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Maps of Chickamauga

Map Legend

The Battle
     The Campaign
     Sept. 18th, 1863
     Sept. 19th, 1863
     Sept. 20th, 1863

Then and Now

Order of Battle

Wargaming Chickamauga

Conclusions

Bibliography



Confederate Order of Battle
September 20th

For a more in-depth look at the method behind the numbers, read the Methodology page.

Numbers in black are taken straight from primary and secondary sources.
Numbers in red are an estimate based on an equation.
Numbers in blue are a best guess, but still derived from logical methods.  For this day, reported casualties have been subtracted from known strengths on the 19th, which still may not account for stragglers, those relieved during sick call, or unreported detachments.  While there is a lot more information for Confederate strengths on the 20th than the Union army, it is much more open to interpretation.

ES:  Effective Strength
ES+:  Effective Strength including officers
PFD:  Present for Duty
Total Available:  All units ready and available for combat
Total:  All units in the immediate area, including train guards and detachments

Click on a unit, at any level, for more in-depth detail and information including flag images, weapons, and footnotes.


Summary
ES
ES+
PFD
Escort and Staff
320
344
366
Right Wing
Cheatham's Division (Polk's Corps)
5,208
5,643
6,008
Hill's Corps
7,850
8,509
9,061
Reserve Corps
4,152
4,485
4,775
Right Wing Total
17,241
18,683
19,891
Left Wing
Hindman's Division (Polk's Corps)
5,611
6,112
6,630
Buckner's Corps
6,765
7,426
8,193
First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
7,422
8,067
8,589
Reserve Artillery
268
285
304
Left Wing Total Available
20,066
21,893
23,718
Left Wing Total
20,295
22,144
23,985
Cavalry Corps
5,826
6,903
7,348
Forrest's Corps
5,797
6,416
6,829
Total Infantry
37,536
40,827
43,877
Total Cavalry
11,623
13,319
14,177
Total Available Infantry
37,307
40,576
43,609
Total Available Cavalry
10,999
12,682
13,499
Total Available
48,307
53,258
57,108
Grand Total
49,159
54,146
58,054
Army of Tennessee
General Braxton Bragg
ES
ES+
PFD
General Headquarters
320
344
366
Staff
Escort: Dreux's Company Louisiana Cavalry
63
68
72
Escort: Holloway's Company Alabama Cavalry
63
68
72
Escort: Company C, 1st Louisiana Regulars
45
48
51
Miners & Sappers
149
160
170
ES
ES+
PFD
Right Wing
17,224
18,665
19,872
Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk
Staff
Escort:  Greenleaf's Company Louisiana Cavalry
ES
ES+
PFD
Cheatham's Division (Polk's Corps)
5,191
5,625
5,988
Major General Benjamin Cheatham      
Staff
Escort: Company G, 2nd Georgia Cavalry
Jackson's Brigade
Brigadier General John Jackson
Staff
1st Georgia Confederate, 2nd Battalion
119
128
136
5th Georgia
2nd Georgia Battalion Sharpshooters
90
97
103
5th Mississippi
187
201
214
8th Mississippi
Smith's Brigade
Col. Alfred Vaughan Jr.
Staff
11th Tennessee
12th & 47th Tennessee
13th & 154th Tennessee
29th Tennessee
Dawson's Sharpshooters
196
211
225
Maney's Brigade
Brigadier General George Maney
Staff
1st & 27th Tennessee
4th Tennessee (Provisional Army)
115
124
132
6th & 9th Tennessee
159
171
182
24th Tennessee Battalion Sharpshooters
Wright's Brigade
Brigadier General Marcus Wright
Staff
8th Tennessee
16th Tennessee
185
199
212
28th Tennessee
197
212
226
38th Tennessee
51st & 52nd Tennessee
130
140
149
Strahl's Brigade
Brigadier General Otho Strahl
Staff
4th & 5th Tennessee
19th Tennessee
160
172
183
24th Tennessee
31st Tennessee
33rd Tennessee
Artillery
Scogin's Georgia Battery (Jackson)
Scott's Tennessee Battery (Smith)
61
66
70
Smith's/Turner's Mississippi Battery (Maney)
Carnes' Tennessee Battery (Wright)
Effectively did not exist as an organized unit on this day
Stanford's Mississippi Battery (Strahl)
ES
ES+
PFD
Hill's Corps
7,850
8,509
9,061
Lieutenant General D.H. Hill
Staff
ES
ES+
PFD
Cleburne's Division
4,437
4,671
4,975
Major General Patrick Cleburne
Staff
Escort:  Sander's Company Tennessee Cavalry
Wood's Brigade
Brigadier General S.A.M. Wood
16th Alabama
249
268
285
33rd Alabama & 18th Alabama Battalion
445
479
510
45th Alabama
32nd & 45th Mississippi
15th Mississippi Battalion Sharpshooters
Polk's Brigade
1,184
1,273
1,356
Brigadier General Lucius Polk
Staff
1st Arkansas
3rd & 5th Confederate
231
249
265
2nd Tennessee
225
242
258
35th Tennessee
218
234
249
48th Tennessee
153
165
176
Deshler's Brigade      
Brigadier General James Deshler
Colonel Roger Q. Mills
Staff
19th & 24th Arkansas
6th, 10th Infantry & 15th Texas Cavalry (dismounted)
17th, 18th, 24th & 25th Texas Cavalry (dismounted)
659
709
755
Artillery
Semple's Alabama Battery (Wood)
73
78
83
Calvert's Arkansas Battery (Polk)
Douglas's Texas Battery (Deshler)
ES
ES+
PFD
Breckinridge's Division
3,366
3,783
4,028
Major General John Breckinridge
Staff
14
14
Escort:  Foule's Company Mississippi Cavalry
Helm's Brigade
1,233
1,385
1,475
Brigadier General Benjamin Helm
Colonel Joseph H. Lewis
Staff
5
5
41st Alabama
323
355
378
2nd Kentucky
272
302
322
4th Kentucky
241
273
291
6th Kentucky
190
220
234
9th Kentucky
207
230
245
Adams' Brigade
1,082
1,210
1,289
Brigadier General Daniel Adams
Colonel Randall L. Gibson
Staff
8
8
32nd Alabama
127
145
154
13th & 20th Louisiana
255
289
309
16th & 25th Louisiana
293
319
340
19th Louisiana
317
350
373
14th Louisiana Battalion
90
99
105
Stovall's Brigade
798
902
960
Brigadier General Marcellus Stovall
Staff
5
5
1st & 3rd Florida
273
298
317
4th Florida
217
238
253
47th Georgia
178
193
206
60th North Carolina
150
168
179
Artillery
253
272
293
Cobb's Kentucky Battery (Helm)
78
87
93
Slocumb's Louisiana Battery (Adams)
107
112
119
Mebane's Tennessee Battery (Stovall)
68
73
78
ES
ES+
PFD
Reserve Corps
4,152
4,485
4,775
Major General William H.T. Walker
Staff
 
ES
ES+
PFD
Walker's Division
2,306
2,492
2,653
Brigadier General States Right's Gist
Staff
Gist's Brigade
1,302
1,408
1,499
Col. Peyton Colquitt
Lt. Col. Leroy Napier
Staff
8
8
46th Georgia
550
591
629
8th Georgia Battalion
371
399
425
24th South Carolina
381
410
437
Ector's Brigade
465
500
533
Brigadier General Matthew Ector
29th North Carolina
9th Texas
10th Texas Cavalry (dismounted)
14th Texas Cavalry (dismounted)
32nd Texas Cavalry (dismounted)
Stone's Battalion Sharpshooters
Pound's Battalion Sharpshooters
Wilson's Brigade
419
450
479
Col. Claudius Wilson
25th Georgia
29th Georgia
30th Georgia
1st Georgia Battalion Sharpshooters
4th Louisiana Battalion
Artillery
Howell's Georgia Battery (Wilson)
ES
ES+
PFD
Liddell's Division
1,846
1,985
2,114
Brigadier General St. John Liddell      
Staff
Liddell's Brigade
Col. Daniel Govan
Staff
2nd & 15th Arkansas
5th & 13th Arkansas
6th & 7th Arkansas
8th Arkansas & 1st Louisiana
Walthall's Brigade
Brigadier General Edward Walthall
24th Mississippi
27th Mississippi
29th Mississippi
30th Mississippi
34th Mississippi
155
166
177
Artillery
Warren Light Artillery Mississippi Battery (Govan)
Fowler's Alabama Battery (Walthall)
ES
ES+
PFD
Left Wing
20,066
21,893
23,718
Lieutenant General James Longstreet
3
3
Staff
ES
ES+
PFD
Hindman's Division (Polk's Corps)
5,611
6,112
6,630
Major General Thomas Hindman
Brigadier General Patton Anderson
Staff
12
12
Escort:  Lenoir's Company Alabama Cavalry
Anderson's Brigade
1,750
1,875
1,996
Brigadier General Patton Anderson
Colonel J. H. Sharp
Staff
10
10
7th Mississippi
271
291
310
9th Mississippi
332
355
378
10th Mississippi
289
311
331
41st Mississippi
467
502
535
44th Mississippi
253
272
290
9th Mississippi Battalion Sharpshooters
125
134
143
Deas' Brigade
1,785
1,942
2,142
Brigadier General Zachariah Deas
Staff
10
10
19th Alabama
469
504
515
22nd Alabama
324
348
371
25th Alabama
288
310
330
39th Alabama
310
333
340
50th Alabama
437
469
500
17th Alabama Battalion Sharpshooters
66
71
76
Manigault's Brigade
1,856
2,019
2,150
Brigadier General Arthur Manigault
Staff
4
4
24th Alabama
353
380
405
28th Alabama
585
629
670
34th Alabama
298
320
341
10th & 19th South Carolina
638
686
731
Artillery
224
239
249
Garrity's Alabama Battery (Anderson)
78
82
82
Dent's Alabama Battery (Deas)
81
87
93
Waters' Alabama Battery (Manigault)
70
75
80
ES
ES+
PFD
Buckner's Corps
6,756
7,426
8,193
Major General Simon Buckner
Escort:  Clark's Company Tennessee Cavalry
ES
ES+
PFD
Stewart's Division
2,616
2,882
3,065
Major General Alexander Stewart
Staff
14
14
Escort??
32
35
37
Bate's Brigade
735
836
890
Brigadier General William Bate
Staff
6
6
58th Alabama
201
230
245
37th Georgia
240
263
280
4th Georgia Sharpshooters
49
54
58
15th & 37th Tennessee
172
195
208
20th Tennessee
73
88
94
Brown's Brigade
729
827
892
Brigadier General John Brown
Colonel Edmund C. Cook
Staff
3
3
18th Tennessee
150
171
183
26th Tennessee
135
149
164
32nd Tennessee
227
256
275
45th Tennessee
121
150
158
23rd Tennessee Battalion
96
106
117
Clayton's Brigade
911
979
1,042
Brigadier General Henry Clayton
Staff
3
3
18th Alabama
281
306
326
36th Alabama
316
338
360
38th Alabama
314
331
353
Artillery
241
250
263
Eufaula Alabama Battery (Bate)
97
100
100
T.H. Dawson's Georgia Battery (Brown)
65
68
69
1st Arkansas (Clayton)
79
82
82
ES
ES+
PFD
Preston's Division
3,752
4,078
4,622
Brigadier General William Preston
Staff
12
12
Gracie's Brigade
1,869
2,003
2,133
Brigadier General Archibald Gracie Jr.
8
8
Staff
43rd Alabama
572
615
655
1st Alabama Battalion
238
260
277
2nd Alabama Battalion
214
230
245
3rd Alabama Battalion
265
285
304
4th Alabama Battalion
191
205
218
63rd Tennessee
372
400
426
Trigg's Brigade
1,091
1,199
1,277
Col. Robert Trigg
Staff
5
5
1st Florida Cavalry
246
265
282
6th Florida
266
286
305
7th Florida
54th Virginia
383
412
439
Kelly's Brigade
792
876
933
Col. John Kelly
Staff
5
5
5th Kentucky
229
251
267
58th North Carolina
351
377
402
63rd Virginia
299
322
343
65th Georgia
Detached in the morning to guard Hall's Ford.
182
196
209
Artillery
251
265
282
Jeffress' Virginia Battery (Gracie)
95
101
108
Peeples Georgia Battery (Trigg)
76
78
78
Wolihin's Georgia Battery (Kelly)
78
82
82
ES
ES+
PFD
Buckner's Corps Reserve Artillery
272
286
286
Baxter's Tennessee Battery
38
40
40
Darden's Mississippi Battery
78
82
82
Kolb's Alabama Battery
78
82
82
McCant's Florida Battery
78
82
82
ES
ES+
PFD
First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
7,422
8,067
8,780
Major General John Bell Hood
Staff
8
8
Escort: Companies E and C, 1st Louisiana Cavalry
28
30
32
ES
ES+
PFD
Johnson's Division
2,264
2,495
2,848
Brigadier General Bushrod Johnson
6
6
Staff
Johnson's Brigade
495
556
783
Col. John Fulton
17th Tennessee
141
155
322
23rd Tennessee
86
108
134
25th Tennessee
44th Tennessee
Gregg's Brigade
753
848
903
Col. Cyrus Sugg
Staff
3rd Tennessee
10th Tennessee
30th Tennessee
41st Tennessee
50th Tennessee
1st Tennessee Battalion
7th Texas
McNair's Brigade
787
846
901
Brigadier General Evander McNair
Colonel Robert W. Harper
Colonel David Coleman
Staff
1st Arkansas Mounted Rifles (dismounted)
2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles (dismounted)
25th Arkansas
4th & 31st Arkansas & 4th Arkansas Battalion
39th North Carolina
Artillery
229
240
256
Company E, 9th Georgia [York's] (Fulton)
82
85
91
Bledsoe's Missouri Battery (Gregg)
67
71
71
Culpeper's South Carolina Battery (McNair)
80
84
89
ES
ES+
PFD
Hood's Division
2,511
2,708
2,884
Brigadier General Evander Law
Staff
8
8
Law's Brigade
1,023
1,100
1,172
Col. William Perry
4th Alabama
15th Alabama
44th Alabama
47th Alabama
48th Alabama
Robertson's Brigade
930
1,000
1,065
Brigadier General Jerome Robertson
3rd Arkansas
1st Texas
4th Texas
5th Texas
Benning's Brigade
558
600
639
Brigadier General Henry Benning
2nd Georgia
15th Georgia
17th Georgia
20th Georgia
ES
ES+
PFD
McLaw's Division
2,620
2,826
3,009
Brigadier General Joseph Kershaw
Commanded both the division and his brigade
Kershaw's Brigade
1,480
1,595
1,698
Brigadier General Joseph Kershaw
Staff
4
4
2nd South Carolina
209
225
240
3rd South Carolina
319
343
365
7th South Carolina
263
283
301
8th South Carolina
200
215
229
15th South Carolina
319
343
365
3rd South Carolina Battalion
169
182
194
Humphrey's Brigade
1,140
1,231
1,311
Brigadier General Benjamin Humphreys
Staff
5
5
13th Mississippi
279
300
320
17th Mississippi
314
338
360
18th Mississippi
242
260
277
21st Mississippi
305
328
349
ES
ES+
PFD
Army Reserve Artillery
268
285
285
Barret's Missouri Battery
78
82
82
Havis' Georgia Battery
57
61
61
Lumsden's Alabama Battery
95
101
101
Massenburg's Georgia Battery
38
41
41
ES
ES+
PFD
Cavalry Corps
5,826
6,903
7,348
Major General Joseph Wheeler
ES
ES+
PFD
Wharton's Division
Brigadier General John Wharton
1st Brigade
Col. C.C. Crews
7th Alabama (Malone's)
2nd Georgia
3rd Georgia
4th Georgia
2nd Brigade
Col. Thomas Harrison
3rd Confederate
3rd Kentucky
4th Tennessee
8th Texas
11th Texas
White's Tennessee Battery
ES
ES+
PFD
Martin's Division
Brigadier General William Martin
1st Brigade
Col. John Morgan
1st Alabama
3rd Alabama
51st Alabama
8th Confederate
2nd Brigade
Colonel A. A. Russell
4th Alabama (Russell's Regiment)
1st Confederate
J.H. Wiggins' Arkansas Battery
ES
ES+
PFD
Forrest's Cavalry Corps
5,797
6,416
6,829
Brigadier General Nathan Forrest
Escort:  Jackson's Company Tennessee Cavalry
ES
ES+
PFD
Armstrong's Division
Brigadier General Frank Armstrong
Armstrong's Brigade
Col. James Wheeler
3rd Arkansas
2nd Kentucky
6th Tennessee
18th Tennessee Battalion
Forrest's Brigade
Col. George Dibrell
4th Tennessee
8th Tennessee
9th Tennessee
10th Tennessee
11th Tennessee
Shaw's & Hamilton's Battalions & Allison's Squadron
Huggins' Tennessee Battery
Morton's Tennessee Battery
ES
ES+
PFD
Pegram's Division
2,619
2,839
3,022
Brigadier General John Pegram
Davidson's Brigade
1,612
1,738
1,851
Brigadier General H.B. Davidson
Staff
1st Georgia
6th Georgia
6th North Carolina
Rucker's (1st Tennessee) Legion
10th Confederate (detached from Scott's Brigade)
Huwald's Tennessee Battery
Scott's Brigade
1,007
1,088
1,158
Colonel John Scott
Staff
1st Louisiana
2nd Tennessee
5th Tennessee
Detachment of John Morgan's command
N.T.N. Robinson's Louisiana Battery
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