Cold Harbor Confederate order of battle

The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Cold Harbor (May 31–June 12, 1864) of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization^[1] during the battle^[2] and the reports.^[3]

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
• (mw) = mortally wounded
• (k) = killed
• (c) = captured

Army of Northern Virginia

Gen Robert E. Lee, Commanding

General Staff:

• Chief Engineer: MG Martin L. Smith
• Chief of Artillery: BG William N. Pendleton
• Assistant Adjutant General: Ltc Walter H. Taylor
• Aide de Camp: Ltc Charles Marshall
• Aide de Camp: Maj Charles S. Venable

First Corps

MG Richard H. Anderson^[4]

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
McLaws' (old) Division      BG Joseph B. Kershaw[5]	Kershaw's Brigade    Col Lawrence M. Keitt (mw)    Col John W. Henagan	2nd South Carolina 3rd South Carolina 7th South Carolina 8th South Carolina: Col John W. Henagan 15th South Carolina 20th South Carolina 3rd South Carolina Battalion
	Humphreys' Brigade    BG Benjamin G. Humphreys	13th Mississippi 17th Mississippi 18th Mississippi 21st Mississippi
	Wofford's Brigade    BG William T. Wofford	16th Georgia 18th Georgia 24th Georgia Cobb's (Georgia) Legion Phillips' (Georgia) Legion 3rd Georgia Battalion Sharpshooters
	Bryan's Brigade    BG Goode Bryan[6]    Col James P. Simms	10th Georgia 50th Georgia 51st Georgia 53rd Georgia: Col James P. Simms
Field's Division      MG Charles W. Field	Jenkins' Brigade    Col John Bratton[7]	1st South Carolina (Volunteers) 2nd South Carolina Rifles 5th South Carolina 6th South Carolina Palmetto (South Carolina) Sharpshooters
	Gregg's Brigade    BG John Gregg	3rd Arkansas 1st Texas 4th Texas 5th Texas
	Law's Brigade    BG Evander M. Law (w)    Col William F. Perry	4th Alabama 15th Alabama 44th Alabama: Col William F. Perry 47th Alabama 48th Alabama
	Anderson's Brigade    BG George T. Anderson	7th Georgia 8th Georgia 9th Georgia 11th Georgia 59th Georgia
	Benning's Brigade    Col Dudley M. DuBose	2nd Georgia 15th Georgia 17th Georgia 20th Georgia
Pickett's Division[8]      MG George E. Pickett	Kemper's Brigade    Col William R. Terry[9]	1st Virginia 3rd Virginia 7th Virginia 11th Virginia 24th Virginia
	Hunton's Brigade    BG Eppa Hunton	8th Virginia 18th Virginia 19th Virginia 28th Virginia 56th Virginia
	Barton's Brigade    BG Seth M. Barton[10]	9th Virginia 14th Virginia 38th Virginia 53rd Virginia 57th Virginia
	Corse's Brigade    BG Montgomery D. Corse	15th Virginia 17th Virginia 29th Virginia 30th Virginia 32nd Virginia
Artillery      BG Edward P. Alexander	Huger's Battalion    Ltc Frank Huger	Fickling's (South Carolina) Battery Moody's (Louisiana) Battery Parker's (Virginia) Battery Smith's (Virginia) Battery Taylor's (Virginia) Battery Woolfolk's (Virginia) Battery
	Haskell's Battalion    Maj John C. Haskell	Flanner's (North Carolina) Battery Garden's (South Carolina) Battery Lamkin's (Virginia) Battery[11] Ramsay's (North Carolina) Battery
	Cabell's Battalion    Col Henry C. Cabell	Callaway's (Georgia) Battery Carlton's (Georgia) Battery McCarthy's (Virginia) Battery Manly's (North Carolina) Battery

Second Corps

MG Jubal A. Early^[12]

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Early's Division      BG Stephan D. Ramseur[13]	Pegram's Brigade    Ltc Robert D. Lilley[14]	13th Virginia 31st Virginia 49th Virginia 52nd Virginia 58th Virginia
	Johnston's Brigade    Col Thomas F. Toon[15]	5th North Carolina 12th North Carolina 20th North Carolina 23rd North Carolina
	Hoke's (old) Brigade[16]    Ltc William G. Lewis[17]	6th North Carolina 21st North Carolina 54th North Carolina 57th North Carolina 1st North Carolina Battalion Sharpshooters
Gordon's Division      MG John B. Gordon	Evans' Brigade    BG Clement A. Evans	13th Georgia 26th Georgia 31st Georgia 38th Georgia 60th Georgia 61st Georgia 12th Georgia Battalion
	Hays' and Stafford’s Brigade    Col Zebulon York[18]	Hays’ Brigade 5th Louisiana 6th Louisiana 7th Louisiana 8th Louisiana 9th Louisiana Stafford’s Brigade 1st Louisiana (Volunteers) 2nd Louisiana 10th Louisiana 14th Louisiana 15th Louisiana
	Terry's Brigade    BG William Terry	Stonewall Brigade consolidated 2nd Virginia 4th Virginia 5th Virginia 27th Virginia 33rd Virginia Jones' Brigade consolidated 21st Virginia 25th Virginia 42nd Virginia 44th Virginia 48th Virginia 50th Virginia Steuart's Brigade consolidated 10th Virginia 23rd Virginia 37th Virginia
Rodes's Division      MG Robert E. Rodes	Daniel's Brigade    BG Bryan Grimes[19]	32nd North Carolina 43rd North Carolina 45th North Carolina 53rd North Carolina 2nd North Carolina Battalion
	Ramseur's Brigade    Col R. Tyler Bennett (w)    Col William Ruffin Cox[20]	1st North Carolina 2nd North Carolina: Col William Ruffin Cox 3rd North Carolina 4th North Carolina 14th North Carolina 30th North Carolina
	Battle's Brigade[21]    BG Cullen A. Battle	3rd Alabama 5th Alabama 6th Alabama 12th Alabama 61st Alabama
	Doles' Brigade    BG George Doles (k)    Col Philip Cook	4th Georgia: Col Philip Cook 12th Georgia 21st Georgia[22] 44th Georgia
Artillery[23]      BG Armistead L. Long[24]      Col Thomas H. Carter[25]	Hardaway's Battalion    Ltc Robert A. Hardaway	Dance's (Virginia) Battery Graham's (Virginia) Battery C. B. Griffin's (Virginia) Battery Jones's (Virginia) Battery B. H. Smith's (Virginia) Battery
	Braxton's Battalion    Ltc Carter M. Braxton	Carpenter's (Virginia) Battery Cooper's (Virginia) Battery Hardwicke's (Virginia) Battery
	Nelson's Battalion    Ltc William Nelson	Kirkpatrick's (Virginia) Battery Massie's (Virginia) Battery Milledge's (Georgia) Battery
	Cutshaw's Battalion    Maj Richard C. M. Page    Maj Wilfred E. Cutshaw[26]	Fry's (Virginia) Battery A. W. Garber's (Virginia) Battery Tanner's (Virginia) Battery

Third Corps

LTG Ambrose P. Hill

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Anderson's Division      BG William Mahone[27]	Perrin's Brigade    Col John C. C. Sanders[28]	8th Alabama 9th Alabama 10th Alabama 11th Alabama 14th Alabama
	Mahone's Brigade    Col David A. Weisiger[29]	6th Virginia 12th Virginia 16th Virginia 41st Virginia 61st Virginia
	Harris' Brigade    BG Nathaniel H. Harris	12th Mississippi 16th Mississippi 19th Mississippi 48th Mississippi
	Perry's and Finegan's Brigade[30]    BG Joseph Finegan	Perry's Brigade 2nd Florida 5th Florida 8th Florida Finegan's Brigade 1st Florida Battalion[31] 2nd Florida Battalion[32] 4th Florida Battalion[33] 6th Florida Battalion[34]
	Wright's Brigade    BG Ambrose R. Wright	3rd Georgia 22nd Georgia 48th Georgia 2nd Georgia Battalion 10th Georgia Battalion
Heth's Division      MG Henry Heth	Davis' Brigade    BG Joseph R. Davis	1st Confederate Battalion[35] 2nd Mississippi 11th Mississippi 26th Mississippi 42nd Mississippi 55th North Carolina
	Cooke's Brigade    BG John R. Cooke	15th North Carolina 27th North Carolina 46th North Carolina 48th North Carolina
	Archer's and Walker's Brigade    BG Birkett D. Fry[36]	Archer's Brigade 13th Alabama 1st Tennessee (Provisional Army) 7th Tennessee 14th Tennessee Walker's Brigade 40th Virginia 47th Virginia 55th Virginia 22nd Virginia Battalion
	Kirkland's Brigade    BG William W. Kirkland (w)    Col George H. Faribault	11th North Carolina 26th North Carolina 44th North Carolina 47th North Carolina: Col George H. Faribault 52nd North Carolina
Wilcox's Division      MG Cadmus M. Wilcox	Lane's Brigade    BG James H. Lane (w)    Col John D. Barry	7th North Carolina 18th North Carolina: Col John D. Barry 28th North Carolina 33rd North Carolina 37th North Carolina
	McGowan's Brigade    Ltc Isaac F. Hunt[37]    BG James Conner[38]	1st South Carolina (Provisional Army) 1st South Carolina Rifles 12th South Carolina 13th South Carolina: Ltc Isaac F. Hunt[37] 14th South Carolina
	Scales' Brigade    BG Alfred M. Scales[39]    Col William L. J. Lowrance[39]	13th North Carolina 16th North Carolina 22nd North Carolina 34th North Carolina: Col William L. J. Lowrance 38th North Carolina
	Thomas's Brigade    BG Edward L. Thomas	14th Georgia 35th Georgia 45th Georgia 49th Georgia
Artillery      Col R. Lindsay Walker	Poague's Battalion    Ltc William T. Poague (w)    Cpt Addison W. Utterback	Richard's (Mississippi) Battery Utterback's (Virginia) Battery: Cpt Addison W. Utterback Williams' (North Carolina) Battery Wyatt's (Virginia) Battery
	Pegram's Battalion    Ltc William J. Pegram	Brander's (Virginia) Battery Cayce's (Virginia) Battery Ellett's (Virginia) Battery Marye's (Virginia) Battery Zimmerman's (South Carolina) Battery[40]
	McIntosh's Battalion    Ltc David G. McIntosh	Clutter's (Virginia) Battery Donald's (Virginia) Battery Hurt's (Alabama) Battery Price's (Virginia) Battery
	Richardson's Battalion    Maj Merritt B. Miller	Grandy's (Virginia) Battery Landry's (Louisiana) Battery Moore's (Virginia) Battery Penick's (Virginia) Battery
	Cutts' Battalion    Col Allen S. Cutts	Patterson's (Georgia) Battery Ross' (Georgia) Battery Wingfield's (Georgia) Battery
	Washington (Louisiana) Battalion[41]    Ltc Benjamin F. Eshleman	First Company Second Company Third Company Fourth Company

Cavalry Corps

MG Wade Hampton^[42][43]

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Hampton's Division      MG Wade Hampton	Young's Brigade    Col Gilbert J. Wright	7th Georgia[44] Cobb's (Georgia) Legion Phillips' (Georgia) Legion 20th Georgia Battalion[45] Jeff Davis (Mississippi) Legion
	Rosser's Brigade    BG Thomas L. Rosser (w)    Ltc Richard H. Dulany	7th Virginia: Ltc Richard H. Dulany 11th Virginia 12th Virginia 35th Virginia Battalion
	Butler's Brigade    BG Matthew C. Butler	4th South Carolina 5th South Carolina 6th South Carolina
Fitzhugh Lee's Division      MG Fitzhugh Lee	Lomax's Brigade    BG Lunsford L. Lomax	1st Maryland[46] 5th Virginia 6th Virginia 15th Virginia
	Wickham's Brigade    BG Williams C. Wickham	1st Virginia 2nd Virginia 3rd Virginia 4th Virginia
William H. F. Lee's Division      MG William H.F. Lee	Chambliss's Brigade    BG John R. Chambliss, Jr.	9th Virginia 10th Virginia 13th Virginia
	Gordon's Brigade[47]    BG Pierce M. B. Young (w)    Col John A. Baker    Ltc Rufus Barringer[48]	1st North Carolina: Ltc Rufus Barringer[48] 2nd North Carolina 3rd North Carolina: Col John A. Baker 5th North Carolina
Reporting directly	Gary's Command[49]    BG Martin W. Gary	7th South Carolina[50] Hampton's (South Carolina) Legion (Mounted)
Horse Artillery      Maj R. Preston Chew	Breathed's Battalion    Maj James Breathed	Griffin's (Maryland) Battery[46] Hart's (South Carolina) Battery Johnston's (Virginia) Battery McGregor's (Virginia) Battery Shoemaker's (Virginia) Battery Thomson's (Virginia) Battery

Breckinridge's Division

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Breckinridge's Division[51]      MG John C. Breckinridge	Echols' Brigade    BG John Echols	22nd Virginia 23rd Virginia Battalion 26th Virginia Battalion
	Wharton's Brigade    BG Gabriel C. Wharton	51st Virginia 62nd Virginia Mounted (dismounted) 30th Virginia Battalion Sharpshooters
	McLaughlin's Artillery Battalion[52]    Maj William McLaughlin	Chapman's (Virginia) Battery Jackson's (Virginia) Battery McClanahan’s (Virginia) Battery
	King's Artillery Battalion[53][54]    Ltc J. Floyd King[55]    Maj Wade H. Gibbes[56]	Davidson's (Virginia) Battery Dickenson's (Virginia) Battery Walker's (Virginia) Battery
	Maryland Line[57][46]    Col Bradley T. Johnson	2nd Maryland Chew's (Maryland) Battery[58][59] Dement's (Maryland) Battery[58]

Hoke's Division

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Hoke's Division[60]      MG Robert F. Hoke	Martin's Brigade    BG James G. Martin	17th North Carolina 42nd North Carolina 66th North Carolina
	Clingman's Brigade    BG Thomas L. Clingman	8th North Carolina 31st North Carolina 51st North Carolina 61st North Carolina
	Hagood's Brigade    BG Johnson Hagood	11th South Carolina 21st South Carolina 25th South Carolina 27th South Carolina 7th South Carolina Battalion[61]
	Colquitt's Brigade    BG Alfred H. Colquitt	6th Georgia 19th Georgia 23rd Georgia 27th Georgia 28th Georgia
	Read's Artillery Battalion[62]    Maj John P. W. Read	Blount's (Virginia) Battery Caskie's (Virginia) Battery Macon's (Virginia) Battery Marshall's (Virginia) Battery

Notes

1. Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign.
2. Gordon C. Rhea, Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee May 26-June 3, 1864, The Order of Battle; F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, pages 66-76
3. Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 1, pages 1162–1168
4. Promoted to temporary rank of Lieutenant General (Nominated May 31, 1864 with date of rank 31 May 1864) and assigned to temporary command of the First Corps June 4, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, pages 873; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 105 and 787)
5. Promoted to Major General (Nominated June 1, 1864 with date of rank 18 May 1864) and assigned to permanent command of McLaws' old Division on June 4, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 873; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 331 and 789)
6. Turned over command to Colonel Simms on June 2, 1864 (see: Simms' report)
7. Promoted to Brigadier General (Nominated June 1, 1864 with date of rank 6 May 1864), but was not formally assigned until June 27, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XL, Part 2, page 694; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 142 and 792)
8. Organisation of Pickett's Division taken from F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 67
9. Promoted to temporary rank of Brigadier General (Nominated June 10, 1864 with date of rank 31 May 1864), but was not formally assigned until June 27, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XL, Part 2, page 694; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 525 and 799)
10. For Barton in command see: Gordon C. Rhea, Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee May 26-June 3, 1864, The Order of Battle; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, page 120. F. Ray Sibley lists Brigadier General Birkett D. Fry in command.
11. Until the army went into the Richmond-Petersburg lines, Lamkin's Battery served as Sharpshooters (see: F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 285/Note 84)
12. Promoted to temporary rank of Lieutenant General (Nominated May 31, 1864 with date of rank 31 May 1864) and assigned to temporary command of the Second Corps June 4, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, pages 873; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 221 and 788)
13. Promoted to temporary rank of Major General (Nominated May 31, 1864 with date of rank 1 June 1864) and assigned to temporary command of Early's Division on June 4, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 874; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 444 and 790)
14. Promoted to temporary rank of Brigadier General (Nominated June 2, 1864 with date of rank 31 May 1864). Lilley was in command 2 June 1864. (see: John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 348 and 796; F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 286/Note 101)
15. Promoted to temporary rank of Brigadier General (Nominated June 2, 1864 with date of rank 31 May 1864) and assigned to temporary command of Johnston's Brigade on June 4, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 874; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 532 and 799)
16. Gordon C. Rhea incorrectly lists Hoke's Brigade in Pickett's Division (see: Ewell's report; F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 286/Note 115)
17. Promoted to temporary rank of Brigadier General (Nominated June 2, 1864 with date of rank 31 May 1864) and assigned to temporary command of Pegram's Brigade on June 4, 1864. Lewis never assumed command of Pegram's Brigade, but continued in command of Hoke's Brigade. (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 874; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 347 and 795; F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 67)
18. Promoted to temporary rank of Brigadier General (Nominated June 2, 1864 with date of rank 31 May 1864) and assigned to temporary command of Hays' and Stafford’s Brigade on June 4, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 874; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 532 and 800)
19. Promoted to Brigadier General (Nominated May 28, 1864 with date of rank 19 May 1864) and assigned to permanent command of Daniel's Brigade on June 4, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 873; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 269 and 794)
20. Promoted to temporary rank of Brigadier General (Nominated June 2, 1864 with date of rank 31 May 1864) and assigned to temporary command of Ramseur's Brigade on June 4, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 874; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 532 and 792)
21. Gordon C. Rhea incorrectly lists the 26th Alabama in Battle's Brigade. But the 26th Alabama was exchanged on February 12, 1864 for the 61st Alabama. (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXIII, page 1176; 26th Alabama Infantry Regiment)
22. Gordon C. Rhea don't lists the 21st Georgia in Doles' Brigade. The 21st Georgia rejoined the Brigade on May 21, 1864. (see: Ewell's report; F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 289/Note 171)
23. Artillery organisation for the Second Corps taken from F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, pages 70-71
24. Long was ill from May 29-June 1, 1864 (see: F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 289/Note 182)
25. Commanded artillery division; also second in command (see: Long's report; F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 289/Note 182)
26. Cutshaw was back in command of his own Artillery Battalion June 2, 1864 (see: F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 289/Note 189)
27. Promoted to temporary rank of Major General (Nominated June 1, 1864 with date of rank 31 May 1864) and assigned to temporary command of Anderson's Division on June 4, 1864, but declined commission as temporary Major General June 7, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, pages 873-874; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 361 and 789)
28. Promoted to temporary rank of Brigadier General (Nominated June 6, 1864 with date of rank 31 May 1864) and assigned to command of Perrin's Brigade (see: John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 469 and 798)
29. Promoted to temporary rank of Brigadier General (Nominated June 6, 1864 with date of rank 31 May 1864) but the commission was cancelled because of lack of vacancy (see: John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 559 and 799)
30. Perry's and Finegan's Brigade were consolidated under Finegan. The consolidation took place on May 28, 1864. (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 843; F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 290/Note 219)
31. The 1st Florida Battalion was merged into the 10th Florida on June 8, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 883; F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 291/Note 224)
32. The 2nd Florida Battalion was merged into the 10th and 11th Florida on June 8, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 883; F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 291/Note 224 and 226)
33. The 4th Florida Battalion was merged into the 11th Florida on June 8, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 883; F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 291/Note 224)
34. The 6th Florida Battalion became the 9th Florida (see: F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 291/Note 224 and 228)
35. Gordon C. Rhea don't lists the 1st Confederate Battalion in Davis' Brigade. The 1st Confederate Battalion joined Davis' Brigade together with the 26th Mississippi before the Battle of the Wilderness. (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXII, part 3, pages 672, 674 and 676; Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXIII, page 954; Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 850; F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 291/Note 230; 2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment, Chapter 5, Note 113)
36. Promoted to rank of Brigadier General (Nominated May 14, 1864 with date of rank 24 May 1864), but was not formally assigned (temporary) until June 9, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XL, Part 2, page 883; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 245 and 793)
37. Hunt was promoted to Colonel on June 8, 1864 (see: F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 292/Note 269)
38. Promoted to Brigadier General (Nominated May 30, 1864 with date of rank 1 June 1864) and assigned to temporary command of McGowan's Brigade on June 4, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 873; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 182 and 792)
39. Sick during much of the campaign, frequently led by Colonel William L. J. Lowrance
40. Zimmerman's battery was transferred to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida on June 4, 1864 (see: F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 293/Note 290)
41. For the Washington Artillery Battalion see: F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 74
42. Following Major General Stuart's death on May 12, 1864, General Lee left the top position in his cavalry corps unfilled (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 2, page 1001)
43. Major General Hampton with Fitzhugh Lee's and his own Division and Griffin's, Hart's, Thomson's and Shoemaker's Batteries and one section of Johnston's Battery from the Horse Artillery under Major Chew and Major Breathed detached angainst Sheridan's Raid on June 8, 1864, which culminated in the Battle of Trevilian Station (see: Hampton's report; Eric J. Wittenberg, Glory Enough For All: Sheridan's Second Raid and the Battle of Trevilian Station, pages 43-44 and 333-334)
44. The 7th Georgia was assigned to Young's Brigade on June 7, 1864 (see: Eric J. Wittenberg, Glory Enough For All: Sheridan's Second Raid and the Battle of Trevilian Station, page 14)
45. The 20th Georgia Battalion was ordered to join the Army of Northern Virginia on May 25, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, pages 831-832), arrived on May 28, 1864 (see: Gordon C. Rhea, Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee, May 26 – June 3, 1864, page 67) and was assigned to Young's Brigade on June 7, 1864 (see: Eric J. Wittenberg, Glory Enough For All: Sheridan's Second Raid and the Battle of Trevilian Station, page 14)
46. The 1st Maryland Cavalry was assigned to Lomax's Cavalry Brigade and Griffin's Battery was assigned to Breathed's Horse Artillery Battalion (see: F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 76; Gordon C. Rhea, Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee May 26-June 3, 1864, page 425/Note 53)
47. According to F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 76 the 4th North Carolina was also in Gordon's Brigade.
48. Promoted to Brigadier General (Nominated May 30, 1864 with date of rank 1 June 1864) and assigned to permanent command of Gordon's Brigade on June 4, 1864 (see: Official Records, Series I, Volume XXXVI, Part 3, page 873; John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands, pages 118 and 791)
49. Gary's Command is not mentioned in Gordon C. Rhea, Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee May 26-June 3, 1864, The Order of Battle
50. According to Gordon C. Rhea, Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee May 26-June 3, 1864, The Order of Battle, the 7th South Carolina was in Butler's Brigade with the following explanation: On May 29, 1864, Brigadier General Martin W. Gary arrived with the 7th South Carolina. During the actions in this book, the 7th South Carolina operated under Butler, although Gary was ostensibly exercising independent command.
51. Breckinridge's Division (except King's Artillery Battalion and the Maryland Line) was ordered back to the Shenandoah Valley on June 7, 1864 (see: Pendleton's report; F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 294/Note 314)
52. Organisation of McLaughlin's Artillery Battalion taken from Jennings C. Wise, The Long Arm of Lee, Volumen 2: Chancellorsville to Appomattox, pages 802-803. F. Ray Sibley in The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 75 lists also Lowry's (Virginia) Battery in McLaughlin's Artillery Battalion which was also known as Company C, Wise Legion Artillery. Gordon C. Rhea in Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee May 26-June 3, 1864, The Order of Battle lists only Chapman's and Jackson's Batteries in McLaughlin's Artillery Battalion.
53. Kings's Artillery Battalion was also known as the 13th Virginia Artillery Battalion (see: Pendleton's report)
54. Organisation of Kings's Artillery Battalion taken from Jennings C. Wise, The Long Arm of Lee, Volumen 2: Chancellorsville to Appomattox, page 803 and F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 75. King's Artillery Battalion is not mentioned by Gordon C. Rhea, Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee May 26-June 3, 1864, The Order of Battle.
55. Lieutenant Colonel King was ordered to accompanied Breckinridge to the Shenandoah Valley on May 10, 1864 (see: Pendleton's report; Official Records, Series I, Volume LI, Part 2, page 1000)
56. Major Gibbes was assigned to King's Artillery Battalion on June 10, 1864 (see: Pendleton's report)
57. Temporarily attached to Breckinridge's Division
58. Assigned to Pegram's Battalion, Artillery, Third Corps on June 3, 1864 (see: Pendleton's report; F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 293/Note 289)
59. Not mentioned by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, pages 74-76
60. Hoke's Division joined the Army of Northern Virginia on May 31, 1864 (see: F. Ray Sibley, Jr., The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1, The Army of Northern Virginia, page 293/Note 296)
61. Not mentioned by Gordon C. Rhea, Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee May 26-June 3, 1864, The Order of Battle
62. Read's Artillery Battalion was also known as the 38th Virginia Artillery Battalion

See also

• Wilderness Confederate order of battle
• Spotsylvania Court House Confederate order of battle

References

• Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher. Civil War High Commands. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
• Rhea, Gordon C. Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee May 26-June 3, 1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-8071-2803-1
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• U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901.
• Wise, Jennings C., The Long Arm of Lee, Volumen 2: Chancellorsville to Appomattox, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London, 1991 ISBN 0-8032-9734-3
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