The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Atlanta 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]
This order of battle covers the period of May 7 – July 17, 1864. The period July 17 – September 8, 1864 is listed separately.
Abbreviations used
Military rank
- Gen = General
- LTG = Lieutenant General
- MG = Major General
- BG = Brigadier General
- Col = Colonel
- Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = Lieutenant
Other
- w = wounded
- k = killed
Army of Tennessee
Hardee's Corps
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
|
Cheatham's Division
|
Maney's Brigade |
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| Strahl's Brigade |
| |
| Wright's Brigade
|
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| Vaughn's Brigade
|
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Cleburne's Division
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Polk's Brigade |
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| Govan's Brigade |
| |
| Lowrey's Brigade |
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| Granbury's Brigade[6] |
| |
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Bate's Division
|
Tyler's Brigade |
|
| Lewis' (Orphan) Brigade |
| |
| Finley's Brigade
|
| |
|
Walker's Division
|
Mercer's Brigade[8] |
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| Gist's Brigade |
| |
| Jackson's Brigade[9] |
| |
| Stevens' Brigade |
| |
|
Hardee's Corps Artillery
|
Hoxton's Battalion
|
|
| Hotchkiss' Battalion[11]
|
| |
| Martin's Battalion
|
| |
| Cobb's Battalion
|
|
Hood's Corps
LTG John B. Hood
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
|
Hindman's Division
|
Deas' Brigade |
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| Manigault's Brigade |
| |
| Walthall's Brigade
|
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| Tucker's Brigade
|
| |
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Stevenson's Division
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Brown's Brigade |
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| Cumming's Brigade |
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| Reynold's Brigade
|
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| Pettus' Brigade |
| |
|
Stewart's Division[17]
|
Stovall's Brigade |
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| Clayton's Brigade[20] |
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| Gibson's Brigade |
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| Baker's Brigade |
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Hood's Corps Artillery
|
Courtney's Battalion
|
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| Eldridge's Battalion
|
| |
| Johnston's Battalion
|
|
Polk's Corps (Army of Mississippi)
LTG Leonidas Polk (k June 14)
MG William W. Loring[22]
LTG Alexander P. Stewart[23]
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
|
Loring's Division
|
Featherston's Brigade
|
|
| Adams' Brigade
|
| |
| Scott's Brigade |
| |
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French's Division
|
Ector's Brigade
|
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| Cockrell's Brigade |
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| Sears' Brigade
|
| |
|
Walthall's Division[27]
|
Reynolds' Brigade |
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| Cantey's Brigade[30] |
| |
| Quarles' Brigade[34] |
| |
|
Polk's Corps Artillery
|
Myrick's Battalion[36]
|
|
| Storrs' Battalion[37]
|
| |
| Preston's Battalion[38]
|
|
Artillery Reserve
Chief of Artillery: BG Francis A. Shoup
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
|
Artillery Reserve
|
Palmer's Battalion
|
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| Williams' Battalion
|
| |
| Waddell's Battalion
|
|
Cavalry Corps
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and others |
|---|---|---|
|
Martin's Division
|
Morgan's Brigade[40]
|
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| Iverson's Brigade |
| |
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Kelly's Division
|
Allen's Brigade[41]
|
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| Dibrell's Brigade |
| |
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Humes' Division
|
Humes' Brigade[43]
|
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| Grigsby's Brigade[45]
|
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| Harrison's Brigade |
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| Hannon's Brigade[46]
|
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Jackson's Division[47]
|
Armstrong's Brigade |
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| Ross' Brigade | ||
| Ferguson's Brigade |
| |
| Waties' Battalion
|
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Corps Artillery Reserve |
Wheeler's Horse Artillery |
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Strengths
The following table shows total strengths of each of the major formations at several stages throughout the campaign.[49]
| Corps | April 30 | June 10 | June 30 | July 10 | July 31 | August 10 | August 31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardee's Corps | 21,946 | 20,741 | 18,107 | 16,567 | 13,369 | 14,013 | 14,160 |
| Hood's/Lee's Corps | 21,385 | 17,379 | 15,970 | 15,492 | 13,553 | 13,005 | 11,633 |
| Polk's/Stewart's Corps | - [50] | 16,538 | 14,380 | 13,354 | 11,850 | 11,551 | 11,457 |
| Cavalry Corps | 8,062 | 13,546 | 12,889 | 12,379 | 12,523 | 12,803 | 13,244 |
| Total | 52,931 | 69,946 | 62,747 | 59,196 | 51,843 | 51,946 | 51,141 |
Notes
- ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVIII, Part 3, pages 638-675
- ^ From early July
- ^ 19th and 41st Tennessee swapped places mid-June
- ^ From early July
- ^ Detached to provost-marshal-general duty. Consolidated with 45th Tennessee mid-June
- ^ Known as Smith's Brigade from mid-June
- ^ from mid-June
- ^ Joined mid-June
- ^ Broken up early July, remaining units transferred to Gist's and Lowrey's brigades. 47th Georgia consolidated with 65th Georgia
- ^ Transferred to Steven's Brigade
- ^ Usually assigned to Cleburne's Division
- ^ Temporarily in command during July
- ^ From mid-June
- ^ From mid-June
- ^ From mid-June
- ^ During July while Brown is in command of Hindman's division
- ^ Known as Clayton's Division from July 7
- ^ Took command of Polk's Corps from July 7
- ^ From July 7, promoted to Major General on that date
- ^ Known as Holtzclaw's Brigade from July 7
- ^ From July 7, promoted to Brigadier General on that date
- ^ from June 14 to July 7
- ^ From July 7
- ^ Resumed command July 7
- ^ From June 14 until July 7
- ^ Brigade commander while Featherston in temporary command of the division not known, but likely either Col Stephens or Col Drake
- ^ Known as Cantey's Division in May and mid-June
- ^ Temporarily during May and early June
- ^ from mid-June
- ^ Originally an independent brigade reporting to army command, subsequently combined into a division with Reynolds' brigade
- ^ Temporarily in command of the division until mid-June, then resumed command of his brigade
- ^ Temporarily in command of the brigade during May and June, while Cantey in command of the division
- ^ Transferred to Quarles' Brigade mid-June
- ^ Joined mid-June
- ^ Transferred from Cantey' Brigade mid-June
- ^ Usually assigned to Loring's Division
- ^ Usually assigned to French's Division
- ^ Usually assigned to Cantey's Division
- ^ Transferred to Georgia state troops mid-June, returned early July
- ^ Known as Allen's Brigade from mid-June
- ^ Known as Anderson's Brigade from mid-June
- ^ Transferred to Martin's Division and took command of Morgan's Brigade mid-June
- ^ Known as Ashby's Brigade from mid-June
- ^ Transferred to Harrison's Brigade mid-June
- ^ Known as Williams' Brigade from mid-June. Transferred to Kelly's Division early July.
- ^ Transferred to Kelly's Division mid-June
- ^ Attached to Polk's Corps/Army of Mississippi
- ^ Temporarily attached from Clanton's Brigade during May and June
- ^ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVIII, Part 3, pages 675-683
- ^ Not present
References
- 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, 1880–1901.
- Luvaas, Jay & Harold W. Nelson (eds.). Guide to the Atlanta Campaign: Rocky Face Ridge to Kennesaw Mountain (Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas), 2008. ISBN 978-0-7006-1569-8
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