Cedar Creek Confederate order of battle

The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the October 19, 1864 Battle of Cedar Creek, the culminating battle of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 during the American Civil War. Order of battle compiled from the army organization[1] during the campaign.[2] The Union order of battle is listed separately.

Military rank abbreviations used

LTG = Lieutenant General
MG = Major General
BG = Brigadier General
Col = Colonel
Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
Maj = Major
Cpt = Captain
Lt = Lieutenant

Army of the Valley

LTG Jubal Anderson Early, Commanding

Infantry

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Ramseur's Division[3] MG S.D. Ramseur (k) (2578 officers & men)[4]	Battle's Brigade[5] BG Cullen A. Battle (w) (743 officers & men)	Brigade Staff (7 officers) 3rd Alabama: Col Charles Forsyth (218 off & men) 5th Alabama: Ltc Edwin L. Hobson (131 off & men) 6th Alabama: Cpt Rinaldo M. Greene (141 off & men) 12th Alabama: Cpt Poleman D. Ross (123 off & men) 61st Alabama: Maj William E. Pinckard (123 off & men)
	Grimes' Brigade[6] BG Bryan Grimes (795 officers & men)	Brigade Staff (2 officers) 32nd North Carolina: Colonel David G. Cowand (94 officers & men) 53rd North Carolina: Colonel David G. Cowand (235 officers & men) 2nd North Carolina Battalion: Colonel David G. Cowand (108 officers & men) 43rd North Carolina: Colonel John R. Winston (228 officers & men) 45th North Carolina: Colonel John R. Winston (128 officers & men)
	Cook's Brigade[7] BG Philip Cook (444 officers & men)	Brigade Staff (6 officers) 4th Georgia: Ltc William H. Willis (99 officers & men) 12th Georgia: Cpt James Everett (112 officers & men) 21st Georgia: Cpt Henry T. Battle (135 officers & men) 44th Georgia: Ltc James W. Beck (102 officers & men)
	Cox's Brigade[8] BG William Ruffin Cox (579 officers & men)	Brigade Staff (7 officers) 1st North Carolina: Cpt William H. Thomson (56 officers & men) 2nd North Carolina: Cpt. Thomas B. Beall (104 officers & men) 3rd North Carolina: Cpt William H. Thomson (52 officers & men) 4th North Carolina: Col Edwin A. Osborne (105 officers & men) 14th North Carolina: Cpt Joseph Jones (137 officers & men) 30th North Carolina: Cpt John C. McMillan (118 officers & men)
Pegram's (Early's) Division[9] BG John Pegram (1597 off & men)[10]	Pegram's Brigade[11] Col John S. Hoffman (437 officers & men)	Brigade Staff (3 officers) 13th Virginia Infantry: Cpt Felix Heiskell (93 officers & men) 31st Virginia Infantry: Ltc J. S. Kerr McCutchen (115 officers & men) 49th Virginia Infantry: Cpt John G. Lobban (86 officers & men) 52nd Virginia Infantry: Cpt John M. Humphreys (84 officers & men) 58th Virginia Infantry: Cpt Leroy C. James (56 officers & men)
	Johnston's Brigade[12] BG Robert D. Johnston (436 officers & men)	Brigade Staff (9 officers & men) 5th North Carolina Infantry: Col John W. Lea (85 officers & men) 12th North Carolina Infantry: Col Henry E. Coleman (140 officers & men) 20th North Carolina Infantry: Col Thomas F. Toon (106 officers & men) 23rd North Carolina Infantry: Col Charles Blacknall (96 officers & men) 1st North Carolina Battalion Sharpshooters: Cpt R. E. Wilson (Not Reported)
	Godwin's Brigade[13] LtCol William S. Davis (w) (712 officers & men)	Brigade Staff (9 off & men) 6th North Carolina Infantry: Ltc Samuel M. Tate (179 officers & men) 21st North Carolina Infantry: Maj William J. Pfohl (244 officers & men) 54th North Carolina Infantry: Cpt Augustus H. Martin (126 officers & men) 57th North Carolina: Cpt Miles H. Hunter (154 officers & men)
Gordon's Division MG John Brown Gordon	Evans' Brigade BG Clement A. Evans	13th Georgia: Col. John H. Baker 26th Georgia: Ltc James Blain 31st Georgia: Col John H. Lowe 38th Georgia: Ltc Philip E. Davant 60th Georgia: Col Waters B. Jones 61st Georgia: Capt Eliphalet F. Sharpe 12th Georgia Battalion:
	Hays'/Stafford's Brigades Col William R. Peck	5th, 6th, and 7th Louisiana Consolidated Infantry 8th Louisiana Infantry 9th Louisiana Infantry 10th and 15th Louisiana Consolidated Infantry 1st and 14th Louisiana Consolidated Infantry 2nd Louisiana Infantry
	Terry's Brigade[14] BG William Terry	Old First Brigade 2nd, 4th, 5th, 27th, and 33rd Virginia Consolidated Infantry Regiments: Col Abraham Spengler Jones’ Old Second Brigade 21st, 25th, 42nd, 44th, 48th, and 50th Virginia Consolidated Infantry Regiments: Col Robert H. Dungan Steuart’s Old Third Brigade 10th, 23rd, and 37th Virginia Consolidated Infantry Regiments: Ltc Dorilas H. L. Martz (?)
Kershaw's Division MG Joseph B. Kershaw	Conner's Brigade Maj James M. Goggin	2nd South Carolina: Maj Benjamin R. Clyburn (w) 3rd South Carolina: Maj Rutherford P. Todd (w) 7th South Carolina: Cpt Elijah J. Coggans 8th South Carolina: Col John W. Henegan 15th South Carolina: -- 20th South Carolina: Col Stephen M. Boykin 3rd South Carolina Battalion: Cpt B. M. Whitener (k)
	Humphreys' Brigade Col Daniel M. Moody (w)	13th Mississippi: Ltc Alfred G. O'Brien 17th Mississippi: Cpt Jesse C. Cochran 18th Mississippi: Col Thomas M. Griffin 21st Mississippi: William H. Fitzgerald
	Wofford's Brigade Col Christopher Columbus Sanders	16th Georgia: Maj James S. Gholston 18th Georgia: Col Joseph Armstrong 24th Georgia: Col Christopher C. Sanders 3rd Georgia Battalion: Ltc Nathan L. Hutchins Cobb's (Georgia) Legion: Cpt John H. Burr Phillip's (Georgia) Legion: Ltc William W. Rich
	Bryan's Brigade Col James P. Simms	10th Georgia: Col Willis C. Holt (w) 50th Georgia: Col Peter A.S. McGlashan (w) 51st Georgia: Col Edward Ball (w) 53rd Georgia: Col James P. Simms
Wharton's Division[15] BG Gabriel C. Wharton (1171 officers & men)[16]	Wharton's Brigade[17] Capt. Robert H. Logan (417 officers & men)	Brigade Staff (3 off) 45th Virginia Infantry:--(158 officers & men) 51st Virginia Infantry:--(183 officers & men) 30th Virginia Sharpshooters Battalion:--(73 officers & men)
	Echols' Brigade[18] Cpt Edmund S. Read (286 officers & men)	22nd Virginia Infantry: Cpt Henry Dickinson (111 officers & men) 23rd Virginia Infantry Battalion: Cpt John M. Pratt (83 officers & men) 26th Virginia Infantry Battalion: Cpt Frank C. Burdett (92 officers & men)
	Smith's Brigade[19] Col Thomas Smith (457 officers & men)	Brigade Staff (6 officers & men) 36th Virginia Infantry: --(161 officers & men) 60th Virginia Infantry: Cpt Albert G.P. George (175 officers & men) 45th Virginia Infantry Battalion: Cpt William B. Hensley (25 officers & men) Thomas's Legion: Ltc James R. Love, jr. (90 officers & men)

Cavalry

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Lomax's Division MG Lunsford L. Lomax	Imboden's Brigade Col George H. Smith	18th Virginia Cavalry: -- 23rd Virginia Cavalry: -- 62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry: --
	Bradley T. Johnson's Brigade BG Bradley T. Johnson	8th Virginia Cavalry: -- 21st Virginia Cavalry: -- 22nd Virginia Cavalry: -- 34th Virginia Cavalry Battalion: -- 36th Virginia Cavalry Battalion: --
	McCausland's Brigade BG John McCausland	14th Virginia Cavalry: -- 16th Virginia Cavalry: -- 17th Virginia Cavalry: -- 25th Virginia Cavalry: -- 37th Virginia Cavalry Battalion: --
	Jackson's Brigade BG Henry B. Davidson	2nd Maryland Cavalry: -- 19th Virginia Cavalry: -- 20th Virginia Cavalry: -- 46th Virginia Cavalry Battalion: -- 47th Virginia Cavalry Battalion: --
Rosser's (Fitz Lee's) Division BG Thomas L. Rosser	Wickham's Brigade Thomas T. Munford --	1st Virginia Cavalry: -- 2nd Virginia Cavalry: -- 3rd Virginia Cavalry: -- 4th Virginia Cavalry: --
	Payne's Brigade Col William H. F. Payne	5th Virginia Cavalry: -- 6th Virginia Cavalry: -- 15th Virginia Cavalry: --
	Rosser's Brigade --	7th Virginia Cavalry: -- 11th Virginia Cavalry: -- 12th Virginia Cavalry: -- 35th Virginia Cavalry Battalion: --

Army Artillery

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Artillery Col Thomas H. Carter	Braxton's Battalion --	Virginia battery (Carpenter's): -- Virginia battery (Hardwicke's): -- Virginia battery (Cooper's): --
	Cutshaw's Battalion --	Virginia battery, (Carrington's): -- Virginia battery, (Tanner's): -- Virginia battery, (Garber's). --
	Kings Battalion Ltc J. Floyd King	Virginia battery (Bryan's): -- Virginia battery (Chapman's): -- Virginia battery (Lowry's): --
	Carter's Battalion --	Alabama battery (Reese's): -- Virginia battery (W. P. Carter's): -- Virginia battery (Pendleton's): -- Virginia battery (Fry's): --
	Nelson's Battalion Ltc William Nelson	Georgia battery (Milledge's): -- Virginia battery (Kirkpatrick's): -- Snead's (Virginia) Fluvanna Battery (Massie's): --
	Horse Artillery --	Maryland battery (Griffin's): -- Virginia battery (Jackson's): -- Virginia battery (Lurty's): -- Virginia battery (McClanahan's): -- Virginia battery (Johnston's): -- Virginia battery (Shoemaker's): -- Virginia battery (Thomson's): --

Notes

Multiple commander names indicate succession of command during the battle or the campaign.
Official Records, Series I, Volume XLIII, Part 1, pages 564-567
Officers and men from October 1st report, NARA Microfilm Roll 10: https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0828.jpg & https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0829.jpg
Includes 17 officers and enlisted men assigned to divisional staff.
Officers and men from September 30th report, NARA Microfilm Roll 10: https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0854.jpg & https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0855.jpg
Officers and men from September 30th report, NARA Microfilm Roll 10: https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0868.jpg & https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0869.jpg
Officers and men from September 30th report, NARA Microfilm Roll 10: https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0898.jpg & https://ia902805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0899.jpg
Officers and men from September 30th report, NARA Microfilm Roll 10: https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0881.jpg & https://ia902805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0882.jpg
Officers and men from September 30th report, NARA Microfilm Roll 10: https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0694.jpg .
Includes 12 officers and enlisted men on divisional staff.
Officers and men from September 30th report, NARA Microfilm Roll 10: https://ia902805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0729.jpg & https://ia902805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0730.jpg
Officers and men from September 30th report, NARA Microfilm Roll 10: https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0744.jpg & https://ia902805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0745.jpg
Officers and men from September 30th report, NARA Microfilm Roll 10: https://ia902805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0714.jpg & https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0715.jpg.
Composed of the fragmentary remains of fourteen of the regiments of Edward Johnson's division, most of which was captured by the enemy May 12, 1864.
Officers and men from September 29th report, NARA Microfilm Roll 10: https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0769.jpg & https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0770.jpg
Includes 11 officers and enlisted men on divisional staff.
Officers and men from September 29th report, NARA Microfilm Roll 10: https://ia902805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0817.jpg & https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0818.jpg
Officers and men from September 29th report, NARA Microfilm Roll 10: https://ia902805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0802.jpg & https://ia902805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0803.jpg
Officers and men from September 29th report, NARA Microfilm Roll 10: https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0788.jpg & https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0789.jpg

References

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.

National Archives and Records Administration. "Inspection Reports and Related Records Received By The Inspection Branch in the Confederate Adjutant and Inspector General's Office".

Index to NARA Microfilm M935, Reel 10: Inspection Reports P-12 to 39-P-24.

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[1] Multiple commander names indicate succession of command during the battle or the campaign.

[2] Official Records, Series I, Volume XLIII, Part 1, pages 564-567

[3] Officers and men from October 1st report, NARA Microfilm Roll 10: https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0828.jpg & https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0829.jpg

[4] Includes 17 officers and enlisted men assigned to divisional staff.

[5] Officers and men from September 30th report, NARA Microfilm Roll 10: https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0854.jpg & https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0855.jpg

[6] Officers and men from September 30th report, NARA Microfilm Roll 10: https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0868.jpg & https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0869.jpg

[7] Officers and men from September 30th report, NARA Microfilm Roll 10: https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0898.jpg & https://ia902805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0899.jpg

[8] Officers and men from September 30th report, NARA Microfilm Roll 10: https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0881.jpg & https://ia902805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0882.jpg

[9] Officers and men from September 30th report, NARA Microfilm Roll 10: https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0694.jpg .

[10] Includes 12 officers and enlisted men on divisional staff.

[11] Officers and men from September 30th report, NARA Microfilm Roll 10: https://ia902805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0729.jpg & https://ia902805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0730.jpg

[12] Officers and men from September 30th report, NARA Microfilm Roll 10: https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0744.jpg & https://ia902805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0745.jpg

[13] Officers and men from September 30th report, NARA Microfilm Roll 10: https://ia902805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0714.jpg & https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0715.jpg.

[14] Composed of the fragmentary remains of fourteen of the regiments of Edward Johnson's division, most of which was captured by the enemy May 12, 1864.

[15] Officers and men from September 29th report, NARA Microfilm Roll 10: https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0769.jpg & https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0770.jpg

[16] Includes 11 officers and enlisted men on divisional staff.

[17] Officers and men from September 29th report, NARA Microfilm Roll 10: https://ia902805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0817.jpg & https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0818.jpg

[18] Officers and men from September 29th report, NARA Microfilm Roll 10: https://ia902805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0802.jpg & https://ia902805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0803.jpg

[19] Officers and men from September 29th report, NARA Microfilm Roll 10: https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0788.jpg & https://ia802805.us.archive.org/24/items/NARA_M935_Roll_10/0789.jpg