Battle of Piedmont order of battle: Confederate

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The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Piedmont of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately.

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Military rank[edit]

Confederate States Army of the Valley District[edit]

Department of Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee[edit]

BG William E. Jones (k)

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Infantry
    

B. H. Jones' Brigade (1346 officers and men)[1]


   Col Beuhring H. Jones (w&c)

Browne's Brigade (1507or1627 officers & men)[2]


   Col William H. Browne (mw)

  • Thomas Legion (North Carolina) (390 officers and men): Col James R. Love
  • 45th Virginia (617 officers and men): Ltc Alexander Davis (c); Maj Francis Miller
  • Virginia Cavalry (dismounted, from W.E. Jones' Brigade) (380or500 officers and men): Maj R. Henry Brewer k
  • Niter & Mining Battalion (Attached to Brewer's Command) (120 officers and men):[3] Capt James F. Jones
Vaughn's Brigade (dismounted) (1117 officers and men)[4]


   BG John C. Vaughn

  • 16th Georgia Cavalry Battalion:
  • 1st Tennessee Cavalry: Maj John B. King (k)
  • 12th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion: Maj George W. Day
  • 16th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion:
  • 3rd Tennessee Mounted Infantry (detachment):
  • 39th Tennessee Mounted Infantry (detachment): Maj Robert McFarland
  • 43rd Tennessee Mounted Infantry: Ltc David M. Key
  • 59th Tennessee Mounted Infantry: Col William L. Eakin
  • 60th, 61st & 62nd Tennessee Mounted Infantry (fragments):

Cavalry
    

Imboden's Brigade (1100 officers and men)[5]

   BG John D. Imboden

Reserves
    

Harper's Valley Reserves (700 officers & men)[6]

   Col Kenton Harper

Artillery
    

  • Lewisburg Battery: Cpt Thomas Bryan
  • Staunton Horse Artillery: Cpt John McClanahan
  • Augusta Reserve Battery: Cpt James C. Marquis

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Patchan, p. 173, note 411.
  2. ^ Patchan, p. 174, note 412. Patchan doesn't include Jones' Niter & Mining Battalion in his Order of Battle, or mention them separately in the footnote, but it is described as a separate command in the text. It is uncertain if this is included in Brewer's numbers or not.
  3. ^ Patchan, p.77.
  4. ^ Patchan, p. 154, & p. 174, note 413. Previous returns on April 16th show Vaughn's Brigade numbering 1726 effectives, though Patchan notes that many remained behind in Tennessee, due to logistical issues and desertions. On June 15th, after the battle, the brigade numbered 819 men. Adding back the 298 casualties (listed on page 152 of Patchan), gives a field strength of 1117 officers and men; though this doesn't take into account later actions and returning men from East Tennessee.
  5. ^ Patchan, p. 154.
  6. ^ Patchan, p. 154.
  • Johnson, Robert Underswood & Clarence Clough Buell (eds.). Battles and Leaders of the Civil War Volume 4 (New York: The Century Company), 1884.
  • Lepa, Jack H. The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864 (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co.), 2003. ISBN 0-7864-1644-0
  • Patchan, Scott C. Shenandoah Summer: The 1864 Valley Campaign (Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press), 2007. ISBN 0-8032-3754-5
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