Chickamauga Confederate order of battle
The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Chickamauga of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization[1] during the campaign.[2]
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 Tennessee (September 19, 1863)
    
Gen Braxton Bragg, Commanding
Escort: Cpt Guy Dreux
- Dreux's Company, Louisiana Cavalry: Lt O. De Buis
 - Holloway's Company, Alabama Cavalry: Cpt E. M. Holloway
 
Polk's Corps
    
LTG Leonidas Polk
Escort:
- Greenleaf's Company, Louisiana Cavalry: Cpt Leeds Greenleaf (Corps headquarters)
 - Company G, 2nd Georgia Cavalry: Cpt Thomas M. Merritt (Cheatham's Division)
 - Lenoir's Company, Alabama Cavalry: Cpt T.M. Lenoir (Hindman's Division)
 
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 Cheatham's Division  | 
Jackson's Brigade | 
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| Smith's Brigade[3]
 
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| Maney's Brigade
 
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| Wright's Brigade | 
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| Strahl's Brigade | 
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| Artillery
 
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| 
 Hindman's Division[4]  | 
Anderson's Brigade
 
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| Deas' Brigade
 
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| Manigault's Brigade | 
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Hill's Corps
    
LTG Daniel H. Hill
Escort:
- Sanders' Company Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt C. F. Sanders (Cleburne's Division)
 - Foules' Company, Mississippi Cavalry: Cpt H. L. Foules (Breckinridge's Division)
 
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 Cleburne's Division  | 
Wood's Brigade | 
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| Polk's Brigade | 
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| Deshler's Brigade | 
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| Artillery
 
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| 
 Breckinridge's Division  | ||
| Helm's Brigade | 
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| Adams' Brigade | 
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| Stovall's Brigade | 
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| Artillery
 
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Buckner's Corps
    
Escort:
- Clark's Company, Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt J. W. Clark (Corps headquarters)
 
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 Stewart's Division  | 
Bate's Brigade | 
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| Brown's Brigade | 
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| Clayton's Brigade | 
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| Artillery
 
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| 
 Preston's Division  | 
Gracie's Brigade | 
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| 3rd Brigade
 
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| Trigg's Brigade
 
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| 9th Georgia Artillery Battalion
 
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| Corps Reserve Artillery
 
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Reserve Corps
    
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 Walker's Division 
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Ector's Brigade | 
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| Wilson's Brigade | 
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| Artillery | 
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| 
 Liddell's Division  | 
Liddell's Brigade
 
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| Walthall's Brigade | 
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| Artillery
 
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Longstreet's Corps
    
MG John B. Hood
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 Johnson's Provisional Division  | 
Johnson's Brigade
 
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| Gregg's Brigade
 
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| McNair's Brigade | 
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| 
 Hood's Division  | 
Robertson's Brigade | 
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| Law's Brigade
 
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| Benning's Brigade | 
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Reserve Artillery
    
| Battalions | Batteries | 
|---|---|
| Robertson's Battalion | 
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Wheeler's Cavalry Corps
    
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 Wharton's Division  | 
1st Brigade
 
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| 2nd Brigade
 
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| 
 Martin's Division  | 
1st Brigade
 
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| 2nd Brigade
 
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Forrest's Cavalry Corps
    
Escort:
- Jackson's Company, Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt J. C. Jackson (Corps headquarters)
 
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 Armstrong's Division  | 
Armstrong's Brigade
 
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| Forrest's Brigade | 
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 Pegram's Division 
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Davidson's Brigade | 
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| Scott's Brigade
 
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Army of Tennessee (September 20, 1863)
    
Gen Braxton Bragg, Commanding
Escort: Cpt Guy Dreux
- Dreux's Company, Louisiana Cavalry: Lt O. De Buis
 - Holloway's Company, Alabama Cavalry: Cpt E. M. Holloway
 
Cheatham's Division
    
Escort:
- Company G, 2nd Georgia Cavalry: Cpt Thomas M. Merritt
 
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 Cheatham's Division[5]  | 
Jackson's Brigade | 
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| Smith's Brigade[3] | 
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| Maney's Brigade
 
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| Wright's Brigade | 
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| Strahl's Brigade | 
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| Artillery
 
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Hill's Corps
    
LTG Daniel H. Hill
Escort:
- Sanders' Company Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt C. F. Sanders (Cleburne's Division)
 - Foules' Company, Mississippi Cavalry: Cpt H. L. Foules (Breckinridge's Division)
 
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 Cleburne's Division  | 
Wood's Brigade | 
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| Polk's Brigade | 
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| Deshler's Brigade
 
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| Artillery
 
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  | |
| 
 Breckinridge's Division  | ||
| Helm's Brigade
 
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| Adams' Brigade
 
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| Stovall's Brigade | 
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| Artillery
 
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Reserve Corps
    
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 Walker's Division  | 
Gist's Brigade [6]
 
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| Ector's Brigade | 
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| Wilson's Brigade | 
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| Artillery [7] | 
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| 
 Liddell's Division  | 
Liddell's Brigade
 
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| Walthall's Brigade | 
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| Artillery
 
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Left Wing
    
LTG James Longstreet
Hindman's Division
    
Escort:
- Lenoir's Company, Alabama Cavalry: Cpt T.M. Lenoir
 
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 Hindman's Division[5] 
  | 
Anderson's Brigade
 
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| Deas' Brigade
 
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| Manigault's Brigade | 
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Buckner's Corps
    
Escort:
- Clark's Company, Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt J. W. Clark (Corps headquarters)
 
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 Stewart's Division  | 
Bate's Brigade | 
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| Brown's Brigade
 
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| Clayton's Brigade | 
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| Artillery
 
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  | |
| 
 Preston's Division  | 
Gracie's Brigade | 
  | 
| 3rd Brigade
 
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  | |
| Trigg's Brigade
 
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  | |
| 9th Georgia Artillery Battalion
 
  | 
  | |
| Corps Reserve Artillery
 
  | 
  | 
Longstreet's Corps
    
MG John B. Hood (w)
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 Johnson's Provisional Division  | 
Johnson's Brigade
 
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| Gregg's Brigade
 
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  | |
| McNair's Brigade
 
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  | |
| 
 Hood's Division  | 
Robertson's Brigade | 
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| Law's Brigade
 
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| Benning's Brigade | 
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| 
 McLaws' Division  | 
Kershaw's Brigade
 
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| Humphreys' Brigade | 
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Reserve Artillery
    
| Battalions | Batteries | 
|---|---|
| Robertson's Battalion | 
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Wheeler's Corps
    
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 Wharton's Division  | 
1st Brigade
 
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| 2nd Brigade
 
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| 
 Martin's Division  | 
1st Brigade
 
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| 2nd Brigade
 
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Forrest's Cavalry Corps
    
Escort:
- Jackson's Company, Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt J. C. Jackson (Corps headquarters)
 
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others | 
|---|---|---|
| 
 Armstrong's Division  | 
Armstrong's Brigade
 
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| Forrest's Brigade | 
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| 
 Pegram's Division 
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Davidson's Brigade | 
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| Scott's Brigade
 
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Notes
    
- Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign.
 - Official Records, Series I, Volume XXX, Part 2, , pages 11-20.
 - Dawson's Battalion Sharpshooters composed of two companies from the 11th Tennessee, two from the 12th and 47th Tennessee (consolidated) and one from the 154th Senior Tennessee.
 - Anderson commanded the division on September 19th until the evening, then Hindman took over.
 - of Polk's Corps.
 - General Gist mentioned in his report that the 16th South Carolina arrived on September 23, 1863.
 - General Gist mentioned in his report that Ferguson's Battery arrived on September 23, 1863.
 - Lieutenant Colonel Reynolds from the 30th Mississippi commanded the 34th Mississippi on the second day of the Battle.
 
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.
 - Civil War Home: The Chickamauga Campaign. Confederate Order of Battle
 - Confederate Chickamauga Order of Battle at Civil War Virtual Tours