davis Legion (Mississippi)

Col. J. Fred Waring

 

Arillery

 

Earle's Battery (South Carolina)

Capt. William E. Earle

Halsey's Battery (South Carolina)

Capt. E. Lindsley Halsey

German Light Artillery (South Carolina)

Capt. William K. Bachman

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