Opequon Confederate order of battle


The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Opequon on September 19, 1864. The Union order of battle is listed separately.

Abbreviations used

Military rank

LTG Jubal Early
Staff:

Adjutant general: Ltc Alexander Pendleton

Breckinridge's Corps

MG John C. Breckinridge
Staff:

Chief of Artillery: Ltc John Floyd King
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

Breckinridge's Division


BG Gabriel C. Wharton
Smith's Brigade


Col Thomas Smith

Breckinridge's Division


BG Gabriel C. Wharton
Forsberg's Brigade


Col Augustus Forsberg


Maj William A. Yonce

Breckinridge's Division


BG Gabriel C. Wharton
Patton's Brigade


Col George S. Patton

Gordon's Division


MG John B. Gordon
Evans' Brigade


Col Edmund N. Atkinson

  • 13th Georgia Infantry
  • 26th Georgia Infantry: Col Edmund N. Atkinson
  • 31st Georgia Infantry
  • 38th Georgia Infantry
  • 60th Georgia Infantry
  • 61st Georgia Infantry
  • 12th Georgia Infantry Battalion
Gordon's Division


MG John B. Gordon
Terry's Brigade


BG William R. Terry

Gordon's Division


MG John B. Gordon
York's Brigade


BG Zebulon York


Col William R. Peck

  • 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Louisiana Infantry: Col William R. Peck
  • 1st, 2nd, 10th, 14th, and 15th Louisiana Infantry: Col Eugene Waggaman
Rodes' Division


MG Robert E. Rodes


BG Cullen A. Battle
Battle's Brigade


BG Cullen Battle


Col Samuel B. Pickens


Col Charles Forsyth

  • 3rd Alabama Infantry: Col Charles Forsyth
  • 5th Alabama Infantry
  • 6th Alabama Infantry
  • 12th Alabama Infantry
  • 61st Alabama Infantry
Rodes' Division


MG Robert E. Rodes


BG Cullen A. Battle
Grimes' Brigade


BG Bryan Grimes

Rodes' Division


MG Robert E. Rodes


BG Cullen A. Battle
Cox's Brigade


Col William R. Cox

Rodes' Division


MG Robert E. Rodes


BG Cullen A. Battle
Cook's Brigade


BG Philip Cook

Ramseur's Division


MG Stephen D. Ramseur
Pegram's Brigade


BG John Pegram

Ramseur's Division


MG Stephen D. Ramseur
Hoke's Brigade


BG Archibald C. Godwin


Ltc Anderson Ellis


Ltc William S. Davis

  • 6th North Carolina Infantry
  • 21st North Carolina Infantry
  • 54th North Carolina Infantry: Ltc Anderson Ellis
  • 57th North Carolina Infantry: Maj John Beard
Ramseur's Division


MG Stephen D. Ramseur
Johnston's Brigade


BG Robert D. Johnston

  • 5th North Carolina Infantry
  • 12th North Carolina Infantry
  • 20th North Carolina Infantry: Col Thomas F. Toon
  • 23rd North Carolina Infantry: Col Charles C. Blacknall
Artillery


Col Thomas H. Carter
Braxton's Battalion


Maj Carter M. Braxton

  • Allegheny Artillery : Cpt John C. Carpenter
  • Lee Battery : Cpt William W. Hardwick
  • Stafford Battery : Cpt Raleigh Cooper
Artillery


Col Thomas H. Carter
McLaughlin's Battalion


Maj William McLaughlin

Artillery


Col Thomas H. Carter
Nelson's Battalion


Maj William Nelson

  • Amherst Battery : Cpt Thomas J. Kirkpatrick
  • Fluvanna Artillery : Cpt Charles G. Snead
  • Georgia Regular Battery: Lt. Thomas A. Maddox

Cavalry Corps

MG Fitzhugh Lee
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

Lee's Division


BG Williams Wickham
Lomax's Brigade


Col William Payne

Lee's Division


BG Williams Wickham
Wickham's Brigade


Col Thomas T. Munford

Lee's Division


BG Williams Wickham
Horse Artillery


Maj James Breathed

  • 1st Stuart Horse Artillery : Cpt Philip P. Johnston
  • Lynchburg Beauregard Battery: Cpt John J. Shoemaker
Lomax's Division


MG Lunsford L. Lomax
Imboden's Brigade


Col George H. Smith

Lomax's Division


MG Lunsford L. Lomax
Johnson's Brigade


BG Bradley T. Johnson

Lomax's Division


MG Lunsford L. Lomax
McCausland's Brigade


Col Milton Ferguson

Lomax's Division


MG Lunsford L. Lomax
Jackson's Brigade


Ltc William P. Thompson

Lomax's Division


MG Lunsford L. Lomax
Vaughn's Brigade


Ltc Onslow Bean

  • 16th Georgia Cavalry Battalion
  • 1st Tennessee Cavalry
  • 12th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
  • 16th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion
  • 39th Tennessee Mounted Infantry
  • 43rd Tennessee Mounted Infantry
  • 59th Tennessee Mounted Infantry
  • 60th-61st-62nd Tennessee Mounted Infantry
Lomax's Division


MG Lunsford L. Lomax
Horse Artillery
  • Charlottesville Battery : Cpt Thomas Jackson
  • Roanoke Battery : Cpt Warren Lurty
  • Staunton Battery : Cpt John H. McClanahan