Battle of Chaffin's Farm order of battle: Confederate explained

The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Chaffin's Farm of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is shown 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
• (mw) = mortally wounded
• (k) = killed in action
• (c) = captured

Army of Northern Virginia

See main article: Army of Northern Virginia. Gen Robert E. Lee

First Corps

See main article: First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. LTG Richard H. Anderson

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Field's Division MG Charles W. Field	Gregg's Texas Brigade   BG John Gregg	3rd Arkansas Infantry 1st Texas Infantry - Col Frederick S. Bass 4th Texas Infantry 5th Texas Infantry
	Benning's Brigade   Col Dudley M. Du Bose	2nd Georgia Infantry 15th Georgia Infantry 17th Georgia Infantry 20th Georgia Infantry
	Anderson's Brigade   BG George T. Anderson	7th Georgia Infantry 8th Georgia Infantry 9th Georgia Infantry 11th Georgia Infantry 59th Georgia Infantry
	Law's Brigade   Col Pinckney D. Bowles	4th Alabama Infantry 15th Alabama Infantry 44th Alabama Infantry 47th Alabama Infantry 48th Alabama Infantry
	Bratton's Brigade   BG John Bratton	1st South Carolina Infantry 2nd South Carolina Rifle 5th South Carolina Infantry 6th South Carolina Infantry Palmetto Sharpshooters
Artillery	1st Virginia Light Artillery Battalion   Ltc Robert Archelaus Hardaway	3rd Richmond Howitzers (Virginia) 1st Rockbridge Artillery (Virginia) Powhatan Artillery (Virginia) Salem Flying Artillery (Virginia)

Department of North Carolina & Southern Virginia

Gen P. G. T. Beauregard

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Hoke's Division     MG Robert F. Hoke	Clingman's Brigade   Col Hector M. McKethan	8th North Carolina Infantry 31st North Carolina Infantry 51st North Carolina Infantry 61st North Carolina Infantry
	Collquitt's Brigade   BG Alfred H. Colquitt	6th Georgia Infantry 19th Georgia Infantry 23rd Georgia Infantry 27th Georgia Infantry 28th Georgia Infantry
	Hagood's Brigade   BG Johnson Hagood	11th South Carolina Infantry 21st South Carolina Infantry 25th South Carolina Infantry 27th South Carolina Infantry 7th South Carolina Infantry Battalion
	Martin's Brigade BG William W. Kirkland	17th North Carolina Infantry 42nd North Carolina Infantry 50th North Carolina Infantry

Department of Richmond

LTG Richard S. Ewell

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Defenses of Richmond	Johnson's Brigade   Col John M. Hughs	17th Tennessee Infantry 23rd Tennessee Infantry 25th Tennessee Infantry 44th Tennessee Infantry 63rd Tennessee Infantry 1st Virginia Reserve Battalion - Maj James Strange 2nd Virginia Reserve Battalion - Ltc John H. Guy 25th Virginia Battalion - Maj Wyatt Elliott
	Gary's Brigade   BG Martin W. Gary	Hampton's Legion 7th South Carolina Cavalry 24th Virginia Cavalry

Reserve Forces of Virginia

MG James L. Kemper

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Barton's Division MG Seth M. Barton	Local Defense   BG Patrick T. Moore	1st Virginia LDF Battalion 2nd Virginia LDF 3rd Virginia LDF 4th Virginia LDF Battalion 5th Virginia LDF Battalion VMI Cadet Company Battalion Richmond Ambulance Company Detail Maryland Line
	Barton's City Brigade   Col Meriwether Lewis Clark, Sr.	1st City Regiment 2nd City Regiment 3rd City Regiment 4th City Regiment Castle Thunder Company
	Independent Richmond Infantry	1st Virginia Militia 3rd Virginia Reserve Battalion 19th Virginia Militia Provost Guard
	Independent Richmond Cavalry	1st Virginia LDF Cavalry Battalion Owen's City Cavalry Regiment
Artillery Defense Ltc John C. Pemberton	First Division   Ltc John W. Atkinson	10th Virginia Heavy Artillery Battalion 19th Virginia Heavy Artillery Battalion
	Second Division   Ltc James M. Howard	18th Virginia Heavy Artillery Battalion 20th Virginia Heavy Artillery Battalion
	Lightfoot's Battalion   Ltc Charles E. Lightfoot	Caroline Artillery Second Nelson Artillery Surry Light Artillery
	Stark's Battalion   Maj Alexander W. Stark	Louisiana Guard Artillery Mathews Artillery McComas Artillery
	Chaffin's Bluff Battalion   Ltc John Minor Maury	Goochland Artillery Norfolk Howitzers James City Artillery Pamunkey Artillery Lunenburg Artillery

References

• Fortune City website (archived copy)