Monocacy Confederate order of battle
The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in Maryland's Frederick County Battle of Monocacy on July 9, 1864, during the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is shown separately.
Abbreviations used
Military rank
Other
- w = wounded
- mw = mortally wounded
- k = killed
Army of the Valley
LTG Jubal A. Early
Breckinridge's Corps
MG John C. Breckinridge
Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
Gordon's Division
MG John B. Gordon |
Evans' Brigade
BG Clement A. Evans (w)
Col E. N. Atkinson
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- 13th Georgia: Col J. H. Baker (w)
- 26th Georgia: Col Edmund N. Atkinson, Ltc James S. Blain
- 31st Georgia: Col John H. Lowe
- 38th Georgia: Maj Thomas H. Bomar
- 60th Georgia: Cpt Milton Russell
- 61st Georgia: Col John H. Lamar (k), Ltc J. D. VanValkenburg (k), Cpt E. F. Sharp
- 12th Georgia Battalion: Cpt J. W. Anderson
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Consolidated Louisiana Brigade
BG Zebulon York
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Hays' Louisiana Brigade: Col William R. Peck
- 5th Louisiana: Maj Alexander Hart
- 6th Louisiana: Ltc Joseph Hanlon
- 7th Louisiana: Ltc Thomas M. Terry
- 8th Louisiana: Cpt Louis Prados
- 9th Louisiana, Ltc John J. Hodges (w)
Stafford's Brigade: Col Eugene Waggaman
- 1st Louisiana: Cpt Joseph Taylor
- 2nd Louisiana: Ltc Michael A. Grogan
- 10th Louisiana: Ltc Henry D. Monier
- 14th Louisiana: Ltc David Zable
- l5th Louisiana: Cpt H. J. Egan
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Terry's Consolidated Virginia Brigade
BG William Terry
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Terry's Brigade: BG William Terry
Stonewall Brigade: Col John H. S. Funk
Jones’ Brigade: Col Robert H. Dungan
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Breckinridge's Division
BG John Echols |
Echols' Brigade
Col George Smith Patton
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Wharton's Brigade
BG Gabriel C. Wharton
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Smith's Brigade
Col Thomas Smith
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Vaughn's Brigade
BG John C. Vaughn
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- 1st Tennessee Cavalry Regiment: Colonel James E. Carter
- 39th Tennessee Mounted Infantry Regiment: Major Robert McFarland
- 43rd Tennessee Mounted Infantry Regiment: Captain Jasper N. Aiken
- 59th Tennessee Mounted Infantry Regiment: Colonel William L. Eakin
- 12th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion: Major George W. Day
- 16th Tennessee Cavalry Battalion: Lieutenant Colonel John R.Neal
- 16th Georgia Cavalry Battalion: Lieutenant Colonel Samuel J. Winn
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Rodes' Corps
MG Robert E. Rodes
Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
Rodes' Division
MG Robert E. Rodes |
Grimes' Brigade
BG Bryan Grimes (absent, wounded)
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- 32nd North Carolina
- 43rd North Carolina
- 45th North Carolina
- 53rd North Carolina
- 2nd North Carolina Battalion
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Cooks' Brigade
BG Philip Cook
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- 4th Georgia
- 12th Georgia
- 21st Georgia
- 44th Georgia
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Cox's Brigade
BG William Ruffin Cox
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- 1st North Carolina: Col Hamilton M. Brown
- 2nd North Carolina: Col J. P. Cobb
- 3rd North Carolina: Col S. D. Thurston
- 4th North Carolina: Col J. H. Wood
- 14th North Carolina: Ltc W. A. Johnston
- 30th North Carolina: Col F. M. Parker
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Battle's Brigade
Col Samuel B. Pickens
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- 3rd Alabama
- 5th Alabama: Ltc E. L. Hobson
- 6th Alabama
- 12th Alabama
- 61st Alabama
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Ramseur's Division
MG Stephen D. Ramseur |
Lilley's Brigade
BG Robert D. Lilley
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Johnston's Brigade
BG Robert D. Johnston
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- 5th North Carolina: Col John W. Lea
- 12th North Carolina: Ltc W. S. Davis
- 20th North Carolina: Col Thomas F. Toon
- 23rd North Carolina: Col Charles C. Blacknall
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Lewis' Brigade
BG William G. Lewis
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- 6th North Carolina: Ltc S. M. Tate
- 21st North Carolina: Maj William J. Pfohl
- 54th North Carolina: Ltc Anderson Ellis
- 57th North Carolina: Col Archibald C. Goodwin
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Artillery Reserve
Chief of Artillery: BG Armistead L. Long
Division |
Battalion |
Battery and Others |
Artillery Division
Ltc J. Floyd King |
Nelson's Battalion
Ltc William Nelson
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- Milledge's (Georgia) Battery: Cpt John Milledge
- Amhurst (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt Thomas J. Kirkpatrick
- Fluvanna (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt John L. Massie
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Braxton's Battalion
Ltc Carter Braxton
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- Allegheny (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt John C. Carpenter
- Stafford (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt Raleigh L. Cooper
- Lee (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt W. W. Hardwicke
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McLaughlin's Battalion
Maj William McLaughlin
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- Lewisburg (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt Thomas A. Bryan
- Wise Legion Artillery: Cpt W. M. Lowry
- Monroe (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt George B. Chapman
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Cavalry
MG Robert Ransom
References
- Leepson, Marc. Desperate Engagement: How a Little-Known Civil War Battle Saved Washington, D.C., and Changed the Course of American History (New York: Thomas Dunne Books), 2007. ISBN 0-3123-6364-8
- Monacacy National Battlefield website