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 second phase of the campaign, July 17 – September 8, 1864. The period May 1 – July 17, 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
Gen John B. Hood[2]
- Chief of Staff: BG William Mackall,[3] BG Francis Shoup[4]
- Chief of Artillery: BG Francis Shoup,[5] Col Robert Beckham
Hardee's Corps
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
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Cheatham's Division
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Maney's Brigade
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| Strahl's Brigade
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| Wright's Brigade |
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| Vaughn's Brigade
|
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Cleburne's Division
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Govan's Brigade |
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| Lowrey's Brigade |
| |
| Smith's Brigade[9]
|
| |
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Bate's Division
|
Tyler's Brigade |
|
| Lewis' (Orphan) Brigade |
| |
| Finley's Brigade
|
| |
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Walker's Division[15]
|
Mercer's Brigade[16]
|
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| Gist's Brigade[18]
|
| |
| Stevens' Brigade[22]
|
| |
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Hardee's Corps Artillery
|
Palmer's Battalion
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| Hoxton's Battalion
|
| |
| Hotchkiss' Battalion[24]
|
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| Martin's Battalion
|
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| Cobb's Battalion
|
|
Lee's Corps
MG Carter L. Stevenson[26]
MG Benjamin F. Cheatham[27]
LTG Stephen D. Lee[28]
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
Anderson's Division[29]
|
Deas' Brigade |
|
| Manigault's Brigade |
| |
| Brantley's Brigade
|
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| Sharp's Brigade[33] |
| |
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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 |
| |
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Clayton's Division[39]
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Stovall's Brigade |
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| Holtzclaw's Brigade |
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| Gibson's Brigade |
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| Baker's Brigade |
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Lee's Corps Artillery
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William's Battalion
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| Courtney's Battalion
|
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| Eldridge's Battalion
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| Johnston's Battalion
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|
Stewart's Corps
LTG Alexander P. Stewart (w July 28)
MG Benjamin F. Cheatham[45]
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
Loring's Division
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Featherston's Brigade
|
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| Adams' Brigade
|
| |
| Scott's Brigade |
| |
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French's Division
|
Ector's Brigade
|
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| Cockrell's (First Missouri) Brigade
|
| |
| Sears' Brigade |
| |
|
Walthall's Division
|
Reynolds' Brigade |
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| Cantey's Brigade
|
| |
| Quarles' Brigade |
| |
|
Stewart's Corps Artillery
|
Myrick's Battalion[51]
|
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| Storrs' Battalion[52]
|
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| Preston's Battalion[53]
|
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| Waddell's Battalion
|
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Cavalry Corps
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
|---|---|---|
|
Martin's Division
|
Allen's Brigade |
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| Iverson's Brigade |
| |
|
Kelly's Division
|
Anderson's Brigade |
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| Dibrell's Brigade |
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| Hannon's Brigade
|
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| Williams' Brigade[56] |
| |
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Humes' Division
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Ashby's Brigade
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| Harrison's Brigade |
| |
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Jackson's Division
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Armstrong's Brigade |
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| Ross' Brigade | ||
| Ferguson's Brigade[57] |
| |
| Waties' Battalion
|
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Corps Artillery Reserve |
Wheeler's Horse Artillery |
|
Strengths
The following table shows total strengths of each of the major formations at several stages throughout the campaign.[58]
| 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 | - [59] | 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
- ^ Replaced General Joseph E. Johnston as army commander, and promoted to temporary full general July 18
- ^ To July 24
- ^ From July 25
- ^ To July 25
- ^ Consolidated into a single regiment with the 13th and 154th during August
- ^ Transferred from Polk's Brigade
- ^ Consolidated with the 32nd Mississippi during August
- ^ also known as Granbury's Brigade when Granbury resumed command
- ^ from July 22
- ^ Transferred from Polk's Brigade
- ^ From mid-August
- ^ Transferred from Polk's Brigade
- ^ From August
- ^ Broken up July 24 and brigades reassigned to the other divisions of the corps
- ^ Transferred to Cleburne's Division July 24
- ^ From end of July
- ^ Transferred to Cheatham's Division July 24
- ^ until the end of August
- ^ Transferred to Lowrey's Brigade July 24
- ^ Transferred to Lowrey's Brigade July 24
- ^ Transferred to Bate's Division July 24, and subsequently renamed Jackson's Brigade
- ^ In command July 29
- ^ Usually assigned to Cleburne's Division
- ^ from mid-August
- ^ In command July 18 to July 19
- ^ In command July 19 to July 26
- ^ In command from July 26
- ^ Formerly Hindman's Division
- ^ From July 29
- ^ Resumed command in August
- ^ Promoted Brigadier General July 26
- ^ Formerly Tucker's Brigade
- ^ Promoted Brigadier General July 24
- ^ Consolidated with the 9th
- ^ Consolidated with the 44th
- ^ Promoted Major General and assigned to command of Bate's Division mid-August
- ^ From mid-August
- ^ Formerly Stewart's Division
- ^ Transferred from Quarles' Brigade
- ^ Transferred from Quarles' Brigade
- ^ from late July
- ^ from mid-August
- ^ Formerly Hood's Corps
- ^ In command from July 29 until mid-August
- ^ In command from July 28
- ^ From July 28 until mid-August
- ^ From mid-August
- ^ Only appears on return for July 31, possibly a typo for 1st Miss. Sharpshooters
- ^ Resumed command late August
- ^ Usually assigned to Loring's Division
- ^ Usually assigned to French's Division
- ^ Usually assigned to Walthall's Division
- ^ From mid-August
- ^ Promoted Brigadier General on July 26
- ^ Occasionally attached to Humes' Division
- ^ Last appears on return of July 10, status unknown after this point
- ^ 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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